HISTORY MCQS SET 97

HISTORY MCQS SET 97

961) The king was virtually a deity in the Chola administration. Which of the following was not
one of the ways in which the cult of the God-King (Devaraja) was encouraged?
A) The chief icon installed by the king in the temple was called after him
B) Images of the deceased rulers were worshipped
C) Temples were also built as monuments of dead kings
D) Sometimes images of living kings were also installed in temples alongside other deities
Answer: Sometimes images of living kings were also installed in temples alongside other deities
   
962) What was the administrative innovation introduced by Rajaraja?
A) He abolished tolls, octroi and local taxes on merchandise
B) He made it a practice to send only the members of the royal household as viceroys of the provinces
C) He introduced the system of associating the yuvaraja with the administration of the country
D) He abolished the council of ministers and replaced it with a body consisting of representatives of village assemblies
Answer: He introduced the system of associating the yuvaraja with the administration of the country
   
963) Consider the following statements
1. The Devadasi system became quite prevalent from the Chola period because the temples became large complexes which required a large number of permanent woman workers.
2. The Chola monarchs were patrons 0f Shaivism.
3. The most famous and beautiful Chola bronzes were those of Nataraja.
4. The most famous Buddhist monastery in the Chola empire, to which liberal donations were made by the Chola monarchs as well as by the Shailendra kings of Srivijaya was at Nagapattanam.
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
   
964) Hoysala monuments are found in
A) Hampi and Hospet
B) Halebid and Belur
C) Mysore and Bengaluru
D) Sringeri and Dharwar
Answer: Sringeri and Dharwar
   
965) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
A) Vishnu Vardhana (Sala) established a kingdom for the Hoysala dynasty of Dwarasamudra
B) The independent Yadava kingdom of Devagiri was founded by Billama
C) Rudradaman, the Kakatiya ruler of Warangal has been mentioned in glowing terms by the Venetian traveller Marco Polo
D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above

966) Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their works on the Mahabharata theme is correctly matched?
A) Sarladasa : Bengali
B) Kasirama : Oriya
C) Tikkana : Marathi
D) Pampa : Kannada
Answer: Pampa : Kannada
   
967) Assertion (A) The Ghaznaid dynasty was the torchbearer of Arab culture.
Reason (R) The Ghaznaid rulers organised stout defence against the central Asian Turkish tribal invaders.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true. but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Answer: A is false, but R is true
   
968) Assertion (A) Arab writers say the Pratiharas had the best cavalry in India.
Reason (R) Pratiharas controlled the western sea parts using which they could import quality horses from Arabia and Central Asia.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true. but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
969) Assertion (A) During 800 1200 AD Period, we notice the appearance of many. historians of comparatively small geographical regions family histories of lesser dynasties.
Reason (R) The excessive centrali sation of political authority during this period had resulted in the emergence of reactionary sentiments among regional local rulers.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true. but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Answer: A is true, but R is false
   
970) Assertion (A) The Rashtrakutas patronished Jainism.
Reason (R) The Rashtrakutas persecuted Hindus, Buddhists.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true. but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Answer: A is true, but R is false