1. Who among the following was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty ?

Dhanananda

Panduka

Govishanaka

Kaivarta

Answer: Dhanananda

Explanation:

Dhana Nanda (died 321 BCE) was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty. He was the youngest of the eight brothers of the dynasty's founder Ugrasena. The Nanda dynasty ended with him in about 321BCE when Chandragupta led the foundation of Gupta Dynasty.


2. Which of the following is an example of a Chola empire temple ?

Badami cave temple

Chennakesava temple

Airavatesvara temple

Virupaksha temple

Answer: Airavatesvara temple

Explanation:

Airavatesvara temple is a Hindu temple of Dravidian architecture located in Tamil Nadu. It was built by Rajaraja Chola II and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


3. Vikramshila University was founded by_____ a Pala King ?

Rajendra Chola

Pulakeshin I

Mihira Bhoja

Dharmapala

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.


4. The Badami Chalukyas first had their capital at _______ before they moved it to Badami ?

Pattadakal

Aihole

Hubli

Bijapur

Answer: Aihole

Explanation:

Chalukyas ruled from Raichur Doab which was situated between the rivers of Krishna and Tungabhadra. Aihole (city of temples) was the first capital of Chalukyas and it was the centre of trade which was later developed into religious centre having number of temples around. The capital of Chalukyas was later moved to Badami during Pulakesin I. Badami is also known as Vatapi


5. Despite being a powerful Mahajanapada, Magadha was under another form of administration in Vaishali (Bihar) including its capital Vajji which was called ___ ?

Socialism

democracy

Gana or Sangha

Panchayati

Answer: Gana or Sangha

Explanation:

Maghada emerged as a prominent mahajanapada under the rule of the Nanda dynasty. However, Maghada was a monarchy and Vajji was democratically ruled. The government at that time was Gana or Sangha.


6. The first ruler of Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was _____ ?

Bimbisara

Prasenajit

Ashoka

Ajatshatru

Answer: Bimbisara

Explanation:

Bimbisara led the foundation of the Haryanka dynasty after conquering the Kingdom of Anga(now West Bengal). Bimbisara was killed by his son Ajatashatru.


7. The famous Khajuraho group of Monuments was constructed by the _______ ?

Solankis

Gahadavalas

Chalukyas

Chandelas

Answer: Chandelas

Explanation:

The Khajuraho Group of Monuments (Temples) in Madhya Pradesh is a splendid saga of architectural brilliance that draws tourists from all over the world. The temples of Khajuraho were commissioned by the Rajput rulers of Chandella Dynasty who ruled over central India from the 10th to the 13th Century CE. The temples were built about 57 Km from the city of Mahoba, the capital of the Chandela dynasty rulers.


8. What did the term ‘shalabhoga' stand for, with respect to revenue administration under the Imperial Cholas ?

Land donated for the maintenance of irrigation facilities

A newly settled village

Land donated for the maintenance of the school

Land donated to a warrior

Answer: Land donated for the maintenance of the school

Explanation:

According to Chola inscriptions, there were five types of 'land gifts' that Chola kings gave to their people: vellanvagai was land for non-Brahmana, peasant proprietors brahmadeya was land gifted to Brahmanas shalabhoga was land for the maintenance of a school devadana / tirunamattukkani was land gifted to temples palli chhandam was land donated to Jaina institutions.


9. 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 present day city of Bhopal was built by Mihir Bhoja. He recovered Kanauj (Kanyakubja) by 836, and it remained the capital of the Pratiharas for almost a century. He built the city Bhojpal (Bhopal). Raja Bhoja and other valiant Gujara kings faced and defeated many attacks of the Arabs from the west.


10. How many great powers (Mahajanpadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC, during the lifetime of Lord Gautam Buddha ?

16

13

11

17

Answer: 16

Explanation:

During the lifetime of Lord Gautam Buddha, sixteen great powers (Mahajanpadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC. The ancient and modern names of the 16 mahajanapadas : (1) Kashi (Benaras), (2) Kosal (Lucknow), (3) Malla (Gorakhpur), (4) Vatsa (Allahabad), (5) Chedi (Kanpur),(6)Kuru(Delhi),(7) Panchal (Rohilkhand),(8) Matsya (Jaipur),(9) Shurasen(Mathura),(10)Ashmak (Aurangabad,Maharashtra), (11) Avanti (Ujjain), (12) Ang (Champa East Bihar), (13) Magadha (South Bihar), (14) Vrijji (North Bihar), (15) Gandhara (Peshawar), (16) Kamboj (Near Gandhara).