Q.1. The Sungas were succeeded by
(A) Mauryas
(B) Kanvas
(C) Satavahanas
(D) Kushanas
Q.2. The author of Buddhacharita was
(A) Nagarjuna
(B) Asvagosha
(C) Vasumitra
(D) Nagasena
Q.3. Pattini Cult in Tamil Nadu was introduced by
(A) Pandyan Neduncheliyan
(B) Cheran Senguttuvan
(C) Elango Adigal
(D) Mudathirumaran
The greatest of the early Chera kings was Pirakotiya Senguttuvan, also known as Red Chera, who was a contemporary of the poet Paranar, one of the most famous and long-lived poets of the Sangam Period. Paranar credits Senaguttuvan with a number of conquests. He also made a campaign to North India to get a Himalayan stone to make an idol of Goddess Kannagi (the Goddess of Chastity). According to early Tamil epic Silappadikaram, the ruler was the founder of the famous Pattini cult related to the worship of the Goddess of Chastity, which after became common in South India and Sri Lanka.
Q.4. The Pandyan rule of the Sangam age declined due to the invasion of
(A) Satavahanas
(B) Cholas
(C) Kalabhras
(D) Pallavas
The Pandyan rule of the Sangam age declined due to the invasion of Kalabhras.
Pandyas were one of the three major ruling dynasties of the Tamil Country during the Sangam period (between the 3rd century B.C. and 3rd century A.D.) It was in their court at Madurai that the great literary assemblies (Sangams) of the Tamil poets were held.
Q.4. The Gupta era starts from the year
(A) 310 AD
(B) 330 AD
(C) 320 AD
(D) 300 AD
The Gupta Era, also known as the Gupta Samvat, started in 320 A.D. It marks the ascension of Chandragupta I, the founder of the Gupta Empire, to the throne of Gupta Empire.
Q.5. The founder of the Nalanda University was
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta II
(C) Kumaragupta
(D) Skandagupta
Established in 5th century AD by Gupta ruler Kumara Gupta I (reigned 415-455 AD), Nalanda was a centre of scholarship in ancient India.
Q.6. The original capital of Harshavardhana was
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Peshavar
(C) Thaneshwar
(D) Delhi
Q.7. The Banskhera inscription contains the signature of
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Hiuen Tsang
(C) Banabhat
(D) Pulakesin II
Banskhera copper plate inscription found near Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh records Harsha’s land grants, confirming his support for Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) and Buddhist establishments. This inscription contains the signature of Harsha.
Q.8. Who of the following was the founder of the house of Peshwas?
(A) Balaji Biswanath
(B) Bajirao I
(C) Balaji Baji Rao
(D) Madhavrao I
Shivaji's death was followed by internal dissensions in the newly created Maratha Kingdom. There was a dispute about succession between the two sons of Shivaji. Finally Sambhaji ascended the throne in 1680. He was captured, and after cruel torture for more than three weeks, he was brutally put to death by Aurangzeb.
Rajaram's nephew & Sambhaji's son, Shahu Bhosale (born May 18, 1682) who had been in Mughal captivity since November 3, 1689, was liberated on May 8, 1707. He was recognized as the king of the Marathas. This was resented by Rajaram’s wife Tara Bai. However, Shahu ultimately came out victorious, manly with the help and advice of a Chitpavan Brahmana from Konkan, named Balaji Viswanath.
Balaji’s character and capacity and the peculiar circumstances of the country favoured the rise of the Peshwas to power and renown. He has been rightly called the second founder of the Maratha state. From Balaji Viswanath's tenure, the position of Peshwaship became hereditary.
After the death of Balaji Viswanath, his eldest son Bajiroa, a young man of hardly twenty, was appointed the Peshwa by Sahu. Under him the Maratha power reached its zenith.
Q.9. Name the Pallava king who destroyed the Kalabhras
(A) Vishnugopa
(B) Simhavishnu
(C) Mahendravarman I
(D) Rajasimha
The Pallava king who defeated the Kalabhras and established the imperial Pallava rule was Simhavishnu, reigning around 575-590 AD, who ended the disruptive Kalabhra dominance and laid the foundation for the powerful Pallava dynasty, extending their rule to the Kaveri river.
Q.10. During the the reign of which ruler did Hiuen Tsang visit Kanchi?
(A) Mahendravarman I
(B) Narasimhavarman I
(C) Rajasimha
(D) Nandivarman III
Hiuen Tsang visited Kanchipuram, the capital of Pallavas, during the reign of Narasimha Varman I. Kanchipuram was the Pallava capital, around 640 CE (also known as Mamalla), a famous ruler who defeated Pulakesin II in the Battle of Vatapi took place in 642 AD. After the battle which resulted in the defeat and death of Pulakeshin II, Narasimhavarman I took the title of Vatapikonda (Conqueror of Vatapi).
Q.11. Aihole inscription was issued by
(A) Amoghavarsha I
(B) Pulakesin II
(C) Govinda III
(D) Dantidurga
Aihole Prasasti (Inscription) is a panegyric of Pulakesin II, the greatest king of Chalukya Dynasty, which ruled from Vatapi (now called Badami) in Karnataka. Pulakesin II reigned from 610 to 642 CE.
Dated A.D. 634, Aihole Inscription was composed by his Jain court poet, Ravikirti, who claimed equal status with poets Kalidasa and Bharavi as a result of his composition. Engraved on the walls of Meguti temple at Aihole, the inscription gives a detailed account of his victories.
Q.12. Who among the following defeated the Cholas at Takkolam?
(A) Pulakesin II
(B) Krishna III
(C) Vikramaditya I
(D) Amoghavarsha I
In 949 Chola ruler Parantaka I suffered defeat at the hands of Rshtrakuta king Krishna III in the battle of Takkolam. Rajaditya, eldest son of Parantaka I, lost his life in the battle when a well-aimed arrow by Butuga II (Western Ganga king and brother-in-law of Krishna III) struck him while he was on an elephant back. After his success in the battle, Krishna III adopted the title of ‘Conqueror of Kanchi (Kanchipuram) and Thanjai (Thanjavur)’. This caused a temporary setback to the rising power of the Cholas.
Q.13. Who was the author of the book Virasoliyam?
(A) Bhavanandhi
(B) Buddhamitra
(C) Pugalendi
(D) Ottakuttar
The famous Tamil Buddhist grammatical work, Virasoliyam was written by Buddhamitra during the reign of Virarajendra Chola who came to the throne in 1063. Virarajendra gave his daughter in marriage to the Western Chalukya ruler Vikramaditya VI bringing the perpetual hostilities between the two kingdoms to a temporary suspension. Virarajendra also installed Vijayaditya on the throne of Vengi, which was rightfully Eastern Chalukya prince Kulottunga’s. Vijayaditya was the uncle of Kulottunga..
Q.14. Arabic coinage of tanka was introduced in India by
(A) Firoz Tughlaq
(B) Mahmud-bin Tughlaq
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Alauddin Khalji
Iltutmish introduced the Arabic coinage into India and the silver tanka weighing 175 grams became a standard coin in medieval India.
Q.15. The commander of the South Indian expedition under Alauddin Khalji?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Qutbuddin Aibak
(C) Malik Kafur
(D) Jalaluddin Khalji
"Hazar-dinari" was nickname of Malik Kafur, lieutenant of Alauddin Khilji. He was a Hindu turned Muslim slave captured by Nusrat Khan, Alauddin commander, during the conquest of Gujarat in 1299. Kafur soon rose in ranks and was given the exalted title of malik naib (regent). He successfully executed his master’s expeditions to the South India and brought immense wealth from the South Indian kingdoms after demolishing many temples. With the passage of time Kafur became Alauddin’s Man Friday and so much so that the Khilji Sultan came under his complete influence.
Q.16. The most famous disciple of Ramananda was
(A) Kabir
(B) Ramadas
(C) Namadeva
(D) Chaitanya
Kabir (1440-1510) was a medieval saint who was the most radical disciple of Ramanand, the first great Bhakti saint of North India. A product of Bhakti cult of eclecticism Kabir preached his messages in the 15th century.
Q.17. The family deity of Sangama rulers of the Vijayanagar Empire was
(A) Durga
(B) Vittala
(c) Virupaksha
(R) Rama
Q.18. Mahmud Gawan was a trader from
(A) Arabia
(B) Morocco
(C) Portugal
(D) Persia
Mahmud Gawan, who had served the Bahmani kingdom of South India in different posts in the reigns of three successive rulers, was an erudite scholar, statesman and a great administrator. A trader by profession, he was born in Iran and came to Bidar in 1453 A.D.
Q.19. Babur wrote Tuzuk-i-Baburi in
(A) Persian
(B) Arabic
(C) Turkish
(D) Urdu
Q.20. The original name of Shah Jahan was
(A) Salim
(B) Khurram
(C) Farid
(D) Dara Shikoh
Q.21 Panch Mahal is at
(A) Agra
(B) Delhi
(C) Lahore
(D) Fatepur Sikri
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