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Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 1

What was the name of the Pratihara king who was defeated by Dhruva II of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 2

Which one of the following was the first to wrest the control of Kanauj from Dharmapala?

Detailed Solution for Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 2

The Pratihara ruler Vatsaraja defeated the Pala ruler Dharmapala in a battle near Prayag. Vatsaraja was the first ruler of Rajasthan to win victories in distant regions like Kanauj and Bengal. He extended his rule over a large part of North India and made Kannauj his capital.

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Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 3

Which one of the following was the second Pratihara king to defeat Dharmapala and drive away his protege from Kanauj?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 4

Match the early medieval Indian rulers with their ruling dynasties:

(A)  Gahadvala                (I) Nagabhatta I
(B) Paramaras                (II) Chandradeva
(C) Guvara Pratiharas    (III) Yasovarman
(D) Chandelas                (IV) Upendra

Detailed Solution for Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 4

Correct Answer :- B

Explanation : a) Chandradeva, who belonged to Rathore clan of Rajput warriors, established the Gahadavala dynasty. He was the founder of the Gahadwala dynasty at Kannauj.

b) The Paramara Dynasty was founded by a chief called Upendra (Krishanaraja) at the beginning of the 9th century. The capital of Paramaras initially was Ujjain which later was replaced by Dhara. They were able to rule till 1305 when Malwa was conquered finally by Alauddin Khilji.

c) The Gurjara Pratihara dynasty (or Pratihara Dynasty) was founded by Nagabhata I who was the ruler of the kingdom of Avanti in between 730-760 AD. His capital was Ujjain. He defeated an invasion by the Arabs from Sindh and captured Kathiawar, Malwa, Gujarat and many parts of Rajaputana.

d) The Chandelas initially ruled as feudatories of the Gurjara-Pratiharas of Kanyakubja (Kannauj). The 10th century Chandela ruler Yashovarman became practically independent, although he continued to acknowledge the Pratihara suzerainty. By the time of his successor Dhanga, the Chandelas had become a sovereign power.

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 5

When Mahmud of Ghazni attacked Somnath, the Chalukya or Solanki ruler of Gujarat was

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 6

Whose kingdom was visited by Al-Masudi, an Arab traveller of the early 10th century A.D.?

Detailed Solution for Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 6

A is the correct option.The Arab traveller, al Masudi, visited Kannauj in the early tenth century and wrote that "the king of Kannauj was the natural enemy of the king of the Deccan : that he kept a large army and was surrounded by smaller kings always ready to go to war." 

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 7

Which one of the following was the greatest ruler of the Pratihara dynasty?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 8

Which one of the following was the last Pratihara ruler, who surrendered before Mahmud of Ghazni and was finally defeated and killed by the Chandela king Vidyadhara?

Detailed Solution for Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 8

Rajyapala was one of the last Pratihara ruler who surrendered before Mahmud Gajni and later defeated and killed by Chandela king Vidyadhara .

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 9

What was the name of the Pratihara king who defeated the Pala king Dharmapala of Bengal in the battle of Monghyr?

Detailed Solution for Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 9

B is the correct option.Dharmapala the second and considered to be the greatest ruler of the Pala. Subsequently Nagabhatta II also defeated Dharmapala in a battle near Munger.

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 10

Who of the following destroyed the Pala supremacy in Bengal?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 11

Bengal passed from Palas to the control of a new dynasty, the Senas. Where did the Senas come from?

Detailed Solution for Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 11

D is the correct option.Sena Dynasty ruled Bengal for little over a century (c 1097-1225).  Sena rule in Bengal is that the whole of Bengal was brought under a single rule .Senas came to Bengal along with some invaders from the Deccan.

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 12

Which fact regarding the Senas of Bengal is not correct?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 13

Which statement on Lakshmana Sena is not correct?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 14

Between the 9th and 11th centuries A.D., the most important ruling dynasty in the northernwestern India was the Hindu Shahis. Who was the founder of this dynasty?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 15

Which one of the following did not rule over Kashmir between 800 A.D. and 1200 A.D.?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 16

What was the name of the Gurjara Pratihara king whose court was adorned by Raja Sekhar?

Detailed Solution for Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 16
  • The poet Rajashekhara, associated with the court of the Gurjara-Pratihara King Mahendrapala and his son Mahipala.
Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 17

Why did Jaychandra not help Prithviraja Chauhan on his war against Gori?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 18

What was the name of Hindu Shahi king who was first defeated by Subuktbin and then by Mahmud of Ghazni?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 19

To which of the following dynasties did Gangeyadeva belong? 

Detailed Solution for Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 19

Gangeyadeva was a ruler of the Kalachuri dynasty of Tripuri in central India. His kingdom was centered around the Chedi or Dahala region in present-day Madhya Pradesh. During the early part of his reign, Gangeyadeva seems to have ruled as a vassal, possibly that of the Paramara king Bhoja.

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 20

It is said that Vakpati Munja defeated a Chalukya king six times. What was his name?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 21

Which of the following books was written by Bhoja Paramara?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 22

What was the name of the Chandela king who joined the coalition formed by Andapala Shahi in 1008 A.D. to repeal the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 23

Which one of the following offered the most successful resistance against Mahmud of Ghazni?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 24

What was the name of the Kashmir king who defeated and dethroned a king of Kanauj belonging to the Ayudha family?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 25

Who was the builder of the Martanda temple in Kashmir ?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 26

Which one of the following statements about the role of Jayachandra Gahadavala during Muhammad Gori’s invasion of India is correct?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 27

Match the following dynasties with their seat when Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India:

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 28

Who of the following Rashtrakuta king invaded north India?

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 29

Match the following :

Test: Political & Social Conditions (800-1200 A.D)- 2 - Question 30

Who of the following established a kingdom for the Hoysala dynasty?

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