Pre-Medieval Indian History MCQs with Answers for Competitive Exams

Pre-Medieval Indian History MCQs with Answers for Competitive Exams

The Pre-Medieval Period in Indian history (8th–12th century CE) witnessed the rise and fall of powerful dynasties, including the Palas, Rashtrakutas, Cholas, Pratiharas, and Paramaras. This was an age of political struggles, cultural growth, temple architecture, and literary advancements. We have compiled a set of 64 carefully arranged Pre-Medieval Indian History MCQs with answers. These objective questions are very useful for UPSC, SSC, State PCS, NET/JRF, and other competitive exams. This set of MCQs is under Ancient Indian History MCQs.

1. Aalha-Udal were related to________
(A) Chanderi
(B) Vidisha
(C) Mahoba
(D) Panna
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2. Who among the following ruler is famous as ‘Prithvi Raj Chauhan’?
(A) Prithviraj-I
(B) Prithviraj-II
(C) Prithviraj-III
(D) None of the above
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3. The author of ‘Prithviraj Raso’ is_______
(A) Kalhana
(B) Bilhana
(C) Jayanaka
(D) Chand Bardai
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4. Kumaradevi, a queen of Govind Chandra Gahadavala, constructed Dharma-chakra – Jaina Vihara at_______
(A) Bodh Gaya
(B) Rajgriha
(C) Kushinagar
(D) Sarnath
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Chola Dynasty MCQs with Answers

5. The author of Gaudavaho was________
(A) Harishena
(B) Aryabhatta
(C) Vakpati
(D) Banabhatta
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6. The presiding deity of Bhojshala Temple is______
(A) Goddess Durga
(B) Goddess Parvati
(C) Goddess Lakshmi
(D) Goddess Saraswati
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7. The poet Jayadeva, composer of Gita Govinda, lived in the court of which king?
(A) Lakshmana Sena
(B) Ballala Sena
(C) Rajaraja Chola I
(D) Bhoja of Dhar
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8. Mahodaya is an old name of______
(A) Allahabad
(B) Khajuraho
(C) Kannauj
(D) Patna
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9. Jejakabhukti was the ancient name of______
(A) Baghelkhand
(B) Bundelkhand
(C) Malwa
(D) Vidarbha
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10. Pundravardhan Bhukti was located in______
(A) North Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Odisha
(D) Assam
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11. According to Hammir Mahakavya the Chauhans were______
(A) Chandravanshi
(B) Brahmins
(C) Yaduvanshis
(D) Suryavanshis
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12. The Gurjar-Pratiharas dynasty was founded by______
(A) Nagabhatta I
(B) Vatsraj
(C) Harshvardhan
(D) Mihir Bhoj
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13. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty?
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Deopala
(C) Gopala
(D) Ramapala
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14. Who among the following had built the Sompura Mahavihar?
(A) Kumargupta-I
(B) Harsha
(C) Dharmapala
(D) Vijayasena
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Chola Dynasty MCQs with Answers

15. Which ruler of Bengal founded the ancient University called ‘Vikramshila’?
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Gopala
(C) Devpala
(D) Mahipala
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16. Vikramshila Maha Vihar was established by the ruler of______
(A) Pushyabhuti Dynasty
(B) Varman Dynasty
(C) Sen Dynasty
(D) Pala Dynasty
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17. In which modern day’s State, the University of Vikramashila was located?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Bihar
(D) Jharkhand
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18. Which one of the following places was not the centre of learning during early medieval period?
(A) Nalanda
(B) Vikramashila
(C) Taxila
(D) Uddantapur
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19. Dangdev was the ruler of which dynasty?
(A) Chandelas of Jejakabhukti
(B) Parmar of Malwa
(C) Kalchuri of Mahishmati
(D) Kalchuri of Tripuri
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20. Who was the founder of Parmar Dynasty?
(A) Ajai Pal
(B) Krishnaraj
(C) Kanak Rao
(D) Jagar Pal
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21. King Bhoj ruled over______
(A) Bastar
(B) Dhar
(C) Mahakaushal
(D) Ujjain
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22. Who amongst the following wrote a book on artificial scientific equipments?
(A) Bhoj
(B) Govindraj
(C) Chandravarman
(D) Mahipala
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23. Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya Kingdom?
(A) Kakinada
(B) Motupalli
(C) Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam)
(D) Nelluru
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24. The greatest Pratihara King was______
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Harsha
(C) Mihir Bhoj
(D) Mahendrapala
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25. The great Jain Scholar Hemchandra adorned the court of______
(A) Amoghavarsha
(B) Kumarpala
(C) Jaysimha Siddharaja
(D) Vidhyadhara
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26. Who among the following granted financial aid for the restoration of a demolished mosque in Khambhat?
(A) Chamundaraya
(B) Jayasimha Siddharaja
(C) Kumarpala
(D) Mahipaladeva
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27. Which of the following was known as ‘Nagar Mahoday Shri’?
(A) Mahoba
(B) Kampilya
(C) Mathura
(D) Kannauj
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28. The Luxman Era was started by which of the following dynasty?
(A) Pratiharas
(B) Pals
(C) Chauhans
(D) Sena
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29. Who was the last ruler of the Sena dynasty?
(A) Ballala Sena
(B) Lakshmana Sena
(C) Hemanta Sena
(D) Vijayasena
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30. The great Sanskrit poet and dramatist, Rajshekhara was in the court of______
(A) Raja Bhoj
(B) Mahipal
(C) Mahendrapala-I
(D) Indra-III
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31. Who was the founder of Rashtrakuta dynasty?
(A) Dantidurga
(B) Amoghavarsha
(C) Govinda III
(D) Krishna I
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32. The Kailasa Temple at Ellora was built by______
(A) Krishna I
(B) Dantidurga
(C) Dhruva
(D) Amoghavarsha
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33. The capital of Rashtrakutas was______
(A) Badami
(B) Manyakheta
(C) Kalyani
(D) Warangal
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Sangam Period MCQs with answers

34. Which Rashtrakuta ruler was also known as Nripatunga?
(A) Krishna II
(B) Amoghavarsha I
(C) Govinda IV
(D) Dhruva
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35. The Tripartite Struggle was fought among______
(A) Cholas, Chalukyas, Pallavas
(B) Palas, Rashtrakutas, Pratiharas
(C) Palas, Senas, Rashtrakutas
(D) Chalukyas, Pratiharas, Palas
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36. The famous Khajuraho temples were built by______
(A) Chandellas
(B) Paramaras
(C) Senas
(D) Palas
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37. The Sun Temple at Konark was built by_______
(A) Narsimhadeva I
(B) Anantavarman Chodaganga
(C) Devapala
(D) Ballala Sena
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38. The famous Dilwara Temples at Mount Abu were built during the reign of______
(A) Paramaras
(B) Chalukyas of Gujarat
(C) Solankis
(D) Chandelas
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39. The founder of the Chola dynasty was______
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Rajaraja I
(C) Aditya I
(D) Rajendra I
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40. Who among the following Chola rulers adopted the title ‘Gangaikonda Chola’?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Kulottunga I
(D) Aditya I
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41. The Brihadeshwara Temple at Thanjavur was built by______
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Vijayalaya
(D) Kulottunga I
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42. Rajendra Chola I led a naval expedition against______
(A) Burma
(B) Maldives
(C) Sri Lanka and South-East Asia
(D) Java only
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43. Who among the following was the last ruler of the Imperial Cholas?
(A) Rajendra III
(B) Rajaraja II
(C) Kulottunga II
(D) Aditya II
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44. Who was the most famous Pallava ruler?
(A) Mahendravarman I
(B) Narsimhavarman I
(C) Aparajita
(D) Simhavishnu
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45. The famous rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under______
(A) Pallavas
(B) Cholas
(C) Chalukyas
(D) Pandyas
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46. The Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram was built by_______
(A) Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimha)
(B) Mahendravarman I
(C) Simhavishnu
(D) Nandivarman II
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47. The Aihole inscription, which gives an account of Pulakeshin II, was composed by_______
(A) Ravikirti
(B) Banabhatta
(C) Bilhana
(D) Kalhana
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48. Who defeated Harshavardhana on the banks of Narmada?
(A) Dantidurga
(B) Pulakeshin II
(C) Narasimhavarman I
(D) Krishna I
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49. The Chalukyas of Badami were succeeded by______
(A) Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
(B) Rashtrakutas
(C) Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
(D) Cholas
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50. The Vesara style of temple architecture is associated with______
(A) Pallavas
(B) Cholas
(C) Chalukyas
(D) Pandyas
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51. Which one of the following temples is called the ‘Black Pagoda’?
(A) Lingaraja Temple
(B) Konark Sun Temple
(C) Jagannath Temple
(D) Kailasa Temple
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52. The term ‘Ghatika’ in early medieval South India referred to______
(A) A village assembly
(B) A temple college
(C) A tax system
(D) A military unit
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53. Uttaramerur inscriptions provide details about______
(A) Land grants
(B) Chola village administration
(C) Pallava trade
(D) Rashtrakuta army
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54. The famous copper plate grants of land by Chola rulers were known as______
(A) Danapatra
(B) Sasanapatra
(C) Leydan
(D) Hero stones
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55. Which Chola ruler completed the conquest of Sri Lanka?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Kulottunga I
(D) Vijayalaya
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56. The Chola navy was considered the strongest in South Asia during the reign of______
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Rajaraja I
(C) Rajendra I
(D) Kulottunga I
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57. Which one of the following dynasties issued silver coins called ‘Gadyanakas’?
(A) Cholas
(B) Rashtrakutas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Paramaras
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58. The book ‘Manasollasa’ was written by______
(A) Someshvara III of Western Chalukyas
(B) Bhoja of Paramaras
(C) Amoghavarsha I of Rashtrakutas
(D) Rajendra I of Cholas
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59. The temple at Halebidu (Hoysaleswara Temple) was built by_______
(A) Hoysala dynasty
(B) Chalukyas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Cholas
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60. With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term ‘Araghatta’ refers to______
(A) Bonded labour
(B) Land grants made to military officers
(C) Waterwheel used for the irrigation of land
(D) Wasteland converted to cultivated land
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61. Match List-I (Dynasty) with List-II (Capital) on the basis of code.

List-I (Dynasty) – (a) Pratihara (b) Chola (c) Parmara (d) Solanki
List-II (Capital) – 1. Tanjore 2. Anhilwada 3. Dhara 4. Kannauj

(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 4 1 3 2
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62. Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?

1. Vigyanesvara

2. Hemadri

3. Rajashekhara

4. Jimutavahana

(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1 and 3
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63. Which were the three dynasties who were engaged in a Tripartite struggle for Kannauj?

1. Chola

2. Pala

3. Gurjara

4. Rashtrakuta

(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4
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64. Consider the following pairs.

1. Bodh Gaya : Baghelkhand

2. Khajuraho : Bundelkhand

3. Shirdi : Vidarbha

4. Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa

5. Tirupati : Rayalaseema

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(C) Only 2 and 5
(D) 1, 3, 4 and 5
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