1. The first Indian ruler, who established the
supremacy of Indian Navy in the Arabian Sea was:
(A) Rajaraja I (B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajadhiraja I (D) Kulottunga I
Ans. (A)
2. In Tamil literature the glorious books
‘Shilppadikaram and Manimekalai’ are related to
(A) Jainism (B) Buddhism
(C) Hinduism (D) Christianity
Ans. (B)
3. How was Burma (now Myanmar) known to
ancient Indians?
(A) Malayamandalam (B) Yavadwipa
(C) Suvarnabhumi (D) Suvarnadwipa
Ans. (C)
4. Which dynasty succeeded the Chalukyas in
the Western India?
(A) Cholas (B) Kakatiyas
(C) Pallavas (D) Rashtrakutas
Ans. (C)
5. Name the capital of the Pallavas?
(A) Kanchi (B) Vatapi
(C) Trichurapalli (D) Mahabalipuram
Ans. (A)
6. Arabs were defeated in 738 A.D. by-
(A) Pratiharas (B) Rashtrakutas
(C) Pallavas (D) Chalukyas
Ans. (D)
7. St. Thomas is said to have come to India to
propagate Christianity during the reign of the
(A) Cheras (B) Parthians
(C) Pandyas (D) Cholas
Ans. (B)
8. Harshvardhana was defeated by-
(A) Prabhakaravardhana
(B) Pulakesin II
(C) Narshimvarman (D) Sasanka
Ans. (B)
9. The Hoyasala’s capital was
(A) Warangal (B) Devagiri
(C) Dwarasamudra (D) Krishnagiri
Ans. (C)
10. Sangam Age is associated with the history of
(A) Benaras (B) Allahabad
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Khajuraho
Ans. (C)
11. Beetapala and Dhiman, the two great artists
that India had produced, belonged to the-
(A) Pala Age (B) Gupta Age
(C) Maurya Age (D) Pathan Age
Ans. (A)
12. Which Chola king founded the city of Puhar?
(A) Rajendra Chola (B) Ellara
(C) Senguttavan (D) Karikala
Ans. (D)
13. Chalukya king Pulakesin – II was defeated by-
(A) Mahendra Varman-I
(B) Narasimha Varman-I
(C) Parameswara Verman-I
(D) Jatila Parantaka
Ans. (B)
14. The Rashtrakuta kingdom was founded by-
(A) Danti Durga (Danti Varman)
(B) Amoghavarsh
(C) Govinda III (D) Indra III
Ans. (A)
15. Which of the following option is matched?
(A) Ellora – Shakas
(B) Mahabalipuram – Rashtrakuta
(C) Meenakshi Temple – Pallavas
(D) Khajuraho – Chandelas
Ans. (D)
16. The most distinguished ruler of the Chalukyan
dynasty was-
(A) Jayasimha II (B) Vikramaditya VI
(C) Somesvara II (D) Pulakesin II
Ans. (D)
17. Which of the following was the capital of the
Chola Kings?
(A) Kanchi (B) Tanjore
(C) Madurai (D) Trichurapally
Ans. (B)
18. The capital of Pallavas was-
(A) Arcot (B) Kanchi
(C) Malkhed (D) Banacasi
Ans. (B)
19. Which one of the following Chola Kings conquered Ceylon (Singhal) first?
(A) Aditya – I (B) Rajaraja – I
(C) Rajendra Chola (D) Vijayalya
Ans. (B)
20. Who was the Chola king who brought Ganga
from North to South?
(A) Raja Raja Chola (B) Mahendra
(C) Rajendra Chola (D) Parantaka
Ans. (C)
21. The Chola kings were ruling over-
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Andhra
(C) Kerala (D) Bengal
Ans. (A)
22. Coins made of metal first appeared in-
(A) Haerappan Civilisation
(B) Later Vedic Age
(C) Age of the Buddha (D) Age of the Mauryas
Ans. (C)
23. Mention the centre of the Roman trade during the Sangam Age-
(A) Madurai (B) Arikamedu
(C) Poompuhar (D) Musiri
Ans. (D)
24. During the reign of which Pallava ruler began
the long drawn struggle between the Pallavas
and the Chalukyas?
(A) Mahendravarman I (B) Simhavishnu
(C) Narasimhavarman I (D) Mahendravarman II
Ans. (A)
25. From which modern State did the Alwar saints orignate?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka (D) Maharashtra
Ans. (A)
26. Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the-
(A) Cholas of Tamil Nadu
(B) Chalukyas of Badami
(C) Chalukyas Kalyani (D) Pallavas of Kanchi
Ans. (B)
27. The Uttaramerur inscription provides information of the administration of the-
(A) Chalukyas (B) Satavahanas
(C) Pallavas (D) Cholas
Ans. (D)
28. Match the following:
(A) Chalukyas – (i) Malakhet
(B) Hoysalas – (ii) Vatapi
(C) Rashtrakutas – (iii) Warangal
(D) Kakatiyas – (iv) Dwarasamudra
(A) (A) – (ii), (B) – (iv), (C) – (i), (D) – (iii),
(B) (A) – (iv),(B) – (iii), (C) – (i), (D) – (ii),
(C) (A) – (i), (B) – (ii), (C) – (iii), (D) – (iv),
(D) (A) – (iii), (B) – (ii), (C) – (iv), (D) – (i),
Ans. (A)
29. Which one of the following inscriptions related
to the Chalukya king, Pulakesin II?
(A) Maski (B) Hathigumpha
(C) Aihole (D) Nasik
Ans. (C)
30. Who was the contemporary South Indian ruler
of Harshavardhana?
(A) Krishnadevaraya
(B) Pulakeshin II
(C) Mayuravarma
(D) Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar
Ans. (B)
31. Ravikirti, a Jain, who composed the Aihole
Prashast, was patronized by
(A) Pulakeshin I (B) Harsha
(C) Pulakeshin II (D) Kharavela
Ans. (C)
32. Which of the following was the early capital
of the Rashtrakutas?
(A) Sopara (B) Ellora
(C) Vatapi (D) Ajanta
Ans. (B)
33. Which of the following is not true about Ajanta
Caves?
(A) They are in Maharashtra
(B) They are decorated with Buddhist Art
(C) They depict the techniques used in Ancient India
(D) They do not contain paintings of flora and fauna
Ans.(C)
34. What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of
Qutub Minar Primarily famous for?
(A) Proverbial height
(B) Skilful stone cutting
(C) Excellent quality steel
(D) Statue of Buddha on top
Ans. (C)
35. Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions?
(A) Brahmi (B) Devanagiri
(C) Gurmukhi (D) Sanskrit
Ans. (A)
36. The capital of the Mauryan kingdom was located at-
(A) Pataliputra (B) Vaishali
(C) Lumbini (D) Gaya
Ans. (A)
37. Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located?
(A) Mysore (B) Mahabalipuram
(C) Thanjavur (D) Kanyakumari
Ans. (C)
38. The school of Indian art which is also known as
the Greek-Roman-Buddhist art is the _____ school
(A) Mauryan (B) Shunga
(C) Gandhar (D) Gupta
Ans. (C)
39. Harsha moved his capital from ___ to ____.
(A) Thaneswar, Kannauj
(B) Delhi, Deogiri
(C) Kamboj, Kannauj
(D) Vallabhi, Delhi
Ans. (A)
40. Who were the patrons of Sangama Literature?
(A) Nayakas (B) Chandellas
(C) Pandyas (D) Solankis
Ans: (C)
41. Who was the first ruler of Pala dynasty?
(A) Gopala (B) Vivyanathan
(C) Dharmapala (D) Bhaskaran
Ans. (A)