Ancient Indian History MCQs
Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Ancient Indian History for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
31. Which of the following Vakataka kings was the father of Gautamiputra who married the daughter of a Naga king?
[A] Vindhyashakti
[B] Prithvisena
[C] Pravarasena
[D] Rudrasena
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Correct Answer: C [Pravarasena]
Notes:
During the reign of Pravarasena political alliance between the Vakataka and Nagas improved. His son Gautamiputra married the daughter of the Naga king Bhavanaga, which cemented the political alliance between the two kingdoms.
32. Which of the following cities gradually replaced Pataliputra as the political centre of northern India during the rule of the Maukharies?
[A] Ujjain
[B] Mathura
[C] Kannauj
[D] Nalanda
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Correct Answer: C [Kannauj]
Notes:
The Maukhari dynasty was a royal Indian dynasty that controlled vast areas of Northern India after the decline of the Gupta empire. They ruled over Kannauj, a city in western Uttar Pradesh, which gradually replaced Pataliputra as the political centre of northern India.
33. Buddhism spread in Kashmir during the reign of which of the following kings?
[A] Kanishka
[B] Kalasoka
[C] Ashvaghosha
[D] Ashoka
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Correct Answer: D [Ashoka]
Notes:
The Kashmir valley was politically isolated from the rest of the subcontinent except during the rule of the Mauryas and Kushanas. Buddhism spread in Kashmir during the reign of Asoka the Great.
34. Which of the following kings led the restoration works of the sand-buried temple Sri Traikutaka?
[A] Dharmapala
[B] Devapala
[C] Gopala
[D] Mahendrapala
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Correct Answer: B [Devapala]
Notes:
Devapala was the third ruler of the Pala dynasty which was founded by King Gopala. He was also a zealous advocate of Buddhism. During the reign of this king restoration of the sand-buried temple, Sri Traikutaka and its enlargement happened.
35. Kandarya Mahadeva temple was constructed during which of the following period?
[A] 6th century AD
[B] 7th century AD
[C] 9th century AD
[D] 10th century AD
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Correct Answer: D [10th century AD]
Notes:
There are many Siva temples at Khajuraho. The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is the largest and most ornate Hindu temple which was constructed in the 10th century AD. It is considered as one of the best examples of temples from the medieval period in India.
36. Which of the following rhetoricians belong to the Medieval period?
1) Udbhat,
2) Vamana,
3) Anandavardhana
4) Ahinavagupta
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3, & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3, & 4]
Notes:
The Medieval period is called the golden age of Sanskrit poetics. Many great poets and rhetoricians belong to the medieval period like Udbhat, Vamana, Rudrata, Anandavardhana, Ahinavagupta, and Kuntaka or Kuntala.
37. Which of the following Chola King completed the victory over Ceylon by defeating the Sri Lanka king Mahinda V?
[A] Rajaraja I
[B] Rajadhiraja
[C] Rajendra I
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Rajendra I]
Notes:
Rajendra I the son of Rajaraja I completed the victory over Ceylon. He defeated the Sri Lanka king Mahinda V. He captured the royal insignia of the king and the queen. Sri Lanka was unable to free itself from the Chola control for another
50 years.
38. Which of the following places was the residential capital of the Cholas?
[A] Kudamukku
[B] Palaiyarai
[C] Kanchipuram
[D] Madurai
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Correct Answer: B [Palaiyarai]
Notes:
The Chola period marked a significant improvement in the craft techniques and various centres of craft production emerged. Palaiyarai was an important administrative center and residential capital of the Cholas.
39. Who succeeded King Kadungon as the Pandya ruler?
[A] Arikesary Maravarman
[B] Maravarman Avanisulamani
[C] Koccadiyan Ranadhira
[D] Maravarman Rajasimha I
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Correct Answer: B [Maravarman Avanisulamani]
Notes:
Maravarman Avanisulamani was the son and successor of King Kadungon. He ruled the Pandya dynasty from about 620 to 645 CE. Maravarman Avanisulamani played a key role in restoring Pandya power after the Kalabhra interregnum in South India. Records mention him as an early medieval ruler from present-day Tamil Nadu.
40. Which of the following kings succeeded the king Maravarman Arikesari Parankusan?
[A] Kadalan Valuthi
[B] Koccadiyan Ranadhira
[C] Varaguna II
[D] Maravarman Rajasimha I
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Correct Answer: B [Koccadiyan Ranadhira]
Notes:
Kochchadaiyan Ranadhira was a Pandya king of early medieval South India. He was the son and successor of Arikesari Maravarman. He ruled the Pandya kingdom from 700 A.D. to 730 A.D.
