1. Kumaradevi, a queen of Govind Chandra Gahadavala constructed Dharma-chakra -Jaina Vihara at [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
(A) Bodh Gaya
(B) Rajgriha
(C) Kushinagar
(D) Sarnath
2. According to Hammir Mahakavya the Chauhans were [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Chandravanshi
(B) Brahmins
(C) Yaduvanshis
(D) Suryavanshis
3. Who among the following ruler is famous as ‘Prithvi Raj Chauhan’? [UPPCS (Pre) 2010
(A) Prithviraj-I
(B) Prithviraj-II
(C) Prithviraj-III
(D) None of the above
4. Epigraphic records (Inscriptions) suggest that in ancient India, the rulers of Bihar had contact with [43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]
(A) Burma
(B) Thailand
(C) Combodia
(D) Java-Sumatra
5. Aalha-Udal were related to [MPPCS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Chanderi
(B) Vidisha
(C) Mahoba
(D) Panna
6. The author of ‘Prithviraj Raso’ is [Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2017 43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]
(A) Kalhana
(B) Bilhana
(C) Jayanaka
(D) Chand Bardai
7. Who is the author of ‘Prithviraja Vijaya’? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Chand Bardai
(B) Prithviraj Chauhan
(C) Jayanak
(D) Nayanchand Suri
8. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
(A) Abdur Rehman – Hammir Raso
(B) Chand Bardai – Prithvi Raj Raso
(C) Jagnik – Alha-Khand
(D) Narpati Nalh – Visal Dev Raso
9. Which of the following Rajput dynasties founded the city of Dhillika (Delhi) in the eighth century? [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Parmara dynasty
(B) Solanki dynasty
(C) Tomar dynasty
(D) Chauhan dynasty
10. Jejakabhukti was the ancient name of [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]
(A) Baghelkhand
(B) Bundelkhand
(C) Malwa
(D) Vidarbha
11. Dangdev was the ruler of which dynasty? [MPPCS (Pre) 2017]
(A) Chandelas of Jejakabhukti
(B) Parmar of Malwa
(C) Kalchuri of Mahishmati
(D) Kalchuri of Tripuri
12. Pundravardhan Bhukti was located in [UPPCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) North Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Odisha
(D) Assam
13. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty? [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Deopala
(C) Gopala
(D) Ramapala
14. Who among the following had builtn the Sompura Mahavihar? [Arunachal Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Kumargupta-I
(B) Harsha
(C) Dharmapala
(D) Vijayasena
15. Which ruler of Bengal founded the ancient University called ‘Vikramshila’? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2011 UPPCS (Pre) 2008 43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999 UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 1994]
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Gopala
(C) Devpala
(D) Mahipala
16. Vikramshila Maha Vihar was established by the ruler of [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
(A) Pushyabhuti Dynasty
(B) Varman Dynasty
(C) Sen Dynasty
(D) Pala Dynasty
17. In which modern day’s State, the University of Vikramashila was located ? [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Bihar
(D) Jharkhand
18. Which one of the following places was not the centre of learning during early medieval period? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Nalanda
(B) Vikramashila
(C) Taxila
(D) Uddantapur
19. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire? [IAS (Pre) 2006
(A) Amoghavarsha-I
(B) Danti Durga
(C) Dhruva
(D) Krishna-I
20. Who out of the following performed a ritual called ‘Hiranya – Garbha’? [UPPCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Mayur Sharman
(B) Harish Chandra
(C) Danti Durga
(D) Harsha
21. Who among the following was born in a military camp in the course of his father’s campaign? [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]
(A) Amoghavarsha Rashtrakuta
(B) Bhoja Parmara
(C) Dharmapala
(D) Nagabhatta-II Pratihara
22. The greatest Pratihara King was [UPPSC (GIC) 2010]
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Harsha
(C) Mihir Bhoj
(D) Mahendrapala
Answer Sheet:-
1. (D)
2. (D)
3. (C)
4. (D)
5. (C)
6. (D)
7. (C)
8. (A)
9. (C)
10. (B)
11. (A)
12. (A)
13. (C)
14. (C)
15. (A)
16. (D)
17. (C)
18. (C)
19. (B)
20. (C)
21. (A)
22. (C)