HISTORY OF SOUTH INDIA (CHOLA, CHALUKYA, PALLAVA)
301. The following King did send two naval expenditions to Ceylon in 642 AD– Narasimha Verman I
302. Name the chola ruler who conquered northern Sri Lanka– Rajraja I
303. The Chola king who freed Sri Lanka completely and married his daughter with Singhly Prince– Kulothunga I
304. During which regime, a delegation of 72 traders sent to China– Kulottunga I
305. The following Chola ruler is credited for the construction of an artificial lake named as Cholagangama– Rajendra
306. Gangaikonda-cholapuram established by– Rajendra I
307. Chola rulers who managed to established Bay of Bengal as Chola lake, was– Rajendra I
308. The famous bronze image of Nataraja is an excellent example of– Chola art
309. The following institutions belonged to foreign trade– Nanadesis
310. In which South Indian kingdom, village administration was excellent– Chola
311. The rulers of the following dynasties used to declare the successor during their life time– Chola
312. In which region the Chola kingdom was expanded– Coromandel coast, some part of deccan
313. The following Variyam was responsible to look after the forest administration– Totta Variyam
314. The following was the feature of Chola administration– Autonomy of village administration
315. That South Indian kingdom which was known for its naval power– Chola
316. The following dynasty of South India was famous for its naval power– Chola
317. The famous battle of Takkolam in South India was fought between– Rashtrakutas and Cholas
318. Who ended the Chola Empire at last– Malik Kafur
319. Where was the Chalukya's capital– Vatapi
320. The greatest ruler of Chalukya dynasty was– Pulkeshin II
321. The capital of Kadamba Kings was– Banavasi
322. The following Chinese travelers provided particular about Indo-China relation during Chalukya period– Hiuen-Tsang
323. The following dynasties women were appointed on higher posts– Chalukya
324. The Cholas had their capital at– Tanjore
325. During the 3rd century Warangal was famous for– Iron Tools & Equipments
326. The Sanskrit poet and dramatist Kalidasa finds a mention in– Aihole inscription of Pulakesin II
327. A Chalukya inscription dated as saka samvat 556. Its similar year is– 634 AD
328. Noted Sanskrit writer Dandin was in the court of– Pallava
329. The title of which Pallava king was 'Rajasimha'– Narsimha Varman II
330. Who was to look after the management of bathroom and mess of Chola kings– Women and men both
331. The correct sequence of administrative divison during the Gupta Period is– Bhukti → Vishaya → Vithi → Grama
332. The name of king mentioned in Iron Pillar Inscription of Mehrauli is– Chandra
333. Mandsaur-Prashasti presents the details of the achievements of– Kumaragupta-I ruler
334. Ruling period of which dynasty during ancient Indian period is recognized as golden period– Gupta period
335. In Gupta period, the Officer associated with land-tax collection was– Dhruvadhikaran
336. The following parts of India was NOT included in the empire of Samudra Gupta– Kashmir
337. Bhaga and Bali were– Source of revenue
338. Gupta gold coin was called– Dinara
339. The first Gupta ruler to issue coins was– Chandragupta I
340. The first Gupta ruler who circulated the Silver coins– Chandragupta II
341. The silver coins issued by the Gupta's were called– Rupaka
342. Who is known as Shaka winner– Chandragupta II
343. First Gupta ruler to hold the title of 'Parambhagawat' was– Chandragupta II
344. The title of 'Prithivyah Prathama Vir' held by– Samudragupta
345. The following is known as Napoleon of India– Samudragupta
346. In which inscription the military achievement of Samudragupta is mentioned– Prayag Prasasti
347. Prayag citation gives information about whose military expedition– Samudragupta
348. The following Gupta rulers had registered the victory over Hunas– Skandagupta
349. Which Gupta rulers had defeated Hunas– Skandagupta
350. Which inscription tells that Skandagupta had defeated Hunas– Bhitari pillar inscription
351. From where the inscriptional evidence of Sati cult is found– Eran inscription
352. The first inscriptional evidence of Sati practice is found from– Eran
353. Mention about the construction of a sun temple by which of the following community is found in Mandasor Inscription– Silk weavers
354. Bhumi Sparsha style of Buddha statue of Sarnath is related to the Period of– Gupta period
355. Which dynasty was distracted maximum due to Hunas invasion– Gupta
356. The following Nine jewels of Chandragupta was related to astrological horoscopy Falita Jyotisha– Kshapanaka
357. Hero of the Malavikagnimitra, a play by Kalidas was– Agnimitra
358. The following rulers had organised four Ashwamedh sacrificial acts (Yajna)– Pravarsena I
359. Who has mentioned about Kayastha a caste for the first time– Yagyavalkya
360. Who introduced the law for the freedom of slaves at first– Narad
361. Pundravardhana Bhukti was located in– North Bengal
362. Trading with north India during Gupta period was conducted from– Tamralipti port
363. The following guild is mentioned in Mandasor inscription of Kumargupta– Silk weavers
364. An inscription by which of the following is found on Prayag citation of Samudragupta– Jahangir
365. Harshavardhana organized two religious conventions in– Kannauj and Prayag
366. The place in U.P. where Harshavardhana had organised a mega Buddhist meet– Prayag
367. The information regarding Harsha period is found in the books of– Kalhana
368. The following rulers had defeated Harshavardhan– Pulakeshin II
369. The followings had visited and studied in Nalanda University– Hiuen Tsang
370. The famous Travelogue ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ as linked with– Hiuen-Tsang
371. In whose reign-period the Chinese traveller Huen-Tsang visited India– Harshavardhana
372. The capital of Harsha’s empire was– Kannauj
373. Mahodaya was an old name of– Kannauj
374. Emperor Harsha had shifted his capital from Thaneshwar to– Kannauj
375. The following had defeated Huna ruler Mihirkul– Yashodharmana
ARCHITECTURE IN ANCIENT& PRE MEDIEVAL INDIA
376. In which of the following stupas, the features of a platform with ‘Aryaka-Pillars’ are found– Amaravati
377. At which one of the following sites, the boar incarnation of Vishnu has been depicted in a sculpture– Udaygiri Cave, Vidisha
378. In Indian architecture ‘Surkhi’ was introduced by– Kushanas
379. The following temples is also known as Khajuraho of Vidarbha– Markandeshwar
380. Khajuraho temples were built by– Chandelas
381. Khajuraho temples are related to– Hindu & Jain
382. The following temples is considered as a wonder of rock-cut architecture– Kailash Temple, Ellora
383. The ruler of which dynasty is associated with the construction of famous Kailash temple at Ellora– Rashtrakuta
384. The following temples is an example of rock cut architecture– Kailash temple, Ellora
385. The caves and rock cut temples at Ellora are– Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
386. Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock-cut caves exist in– Ellora
387. Ajanta and Ellora caves are located in– Maharashtra
388. At which of the following places the cave temples constructed by Rashtrakuta rulers in Ellora hills are located– Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
389. Minakshi temple is located in– Madurai
390. Who constructed the ‘Rath (Chariot)’ temples at Mahabalipuram– Narsingh Verman I
391. The following Rath temples is the smallest– Draupadi Rath
392. The Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built by– Pallavas
393. The following were responsible for the creation of Rath monuments at Mamallapuram– Pallavas
394. The following centre there are more than hundred Buddhist caves– Kanheri
395. The following rock-cut caves eleven headed Bodhisattva image is depicted– Kanheri
396. The followings had constructed ‘Somapur Mahavihar– Dharmapal
397. Gandhar school of art is a agglutination of– Indian and Greek art
398. Which among the four archways of Sanchi Stupa was built earliest– Southern
399. Sonagiri, the abode of 108 Jain temples, lies in the close proximity of– Datia
400. The historical Digambar Jain pilgrimage place of Sonagiri is located in– Madhya Pradesh
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