The Guptas / Post Gupta Period SECTION 5

               1.  Who among the following was described as Jagadguru by his subjects for his patronage of the Hindus in his state?

(a)    Ibrahim adil shah II of Bijapur

(b)   Mahmud II of Malwa

(c)    Hussain Shah of  Bengal

(d)   Mahmud Begara of Gujarat

              2.  Who among the following was a lexicographer?

(a)    Banabhatta

(b)   Dandin

(c)    Amarsimha

(d)   Panini

                3. Chachnama is a famous work on the history of

(a)    Gujarat

(b)   Punjab

(c)    Kashmir

(d)   Sindh

               4. Which rashtrakuta ruler established a victory pillar in Rameshwaram?

(a)    Krishna I

(b)   Krishna II

(c)    Krishna III

(d)   Indra III

              5. Vidyapati Thakur, a contemporary of Chandidas (end of 14^th century to early 15^th), was native of

(a)    Bengal

(b)   Mithila

(c)    Malwa

(d)   Kashmir

                6. The monuments at Khajutraho belong to the period of

(a)    Vakatakas

(b)   Rashtrakutas

(c)    Chandellas

(d)   Gahadavalas

                 7. In ancient India, Nalanda University was a great centre for the study of

(a)    Hinduism

(b)   Hinayana Buddhism

(c)    Jainism

(d)   Mahayana Buddhism

8.  Hieun Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim, visited India during the reign of

(a)    Chanjdragupta I

(b)   Kanishka

(c)    Ashoka

(d)   Harshavardhana

                     9. kadambari was written by

(a)    Kalidasa

(b)   Kautilya

(c)    Harsha

(d)   Bana

                       10. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?

(a)    Mandalam

(b)   Kottam

(c)    Kurram

(d)   Valanadu

                                  Answer:

1.       C

2.       C

3.       C

4.       D

5.       C

6.       A

7.       C

8.       D

9.       D

10.   D