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This section includes 5672 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1601. |
………….. captured Krishna Tungabadra Doab, and the forts of Riachar andBidar. |
| A. | achyuta raya |
| B. | krishnadevaraya |
| C. | sadasiva raya |
| D. | rama raya. |
| Answer» C. sadasiva raya | |
| 1602. |
Krishnadevaraya belonged the …………… dynasty. |
| A. | tuluva |
| B. | mughal |
| C. | slave |
| D. | pusyabhuti |
| Answer» B. mughal | |
| 1603. |
Krishnadevaraya (1509 -29) is considered as the greatest and the most famouskings of ……………. empire. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | bhamini |
| C. | pandya |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» B. bhamini | |
| 1604. |
The early phase of Dravida temple is best illustrated in the Kuranganathatemple at Srinivasanallur built in the reign of ……... |
| A. | parantaka i |
| B. | rajaraja chola |
| C. | rajadhiraja chola |
| D. | pulikesi ii |
| Answer» B. rajaraja chola | |
| 1605. |
The Vijayalaya Cholisvara temple is situated at……. |
| A. | pudukottai |
| B. | kumbakonam |
| C. | tribhuvanam |
| D. | tanjore |
| Answer» B. kumbakonam | |
| 1606. |
The …………….. inscriptions thrown light on the constitution and working ofthe village assembles of the cholas. |
| A. | darasuram |
| B. | warrangal |
| C. | uttaramerur |
| D. | tribhuvanam |
| Answer» D. tribhuvanam | |
| 1607. |
Kulottunga (1178-1210) was the last greatest ............ emperor. |
| A. | chola |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | chera |
| D. | pandyas |
| Answer» B. vijayanagara | |
| 1608. |
.............. founded a new capital called Gangai Kondacholapuram. |
| A. | kulottunga chola |
| B. | rajendra chola i |
| C. | rajaraja chola |
| D. | rajadhiraja chola |
| Answer» C. rajaraja chola | |
| 1609. |
Rajendra I founded a new capital called ..................... |
| A. | gangai kondacholapuram |
| B. | pullaur |
| C. | mahodayapuram |
| D. | ezhimala |
| Answer» B. pullaur | |
| 1610. |
............ conquered several trans-Ganga kingdoms and assumed the title of GangaiKondachola. |
| A. | rajaraja chola |
| B. | rajendra i |
| C. | rajadhiraja chola |
| D. | kulottunga |
| Answer» C. rajadhiraja chola | |
| 1611. |
Rajaraja invaded Northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a ........... province. |
| A. | chola |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | pandya |
| D. | cheras |
| Answer» B. vijayanagara | |
| 1612. |
Vijayalaya (850-875) was the founder of the …………… dynasty. |
| A. | chola |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | bahmini |
| D. | pala |
| Answer» B. vijayanagara | |
| 1613. |
The Kailasanath temple or Rajasimhawara temple is the largest among the…………… temples. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | pallava |
| C. | chola |
| D. | chaukyan |
| Answer» C. chola | |
| 1614. |
The structural temple architecture of the …………. was patronized and favoured byNarasimhavarman II who substituted bricks and temples for stone. |
| A. | pandyas |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | cheras |
| D. | pallavas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1615. |
The most famous of the stone temple of the Pallavas is the seven ratha temples(seven pagoda) in ……………….. |
| A. | darasuram |
| B. | mahabhalipuram |
| C. | tribhuvanam |
| D. | tanjore |
| Answer» C. tribhuvanam | |
| 1616. |
……………..founded the city of Mahabhalipuram as Mamallapuram. |
| A. | narasimhavarman |
| B. | rajendra i |
| C. | rajaraja chola |
| D. | rajadhiraja chola |
| Answer» B. rajendra i | |
| 1617. |
…………. was the first ruler who laid the foundation of the Chalukya dynasty. |
| A. | pulikesi i |
| B. | narasimhavarman |
| C. | vikramadithya ii |
| D. | mahendravarman |
| Answer» B. narasimhavarman | |
| 1618. |
The ……………. king Vikramadithya II said to have overrun Kanchi, the capital ofPallavas. |
| A. | mauryan |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | bhamini |
| D. | chalukya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1619. |
……………., the Pallava ruler defeated Pulikesi II and captured Vatapi capital of theChalukyas. |
| A. | narasimhavarman |
| B. | simhavishnu |
| C. | mahendravarman |
| D. | pulikesi ii |
| Answer» B. simhavishnu | |
| 1620. |
Mahendravarman I in the beginning of the 7th century was defeated by the Chalukyaruler …………….. and was given the territory of Vengi. |
| A. | simhavishnu |
| B. | narasimhavarman |
| C. | pulikesi ii |
| D. | mahendravarman |
| Answer» D. mahendravarman | |
| 1621. |
The political history of the South India from the period of 6th century to 8th centuryis marked by the struggle for supremacy between the Pallavas of Kanchi and …………….. of Badami. |
| A. | cholas |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | chalukyas |
| D. | cheras |
| Answer» D. cheras | |
| 1622. |
Kanchi was the capital of ………………….. |
| A. | chalukyas |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | pallavas |
| D. | cholas |
| Answer» D. cholas | |
| 1623. |
………………. works, ‘Inscriptions of Pallavas and Early Indian Paleography’ are ofconsiderable importance for the reconstruction of the history he Pallavas. |
| A. | mahalingam’s |
| B. | burton stein’s |
| C. | george spencer’s |
| D. | kenneth hall’s |
| Answer» B. burton stein’s | |
| 1624. |
…………………. was written ‘History of South India’, |
| A. | k.a. nilakanta sastri |
| B. | appadorai |
| C. | mahalingam |
| D. | robert sewell |
| Answer» B. appadorai | |
| 1625. |
……………… can be considered as the first historian to write a comprehensivehistory of south India. |
| A. | k.a. nilakanta sastri |
| B. | richard kennedy |
| C. | southal |
| D. | robert sewell |
| Answer» B. richard kennedy | |
| 1626. |
S. Krishna Swami Ayyankar, along with …………… edited the ‘HistoricalInscriptions of South India’. |
| A. | robert sewell |
| B. | nilakanta sastri |
| C. | burton stein |
| D. | appadorai |
| Answer» B. nilakanta sastri | |
| 1627. |
…………… wrote ‘Contribution of South India to Indian Culture’, |
| A. | s.krishna swami ayyankar |
| B. | robert sewell |
| C. | nilakanta sastri |
| D. | n. rajayyan |
| Answer» B. robert sewell | |
| 1628. |
The administration of ……………. was divided into eight departments headed byministers who are called Ashta pradhan. |
| A. | raja jai singh |
| B. | pushyabhutis |
| C. | shivaji |
| D. | narasimhavarman |
| Answer» D. narasimhavarman | |
| 1629. |
In 1674, Shivaji held his coronation, assumed the title Chatrapathi and made………….. his capital. |
| A. | raigarh |
| B. | tinnevelly |
| C. | tirukkadaiyur |
| D. | pudukottai |
| Answer» B. tinnevelly | |
| 1630. |
Marching to Poona, …………… decided to strike at the heart of Shivaji territoriesFort purendar where Shivaji had lodged his family and his treasure. |
| A. | narasimhavarman |
| B. | dadaji kondadev |
| C. | raja thodar mal |
| D. | jai singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1631. |
After the failure of Shaista Khan, Aurangazeb deputed Raja Jai Singh of Amber todeal with …………….. |
| A. | shivaji |
| B. | dadaji kondadev |
| C. | raja jai singh |
| D. | narasimhavarman |
| Answer» B. dadaji kondadev | |
| 1632. |
In 1965, …………… proposed that decline of foreign trade is the cause offeudalism. |
| A. | r.s. sharma |
| B. | dineshchandra sircar |
| C. | burton stein |
| D. | chattopadhyaya. |
| Answer» B. dineshchandra sircar | |
| 1633. |
………………. was mainly interested in "feudalism from above". |
| A. | r.s. sharma |
| B. | burton stein |
| C. | mgs narayanan |
| D. | bns yadava |
| Answer» B. burton stein | |
| 1634. |
……………. explained his theory taking into account both "feudalism from above"and "feudalism from below". |
| A. | kosambi |
| B. | burton stein |
| C. | chattopadhyaya |
| D. | mgs narayanan |
| Answer» B. burton stein | |
| 1635. |
The religious intellectual group of ……………. was collectively referred as Ulema. |
| A. | parsis |
| B. | hindus |
| C. | christains |
| D. | muslims |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1636. |
…………… was the first Sultan to bring the nobility firmly under his control. |
| A. | balban |
| B. | qutubuddin aibak |
| C. | iltutmish |
| D. | aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. qutubuddin aibak | |
| 1637. |
The group of chahalgan (group of 40 nobles), which was created by …………..,emerged very powerful. |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | balban |
| C. | qutubuddin aibak |
| D. | alauddhin khalji |
| Answer» B. balban | |
| 1638. |
The ………… was appointed to keep a record of the income of the Iqtas. |
| A. | khwaja |
| B. | diwan-i –waqoof |
| C. | diwan-imustakharaj |
| D. | diwan-i-amir kohi |
| Answer» B. diwan-i –waqoof | |
| 1639. |
From the time of ………… the muqti was expected to send the balance (fawazil) ofthe income to the centre after meeting his and the army’s expenses. |
| A. | feroze shah tughlaq |
| B. | alauddhin khalji |
| C. | muhmmad-bin-thughlaq |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1640. |
The institution of the …………… had been in force in early Islamic world as a formof reward for services to the state. |
| A. | iqta |
| B. | muqti |
| C. | feudalism |
| D. | serfdom |
| Answer» B. muqti | |
| 1641. |
………….was the most important ruler of the Maitrakas and was a contemporary ofHarshavardhana. |
| A. | dharmapala |
| B. | shashanka |
| C. | dhruvasena ii |
| D. | harsha |
| Answer» D. harsha | |
| 1642. |
The Maitrakas were tributary chiefs of the ………, who established an independentkingdom in western India. |
| A. | mughals |
| B. | sultanates |
| C. | guptas |
| D. | pushyabhutis |
| Answer» D. pushyabhutis | |
| 1643. |
The land grant system was originally started by ………..; it became a commonactivity during the Gupta period. |
| A. | satavahanas |
| B. | sultanates |
| C. | mughals |
| D. | mauryas |
| Answer» B. sultanates | |
| 1644. |
The practice of giving land grants to priests and officials became common during the…………… period. |
| A. | gupta |
| B. | sultanate |
| C. | mughal |
| D. | harsha |
| Answer» B. sultanate | |
| 1645. |
The striking development of the ………….. period was the emergence of priestlylandlords at the expense of local peasants. |
| A. | maurya |
| B. | harsha |
| C. | gupta |
| D. | mughal |
| Answer» D. mughal | |
| 1646. |
………….., in his ‘Urban Decay in India’ argues that the decline in long distancetrade was the main reason for urban decay in early medieval India. |
| A. | r.s. sharma |
| B. | d.d. kosambi |
| C. | kesavan veluthat |
| D. | irfan habib |
| Answer» B. d.d. kosambi | |
| 1647. |
The fall of the …………. Empire in the 5th century, virtually put an end to the tradebetween north India and Central and West Asia. |
| A. | roman |
| B. | greek |
| C. | chinese |
| D. | persian |
| Answer» B. greek | |
| 1648. |
………………. work was Harshacharita |
| A. | athula’s |
| B. | bana bhatta’s |
| C. | kesavan veluthat’s |
| D. | karashima noboru’s |
| Answer» C. kesavan veluthat’s | |
| 1649. |
……………in his ‘Society and Culture in North India in the 12th Century’ madefurther analysis of Indian feudalism in the medieval period. |
| A. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 1650. |
The second phase of the Delhi Sultanate began with the establishment of the Khiljidynasty in ……………. |
| A. | 1250 |
| B. | 1260 |
| C. | 1278 |
| D. | 1290 |
| Answer» E. | |