Early Medieval Period Discussion Questions

Early Medieval Period Discussion Questions
Early Medieval Period Discussion Questions
1. Who founded Gurjar-Pratihara dynasty?
(a) Nagabhatta I (b) Vatsraj
(c) Harshavardhana (d) Mihirbhoja
2. Who was the real founder of Pratihara
Empire?
(a) Vatsraja (b) Mahendrapala I
(c) Mahendrapala II (d) Mahipala
3. Which of the following was the greatest
Pratihara king?
(a) Dharmapala (b) Harsha
(c) Mihirbhoja (d) Mahendrapala
4. ‘Aadi Varaha’ was the title of which Gurjar
Pratihara ruler? [UPRO/ARO 2018]
(a) Vatsaraja (b) Nagabhatta II
(c) Mihira Bhoja (d) Nagbhatta I
5. Which Pratihara ruler’s achievement
are known from Gwalior inscriptions?
(a) Vatsaraja (b) Nagabhatta I
(c) Mihirabhoja (d) Mahendrapal I
6. Which one of the following ruler is not
related to Gurjar-Pratihara dynasty?
[RAS/RTS 2018]
(a) Nagabhatta I (b) Mahendrapala I
(c) Devpala (d) Bharatrabhatta I
7. The great Sanskrit poet and dramatist,
Raj Shekhara was in the court of
[RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013]
(a) Raja Bhoj (b) Mahipala
(c) Mahendrapala I (d) Irdra III
8. Al-Masudi, an Arabian traveller, came
to India, in the reign of which of the
following ruler?
(a) Nagabhatta III (b) Gopal
(c) Amoghvarsh (d) Mahipala I
9. Who among the following was not a part
of tripartite struggle? [UPPSC (Pre) 2015]
(a) Pratiharas (b) Palas
(c) Rashtrakutas (d) Cholas
10. Which one of the following had started
and ended the tripartite struggle?
(a) Pratiharas (b) Palas
(c) Rashtrakutas (d) Cholas
11. Tripartite struggle was started by whom?
(a) Vatsraja (b) Dharmapala
(c) Rambhoj (d) Nagabhatta II
12. Tripartite struggle between Pratihara,
Rashtrakuta and Pala were to take
control over
(a) Pataliputra (b) Kannauj
(c) Delhi (d) None of these
13. Which of the following is not correctly
matched?
Gurjar Pratihara Reign
Ruler
(a) Nagabhatt I – 7300-756 CE
(b) Vatsraja – 775-800 CE
(c) Nagabhatt II – 800-833 CE
(d) Mihirabhoja – 950-1000 CE
14. Consider the following statements.
I. Mihirbhoja was the greatest ruler of
Pratihara Dynasty.
II. Cavalry of Pratiharas was considered
to be the best in India during their time.
III. Rajyapala was one of the last
Pratihara rulers, who surrendered
before Mahmud Ghazni and was
finally defeated and killed by the
Chandela king Vidyadhar.
Which of the statement(s) given above
is/are correct?
(a) I and II (b) Only II
(c) II and III (d) All of these
15. Assertion (A) Arab writers say that the
Pratiharas had the best cavalry in India.
Reason (R) Pratiharas controlled the
Western sea ports using which they
could import quality horses from Arabia
and Central Asia.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
16. Who was the founder of Gahadavala
Dynasty?
(a) Govind Chandra (b) Chandradev
(c) Jaichand (d) Nagabhatta I
17. Which of the following was the greatest
ruler of Gahadavala dynasty?
(a) Mahendrapal
(b) Govindachandra
(c) Chandradev
(d) None of the above
18. Rani Kumardevi, the queen of
Govindachandra Gahadavala, had built
the ‘Dharmachakra-Jain Vihar’ at which
place? [UPPSC (Mains) 2007]
(a) Bodh Gaya (b) Rajgriha
(c) Kushinagar (d) Sarnath
19. Consider the following statements.
I. The capital of Gahadavala Dynasty
was ‘Varanasi’.
II. Jaichand was defeated by Ghurids.
III. Govindacharya founded Gahadavala
Dynasty.
IV. Chandrawati inscriptions is
associated with Chandradev.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below.
(a) I, II and III (b) I, II and IV
(c) I, II and IV (d) I, III and IV
20. According to Hammir Mahakavya the
Chauhans were [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]
(a) Chandravanshi (b) Brahmins
(c) Yaduvanshis (d) Suryavanshis
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