Early-Medieval Period (650-1206) MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

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.

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true and R is not a correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true

Question 2 of 25

Vikramsila Mahvihara was established by the ruler of-

APushyabhuti Dynasty
BBarman Dynasty
CSen Dynasty
DPal Dynasty

Question 3 of 25

According to Chachnama, what was the capital of the Indus country in the 6th and 7th century ?

ADeval
BArod
CLodawa
DBarmer

Question 4 of 25

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

APrithviraj lll
BBaghel Bhim
CJaichanda
DKumarpal

Question 5 of 25

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

AMahmud Ghaznavi
BMohammad Ghori
CAlauddin Khalji
DFiruzshah Tughlaq

Question 6 of 25

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

AAryabhatta
BBrahmagupta
CBana
DKalhana

Question 7 of 25

Arabs were defeated in 738 AD by-

APratiharas
BRashtrakutas
CPalas
DChalukyas

Question 8 of 25

Who wrote 'Ramcharita' ?

ABanabhatta
BKalidas
CSandhyakar Nandi
DTulsidas

Question 9 of 25

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

AHarsha
BPrithviraj Chauhan
CLakshmanasena
DNone of these

Question 10 of 25

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

ASomvansi dynasty
BGang dynasty
CSuryavansi dynasty
DBhoi dynasty

Question 11 of 25

Who was the founded of Pala dynasty ?

ADharmapala
BDeopala
CGopala
DRampala

Question 12 of 25

Sun Temple is situated at_

APuri
BKhajuraho
CKonark
DGaya

Question 13 of 25

Who founded four mathas in the four corners of India ?

AShankaracharya
BRamanujacharya
CBhaskaracharya
DMadhvacharya

Question 14 of 25

Daskumar Charitam' was composed by-

ASurdas
BDandin
CTulsidas
DKalidas

Question 15 of 25

The presiding deity of Bhojshala Temple is-

AGoddess Durga
BGoddesss Laxmi
CGoddess Saraswati
DGoddess Parvati

Question 16 of 25

Who fought the battle of Waihind (1009 AD) ?

AAnandpala and Mahmud Ghazanavi
BJayapala and Muhmmad Ghori
CPrithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori
DJaichandra and Bakhtiyar Khalji

Question 17 of 25

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

AAryabhatta
BBrahmagupta
CBhaskara
DLalla

Question 18 of 25

The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at-

ABhubaneswar
BKhajuraho
CMadurai
DMount Abu

Question 19 of 25

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

APratiharas
BPalas
CChauhans
DSens

Question 20 of 25

The Dilwara Temple is located at-

ABhubaneswar
BAurangabad
CKhajuraho
DMount Abu

Question 21 of 25

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.

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true and R is not a correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true

Question 22 of 25

Who constructed the world famous Jagannath Temple at Puri?

AKrishnavarman
BAnantvarman
CDevavarman
DNone of these

Question 23 of 25

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

AAtish Dipankar
BDibyok
CRavikriti
DAryabhatta

Question 24 of 25

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

AShikhara
BGarbha Griha
CGopuram
DPradakshina-path

Question 25 of 25

Who among the following was not a part of tripartite struggle ?

APalas
BPratiharas
CRashtrakutas
DCholas