HISTORY MCQS SET 96

HISTORY MCQS SET 96

951) Consider the following statements
1. Rekha, Bhadra and Gaudiya are the regional variations of Orissa style of architecture but Vairati is not.
2. The Vesara style of architre relegated to ecture is the regional style of the region between the Vindhyas and the river Krishna.
3. At Vikramshila University, a full fledged department of Tantra was established.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) All of these
Answer: All of these
   
952) Who destroyed the empire of Chalukyas of Badami?
A) Cholas
B) Pallavas
C) Pandyas
D) Rashtrakutas
Answer: Rashtrakutas
   
953) Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List I      List II
A. Ratha      1. Hall in front of the sanctum
B. Mandapa      2. Sanctum Sanctorum
C. Gopuram      3. Monolithic Pallava temples
D. Garbha-griha      4. Monumental gateway
E. Jagamohana      5. Large open hall
Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 2 4 5 1 3
B) 3 5 4 2 1
C) 2 3 4 1 5
D) 1 2 3 4 5
Answer: 3 5 4 2 1
   
954) Gold coins became extinct during me post Gupta times. Which of the following dynasties
revived them in the early medieval period?
A) The Chahamanas
B) The Chalukyas
C) The Chandellas
D) The Gahadavalas
Answer: The Chandellas
   
955) Consider the following statements
1. The Chola empire was established on the ruins of the Pallava dynasty of Kanchi.
2. Krishna III, the Rashtrakuta king, defeated Parantaka Ist and caused a temporary setback to the Cholas.
3. Rajaraja, the Chola monarch, conquered the Northen part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire.
4. Cholas were the only ruling power in the history of South India to have Undertaken overseas naval campaign.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1 and 3
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 2, 3, and 4
D) All of these
Answer: All of these
 
956) A ruler of one of the ruling dynasties of the South who was called by the Arab traveller Sulaiman as "among the four great sovereigns (powers) of the world equal to the caliph of Baghdad and emperors of China and Turkey", was
A) Amoghavarsha, Rashtrakuta
B) Nandivarman, Pallava
C) Rajendra I, Chola
D) Vira and Sundara, Pandya
Answer: Amoghavarsha, Rashtrakuta
   
957) Consider the following statements about Rajaraja
1. The economic motive behind his conquest of Cheras, Pandyas and Sri Lanka was to bring the trade with South East Asian countries under his control and open the sea routes to China.
2. His greatest historical contribution was that he introduced the tradition of beginning the Chola epigraphs with historical introductions.
3. In the field of agrarian and fiscal administration, he introduced the system of auditing of the accounts of the village assemblies and other local bodies.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) All of these
Answer: All of these
   
958) What was the occasion for the building of a new capital near the mouth of the Cauveri called Gangaikonda Cholapuram by Rajendra It?
A) His victory over the Western Gangas
B) Successful conclusion of his campaign against the Eastern Gangas of Odisha
C) The performance of an Ashvamedha yajna after his all round victories
D) The successful campaign of his armies in North India
Answer: The successful campaign of his armies in North India
   
959) Consider the following statements about Chola kings
1. King Adhirajendra was murdered by the rebellious mobs.
2. King Kulottunga II, completely freed. Sri Lanka and married his daughter with the Sinhalese prince.
3. King Rajaraja assumed the title of Mummadi Chola.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) All of these
Answer: All of these
   
960) Consider the following statements about Chola administration
1. Mandalam, Valanadu and Kurram Were the administrative divisions in the descending order.
2. A very large village administered as a Single unit was called Taniyur.
3. Ayagars were a small group of paid employees of the village assembly Who helped to manage its affairs.
4. Nagaram, the local assembly represented the mercantile interests.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1 and 3
B) 1, 2and 3
C) 2, 3 and 4
D) All of these
Answer: All of these