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Early-Medieval Period (650-1206) MCQ

28 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 2

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Q1. Who built the Khajuraho temples ?

  1. AHolkars
  2. BScindias
  3. CBundela
  4. DChandela
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Answer: D) Chandela

Q2. Arabs were defeated in 738 AD by-

  1. APratiharas
  2. BRashtrakutas
  3. CPalas
  4. DChalukyas
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Answer: A) Pratiharas

Q3. Who among the following Rajputa Kings defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time?

  1. APrithviraj lll
  2. BBaghel Bhim
  3. CJaichanda
  4. DKumarpal
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Answer: A) Prithviraj lll

Q4. Who constructed the world famous Jagannath Temple at Puri?

  1. AKrishnavarman
  2. BAnantvarman
  3. CDevavarman
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: B) Anantvarman

Q5. The Dilwara Temple is located at-

  1. ABhubaneswar
  2. BAurangabad
  3. CKhajuraho
  4. DMount Abu
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Answer: D) Mount Abu

Q6. Assertion (A) : The success of the Turks against the Indian rulers at the end of the 12th century was an event that exposed the weakness of the Indian armies.nReason (R) : Large scale conversions to Islam had depleted the numerical strength of the Indian armies.

  1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R are true and R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but R is true
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Answer: C) A is true, but R is false

Q7. Alberuni lived during the period of which one of the following ?

  1. AMahmud Ghaznavi
  2. BMohammad Ghori
  3. CAlauddin Khalji
  4. DFiruzshah Tughlaq
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Answer: A) Mahmud Ghaznavi

Q8. Jaidea, the famous author of 'Gita Gobinda', was the court poet of-

  1. AHarsha
  2. BPrithviraj Chauhan
  3. CLakshmanasena
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: C) Lakshmanasena

Q9. Who founded four mathas in the four corners of India ?

  1. AShankaracharya
  2. BRamanujacharya
  3. CBhaskaracharya
  4. DMadhvacharya
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Answer: A) Shankaracharya

Q10. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at-

  1. ABhubaneswar
  2. BKhajuraho
  3. CMadurai
  4. DMount Abu
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Answer: A) Bhubaneswar

Q11. Who fought the battle of Waihind (1009 AD) ?

  1. AAnandpala and Mahmud Ghazanavi
  2. BJayapala and Muhmmad Ghori
  3. CPrithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori
  4. DJaichandra and Bakhtiyar Khalji
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Answer: A) Anandpala and Mahmud Ghazanavi

Q12. The temple of Somnath which was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni (Mahmud Ghazanavi) was dedicated to Load-

  1. ASiva
  2. BVishnu
  3. CSurya
  4. DGanapati
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Answer: A) Siva

Q13. Assertion (A) : Aleruni, who visitedIndia at the time of Mahmud of Ghazni, criticised thr Hindus for their exclusiveness which kept them away from the rest of the world.nReason (R) : He believed that the caste system was responsible for this.

  1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R are true and R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but R is true
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Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Q14. In India, the first to put forward the theory that the earth revolves round the sun was-

  1. AAryabhatta
  2. BBrahmagupta
  3. CBana
  4. DKalhana
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Answer: A) Aryabhatta

Q15. The Sun Temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva I. To which dynasty he belong to ?

  1. ASomvansi dynasty
  2. BGang dynasty
  3. CSuryavansi dynasty
  4. DBhoi dynasty
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Answer: B) Gang dynasty

Q16. Which one of the following is NOT a feature of North Indian temple architecture ?

  1. AShikhara
  2. BGarbha Griha
  3. CGopuram
  4. DPradakshina-path
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Answer: C) Gopuram

Q17. Who among the following is well known for his contribution in the field of algebra ?

  1. AAryabhatta
  2. BBrahmagupta
  3. CBhaskara
  4. DLalla
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Answer: C) Bhaskara

Q18. The presiding deity of Bhojshala Temple is-

  1. AGoddess Durga
  2. BGoddesss Laxmi
  3. CGoddess Saraswati
  4. DGoddess Parvati
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Answer: C) Goddess Saraswati

Q19. Vikramsila Mahvihara was established by the ruler of-

  1. APushyabhuti Dynasty
  2. BBarman Dynasty
  3. CSen Dynasty
  4. DPal Dynasty
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Answer: D) Pal Dynasty

Q20. Daskumar Charitam' was composed by-

  1. ASurdas
  2. BDandin
  3. CTulsidas
  4. DKalidas
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Answer: B) Dandin

Q21. The Laxman Era was started (in 1119 AD) by which of the following Dynasty ?

  1. APratiharas
  2. BPalas
  3. CChauhans
  4. DSens
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Answer: D) Sens

Q22. Sun Temple is situated at_

  1. APuri
  2. BKhajuraho
  3. CKonark
  4. DGaya
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Answer: C) Konark

Q23. ……….was one of the famous philosophers and scholars of the Pala period.

  1. AAtish Dipankar
  2. BDibyok
  3. CRavikriti
  4. DAryabhatta
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Answer: A) Atish Dipankar

Q24. Who wrote 'Ramcharita' ?

  1. ABanabhatta
  2. BKalidas
  3. CSandhyakar Nandi
  4. DTulsidas
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Answer: C) Sandhyakar Nandi

Q25. The Vikramsila Vihara was founded by-

  1. AMahipala I
  2. BDevapala
  3. CDharmapala
  4. DSurapala
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Answer: C) Dharmapala

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