Practice Quiz set 9 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) What was the language of Allahabad Parasasti?
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Q-2) The decimal numeral system, including the concept of zero was invented in India during which one of the following dynasty?
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Q-3) The Huna princess Avalladevi was the Queen of
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The Huna princess Avalladevi was the queen of Gangeyadeva. Their son Allata married a Huna princess named Hariyadevi. The Jabbalpore copper-plate inscription of Yasahkarnadeva, of the Kalachuri dynasty of Chedi 17 describes Yasahkarnadeva as the son of king Karnadeva and Avalladevi, a Huna princess.
Q-4) Which among the following dynasties is known to have given the largest grant of villages to the temples and Brahamans?
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Q-5) The word Dinara used for the gold coins in the Gupta inscription is derived from
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The word Dinara used for the gold coins in the gupta inscription is derived from Latin. The main purpose behind the choice of Gupta coin designs seems to have been one of political propaganda. The king is always shown in ways that emphasize his status as a great ruler and heroic warrior. The representations are idealized images that adhere to the strict contemporary artistic concepts of the perfect human form.
Q-6) Consider the following statements:
- In the first campaign, Samudragupta defeated Achyuta and Nagasena.
- An inscription mentions that Samudragupta defeated twelve rulers in his South Indian Expedition.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Achyuta was probably a Naga ruler. Nagasena belonged to the Kota family which was ruling over the upper Gangetic valley. They were defeated and their states were annexed. As a result of this short campaign, Samudragupta had gained complete mastery over the upper Gangetic valley.
Then Samudragupta marched against the South Indian monarchs. The Allahabad Pillar inscription mentions that Samudragupta defeated twelve rulers in his South Indian Expedition. They were Mahendra of Kosala, Vyaghraraja of Mahakanthara, Mantaraja of Kaurala, Mahendragiri of Pishtapura, Swamidatta of Kottura, Damana of Erandapalla, Vishnugupta of Kanchi, Nilaraja of Avamukta, Hastivarman of Vengi, Ugrasena of Palakka, Kubera of Devarashtra and Dhananjaya of Kushtalapura.
Samudragupta’s policy in South India was different. He did not destroy and annex those kingdoms. Instead, he defeated the rulers but gave them back their kingdoms. He only insisted on them to acknowledge his suzerainty.
Q-7) Who among the following Rashtrakuta rulers is known to have made the ‘Hiranya-garbha-dana’ at Ujjaini?
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Dantidurga, the Rashtrakuta rulers, is known to have made the Hiranyagarbha-dana’ at Ujjaini. Rashtrakutas were subordinate to the Chalukyas. Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, threw his Chalukyan overlord and performed Hiranya-garbha, a ritual that is thought to lead to the rebirth of the sacrificer as a Kshatriya. Dantidurga, thus, founded the Rashtrakuta empire.
Q-8) A Chalukya inscription is dated in the year 556 of the Saka era. It is equivalent to
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A Chalukya inscription is dated in the year 556 of the Saka era. It’s equivalent to 478 AD. This undated inscription belongs to the reign of the Chalukaya king Vijayaditya Satyasraya. It registers the grant of 20 mattars of red soil, amattar of wet land and 2 mattars of garden land to Talereyar by Vikramaditya, the uncle of Banarja, when the latter was ruling Turamara-vishaya as the king’s feudatory. It also states that Vikramaditya had the birudas Taruna-Vasantan and Samanta-kesari and that he was ruling Ayiradi. The inscription was written by Singutti.
Q-9) The guild which migrated from Lata to Daspura during the time of Kumargupta, traded in
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The guild which migrated from Lata to Daspura during the time of Kumargupta traded in silken textile.
Q-10) Consider the following statements:
- During the Gupta period, the caste system became rigid.
- The position of women had become miserable during the Gupta period.
- The practise of untouchability had begun during the Gupta period
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Women were prohibited from studying religious texts like the Puranas. The subjection of women to men was thoroughly regularized. But it was insisted that they should be protected and generously treated by men. The practice of Swyamvara was given up and the Manusmriti suggested the early marriage for girls.
The Brahmins occupied the top ladder of society. They were given enormous gifts by the rulers as well as other wealthy people. Fahien mentions that Chandalas were segregated from society. Their miserable condition was elaborated by the Chinese traveller.