1. Mihira Bhoja was the ruler of ________ ?

Rashtrakuta

Chola

Pratihara

Chalukya

Answer: Pratihara

Explanation:

Mihira Bhoja (836–885 CE) or Bhoja I was a ruler of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty of India. Bhoja was a devotee of Vishnu and adopted the title of Adivaraha which is inscribed on some of his coins. Tripartite struggle among Pratihara,Rashtrakuta and Palas over kannauj.


2. The present day city of Bhopal was built by which of the following Pratihara rulers ?

Mahendra Bhoja

Rajyapala

Vijayasena

Mihir Bhoja

Answer: Mihir Bhoja

Explanation:

The greatest ruler of the Pratihara dynasty was Mihir Bhoja. He built the city Bhojpal (Bhopal). Bhopal was originally known as Bhojpal.The modern Bhopal city was established by Dost Mohammad Khan (1672–1728).


3. Settlements of peasants under Chola Dynasty were known as ___ ?

Nadu

Muvendavelan

Ur

Taluka

Answer: Ur

Explanation:

Settlements of the peasants were known as ' ur', became prosperous with the spread of irrigation and agriculture. Group of such villages formed larger units called ' nadu'.


4. The Vikramasila University was founded by _______ ?

Ashoka

Dharmapala

Chandragupta-I

Bimbisara

Answer: Dharmapala

Explanation:

Vikramashila was founded by P?la king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century. It prospered for about four centuries before it was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji along with the other major centres of Buddhism in India around 1193.


5. Who was the founder of the Chalukya dynasty ?

Narasimhavarman

Mangalesa

Kirtivarman

Pulakesin I

Answer: Pulakesin I

Explanation:

The Chalukya dynasty was established by Pulakeshin I in 543 A.D. Pulakeshin I took Vatapi (modern Badami in Bagalkot district, Karnataka) under his control and made it his capital.


6. Which dynasty built the pancha rathas of Mahabalipuram ?

Chera

Pallava

Satavahana

Chola

Answer: Pallava

Explanation:

Pancha Rathas are the monolithic chariot structures at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. They were constructed during the reign of Pallava Kings Mahendravarman I and Narasimhavarman I. An interesting aspect is that each ratha is named after the Pandavas of the Mahabharata fame.


7. _____ was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BCE. ?

Rajagriha

Pataliputra

Varanasi

Mathura

Answer: Rajagriha

Explanation:

Rajagriha was the capital of magadha before 425BC and pataliputra was the capital of magadha after 425BC.


8. Ajatshatru, a ruler of the Haryanka Dynasty, was the son of _______ ?

Naga-Dasak

Udayin

Anurudha

Bimbisara

Answer: Bimbisara

Explanation:

Ajatashatru (492 to 460 BCE or early 4th century BCE) was a king of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary of both Mahavira (Nigantha Nataputta) and Gautama Buddha.


9. Which of the following is NOT one of the monarchical states that existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC in India ?

Magadha

Vaishali

Avanti

Kosala

Answer: Kosala

Explanation:

According to the Puranas and the Ramayana epic, Ayodhya was the capital of Kosala during the reign of Ikshvaku and his descendants. Shravasti is recorded as the capital of Kosala during the Mahajanapada period (6th–5th centuries BCE), but post-Maurya (2nd–1st centuries BCE) kings issued their coins from Ayodhya.


10. The monuments of Khajuraho in the state of Madhya Pradesh are fine denotations of the _____ dynasty. ?

Chola

Chalukya

Chandela

Pallava

Answer: Chandela

Explanation:

The monuments of Khajuraho in the state of Madhya Pradesh are fine denotations of the Chandela dynasty between 950 and 1050 AD.The Chandela dynasty was a central Indian dynasty that ruled over the Bundelkhand region of India between the 9th and 13th centuries.

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