History Miscellaneous Test 9 Welcome to your History Miscellaneous Test 9 Name Email 1.Chola inscriptions describe Tirunamattukkani as '______'. (a) land gifted to Brahmanas (b) land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors (c) land donated to Jaina institutions (d) land gifted to temples None 2.The Caves of Elephanta are predominantly dedicated to which of the following deities? (a) Lord Shiva (b) Lord Krishna (c) Lord Rama (d) Lord Ganesha None 3. Gautamiputra Satakarni was the greatest ruler of the ______ Empire in the 2nd century CE. (a) Chera (b) Rashtrakuta (c) Chola (d) Satavahana None 4.With reference to early Indian history, who among the following was famous in the field of medicine? (a) Banabhatta (b) Visakhadatta (c) Harisena (d) Charaka None 5.Which place had water harvesting system channeling the flood water of the Ganga river in the first century B.C? (a) Kanpur (b) Gorakhpur (c) Mirzapur (d) Sringaverapura None 6.Ancient Indian manuscripts were usually written on palm leaves or the bark of the ______ tree, which grows in the Himalayas. (a) boxwood (b) maple (c) birch (d) cedar None 7. Bhaskaravarman of the Varman dynasty ruled in the ______ region. (a) Kamarupa (b) Ujjain (c) Magadha (d) Vaishali Bhaskaravarman of the Varman None 8.In which of the following caves is the painting named ‘Padmapani Bodhisattva’ found? (a) Ajanta Cave No. 4 (b) Ajanta Cave No. 2 (c) Ajanta Cave No. 3 (d) Ajanta Cave No. 1 None 9.Identify the Indian state which was known as 'Pragjyotisha' during the epic period (a) Assam (b) Odisha (c) Kerala (d) Bihar None 10.The Chalukya dynasty was a major kingdom in the ______ part of India. (a) eastern (b) northern (c) southern (d) western None 11.Who among the following was NOT a ruler of the Kushana dynasty? (a) Nahapana (b) Vasishka (c) Vasudeva (d) Huvishka None 12.Who founded Vikramshila University and revived Nalanda University? (a) Dharampala (b) Vasudeva (c) Gopala (d) Shri Gupta None 13. Yashovigraha, Mahichandra and Chandradeva were the first three rulers of ______ dynasty. (a) Maratha (b) Chauhans (c) Gahadavala (d) Wadiyar None 14.Gautamiputra Satakarni was a ______ ruler. (a) Satavahana (b) Eastern Ganga (c) Mauryan (d) Parthian None 15.Which of the following books was written by Panini? (a) Raghuvamsam (b) Ashtadhyayi (c) Manusmriti (d) Kathasaritsagara None 16.Who among the following established the Rashtrakuta Kingdom? (a) Krishna I (b) Dantidurga (c) Ashoka (d) Amoghavarsha None 17.The story of Maynamati and Gopichandra is a part of which of the following literary works? (a) Nath literature (b) Chandimangal Kavya (c) Manasamangal Kavya (d) Sanskrit epics None 18.Who among the following wrote the basic text of Vaisheshika philosophy? (a) Kanada (b) Shankaracharya (c) Patanjali (d) Jaimini None 19.Which of the following is a work on statecraft written by Krishnadevaraya? (a) Karpuramanjari (b) Amuktamalyada (c) Tolkappiyam (d) Kadambari None 20.The Sun Temple of Odisha was built in the 12th Century AD by which of the following emperors? (a) Kharavela (b) Dharmapala (c) Narasimha Deva I (d) Vijaya Sena None 21.Pattachitra art form is dedicated to which Lord in Hindu mythology? (a) Lord Jagannath (b) Lord Ganesha (c) Lord Brahma (d) Lord Shiva None 22.The Mysore Palace was the residence of the ______. (a) Chandelas (b) Palas (c) Bundelas (d) Wodeyars None 23.In which of the following temples will you find Gopurams? (a) Shiva Temple, Chidambaram (b) Bhabatarini Temple, Dakshineswar (c) Golden Temple, Amritsar (d) Dilwara Temple, Mount Abu None Time's up
