Rashtrakuta Empire Quiz

Q. 1. Who among the following was the founder of Rashtrakuta dynasty ?

(A) Dantidurga

(B) Krishna I

(C) Krishna II

(D) Amoghavarsha

Q. 2. Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora was built by 

(A) Krishna I 

(B) Krishna II

(C) Mahendravarman I

(D) Vishnuvardhana II

Q. 3.  Manyakheta (modern Malkhed in Gulbarga (modern Kalaburagi) district in Karnataka) was the capital of the Rasstrakuta dynasty. Which Rashtrakuta ruler transferred regnal capital from Mayurkhandi (in the Bidar district of Karnataka) to Manyakheta.

(A) Govinda II 

(B)  Indra III

(C) Amoghavarsha I (r. 814 – 878 CE)

(D) Amoghavarsha II (r. 929–930 CE) 

Q. 4. Which of the following languages was the mother tongue of Rashtrakutas?

(A) Tamil

(B) Telgu

(C) Malayalam 

(D) Kannad

Q. 5. At the court of which Rashtraluta ruler did Halayudha, author of ancient Sanskrit text Kavirahasya, reside?

(A) Govinda II

(B) Indra III

(C) Amoghavarsha

(D) Krishna III

Answers

Q. 1. - A 

The Rashtrakuta kingdom was founded by Dantidurga or Dantivarman who overthrew the Chalukya dynasty about 753.

Q. 2. - A 

Kailasnatha Temple, the crowning achievement of Ellora, was excavated on the instructions of Krishna I.

Q. 3. - C

Amoghavarsha I moved the Rashtrakuta regnal capital from Mayurkhandi in the present-day Bidar district to Manyakheta in the present-day Kalaburagi district in the modern Karnataka state.

Q. 4. -  D

Rashtrakuta's Amoghavarsha I was an accomplished poet and scholar. He wrote the Kavirajamarga, the earliest extant literary work in Kannada.  

Q. 5. -  D

Halayudha, the author of Kavirahasya, resided at the court of Rashtrakuta ruler Krishna III. He wrote Kavirahasya during Krishna III's reign. The work Kavirahasya eulogized Krishna III. 

Pal Dynasty Quiz

Q.1.- Who is the founder of Vikramshila University? 

(A) Chandragupta II

(B) Harshavardhana

(C) Samudragupta

(D) Dharampala

Q.2. - Which Pala ruler is said to have granted 5 villages for the upkeep of a Buddhist monastery commissioned by Balaputradeva, the king of Sumatra and Java, at Nalanda.

(A) Gopala 

(B) Dharampala 

(C) Devapala 

(D) Mahipala 

Q.3. - Which Pala ruler was elected by the public? 

(A) Gopala 

(B) Devapala 

(C) Narayanapala

(D) Mahendrapala 

Q.4. - Which region of India was ruled by the Pala Dynasty?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Madhya Pradesh 

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Bihar and Bengal

Q.5. Somapura Mahavihara, built by Pala ruler Dharampala, is located in which country?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Mayanmar

(C) Pakistan

(D) India

Answers

1- (D) 

Pala ruler Dharampala (r. 770- c.810) had built the famous monastery of Vikramshila (in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar).  

2- (C) 

Devapala (ruled from 815 to 855 AD.), the most powerful Pala ruler, was in diplomatic contact with the Sailendra kings of Sumatra. He is said to have granted 5 villages, as requested by Balaputradeva, the king of Sumatra and Java, for the upkeep of a Buddhist monastery commissioned by the latter at Nalanda. His reign may be dated from 815 to 855 AD.

3- (A)

The first king of Pala dynasty was Gopala who was chosen (grahita) as king by the people. 

There are instances when rulers were chosen by the people, ministers and nobles in ancient India. Harsha was invited by the nobles of Kannauj to assume the throne when Grahavarman died childless. 

The appointment of the boy Nandivarman (735-797) as the Pallava ruler of Kanchi by an assembly of nobles and ministers is another case in point.  

He was chosen by an assembly of nobles and ministers to ascend the throne as the previous Pallava monarch Paramesvaravarman II died issueless. 

4- (D) 

Pala dynasty ruled regions of Bengal and Bihar for about four centuries from the middle of the 8th century until the end of the 12th century.

5.- (A) 

Now in the Naogaon district of Bangladesh, Somapura Mahavihara is one of the famous Buddhist monasteries in ancient India. Located at the Paharpur archaeological site in the Naogaon district of Bangladesh, Somapura Mahavihara was built by the second Pala ruler Dharmapala (r. 770- c.810). The Pala rulers were great patrons of Buddhism and built several monasteries. 

Vedic Period Quiz

 Q.1. - Which of the following was the much talked about river in the Rig Veda?

(A) Sindhu

(B) Ganga

(C) Yamuna

(D) Godavari

Q.2. - The early Vedic god Indra was the god of 

(A) Fire 

(B) Wind

(C) Rain and Thunder

(D) None of the above

Q.3. - Gayatri Mantra has been taken from which Veda?

(A) Samveda

(B) Rigveda

(C) Atharva Veda

(D) Yajur Veda

Q.4. - Mundaka Upanishad and Prashna Upanishad were part of which Veda?

(A) Yajurveda

(B) Samveda

(C) Atharva Veda

(D) Rig Veda

Q.5. - The term Gotra was first used  in_? 

(A) Rig Veda

(B) Sam Veda

(C) Yajur Veda

(D) Atharva Veda

Answer 

Q.1.- A 

Sindhu river or Indus River has been mentioned in the Rig Veda.

Q.2.- C

Indra is one of the main gods of the Rigveda. He was known as the protector of cows and priests in the Vedic religion. Indra brought rain as god of the thunderbolt. 

Q.3.- B

The Gayatri Mantra first appeared in the Rig Veda

Q.4.- C

Atharva Veda comprises three fundamental Upanishads – Mundaka Upanishad, Mandukya Upanishad, and Prashna Upanishad. 

Q.5.- A

The term Gotra first appeared in the Rig Veda where it is used to refer to cattle sheds. 

Delhi Sultanate Quiz

Q.1. Which of the following was the leading disciple of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti?] Iltutmish?

[A] Ahmad Sirhindi 

[B] Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

[C] Nizamuddin Auliya

[D] Fariduddin Ganj-i- Shakar

Q. 2. Alauddin Khilji attacked and captured Chittorgarh in Mewar (in Rajasthan) in 1303 AD and changed its name to

[A] Khizrabad

[B] Shadiabad 

[C] Khairabad

[D] Kasganj

Q. 3. Who among the following is considered as the “mixture of opposites”.?

[A] Balban 
[B] Mohammed bin Tughlaq
[C] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
[D] Firuz Tughlaq

Q. 4. Who among the following led a military expedition campaign to Warangal in 1309? 

[A] Mohmmad bin Tuglaq

[B] Firoz Shah Tughlaq

[C] Malik Kafur

[D] Khusrav Khan 

Q.5. Bahmani Sultanate was established during the period of which Sultan of Delhi Sultanate?

[A] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 

[B] Mohammed bin Tughlaq
[C] Firoj Shah Tughlaq

[D] Muhammad Shah

Answer

Q.1- [B]

Muinud-din-Chisti was the founder of the Chisti Sufi order in India. Headquartered in Ajmer in Rajasthan, Chisti Sufi order attracted devotees from both Muslims and Hindus and continue to do so. Moinuddin Chishti came from Sistan with the Muslim invasion, eventually arriving in Ajmer where he died in 1236.

Disciples of Moinuddin Chisti 

Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

The most important disciple of Moinuddin Chisti, Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki popularized the Chisti order in Delhi. He had come to Delhi some time after 1221. He died in 1235. His tomb is in Mehrauli in Delhi and it is said that Qutub Minar takes its name from this Sufi saint. 

Hamiduddin Nagauri

Another prominent disciple of Moinuddin Chisti, Hamiduddin Nagauri was instrumental in initiating Chisti order in Nagaur in Rajasthan.

Q. 2 - [A] 

Alauddin attacked Chittor, the capital of the powerful kingdom of Mewar, in 1303. After the subjugation of Mewar army, Chittor was captured and named Khizrabad, after the name of Alauddin’s eldest son Khizr Khan.

Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s idiosyncratic behaviour had earned him several epithets including “Mixture of opposites”. 

Q. 3- [B]

Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s idiosyncratic behaviour had earned him several epithets including “Mixture of opposites”. 

Q. 4. - [C] 

Malik Kafur had defeated Kakatiya King Pratap Rudra Deva II in 1309-10. Warangal was the capital of Kakatiya dynasty. 

Q.5- B - In 1347 AD, the  Bahmani kingdom was founded by Hasan Gangu. During the reign of Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq, new kingdoms came into being in south India and the Deccan like Vijayanagara Empire and the Bahmani kingdom. 

Kushana Empire Quiz

 Q.1. Who was the founder of the Kushana dynsty?

[A] Kujula Kadphises

[B] Kanishka

[C] Vasudeva

[D] Vāsishka

Q.2. During the reign of which Kushana ruler, the Fourth Buddhist Council was held?

[A] Kanishka I

[B] Huvishka

[C] Vasudeva I

[D] Vāsishka

Q.3. Who among the following patronised Buddhist scholars Vasumitra and Asvaghosha?

[A] Ashoka

[B] Kanishka I 

[C] Chandragupta I

[D] Harshavardhan

Q.4. Who among the following was not ruler of the Kushana dynasty?

[A] Sadashkana 

[B] Huvishka

[C] Nahapana

[D] Vāsishk

Q.5. Which of the following cities emerged as the second capital of the Kushanas?

[A] Mathura

[B] Kannauj

[C] Purushpur

[D] Patliputra

Answers

Q.1 [A] 

Kujula Kadphises

Q.2 [A] 

The Fourth Buddhist Council was held at Kundalvana, Kashmir in 72 AD during the reign of Kushan king Kanishka. It was held under the Presidentship of Vasumitra to compose commentaries on the Tripitika. Here at this council Savastivadin doctrines were codified in a summary, the Mahavibhasa ("Great Exegesis"). The convening of this council led to the division into two broad sects, namely the Mahayana (great Vehicle ) and the Hinayana (lesser Vehicle). 

Q.3. [B] 

Q.4. [C] 

Q.5. [A] 

Mughal Empire Quiz

Q.1. Which of the following women authored the biography of Humayun during Mughal period? 

[A] Gulbadan Begum

[B] Jahanara Begum

[C] Zebun-nissah Begum

[D] Noorjahan Begum

Q.2. Who among the following Mughal emperors discontinued the practice of inscribing Islamic creed (Kalima) on coins? 

[A] Akbar

[B] Jahangir

[C] Shahjahan

[D] Aurangzeb

Q.3. Who among the following assumed the title of Islam Shah Suri?

[A] Jalal Khan

[B] Sikandar Shah Suri 

[C] Firuz Shah Suri

[D] Sher Shah Suri

Q.4. Who had introduced Ain-i-Dahsala system of land revenue assessment during the reign of Akbar?

[A] Raja Todar Mal

[B] Birbal

[C] Raja Man Singh

[D] Murshid Quili Khan

Q.5. Who among the following accepted Din-i-Ilahi?

[A] Raja Man Singh

[B] Birbal

[C] Raja Tansen

[D] Raja Todarmal

Answer: 

Q.1 (A) 

Ahval-i-Humayun Badshah or Humayun-Nama was written by Babur's daughter and Humayun’s half- sister, Gulbadan Begam, who stayed with Akbar, son and successor of Humayun, from 1556 to 1603 at Agra.  

Written at the instance of Akbar, Humayun-Nama, which contains Gulbadan’s personal reminiscences of her father and brother, was composed between 1580 and 1590 A. D.

Humayun-Nama was translated into English by Mrs. Beveridge.

Q.2 [D] 

Kalima is a sacred Islamic expression of faith .  

Q.3 [A]

After the death of Sher Shah Suri in 1545, he was succeeded on the throne by his second son Jalal Khan on 25th May 1545 AD. Jalal Khan ascended the throne with the title of Islam Shah though he is more popularly known as Salim Shah.  

Q.4 [A]

Raja Todar Mal had introduced the new system of revenue known as ‘zabt’ and the system of taxation called ‘dahshala’. 

Q.5 [B]

In 1582, the Mughal emperor Akbar created an order known as Din-I-Ilahi ("the religion of God") .

Today in Indian History (24th April)

Birth of Suraj Mahal, the ruler of the Rathore kingdom of Marwar, on 24 April in 1571. He was the brother of Jagat Gosain, the consort of Mughal emperor Jahangir. Jagat Gosain was the mother of Shah Jahan, the successor of Jahangir.