HISTORY MCQS SET 94

HISTORY MCQS SET 94

931) Which one of the following was the most marked change in the institution of marriage?
A) Vigorous attempts to discourage all inter caste marriages
B) The progeny of the pratiloma marriages were regarded as Shudras
C) Though monogamy was the normal rule, polygamy was widely practiced by the aristocracy
D) Marriage of widows and divorces was prohibited
Answer: Vigorous attempts to discourage all inter caste marriages
   
932) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Hoysalas : Dwarasamudra
B) Pallavas :Vatapi
C) Pandyas : Madurai
D) Yadavas : Devagiri
Answer: Pallavas :Vatapi
   
933) Which of the following was not one of the reasons for general decline in trade and commerce during the 8th to 10th centuries?
A) The disturbed conditions in the West created by expansion of the Arabs and the growing danger of sea piracy
B) The tendency among the indian merchants and traders to acquire landed property and join the ranks of the ruling aristocracy
C) The revision of social values, including prohibition on undertaking of sea voyage
D) increase in the internal trade tariff and Custom duties and restrictions placed on the movement of trade caravans
Answer: increase in the internal trade tariff and Custom duties and restrictions placed on the movement of trade caravans
   
934) Who among the following Chola kings reigned as Kulottung Chola
A) Vikramaditya I
B) Vikramaditya II
C) Rajaraja Narendra I
D) Rajendra II
Answer: Rajendra II
   
935) Which one of the following statements about the ebb and flow of religious movements during this period is not correct?
A) Jainism had become especially connected with the merchants and traders
B) Tantrism also gained in popularity and became prominent feature of religious life
C) The orthodox Saivism had become largely associated with the ruling aristocracy
D) All theological conflicts were connected with the possession and exploitation of land
Answer: All theological conflicts were connected with the possession and exploitation of land

936) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Author)      List II (Text)
A. Varahamihira      1. Prabandha Chintamani
B. Visakhadutta      2. Mrichchha katikam
C. Sudraka      3. Brihat Samhita
D. Bilhana      4. Devi Chandra Guptam
      5. Vikramankadeva Charita
Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 3 4 5 2
B) 3 4 2 5
C) 5 3 4 1
D) 1 3 5 2
Answer: 3 4 2 5
   
937) Which of the following statements about Nayanars (worshippers of Shiva) and Alvars (worshippers of Vishva) of South lndia is not correct?
A) They believed in austerties
B) They looked upon religion as a living bond based on the love between the God and the worshipper
C) They spoke and wrote the language which everyone could understand
D) They disregarded the inequalities of caste
Answer: They believed in austerties
   
938) The place makes 1, 2 or 3 on the map beldngs to which dynasty of 12th century?
A) Chalukya, Gurjara Pratiharas and pal
B) Parmar, Chauhan and Sen
C) Parmer, Ghahadval, and Sen
D) Gurjara Pratiharas, Chauhan and Sen
Answer: Parmer, Ghahadval, and Sen
   
939) Which one of the following is not a biography of Shankaracharya?
A) The Shankaradigvijaya by Madhava
B) The Shankaravijaya by Ananta Anandagiri
C) The Shankarabharana by Vyasachala
D) Shrishankar Abhyudaya Mahakavya by Tirumala Dikshita
Answer: The Shankarabharana by Vyasachala
   
940) Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
1. Mrichchakatikam: Shudraka
2. Buddhacharita : Vasuvandhu
3. Mudrarakshasha: Vishakhadatta
4. Harshacharita : Banabhatta
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
B) 1, 3 and 4
C) 1 and 4
D) 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 3 and 4