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Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
(a) Bhim I – 1022–1064 CE
(b) Jaysimha Siddharaja – 1094–1143 CE
(c) Kumarapala – 1256–1272 CE
(d) Ajaypal – 1172–1176 CE
Option c – Kumarapala – 1256–1272 CE
Who laid the foundation of the Pala Empire?
(a) Dharmapala
(b) Deopala
(c) Gopala
(d) Ramapala
Option c – Gopala
Who established the Odantapuri Buddhist Monastery?
(a) Gopala I
(b) Dharmapala
(c) Devapala
(d) Mahipala
Option a – Gopala I
Who was responsible for constructing the Sompura Mahavihara?
(a) Kumaragupta I
(b) Harsha
(c) Dharmapala
(d) Vijayasena
Option c – Dharmapala
Which ruler is credited with founding Vikramshila University?
(a) Gopala
(b) Devapala
(c) Mahipala I
(d) Dharmapala
Option d – Dharmapala
Which Arab explorer referred to the Pala kingdom as Ruhma?
(a) Al-Masudi
(b) Al-Masher
(c) Sulaiman
(d) Al-Beruni
Option c – Sulaiman
Which Turkish commander is known for destroying the Nalanda and Vikramshila Universities?
(a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
(b) Bakhtiyar Khilji
(c) Ali Mardan Khilji
(d) Tajuddin Yaldauz
Option b – Bakhtiyar Khilji
In which present-day Indian state was the Odantapuri learning centre located?
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tamil Nadu
Option b – Bihar
The location of the ancient Vikramshila University falls under which modern state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) Bihar
(d) Jharkhand
Option c – Bihar
The Pala kings primarily supported which religious tradition?
(a) Hinduism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Sikhism
(d) Jainism
Option b – Buddhism
The king of Suvarnabhumi who established a Buddhist monastery at Nalanda and requested five villages from Devapala was
(a) Dharanindra
(b) Sengramadhananjaya
(c) Balaputradeva
(d) Chudamani Varman
Option c – Balaputradeva
Choose the correct statement(s): I. Ikshvaku rulers of Southern India opposed Buddhism. II. Pala rulers of Eastern India were supporters of Buddhism.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option b – Only II
Choose the correct statement(s): I. Vikramshila University for Buddhists was founded by Dharmapala. II. The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was established by the Tomars.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) None of these
Option c – Both I and II
Who founded the Sena dynasty?
(a) Samanta Sena
(b) Lakshman Sena
(c) Vijay Sena
(d) Ballala Sena
Option a – Samanta Sena
Who introduced a new era named after himself?
(a) Dharmapala
(b) Devapala
(c) Vijay Sena
(d) Lakshman Sena
Option d – Lakshman Sena
The Lakshman Era, initiated in 1119 CE, was established by which dynasty?
(a) Pratiharas
(b) Palas
(c) Chauhans
(d) Sena
Option d – Sena
Which of the following rulers is correctly matched with their period?
(a) Vijay Sena – 1055–1158 CE
(b) Ballala Sena – 1158–1178 CE
(c) Lakshman Sena – 1179–1205 CE
(d) Samanta Sena – 955–960 CE
Option d – Samanta Sena – 955–960 CE
Who is the author of the historical chronicle ‘Rajatarangini’?
(a) Megasthenes
(b) Kalhana
(c) Al-Biruni
(d) Herodotus
Option b – Kalhana
Kalhana’s ‘Rajatarangini’ deals with the History of which region?
(a) Reign of Chandragupta
(b) Compilation of Lyrics
(c) History of Kashmir
(d) Era of Krishna Deva Raya
Option c – History of Kashmir
Who was the ruler during Kalhana’s time, the writer of Rajatarangini?
(a) Jaisingh
(b) Harsha
(c) Govindacharya
(d) Jaichand
Option a – Jaisingh
How many sections or ‘Tarangas’ are there in Kalhana’s Rajatarangini?
(a) Eight
(b) Nine
(c) Ten
(d) Eleven
Option a – Eight
Who extended Kalhana’s work, the Rajatarangini?
(a) Bilhana and Merutunga
(b) Bilhana and Mammata
(c) Jonaraja and Merutunga
(d) Jonaraja and Srivara
Option d – Jonaraja and Srivara
Identify the founder of the Chalukya dynasty.
(a) Jai Singh Siddharaj
(b) Mularaja
(c) Bhim I
(d) Kumarapala
Option b – Mularaja
The Chalukyas had their capital at which of the following places?
(a) Kannauj
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Anahilavada
(d) Dhar
Option c – Anahilavada
The prominent Jain scholar Hemachandra was associated with whose court?
(a) Amoghavarsha
(b) Kumarapala
(c) Jaysimha Siddharaja
(d) Vidhyadhara
Option b – Kumarapala
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