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Recent MCQs

Which style of temple architecture is marked by tall, curvilinear shikharas?

  1. Dravida
  2. Vesara
  3. Nagara
  4. Indo-Aryan
Medieval History

Which Chola king conquered the Andaman and Nicobar islands?

  1. Aditya I
  2. Rajendra I
  3. Kulottunga I
  4. Vijayalaya
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Who was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?

  1. Dantidurga
  2. Krishna I
  3. Govinda II
  4. Indra III
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The temples of Pattadakal are an example of which architectural style?

  1. Dravida
  2. Nagara
  3. Vesara
  4. Indo-Greek
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Who among the following promoted both Saivism and Vaishnavism equally?

  1. Raja Raja Chola
  2. Rajendra Chola
  3. Kulottunga I
  4. Govinda III
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Which of the following rulers held court at Vikramashila?

  1. Govindachandra
  2. Dharmapala
  3. Mihira Bhoja
  4. Rajaraja I
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Which early medieval dynasty had its capital at Manyakheta?

  1. Pratiharas
  2. Palas
  3. Rashtrakutas
  4. Cholas
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Which Rajput clan claimed descent from the solar dynasty?

  1. Chauhans
  2. Guhilots
  3. Paramaras
  4. Rathores
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Which of the following was NOT a feature of early medieval Indian economy?

  1. Land grants to Brahmanas
  2. Decline of trade
  3. Emergence of feudalism
  4. Democratic guild administration
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Who among the following was the founder of the Chola dynasty in the 9th century?

  1. Aditya I
  2. Rajendra I
  3. Rajaraja I
  4. Vijayalaya
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Which title was assumed by Rashtrakuta ruler Govinda III?

  1. Chakravarti
  2. Sarvabhauma
  3. Vikramaditya
  4. Mahamandaleshvara
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Which Arab general was appointed by Al-Hajjaj to lead the Sindh campaign?

  1. Qutayba ibn Muslim
  2. Muhammad bin Qasim
  3. Tariq ibn Ziyad
  4. Musa ibn Nusair
Medieval History

Which Rajput dynasty ruled from Kannauj during early medieval times?

  1. Chahamanas
  2. Gahadavalas
  3. Tomars
  4. Chandelas
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Which among the following was a prominent port under the Cholas?

  1. Broach
  2. Puhar
  3. Tamralipti
  4. Debal
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The famous bronze statue of Nataraja belongs to which period?

  1. Gupta
  2. Chola
  3. Maurya
  4. Pallava
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Which dynasty's decline began after the defeat of Rajendra III?

  1. Rashtrakutas
  2. Palas
  3. Cholas
  4. Pratiharas
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Which of the following was NOT a Rajput clan?

  1. Gahadavalas
  2. Tomars
  3. Kalachuris
  4. Chahamanas
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In 1336 A.D. who had established the Vijaynagar empire ?

  1. Ramrai
  2. Krishnadev Rai
  3. Harihar and Bukka
  4. Achyut Rai
Medieval History

To commemorate the victory of which region did Akbar build the ‘Buland Darwaza’ ?

  1. Sindh
  2. Multan
  3. Orissa
  4. Gujarat
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Of the following, which one was written by Ziauddin Barani ?

  1. Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi
  2. Fatawa-i-Jahandari
  3. Zain-ul-Akhbar
  4. Tarikh-i-Muhammadi
Medieval History

Arrange the Battles of Babur given below, in chronological order :

I. Battle of Ghaghra II. First Battle of Panipat
III. Battle of Chanderi IV. Battle of Khanwa

  1. IV, II, I, III
  2. II, IV, III, I
  3. III, I, II, IV
  4. I, IV, III, II
Medieval History

Shahjahan gave the title of "Shah Iqbal" to which of his son ?

  1. Dara Shikoh
  2. Shuja
  3. Aurangzeb
  4. Murad
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Muhammad bin Tuglaq shifted his capital from Delhi to:

  1. Daulatabad
  2. Kalinijar
  3. Kannauj
  4. Lahore
Medieval History

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Akbar - 1. Sarak-I-Azam
B. Mohammad Tughlaq - 2. Chahalghani nobles
C. Iltutmish - 3. Ain-I-Dahsala
D. Sher Shah - 4. Token currency

Code:
A B C D

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 3 4 2 1
  3. 2 3 1 4
  4. 4 1 3 2
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