HISTORY MCQS SET 93

HISTORY MCQS SET 93

921) The famous Kailasa temple, cut out of solid rock at Ellora, was built under the patronage of the
A) Cholas
B) Kadambas
C) Pallavas
D) Rashtrakutas
Answer: Rashtrakutas
   
922) Which of the following explains the change in the traditional six-fold duty of the Brahmins during this period?
A) Agriculture could be practised by a Brahmin in distress in addition to his six fold duty
B) Agriculture was viewed more or less as a regular vocation of the Brahmin, and not as an occupation to be adopted only in distress
C) Agriculture which involved injury to beings and was dependent on others, could not be practised by a Brahmin
D) The status of the Brahmin was known by his profession
Answer: Agriculture was viewed more or less as a regular vocation of the Brahmin, and not as an occupation to be adopted only in distress
   
923) Which one of the following statements about Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur is not correct?
A) The temple is a splendid example of Chola architecture
B) It was built by emperor Rajraja I
C) The temple is constructed of granite
D) The temple is a monument dedicated to Lord Vishnu
Answer: The temple is a monument dedicated to Lord Vishnu
   
924) The Badami rock inscription of Pulakesinl is dated in the Saka year 465. If the same were to be dated to Vikrama Samvat, the year would be
A) 601
B) 300
C) 330
D) 407
Answer: 601
   
925) Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) The Second Battle of Tarain : Defeat of Jaichand of Kannauj by Muhammad of Ghori
B) The First Battle of Panipat : Defeat of Sikander Lodi by Babur
C) The Battle of Chausa : Defeat of Humayun by Sher Shah
D) The Battle of Khanwa : Defeat of Rana Pratap by Akbar
Answer: The Second Battle of Tarain : Defeat of Jaichand of Kannauj by Muhammad of Ghori

926) Which of the following was not one of the effects of the growth of a feudal society in India?
A) It weakened the position of the ruler
B) The law and order situation uniformly deteriorated
C) The growing social gaps between the upper and the lower social structure
D) Growing rigidity regarding marriage touch taboos and food taboos
Answer: The law and order situation uniformly deteriorated
   
927) Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with
A) eight hands
B) six hands
C) four hands
D) two hands
Answer: two hands
   
928) Consider the following statements
1. Narasimha Saluva ended the Sangama dynasty and seized the throne for himself and started the Saluva dynasty.
2. Vira Narasimha deposed the last Saluva ruler and seized the throne for himself.
3. Vira Narasimha was succeeded by his younger brother, Krishnadeva Raya.
4. Krishnadeva Raya was succeeded by his half-brother, Achyuta Raya.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1 and 4
D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
   
929) Which one of the following is a special feature of the Chola Polity?
A) Autonomous village panchayats
B) Division of kingdom into the mandalas
C) Monarchical system
D) Enlightened Council of Ministers
Answer: Autonomous village panchayats
   
930) Which one of the following explains the emergence of the Kshatriyas as the most powerful
feudal group?
A) Postulating non difference between rulership and Kshatriyahood and investing the caste as a whole with the functions of the rulership
B) Emergence of the exclusive landed aristocracy of the Kshatriyas
C) Split of the Kshatriyas into Sat Kshatriyas constituting the ruling landed aristocracy and the ordinary Kshatriyas .
D) Concentration of political and productive power in the hands of the ruling class
Answer: Postulating non difference between rulership and Kshatriyahood and investing the caste as a whole with the functions of the rulership