14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Early Medieval Period (800-1200 CE))
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 12/12/2025
1. In the reign of which Pallava Ruler, a protracted struggle between Pallavas and Chalukyas had been started?
2. Assertion (A) The Rashtrakutas patronished Jainism. Reason (R) The Rashtrakutals persecuted Hindus and Buddhists.
3. Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with:
4. Consider the following statements.
I. The capital of Chahamanas Dynasty was Shakambhari.
II. They territory ruled by them was known as Sapadalaksha. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
5. Who were Axad-gavundas and Desgramakutas in the Rashtrakuta kingdom?
6. Who was the Chola king to have conquered Bengal?
7. Who has constructed the Tribhuvan Narayan temple of Chittor?
8. Consider the following statements.
I. The Vakataka Dynasty was a Brahmin Dynasty. II. The capital of Vakataka was Vatsagulma.
9. Which one of the following had started and ended the tripartite struggle?
10. Gold coins became extinct during the post-Gupta times. Which of the following dynasties revived them in the early medieval period?
11. Which of the following ruler had performed four Asvamedhas?
12. Which Rashtrakuta king defeated the Chola ruler Parantaka I in AD 972 and built a temple at Rameswaram?
14. Consider the following statements:
I. Bhukti was one of the administrative unit during early medieval period. II. Vishyas were the topmost administrative unit in hierarchy. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
15. In which region, the Chola Empire was expanded?
16. Which of the following was not one of the effects of the growth of a feudal society in India?
17. Consider the following events in the history of India.
I. Rise of Pratiharas under king Bhoja. II. Establishment of Pallava power under Mahendravarman I. III. Establishment of Chola power by Parantaka Chola I. IV. Pala Dynasty founded by Gopala. What is the correct chronological order of the above events, starting from the earliest time?
18. Which of the following clans are included in the Agnikula Rajputs?
I. Pratiharas
II. Chalukyas
III. Paramaras
IV. Chahamanas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
19. In which among the following states, Odantipur Education Centre was situated?
20. Sun temple is situated at:
21. Which one of the following temple complex of India does not represent the typical Nagara style?
22. Who founded the Sena Dynasty?
23. Which of the following was the greatest Pratihara king?
24. Who had established Odantipuri Buddhist Mahavihara?
25. Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?
| Jurist |
| I. Hemadri |
| II. Rajasekhara |
| III. Jimutavahana |
| IV. Mitakshara |
26. Which among the following source throw light on the history of Paramara Dynasty?
27. Who founded Vakataka Dynasty?
28. Chief exponent of Tantrism in North India in the early medieval period was:
29. Consider the following statements.
I. The capital of Gahadavala Dynasty was ‘Varanasi’. II. Jaichand was defeated by Ghurids. III. Govindacharya founded Gahadavala Dynasty. IV. Chandrawati inscriptions is associated with Chandradev. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
30. Which of the following is correctly matched?
31. The ruler of Suvarnabhumi, who founded a Buddhist Monastry at Nalanda and requested Devapala through his ambassador to grant five villages for its maintenance, was:
32. Rani Kumardevi, the queen of Govindachandra Gahadavala, had built the ‘Dharmachakra-Jain Vihar’ at which place?
33. Who built the Korangnatha temple Srinivasanallur?
34. Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon?
35. Which Rashtrakuta ruler had defeated Vishnuvardhan IV?
36. What was the occasion for the building of a new capital near the mouth of the Cauveri called Gangaikonda Cholapuram by Rajendra I?
37. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (Chalukya/Solanki Ruler and Reign)
| Chalukya Ruler | Reign |
| (a) Bhim-I | 1022–1064 CE |
| (b) Jayasimha Siddharaja | 1094–1143 CE |
| (c) Kumarapala | 1256–1272 CE |
| (d) Ajaypal | 1172–1176 CE |
38. In which country is the Angkorvat temple complex located?
39. Pulkeshin II was the greatest ruler of:
40. Who among the following had build the Sompura Mahavihara?
41. The author of ‘Prithviraj Raso’ is:
42. Who founded Chalukyas of Kalyani?
43. Consider the following text and arrange them in chronological order.
I. Fatwa-i-Jahandari
II. Prithviraj-Raso
III. Kitab-ul-hind
IV. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
44. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscription at:
45. Aalha-Udal were related to:
46. Who is the author of ‘Prithviraja Vijaya’?
47. What was the administrative innovation introduced by Rajaraja?
48. Consider the following pairs. (Medieval Indian State and Present Region)
| Medieval Indian State | Present Region |
| I. Champaka | Central India |
| II. Durgara | Jammu |
| III. Kuluta | Malabar |
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
49. Who among the following gave asylum to Zoroastrians who fled by sea and by the coastal route from Persia to Western India in the early 8th century?
50. At which place in China do we have reference to the presence of Hindu temples in which Brahamanas lived in the early medieval period?
