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1 UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION B.A HISTORY (2011 Admission onwards) V SEMESTER MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION QUESTION BANK 1. The Medieval Period of Indian History comprises a long period, spanning from century i.e after the fall of the Gupta Empire to the 18 th century, i.e the beginning of colonial domination. a) 5 th b) 6 th c) 8 th d) 9 th 2. The Medieval Period of Indian History comprises a long period, spanning from 6 th century i.e after the fall of the.. Empire to the 18 th century, i.e the beginning of colonial domination. a) Gupta b) Maurya c) Harsha d) Vijayanagar 3. The Early Medieval period refer to the phase of Indian history that stretches from the fall of the Gupta Empire to the beginning of the.period in the 13th century. a) Sultanate b) Mughal c) Harsha d) Maurya 4. The period that comprises mainly that of the reigns of the Sultanate and the.period is generally considered as the late medieval period, of course with regional variations. a) Mughal b) Sangam c) Harappan d) Vedic MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 1

2 5. The nature of state in the early..period is marked by the presence of a large number of regional and local powers, in the absence of a paramount power in the country. a) Medieval b) Sangam c) Ancient d) Modern 6. The..model was largely constructed on the basis of Puranic and Epigraphic data pertaining mostly to North India. a) Feudal b) Sangam c) Capitalistic d) Socialistic 7. The history of Indian medieval period was started after the end of ancient age in 550 AD and it continued till 18th century when the Empire had broken. a) Sultanate b) Mughal c) Turkish d) Bahmini 8. After the (after 300 BC) Cholas was beaten by the Pandyas and Pallavas and they captured the Tamil country. a) Sangam age b) Vedic c) Harappan d) Gupta 9. Around 850 AD,.rose in power and he rescued the Chola Dynasty from Pandyas and Pallavas and captured the capital city Thanjavur. a) Vijayalaya b) Rajaraja Chola I c) Pulakesin I d) None of the above 10. After.. century, Cholas became strongest dynasty of the southern India. a) 9 th b)10 th c) 11 th d)12 th 11. Under..and Rajendra Chola I, the empire became powerful in the field of army, finance and culture in South Asia and South-east Asia. a) Rajaraja Chola I b) Vijayalaya c) Pulakesin I d) Mahendraverman I 12. The Pandyas expelled the Hoysala Dynasty who were partners of the Cholas from Tamil country and subsequently causing the end of the Cholas themselves in. a) 1169 AD b)1179 c)1269 d) The Chalukya Dynasties were in power of Indian medieval history from the reign of 600 to 1200 AD in the state of... MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 2

3 a) Thanjavur b) Deccan c) Badami d) Kalyani 14. Western Chalukyas ruled from.. a) Badami b) Thanjavur c) Kalyani d) Vengi 15. The Chalukyas who ruled from capital city were referred as Later Western Chalukyas. a) Kanchi b) Badami c) Thanjavur d) Kalyani 16. The Chalukyas ruled their kingdom from the.capital city were known as the Eastern Chalukyas. a) Badami b) Vengi c) Thanjavur d) Kalyani 17. Founder of the Western or Early Chalukya Dynasty was a) Pulakesin I b) Vijayalaya c) Shashanka d) Dharmapala 18.. was in power from 609 AD to 642 AD of Early Chalukya Dynasty. a) Simha Vishnu b) Vijayalaya c) Rajaraja Chola I d) Pulakesin II 19. The Western Chalukya Dynasty s capital of. was destroyed by the Pallavas in the 7th century. a) Thanjavur b) Badami c) Vengi d) Kalyani 20. The Eastern Chalukya dynasties were in power from the capital city of.and the dynasty was lasted from 624 AD to 11th century. a) Vengi b) Badami c) Thanjavur d) Peshawar 21. Western Chalukyas reestablished the dynasty in the Deccan and created a new capital at... a) Thanjavur b) Badami c) Kalyani d) Thaneswar were a powerful Dynasties of Andhra Pradesh in Indian medieval history in the end of 500 AD. a) Pandyas b) Cholas c) Pallavas d) Chalukyas 23. The founder of pallava Dynasty was.. MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 3

4 a) Rajaraja Chola I b) Vijayalaya c) Simha Vishnu d) Pulekisin II 24.. expanded the Pallava kingdom in Northern Orissa, Tanjore and Trichirapalli. a) Simha Vishnu b) Vijayalaya c) Rajaraja Chola I d) Pulakesin I 25. Mahendravarman established a cave temple at. a) Trichirapalli b) Tanjore c) Mahabalipuram d) Pullalur 26. In 620 AD, Mahendravarman was attacked by the Chalukya king Pulekisin II in a battle at and loosed very badly. a) Pullalur b) Thanjavur c) Mahabalipuram d) Manimangalam 27. Mahendravarman was succeeded by his son Narasimhavarman in... a) 630 AD b) 6 34 c) 639 d) The period was an era of chivalry and feudalism. a) Pallavas b) Chola c) Rajput d) Vijaynagara 29. Vijaynagar Empire was established by two brothers Harihara and Bukka in the middle of. century. a) 8 th b) 9 th c) 13 th d) 14 th 30. was the best ruler of Vijaynagar Empire. a) Krishanadev Raya b) Harihara c) Bukka d) Sher Shah dynasty ruled India from 1206 AD to 1290 AD. a) Slave b) Khalji c) Tughluq d) Sayyid 32...dynasty ruled India from 1290 AD to 1320 AD. a) Khalji b) Slave c) Tughluq d) Sayyid 33.. dynasty ruled India from 1320 AD to 1413 AD. a) Tughluq b) Slave c) Khalji d) Sayyid MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 4

5 34. dynasty ruled India from 1414 AD to 1451 AD. a) Sayyid b) Slave c) Khalji d) Tughluq 35..dynasty ruled India from 1451 AD to 1526 AD. a) Lodi b) Slave c) Khalji d) Sayyid 36., the founder of the Mughal Empire in India, was the descendant of as Changez Khan. a) Babur b) Vijayalaya c) Shah Jahan d) Humayun 37. Babur came to India and defeated Ibrahim Lodi in.. at the First Battle of Panipat. a) 1326 b) 1426 c) 1520 d) There was a brief interruption to Mughal rule when Babur's son Humayun was ousted from Delhi, by., an Afghan chieftain. a) Sher Shah b) Shah Jahan c) Ibrahim Lodi d) Pulakesin I 39. It was Babur's grandson who consolidated political power and extended his empire over practically the whole of north India and parts of the south. a) Ibrahim Lodi b) Shivaji c) Shah Jahan d) Akbar 40..succeeded Akbar was a pleasure loving man of refined taste. a) Aurangazeeb b) Shah Jahan c) Ibrahim Lodi d) Jahangir 41.. fame rests on the majestic buildings he has left behind - the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid. a) Shah Jahan's b) Babur c) Changez Khan d) Humayun 42. was the last Great Mughal ruler. a) Aurangzeb b) Babur c) Shivaji d) Shah Jahan 43. The Marathas were initially in the service of Bijapur sultans in the western Deccan which was under siege by the. Empire. a) Mughal b) Mauryan c) Gupta d) British MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 5

6 44. The founder of Maratha dominance, is known as the "father of the Maratha nation. a) Shivaji b) Babur c) Ibrahim Lodi d) Pulakesin I 45. The people of his nation called. as Chhatrapati (means who provide shelter). a) Shivaji b) Shah Jahan c) Ibrahim Lodi d) Pulakesin I 46. The deliverance of the... teachings is known as turning the wheel of dharma. a) Hindu b) Jain c) Buddhist d) Parsi 47. The concept of the Chakravartin probably arose from the... ideal of the maha purusha or great man. a) Vaishnavite b) Bureaucracy c) dutaka d) Senapati 48. The Madhuban Copper Plates of the century mention about the names of various officials like that of Uparika or provincial governors. a) 3 rd b) 4 th c) 5 th d) 7 th 49. Huen-Tsang the Budhist pilgrim. a) Chinese b) Indian c) Russian d) Japanese 50. The rulers who ruled over North India between the period are popularly known as the rulers of. a) Delhi Sultanate b) Mughal c) Mauryas d) Kalachuris was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and the founder of the slave dynasty. a) Qutab-ud-din Aibak b) Iltumish c) Sulthana Raziya d) Giyasuddin Balban 52. The second phase of the Delhi Sultanate began with the establishment of the Khilji dynasty in. a) 1250 b) 1260 c) 1278 d) laid the foundation the Tughlaque dynasty. MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 6

7 a) Muhammad bin Tughlaque b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaque c) Firoz Shah Tughlaque d) Bahram 54. In 1526 Lodi dynasty was overthrown by., and Mughal Empire was established. a) Babar b) Qutubuddin Aibak c) Masud Shah d) Alauddin Kilji 55., was a department was set up to look after the military organization of the empire. It was headed by Ariz-i-Mumalik. a) Sultan b) Wazir c) Diwan-i-Arz d) Waqfs introduced the system of Dagh (brandi ng) and huliya (description) and cash payment to the soldiers in order to strengthen his control over the army. a) Feroz Tughlaq b) Alauddin Khalji c) Kutbuddin Ibak d) Balban 57.. was a department looked after the state correspondence. It was headed by Dabir-iKhas. a) hasham-i-qalb b) Diwan-i-Insha c) hasham-i-atraf d) Dabir-iKhas 58.. drafted and despatched royal orders and received reports from various officers. a) Dabir-iKhas b) Mustaufi-i-Mumalik c) Mushrif-i-Mumalik d) Majmuadar 59. The. was the formal channel of communication between the centre and other regions of the empire. a) Majmuadar b) Dabir b) Mustaufi-i-Mumalik d) Wizarat 60. The. was the head of the state news gathering and dealt with intelligence. a) Barid-i-Mumalik b) Dabir c) Dabir-iKhas d) Mustaufi-i-Mumalik was a department dealt with the administration of Justice. It was headed by Sadr-usSadr who was also the qazi-imumalik. a) Diwan-i-Rasalat b) The Muhtasibs c) Dabir d) Dabir-iKhas looked after the royal household and managed the personal services of the Sultan. MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 7

8 a) Wakil-i-dar b) Dabir c) Dabir-iKhas d) Mustaufi-i-Mumalik 63. looked after the royal ceremonies and used to act as an intermediary between the Sultan and subordinate officials and between Sultan and the public. a) Dabir-iKhas b) Dabir c) Amir-i-Hajib d) Mustaufi-i-Mumalik looked after the royal body guards of the Sultan. a) Sar-i-Jandar b) Amir-i-Akhur c) Shahnah-i-fil d) Dabir-iKhas 65. looked after the arrangement of meetings and special ceremonies. a) Amir-i-Majlis b) Mutasarrif c) Dabir d) Mushrif-i-Mumalik 66. The Royal workshops (Karkhanas) played an important role in the administrative system of the. a) Sultanate b) Mushrif-i-Mumalik c) Mughals d) Bhamini 67. Each.was supervised by a noble who had the rank of a Malik or a Khan. a) Karkhana b) Banjaras c) Maktabs d) Dabir 68. The shiqs were administered by the Shiqdar. Subsequently the Shiqs got transformed into Sarkar during the. period. a) Afghan b) Mushrif-i-Mumalik c) Mughals d) Vijayanagara 69. The market reforms of. were oriented towards administrative and military necessities. a) Alauddin Khalji b) Pulakesin I c) Sheikh Abdullah d) Sheikh Azizullah was more or less the first ruler who looked at the problem of price control, in a systematic manner and was able to maintain stable prices for a considerable period. a) Sheikh Abdullah b) Pulakesin I c) Alauddin Khalji d) Sheikh Azizullah MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 8

9 71. For controlling the food prices,.. tried to control not only the supply of food grains from the villages, and its transportation to the city by the grain merchants, but also its proper distribution to the citizens. a) Sheikh Azizullah b) Pulakesin I c) Sheikh Abdullah d) Alauddin Khalji 72. Large workshops called. were maintained to supply provision, stores and equipments to royal household and government departments. a) Kotwals b) Mushrif-i-Mumalik c) Barids d) Karkhanas 73. was well known for his works in Mathematics Ganitakaumudi and Bijaganitavatamsa. a) Abul Fazal b) Gangadhara ] c) Mehendra Suri d) Narayana Pandit 74. wrote Lilavati Karamdipika, Suddhantadipika, and Lilavati Vyakhya. a) Gangadhara b) Narayana Pandit c) Kotwals d) Sahib-i-Diwan 75. Somasutvan produced Tantra samgraha, which contains rules of trigonometrical functions. a) Nilakantha b) Narayana Pandit c) Mehendra Suri d) Gangadhara 76.. produced Buddhivilasini - a commentary on lilavati - containing a number of illustrations. a) Ganesa Daivajna b) Narayana Pandit c) Vallathol d) Kumaranasan 77. of the Valhalla family brought out Navankura on the Bijaganit of Bhaskara-II and elaboration of the rules of indeterminate equations of the first and second orders. a) Bharatha b) Rama c) Gopala d) Krishna 78..compiled Tajik, introducing a large number of Persian technical terms. a) Nilakantha Jyotirvida b) Narayana Pandit c) Mehendra Suri d) None of the above 79. translated Bhaskara s Bijaganit. MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 9

10 a) Abul Faizi b) Narayana Pandit c) Vangasena d) Mehendra Suri 80. Naisiru d din-at tusi, was another scholar of.. a) Biology b) History c) Chemestry d) Mathematics 81..., a court astronomer of Emperor Firoz Shah, developed an astronomical instrument Yantraja. a) Mehendra Suri b) Vangasena c) Faujdar d) Shiqdar 82. Paramesvara and Mahabhaskariya, both in., were famous families of astronomers and almanac-makers. a) Kerala b) Sambal c) Agra d) Andhra 83. produced commentary of Aryabhatiyaa. a) Nilakantha Somasutvan b) Vangasena c) Mehendra Suri d) Tulasidas 84. studied the Islamic astronomical ideas and was an authority on Islamic knowledge. a) Kamalakar b) Vangasena c) Faujdar d) Shiqdar 85. Maharaja.. of Jaipur set up the five astronomical observatories in Delhi, Ujjain, Varansasi, Mathura and Jaipur. a) Sawai Jai Singh-II b) Vangasena c) Firoz Shah Tughalaq d) Akbar 86. Some important treatises on Ayurveda like the Sarangdhara Samhita and Chikitsasamgraha by., the Yagaratbajara and the Bhavaprakasa of Bhavamisra were compiled. a) Shiqdar b) Faujdar c) Vangasena d) Changez Khan 87. The Sarangdhara Samhita, written in the. century, includes use of opium in its material medica and urine examination for diagnostic purpose. a) 8 th b) 11 th c) 12 th d) 13 th 88. summarized the whole system of Greek medicine as well as the Indian medical knowledge in the book, Firdausu-Hikmat. a) Ali-binRabban b) Firoz Shah Tughalaq c) Aurangzeb d) Changez Khan MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 10

11 89. The Unani medicine system came to India along with the.. in eleventh century and soon found patronage for its growth. a) Muslims b) Jews c) Christains d) Dutch 90. compiled a book, Majiny-e-Diyae, incorporating the Arabic, Persian and Ayurvedic medical knowledge. a) Hakim Diya Muhammad b) Firoz Shah Tughalaq c) Aurangzeb d) Ali-binRabban wrote a book, Tibbe Firozshahi. a) Aurangzeb b) Firoz Shah Tughalaq c) Ali-binRabban d) Changez Khan 92. The Musalajati-Darshikohi of Nuruddin Muhammad, dedicated to., deals with Greek medicine and contains, at the end, almost the whole of Ayurvedic material medica. a) Firoz Shah Tughalaq b) Darashikoh c) Aurangzeb d) Ali-binRabban 93. From the post Mourya period and especially from the Gupta tries the practice of making land grants to the.. a) Sudras b) Brahmins c) Vaisyas d) Kshtrias 94. The most important feature which contributed to the development of feudalism in was the practice of land grants made to priests and temples. a) China b) India c) Srilanka d) Nepal 95.., in his Introduction to the study of Indian History, put forward the concept of feudalism from below. a) D.D. Kosambi b) Kesavan Veluthat c) Kulke Herman d) K.A.Nilakanda Sastri 96. made the maximum contribution in building the theory of Indian feudalism. a) R.S. Sharma b) D.D. Kosambi c) Kesavan Veluthat d) D.N. Jha 97.. work is Indian Feudalism a) R.S Sharma s b) D.D. Kosambi c) Kesavan Veluthat d) Irfan Habib 98. In the 1990s came up with the Kali age crisis to explain the cause of land grants and feudal formation in early medieval India. MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 11

12 a) R.S. Sharma b) D.D. Kosambi c) Kesavan Veluthat d) Karashima Noboru 99. in his Society and Culture in North India in the 12 th Century made further analysis of Indian feudalism in the medieval period. a) B.N. S. Yadava b) Kesavan Veluthat c) Irfan Habib d) Karashima Noboru work was Harshacharita a) Athula s b) Bana Bhatta s c) Kesavan Veluthat s d) Karashima Noboru s 101. The fall of the. Empire in the 5 th century, virtually put an end to the trade between north India and Central and West Asia. a) Roman b) Greek c) Chinese d) Persian , in his Urban Decay in India argues that the decline in long distance trade 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 103. The striking development of the.. period was the emergence of priestly landlords at the expense of local peasants. a) Maurya b) Harsha c) Gupta d) Mughal 104. The practice of giving land grants to priests and officials became common during the period. a) Gupta b) Sultanate c) Mughal d) Harsha 105. The land grant system was originally started by..; it became a common activity during the Gupta period. a) Satavahanas b) Sultanates c) Mughals d) Mauryas 106. The Maitrakas were tributary chiefs of the, who established an independent kingdom in western India. a) Mughals b)sultanates c) Guptas d) Pushyabhutis 107..was the most important ruler of the Maitrakas and was a contemporary of Harshavardhana. a) Dharmapala b) Shashanka c) Dhruvasena II d) Harsha MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 12

13 108. Hsuan Tsang tells us that Dhruvasena II attended Harsha s assembly at.. a) Kanauj b) Thanesar c) Prayaga d) Valabhi 109. Ruling over Saurashtra in.., the Maitrakas developed Valabhi as their capital. a) U.P b) Thanesar c) Gujarat d) Valabhi 110. The Maukharies ruled over Kanauj, a city in western., which gradually replaced Pataliputra as a political center of north India. a) Uttar Pradesh b) Thanesar c) Valabhi d) Bihar were the subordinate rulers of the Guptas and used the title of samanta. a) Mauryas b) Pushyabhutis c) Maitrakas d) Maukharies 112. Harshavardhana s sister. was married to Grihavarman. a) Sangamitra b) Ysodha c) Nalini d) Rajyashri 113. Shashanka, the ruler of. and Devgupta, the Later Gupta ruler jointly attacked Grihavarman and killed him. a) Kasi b) Thanesar c) Kanauj d) Bengal 114. The kingdom of Kanauj was then merged with that of the Pushyabhutis and Harsha shifted his capital from. to Kanauj. a) Thanesar b) Kanauj c) Pataliputra d) Talikkotta 115. An important ruling family to gain prominence after the fall of the Gupta was that of the Pushyabhutis who had their capital at... a) Bihar b) Kanauj c) Bengal d) Thanesar 116. The.. dynasty became influential with the accession of Prabhakarvardhana, who was able to defeat the Hunas and strengthen his position in the regions of Punjab and Haryana. a) Dharmapala b) Dhruvasena II c) Shashanka d) Pushyabhuti MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 13

14 117. After Prabhakarvardhana s death, his elder son Rajyavardhana came to the throne but he was treacherously killed by.., the king of Bengal and Bihar. a) Harshavardhana b) Dhruvasena II c) Changez Khan d) Shashanka 118. Harshavardhana ascended the throne in AD... a) 506 b) 598 c) 602 d) Harshacarita written by his court poet.. a) Banabhatta b) Shashanka c) Dharmapala d) Changez Khan 120. Si-Yu-Ki was the travel account of the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim.., who visited India during AD a) Hsuan Tsang b) Dhruvasena II c) Shashanka d) Dharmapala 121. After.. accession united his kingdom with that of his widowed sister Rajayashri and shifted his capital to Kanauj. a) Harshavardhana s b) Shashanka s c) Dharmapala s d) Changez Khan s 122. Harsha wanted to extend his power in the Deccan. But he was defeated by Pulakesin II, the Chalukya ruler, on the banks of river. a) Narmada b) Krishna c) Kaveri d) Thungabadra 123. The death of Harsha in AD.. was followed by a political confusion that continued up to the 8 th century when the Gurjara Pratiharas, the Rajput rulers, emerged as a big force in northern India. a) 617 b) 627 c) 637 d) governed his empire on the same line as the Guptas did except that his administration had become more feudal and decentralized. a) Chandra Gupta Maurya b) Shashanka c) Dharmapala d) Harshavardhana 125. Bana s book was. a) Harsha Charita b) Ayuktaka c) pratipalaka purushas d) Rajatharangini MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 14

15 126. Various officer of the local administration bearing the title bhogapati, and Ayuktaka, and pratipalaka purushas are referred to in.. a) Rajatharangini b) Ayuktaka c) pratipalaka purushas d) Harshacharitha 127. Hiuen Tsang the pilgrim informs that the Revenue of Harsha was divided into four parts. a) Chinese b) Japanese c) Russian d) American is credited with three dramas Ratnavali, Priyadarsika, and Nagananda. a) Harsha b) Shashanka c) Dharmapala d) Samudra Gupta 129. Harsha s court poet wrote his biography Harshacharitha. a) Banabhatta b) Kalhana c) Athula d) Cherussery 130. The reign of Harsha is important on account of the visit of the Chinese pilgrim. a) Fahiean b) Changez Khan c) Mehendra Suri d) Hiuen Tsang 131. Hiuen Tsang had come to study in the Buddhist University of. and to collect Buddhist scriptures and literature. a) Bengal b) Nalanda c) Bihar d) Madras 132. The. pilgrim Hiuen Tsang s of work Si Yu Ki gives an accurate account of the political religious and social condition of India in the first half of the seventh century AD. a) Chinese b) British c) Portuguese d) Spanish 133. Hiuen Tsang s account Si-Yi-Ki enables us to reconstruct the history of. and his administration as well as the history of India in the 7 th century AD. a) Shashanka b) Harsha c) Dharmapala d) Changez Khan 134. According to tradition the were the descendants of the ancient Kshatriyas belonging to solar and lunar dynasties. a) Rajputs b) Mughals c) Sultanates d) Guptas MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 15

16 135.., the author of the famous Annals of Rajastan says that the Rajputs were the descendants of the tribes of foreign scythians and the sakas who had come and settled in India. a) Col. Todd b) Dr. Smith c) K.A.Nilakanda Sastri d) Sathish Chandra 136. The.. age produced eminent writers like Bhavabhuti, Rajasekhara and Jayadeva. a) Gupta b) Rajput c) Harsha d) Bahmini 137. was the celebrated author of two Sanskrit works Uttararamacharita and Malati Madhava. a) Rajasekhara b) Bhavabhuti c) Kalhana d) Kabir 138. Rajasekhara who enjoyed the patronage of the. emperors, wrote Karpuramanjari and Bala Ramayana. a) Prathihara b) Rajasekhara c) Kalhana d) Athula 139. Jayadeva was the poet laureate of King Lakhsmana Sena of. a) Bihar b) Bengal c) Madras d) Orissa 140. The famous collection of stories Kathasaritsagara was written by.. in the Rajput age. a) Dandin b) Somendra c) Dhanapal d) Subandhu famous work Rajatarangani threw light on the history of the Kings of Kashmir. a) Kalhana s b) Atula c) Bhavabhuti d) Cherussery 142. wrote the Bhoja-Prabandha, a biography of the Paramara King Bhoja. a) Ballala b) Bhavabhuti c) Shashanka d) Dharmapala 143. Chand Bardoi, the court poet of. wrote Prithviraja Raso. a) Prithviraj b) Changez Khan c) Akbar d) Baber 144., the author of Siddharta Siromani was the greatest astronomer. MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 16

17 a) Bhavabhuti b) Vagbhata c) Bhaskaracharya d) Kalhana 145. wrote Astanga Samgraha enriched the field of medicine. a) Vagbhata b) Bhavabhuti c) Athula d) Vijneswara 146. A famous treatise on Hindu law the Mitakshara was written by.. a) Vijneswara b) Vagbhata c) Bhavabhuti d) Athula 147. In the realm of music, Sangh Ratnakar was written by... a) Saranga Deva b) Vagbhata c) Bhavabhuti d) Kalhana 148.., the author of Gitagovindam was a gifted poet and musician. a) Bhavabhuti b) Vagbhata c) Jayadeva d) Sarangadara 149. The Sangeeta Ratnakar composed by was an encyclopedia on Indian music. a) Vagbhata b) Dharmapala c) Sarangadara d) Bhavabhuti 150. The Gurjara Pratiharas were a tribe of foreigners closely allied to the. a) Chandelas b) Pushyabhutis c) Huns d) Paramars 151. The founder of the Pala dynasty of.. was Adisiva, a Hindu raja. a) Bengal b) Bihar c) Orissa d) Kerala 152. Dharmapala was defeated by Nagabhata II, the Prathihara King at... a) Monghyr b) Kanauj c) Bundelkhand d) Bengal 153. The famous Mahabodhi temple of Buddha Gaya was built by... a) Changez Khan b) Shashanka c) Dharmapala d) Devapala 154. The last ruler of the Sena dynasty was Lakshmana Sena who was defeated by the Khiljis in.. MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 17

18 a) 1149 b) 1159 c) 1179 d) 1199 AD 155. The institution of the had been in force in early Islamic world as a form of reward for services to the state. a) Iqta b) muqti c) Feudalism d) Serfdom 156. From the time of the muqti was expected to send the balance (fawazil) of the 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 157. 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 158. 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 159. was the first Sultan to bring the nobility firmly under his control. a) Balban b) Qutubuddin Aibak c) Iltutmish d) Aurangzeb 160. The religious intellectual group of. was collectively referred as Ulema. a) Parsis b) Hindus c) Christains d) Muslims explained his theory taking into account both "feudalism from above" and "feudalism from below". a) Kosambi b) Burton Stein c) Chattopadhyaya d) MGS Narayanan was mainly interested in "feudalism from above". a) R.S. Sharma b) Burton Stein c) MGS Narayanan d) BNS Yadava 163. In 1965, proposed that decline of foreign trade is the cause of feudalism. a) R.S. Sharma b) Dineshchandra Sircar c) Burton Stein d) Chattopadhyaya MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 18

19 164. In 1979, wrote a paper titled, "Was There Feudalism in India?" a) Harbans Mukhia b) Burton Stein c) Chattopadhyaya d) MGS Narayanan 165. In 1980s, proposed the segmentary state theory which was another blow to the Indian feudalism model. a) Burton Stein b) Chattopadhyaya c) BNS Yadava d) D.N. Jha 166. invented the kali age crisis theory to explain the cause land grants. a) R.S. Sharma b) Burton Stein c) Chattopadhyaya d) BNS Yadava arguments are compiled in his book "Early Medieval India Society: A Study in Feudalization" (2001). a) R.S.Sharma's b) Burton Stein c) Chattopadhyaya d) D.N. Jha 168. Another big blow to.. theory came from Hermann Kulke and Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya in 1980s and 1990s. a) Mercantalism b) Capitalism c) Socialism d) Feudalism in his book "The Making of Early Medieval India" (1994) questions the very basis and thinking of feudalism school. a) Chattopadhyaya b) Burton Stein c) D.N.Jha d) MGS Narayanan who has worked for 40 years in Tamil Nadu says that at any time in history not more than 1/5 of the total land was given to Brahmanas as grants. a) Yellava Subbarayalu b) Prof. Mohammad Habib c) Ibn Batuta d) Chattopadhyaya 171. The.. Empire ruled the South Asian region including current northern India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan from the early 16 th century to the 19th century. a) Mughal b) Mauryan c) Harsha d) Sultanate , the progenitor of the Mughal Empire, is a direct descendant of Timur who descended from Genghis Khan. a) Akbar b) Babur c) Jahangir d) Shah Jahan MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 19

20 173. The Mughal Empire was founded in when Babur defeated and superceded Delhi Sultanate. a) 1506 b) 1518 c) 1520 d) was beaten by Sher Shah of Suri dynasty of Afghan origin and fled for Persia in a) Humayun b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Shah Jahan announced Din-i-Ilahi, a syncretic religion which derives primarily from Islam and Hinduism, as the court religion. a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Bahadur Shah II d) Shah Jahan 176. In 1857, Sepoy Mutiny rose up and Indian soldiers crowned Mughal Emperor.. as an emperor, but the mutiny was repressed in two years and the Mughal Empire went out of existence. a) Shah Jahan b) Bahadur Shah II c) Humayun d) Akbar 177. The Taj Mahal was built by.. a) Bahadur Shah II b) Shah Jahan c) Adil Shah Sur d) Akbar 178. Tuzuk-i Baburi was written by Babur in.. a) Turkish b) Persian c) Indian d) Afghani 179. Tuzuk-i Jahangiri was written by Jahangir in.. a) Persian b) Turkish c) Indian d) Afghani invaded India and supplanted the Lodi rule by his own in 1526, was a prolific writer. a) Babur b) Adil Shah Sur c) Bahadur Shah II d) Shah Jahan 181. Babur s autobiography Tuzuk-i Baburi, written in. is a literary masterpiece, containing the history of the decline and fall of the Timurid power in central Asia. a) Indian b) Persian c) Turkish d) Afghani 182. constituted a board of seven scholars to compile Taikh-i Alfi. a) Akbar b) Muhammad Tughluq c)sher Shah Sur d) Islam Shah MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 20

21 183. Not satisfied with the account of his reign in the Tarikh-i Alfi, Akbar ordered to compile the history of his reign, beginning with an account of Babur and Humayun. a) Nizamuddin Ahmad b) Abdul Qadir Badauni c) Abul Fazl d) Kahana 184. In compiling the Akbarnama,.. was able to come up to his royal patron s expectations. a) Abul Fazl b) Abdul Qadir Badauni c) Qazi Nurul Haque d) Athula 185. The Akbarnama and the Ain-i Akbari provide exhaustive details of the events and policies introduced by.. till the year a) Akbar b) Nizamuddin Ahmad c) Abdul Qadir Badauni d) Qazi Nurul Haque 186. Akbar employed Abdul Qadir Badauni to translate Muhabharat from into Persian. a) Malayalam b) Sanskrit c) Urudu d) Tamil compiled the history, Zubdatu t Tawarikh and closed it with the account of Jahangir s reign. a) Baber b) Abdul Qadir Badauni c) Qazi Nurul Haque d) Abul Fazal 188. The Tarikh-i Khan-i Jahani was compiled by Nemat Allah Harawi under the patronage of Khan-i Jahan Lodi, the noble of.. a) Akbar b) Shahjahan c) Jahangir d) Humayun set to write the history Iqbalnama-i Jahangiri after Shahjahan s accession to the throne. a) Mutamad Khan b) Abdul Qadir Badauni c) Humayun d) Shahjahan 190. Abdul Hamid s Badshahnama contains an account of twenty years of history of.. reign. a) Shahjahan s b) Jahangir s c) Akbar s d) Humayun s 191. The period during which Bairam Khan ( ) was regent of, saw the rise of wakil-wazir with unlimited powers. a) Humayun b) Shahjahan b) Jahangir d) Akbar 192. The steel-frame of military policy was the mansabdari system. MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 21

22 a) Akbar's b) Aurangzeb c) Jahangir d) Humayun 193. introduced the month-scale in the mansabdari system to compensate the gap between Jama ( estimated income) and hasil (actual realisation). a) Shahjahan b) Aurangzeb c) Jahangir d) Akbar 194. The.. system was an integral part of the mansabdari system which developed under Akbar. a) Jagirdari b) Feudalism c) Slavery d) Capitalism 195. Akbar ordered in 1575 the construction of Ibadat Khana The house of worship at to adorn the spiritual kingdom. a) Fatchpursikri b) Tinnevelly c) Tirukkadaiyur d) Pudukottai 196. Prof. Noboru Karashima, a historian on South Indian studies. a) Japanese b) Chinese c) British d) American 197. The tomb of Humayun at. is one of the earliest of Akbar s buildings. a) Madras b) Mecca c) Bengal d) Delhi 198. The Red Fort at Agra which contained as many as 500 buildings of red sandstone was an outstanding achievement of.. in the field of architecture. a) Akbar b) Shahjahan c) Aurangzeb d) Jahangir 199. The Jahangiri Mahal and Akbari Mahal located within the. Fort were designed and built by Indian craftsmen who were experts in the construction of Hindu temples and Buddhist Viharas. a) Pudukottai b) Tinnevelly c) Tirukkadaiyur d) Agra 200. The greatest achievement of as a builder was the city of Fatehpur Sikri. a) Akbar b) Shahjahan c) Aurangzeb d) Jahangir MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 22

23 201. The Jam-i-Masjid built after the model of the mosque at.. is considered to be the glory of Fatehpur Sikri and is one of the largest mosques in India. a) Agra b) Tinnevelly c) Pudukottai d) Mecca 202. The tomb of the Sufi saint Shaik Salim Chishti built of white marble is another star attraction at.. a) Fatehpur Sikri b) Mecca c) Delhi d) Banwali 203. The house of, a double-storeyed building which has been lavishly decorated, combines within itself the best features of the Hindu and Muslim style of architecture. a) Birbal b) Badauni c) Abul Fazal d) Ghizali 204. The Diwan-i-Khas which accommodated household has an architectural beauty of its own. a) Akbar s b) Shahjahan c) Aurangzeb d) Jahangir 205. The reign of was the Golden Age of Mughal architecture. a) Shah Jahan b) Aurangzeb c) Jahangir d) Akbar 206. The most outstanding of Shah Jahan s edifices is the world famous Taj Mahal built by him at as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. a) Agra b) Delhi c) Tinnevelly d) Tirukkadaiyur 207. court was adorned by famous musicians like Tansen of Gwalior and Baz Bahadur of Malwa. a) Shahjahan s b) Akbar s c) Aurangzeb s d) Jahangir s 208. The two great Hindu musicians of.. time were Jagannath and Janardhan Bhatta. a) Shah Jahan s b) Aurangzeb c) Jahangir d) Akbar 209. The great historical works of Akbar s reign are the Akbarnamah and Ain-i-Akbari of.. a) Ghizali b) Badauni c) Abul Fazal d) Rajatodermal MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 23

24 210. The Muntkhab-ul-Twarikh was written by. a) Badauni b) Ghizali c) Abul Fazal d) Nizam-ud-din Ahmed 211. Tabaqat-i-Akbari was written by. a) Nizam-ud-din Ahmed b) Badauni c) Faizi d) Muhammad Hussain Naziri 212. The translator of the.. Veda was Hazi Ibrahim Sarhindi. a) Yajur b) Atharva c) Sama d) Rig 213. During. period many historical works were composed i.e. Padshahnamah by Abdul Hamid Lahori, Shah-Jahan-namah by Inayat Khan etc. a) Shah Jahan's b) Aurangzeb s c) Jahangir s d) Akbar s 214. It was under that the Fatwahi-Alamgiri was written. a) Aurangzeb b) Shahjahan c) Jahangir d) Akbar 215. The most notable poet. wrote Ramcharitamanas. a) Ghizali b) Tulsidas c) Abul Fazal d) Athula 216. Surdas, the blind bard of, wrote numerous verses in Brij Bhasa. a) Agra b) Tinnevelly c) Tirukkadaiyur d) Pudukottai 217. The two famous poets of.. time were Sundar, the author of Sundar Srinagar, and Bihari Lal, the author of Satsai. a) Shah Jahan's b) Aurangzeb s c) Jahangir s d) Akbar s 218. The most powerful external factor that brought about the downfall of the.. Empire was the rising power of the Marathas under the Peshwas. a) Gupta b) Mughal c) Mauryan d) Harsha 219. The.. inaugurated the policy of Greater Maharashtra and popularized the ideal of Hindu-pad padshahi. a) Pushyabhutis b) Peshwas c) Sivaji d) Tilak MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 24

25 220. The invasions of.gave deathblows to the shattered Mughal Empire. a) Nadir shah b) Pushyabhutis c) Huns d) Chengikhan 221. Although the expansion of the Mughal Empire reached its zenith during the reign of, the disintegration of the empire also began simultaneously due to his policies. a) Jahangir b) Shahjahan c) Aurangzeb d) Akbar 222. The Territory which includes modern state of Bombay Konkan, Kandesh, Berar, part of Madhya Pradesh, and part of Hyderabad state was.. state. a) Gupta b) Mauryan c) Maratha d) Khalji was the son of Shahji Bhonsle and Jija Bai born in a) Raja Jai Singh b) Dadaji Kondadev c) Shivaji d) Hari Hara spent his childhood under the protection of a Brahmin official called Dadaji Kondadev. a) Krishna Daevaraya b) Harsha Vardhana c) Shivaji d) Baber 225. While Jija bai built up the character of Shivaji,. trained him in the art of fighting and administration. a) Kond Dev b) Raja Jai Singh c) Simhavishnu d) Mahendravarman 226. Even during the period of Tutelage of Kunda Dev, Shivaji started capturing hill forts near against his wishes. a) Poona b) Tinnevelly c) Tirukkadaiyur d) Pudukottai 227. In captured the fort of the singhgarh from Bijapur a) Simhavishnu b) Dadaji Kondadev c) Shivaji d) Mahendravarman 228. Shivaji came into conflict with the.. first in a) Bhaminis b) Pushyabhutis c) Mughals d) Khaljis 229. Aurangazeb attacked Bijapur, which sought his help, Shivaji could realize that it was in his interest to check the power of the Mughals from penetrating in the.. MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 25

26 a) Punjab b) Delhi c) Deccan d) Assam 230. After the failure of Shaista Khan, Aurangazeb deputed Raja Jai Singh of Amber to deal with.. a) Shivaji b) Dadaji Kondadev c) Raja Jai Singh d) Narasimhavarman 231. Marching to Poona, decided to strike at the heart of Shivaji territories Fort purendar where Shivaji had lodged his family and his treasure. a) Narasimhavarman b) Dadaji Kondadev c) Raja Jai Singh d) Jai Singh 232. In 1674 Shivaji held his coronation, assumed the title Chatrapathi and made.. his capital. a) Raigarh b) Tinnevelly c) Tirukkadaiyur d) Pudukottai 233. The administration of. was divided into eight departments headed by ministers who are called Ashta pradhan. a) Raja Jai Singh b) Pushyabhutis c) Shivaji d) Narasimhavarman 234. wrote Contribution of South India to Indian Culture, a) S.Krishna Swami Ayyankar b) Robert Sewell c) Nilakanta Sastri d) N. Rajayyan 235. S. Krishna Swami Ayyankar, along with edited the Historical Inscriptions of South India. a) Robert Sewell b) Nilakanta Sastri c) Burton Stein d) Appadorai 236. can be considered as the first historian to write a comprehensive history of south India. a) K.A. Nilakanta Sastri b) Richard Kennedy c) Southal d) Robert Sewell was written History of South India, a) K.A. Nilakanta Sastri b) Appadorai c) Mahalingam d) Robert Sewell works, Inscriptions of Pallavas and Early Indian Paleography are of considerable importance for the reconstruction of the history he Pallavas. a) Mahalingam s b) Burton Stein s c) George Spencer s d) Kenneth Hall s MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 26

27 239. in his work, Peasant State and Society in Medieval South India introduced a new theory of Segmentary state system for medieval South Indian state and society. a) Burton Stein b) Noboru Karashima c) A.S.Altekar d) Richard Kennedy has been criticized for introducing the vague concept of peasant economy as substitution for the Marxian theory of mode of production. a) Burton Stein b) Richard Kennedy c) George spencer d) Nilakanta Sastri 241., in his book Trade and Statecraft in the Age of Cholas criticized the concept of centralized state during the period of Cholas. a) D.N. Jha b) Stein Burton c) A.S.Altekar d) Kenneth Hall 242. Prof..., a Japanese historian on South Indian studies published the work South Indian History and Society in a) S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar b) Noboru Karashima c) Nilakanta Sastri d) D.N. Jha 243. Prof. Noboru Karashima, a Japanese historian on South Indian studies published the work South Indian History and Society in 1984, in which he rejects the segmentary theory of... a) Burton Stein b) K.N. Chaudhuri c) A.R. Kulkarni d) R.C. Majumdar 244. Land grants to... institutions were called Brahmadeya, (i.e. donated to Brahmins). a) religious b) Political c) Capitalistic d) Socialistic 245. The Pallavas of the. were the most notable among the dynasties of the South India. a) Kanchi b) Darasuram c)tribhuvanam d) Tanjore 246. The. established power in the area called Tondaimandalam in course of time they extended their authority over in extensive area covering more than Tamil Nadu and Southern Andhrapradesh. a) pallavas b) Vijayanagara c) Cholas d) Pandyas 247. Kanchi was the capital of.. a) Chalukyas b) Vijayanagara c) pallavas d) Cholas MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 27

28 248. The political history of the South India from the period of 6 th century to 8 th century is marked by the struggle for supremacy between the Pallavas of Kanchi and.. of Badami. a) Cholas b) Vijayanagara c) Chalukyas d) Cheras 249. Mahendravarman I in the beginning of the 7 th century was defeated by the Chalukya ruler.. and was given the territory of Vengi. a) Simhavishnu b) Narasimhavarman c) Pulikesi II d) Mahendravarman 250.., the Pallava ruler defeated Pulikesi II and captured Vatapi capital of the Chalukyas. a) Narasimhavarman b) Simhavishnu c) Mahendravarman d) Pulikesi II 251. The. king Vikramadithya II said to have over run Kanchi, the capital of Pallavas. a) Mauryan b) Vijayanagara c) Bhamini d) Chalukya was the first ruler who laid the foundation of the Chalukya dynasty. a) Pulikesi I b) Narasimhavarman c) Vikramadithya II d) Mahendravarman 253. The style which influenced the aesthetics of south Indian architecture and sculpture saw its genesis under Mahandravarma. a) Chalukyas b) Vijayanagara c) Pallavas d )Hoysalas 254. 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 founded the city of Mahabhalipuram as Mamallapuram. a) Narasimhavarman b) Rajendra I c) Rajaraja Chola d) Rajadhiraja Chola 256. The structural temple architecture of the. was patronized and favoured by Narasimhavarman II who substituted bricks and temples for stone. a) Pandyas b) Vijayanagara c) Cheras d) Pallavas MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 28

29 257. The Kailasanath temple or Rajasimhawara temple is the largest among the temples. a) Vijayanagara b) Pallavas c) Cholas d) Chaukyas 258. Vijayalaya ( ) was the founder of the dynasty. a) Chola b) Vijayanagara c) Bahmini d) Pala 259. Rajaraja invaded Northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a... province. a) Chola b) Vijayanagara c) Pandya d) Cheras conquered several trans-ganga kingdoms and assumed the title of Gangai Kondachola. a) Rajaraja Chola b) Rajendra I c) Rajadhiraja Chola d) Kulottunga 261. Rajendra I founded a new capital called... a) Gangai Kondacholapuram b) Pullaur c) Mahodayapuram d) Ezhimala founded a new capital called Gangai Kondacholapuram. a) Kulottunga Chola b) Rajendra Chola I c) Rajaraja Chola d) Rajadhiraja Chola 263. Kulottunga ( ) was the last greatest... emperor. a) Chola b) Vijayanagara c) Chera d) Pandyas 264. The.. inscriptions thrown light on the constitution and working of the village assembles of the cholas. a) Darasuram b) warrangal c) Uttaramerur d) Tribhuvanam 265. The Vijayalaya Cholisvara temple at Melamalai is undoubtedly one of the finest examples of early Chola temples. a) Pudukottai b) Kumbakonam c) Tribhuvanam d) Tanjore 266. The early phase of Dravida temple is best illustrated in the Kuranganatha temple at Srinivasanallur built in the reign of... a) Parantaka I b) Rajaraja Chola c) Rajadhiraja Chola d) Pulikesi II MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 29

30 267. The superb Shiva temple of Tanjore, called Rajarajesvara or Brihadisvara, is a fitting memorial to the material achievements of the.... a) Pandyas b) Chalukyas c) Cholas d) Cheras 268. the American Scholar on medieval South Indian history a) Mahalingam b) K.A.Nilakanta Sastri c) Burton Stein d) Appadorai 269. introduced the theory of segmentary state for early medieval south Indian polity. a) Burton Stein b) Mahalingam c) R.S.Sharma d) D.N.Jha 270. The kingdom of came into existence during the period of confusion which prevailed in the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. a) Vijayanagara b) Bhamini c) Pallava d) Mughals 271. The foundation of the kingdom was laid by two brothers Harihara and Bukka. a) Chola b) Kakatiya c) Bhamini d) Vijayanagara 272. Harihara was a capable ruler but he had to struggle hard against his neighbours, the Hoysala ruler of and sultan of Madhurai. a) Mysore b) Vijayanagara c) Bhamini d) Pandya 273. The end of the. kingdom enables Harihara and Bukka to expand their small principality. a) Bhamini b) Vijayanagara c) Hoysala d) Chalukya 274. By 1346 the whole of the Hoysala kingdom had passed into the hands of the.. ruler. a) Bhamini b) Vijayanagara c) Chola d) Gupta 275. The real rival of. was the Bahmani sultanate of Deccan. a) Vijayanagara b) Hoysala c) Mughals d) Chalukya 276. The.. kingdom had come into existence in a) Chalukya b) Vijayanagara c) Bhamini d) Bahmani MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 30

31 277. The Tungabhadra doab was the region between.. and Tungabhadra rivers. a) Thungabadra b) Krishna c) Goghavari d) Kaveri 278. Krishnadevaraya ( ) is considered as the greatest and the most famous kings of. empire. a) Vijayanagara b) Bhamini c) Pandya d) Gupta 279. Krishnadevaraya belonged the dynasty. a) Tuhva b) Mughal c) Slave d) Pusyabhuti captured Krishna Tungabadra Doab, and the forts of Riachar and Bidar. a) Achyuta Raya b) Krishnadevaraya c) Sadasiva Raya d) Rama Raya The famous battle of Talikotta took place on 23 January... a) 1455 b)1465 c) 1555 d) The battle of Talikotta sounded the death knell of the... Empire. a) Bhamini b) Vijayanagara c) Pandya d) Gupta 283. The king kept of fixed number of soldiers to assist him in wars. They were called Amara Nayakas. a) Vijayanagara b) Bhamini c) Mughal d) Gupta 284. The city of Vijayanagara, the capital of the empire was founded in 1336 on the banks of the river... a) Kaveri b) Krishna c) Thungabhadra d) Periyar 285. The temple of Vithala constructed by, has been described as the finest buildings of its kinds in southern India. a) Krishnadevaraya b) Ariyanatha Mudaliyar c) Achyuta Raya d) Ramaraya 286. King.. encouraged Telungu literature and provided protection to a great Telungu poet Nachan soma. a) Bukka I b) Ariyanatha Mudaliyar c) Krishnadevaraya d) Bukka III MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 31

32 287. Krishna deva Raya made free Telungu from the influence of. language and this opened way for independent writings called Prabhanda. a) Telugu b) Malayalam c) Sanskrit d) Tamil court was graced eight famous poets called Ashtadiggajs. a) Krishna deva Raya s b) Ariyanatha Mudaliyar s c) Ramaraya s d) Guptaraya s 289. The earlier chief minister and a commander of Vijayanagara, Tirumala appointed himself as the regent, making, a remote place as his headquarters. a) Talikkotta b) Peshawar c) Penukonda d) Lothal 290. The Nayakas were appointed as provincial governors by the. king. a) Vijayanagara b) Gupta c) Chola d) Pandya 291. The significant aspect of the. administration was the Polygar system or the Palayakkara system. a) Pandya b) Gupta c) Chola d) Nayaka 292. The Polygar system was established in the second half of the 16 th century by.., the Prime Minister of the first Nayaka ruler of Madurai to make the territorial administration more efficient. a) Ariyanatha Mudaliyar b) Dr.Manmohan Singh c) Indira Gandhi d) I.K.Gujaral 293. Carnatic Nawab entrusted the East India Company to collect revenue from the Polygar areas. a) Dutch b) French c) English d) Portuguese 294. The Agrarian System of Mughal India is the work of.. a) Karashima Noboru b) Irfan Habib c) B.D.Chattopadhyaya d) R.S.Sharma Political Structure of Early Medieval South India is the work of a) Kesavan Veluthat b) Kulke Herman c) K.A.Nilakanda Sastri d) Sathish Chandra MEDIEVAL INDIA: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Page 32

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