CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Medieval Indian History Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

Match the following important revenue terms.

 List I
List II
A.Mahsul1.Collected revenue
B.Devadana
2.The crown village
C.Mashahat
3.Measurement system
D.Bhandaravada
4.Land granted to temple
  • A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
  • A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
  • A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
  • A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
Which of the following are true about Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi?
He was a Naqshbandi and contemporary of Akbar and Jahangir.
He was called as 'Mujaddid' and was against Shiva and Hindu.
Jahangir imprisoned him. 
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 2
  • Only 3
  • All of the above
The image of Vishnu in the form of a great boar (Varaha) is seen at the entrance of which cave?
  • Udayagiri in Malwa
  • Udayagiri in Odisha
  • Ratnagiri in Maharashtra
  • Hathigumpha in Idisha
Match the following.
List I List II
A. Sheikh NuruddinQadiriya order
B. Sheikh Abdul QadirRishi movement
C. Sakd Mohd. bin Yusuf-al-HussainChisti order
D. Baba FandGesu Darez
  • A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  • A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
  • A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
  • A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
Consider the following statements about Ramanujacharya:
Tamil Vaishnavite saint who propounded Vishistadvaita.
He called the 'Bhaldl yoga' and 'Prapatti marga'.
He was liberal in his social outlook.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • 1 and 3
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 3
  • Alt of these
Who is considered as the greatest Chalukyan ruler of Badami?
  • Pulakesin I
  • Pulakesin II
  • Vinayaditya
  • Vikramaditya I
The nucleus of the Satavahanas was?
  • Krishna-Tungabhadra doab
  • Nasik
  • Coastal Andhra
  • Telangana
'Indica' of Megasthenes is now lost, but it is still preserved in the form of quotations by later writers. Who among the following was one of the later Greek writers to quote from Megasthenes?
  • Aorian
  • Strabo
  • Diodoras
  • All of these
The Sun temple of Modhera lies in which state?
  • Bihar
  • Gujarat
  • Odisha
  • West Bengal
Who was the Chola Monarch who gave complete freedom to Sri Lanka and got his daughter married to the Sinhala prince?
  • Kulottunga I
  • Rajendra I
  • Adhirajendra
  • Rajadhiraja I
The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the ________.
  • three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent
  • three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified
  • three main styles of Indian temple architecture
  • three main musical gharanas prevalant in India
The capital of Maukhari dynasty was ________.
  • Thaneswar
  • Kannauj
  • Purushpur
  • None of these
In which country is the Angkor Wat temple complex located?
  • Indonesia
  • Myanmar
  • Sri Lanka
  • Cambodia
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
  • Vasudeva was the last Kushana king
  • Vasudeva was the first Kanva king
  • Devabhuti was the last Sunga king
  • Agnimitra was a prominent Kanva king
Match the following.
List-IList-II
A. Sakas$$1$$. Parmbhagvat
B. Heliodorus$$2$$. Coins bear the image of Buddha and Shiva
C. Wima Kadphises$$3$$. Was defeated by Pushyamitra Sunga
D. Demetrives$$4$$. Capital was Purushpur(Peshawar)
  • A-$$1$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$3$$, D-$$4$$
  • A-$$2$$, B-$$4$$, C-$$1$$, D-$$3$$
  • A-$$2$$, B-$$1$$, C-$$4$$, D-$$3$$
  • A-$$4$$, B-$$3$$, C-$$2$$, D-$$1$$
Who is the author of 'Prithviraja Vijaya' ?
  • Chand Bardai
  • Prithviraj Chauhan
  • Jayanak
  • Nayachand Suri
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
List-IList-II
$$1$$. BharuchBarygaza
$$2$$. KorkaiColchai
$$3$$. ArikameduPoduca
$$4$$. UraiyurArgaru
$$5$$. TyndisPonnai
$$6$$. MuzinsCranganore
  • $$1, 4, 5, 6$$
  • $$2, 3, 5, 6$$
  • All of these
  • $$1, 2, 3, 6$$
Which ruler of Bengal found the ancient university called 'Vikramshila'?
  • Dharmapala
  • Gopala
  • Devpala
  • Mahipala
Kalhan's 'Rajatarangini' _______.
  • written in 12th century under the patronage of Sriharsha and Jaisingh
  • is an account of history of Kashmir upto 12th century
  • was written in Sanskrit
  • All of the above
The features of the temples built by Chandelas in Bundelkhand are _______.
  • built in Nagara style with use of red sandstone
  • great shikaras and mandapas
  • temples also known for Uru-Srinagar
  • All of the above
Who was the 'Mandala Mudali' in the Chola administration set-up?
  • Provincial Governor
  • District Head
  • Head of Judiciary
  • Intelligence Head
In which region was the Sarvastivada sect of Buddhism strong?
  • Tibet and Nepal
  • Mathura and Kashmir
  • Burma and Thailand
  • Bihar and Bengal
Who among the following did not write in Telugu?
  • Nanniah
  • Tikkanna
  • Yerrapragada
  • Atula
Tamil classical dance form based on Natyashastra is ______.
  • Kuchipudi
  • Bharatnatyam
  • Kathakali
  • None of above
Consider the following pairs:
Medieval Indian statePresent Region
ChampakaCentral India
DurgaraJammu
KufutaMalabar
Which of the above pair is/are correctly matched?
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 2
  • 1 and 3
  • Only 3
Which one of the following temple complex of India does not represent the typical Nagara style?
  • Tigawa, Madhya Pradesh
  • Nachna, Rajasthan
  • Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh
  • Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
The tallest among all early medieval temple of India is ________.
  • Nataraja temple at Chidambaram
  • Brihadeswara temple at Tanjore
  • Vithalaswamy temple at Hampi
  • The great temple at Srirangam
What is true regarding the practice of women in the Chola period?
  • Queens were called Devis and respected
  • Devadasi system prevailed
  • Gaurikas (Prostitutes) existed in the society
  • All of the above
Which Rashtrakutas king composed the works 'Kavirajamarga', 'Ratnamalika' and 'Prasanotaramalika'?
  • Amoghavarsha
  • Krishna I
  • Indra III
  • Krishna III
Which Pratihara king styled himself as "Adivaraha" and issued coins with that title?
  • Mahendrapala I
  • Mahipala
  • Nagabhatta II
  • Mihirbhoja
Which Rashtrakuta king defeated the Chola ruler Parantaka I in AD 972 and built a temple at Rameswaram ?
  • Indra III
  • Krishna III
  • Dhruva IIII
  • Govind III
The most important feature of Chola administration was _______.
  • absolute despotism of the monarch
  • mandala mudalis at the provincial level
  • autonomous assembly in a district
  • autonomous village assemblies in agraharas
Which kingdom did the temple of Hazara Rama belong to ________.
  • Avadh
  • Travancore
  • Vijayanagara
  • Ahom
Who were Azad-gavandas and Des-gramakutas in the Rashtrakuta kingdom ?
  • Revenue officers
  • Religious officers
  • Military commanders
  • Spices
The Pala, Pratiharas and the Rashtrakutas fought for control over which citizenship?
  • Ujjain
  • Patliputra
  • Kannauj
  • Kaushambi
Which Turkish general destroyed the universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila?
  • Qutubuddin Aibak
  • Bakhtiyar Khilji
  • Ali Mardan Khilji
  • Tajuddin Yaldur
The last expedition of Muhammad Ghori was launched in 1206 against the ________.
  • Khokhars
  • Gujarat
  • Jats
  • Multan
Who was the first imperial Chola?
  • Vijayalaya
  • Aditya I
  • Parantaka I
  • Raja Raja I
Which Chola ruler was the first to send an embassy to China?
  • Vijayalaya I
  • Aditya I
  • Raja Raja I
  • Rajendra I
Arrange the following in their chronological order:
1) Banja of Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty
2) Hindushahis of Punjab and Kabul
3) Rashtrakutas of Deccan
4) Chalukya Dynasty of Kaltani 
  • 1, 2, 3, 4
  • 4, 1, 2, 3
  • 2, 3, 1, 4
  • 3, 1, 2, 4
Who built the Korangnath temple at Srinivasanallur?
  • Parantaka I
  • Vijayalaya
  • Rajendra
  • Raja Raja
An enormous Nandi, the second largest in India is a feature of which Chola temple?
  • Natarajan temple at Chindambaram
  • Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple
  • Lepakshi temple
  • Raja Rajeswara temple at Tanjore
At which place in China do we have reference to the presence of Hindu temples in which Brahamanas lived in the early medieval period?
  • Macau
  • Cantor
  • Peking
  • Hong Kong
Iqta in medieval India meant _______.
  • land assigned to religious personnel for spiritual purposes
  • land revenue from different territorial units assigned to army officers
  • charity for educational and cultural activities
  • the rights of the zamindar
Al-Beruni's 'Quanun-i-Masudi' is a book on ________.
  • astronomy
  • minerology
  • history
  • mathematics
Which of the following statements about the Vijayanagara empire is/are true?
1) The kings claimed to rule on behalf of the God Virupaksha.
2) Rulers used the title 'Hindu Suratrana' to indicate their close links with Gods.
3) All royal orders were signed in Kannada, Sanskrit and Tamil.
4) Royal portrait sculpture was now displayed in temples.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  • Only 4
  • 1 and 2
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 4
Which dynasty had the best cavalry in India, according to the Arab traveller Sulaiman?
  • Palas
  • Pratiharas
  • Rashtrakutas
  • Senas
Chief exponent of Tantrism in North India in the early medieval was _______.
  • Gorakhnath
  • Ramananda
  • Shankaracharya
  • Basava
Consider the following statements about Amir Khusrau.
He was a disciple (murid) of Nizamuddin Auliya.
He was the founder of both Hindustani classical music and Qawali.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Which Arab traveller calls the Pratihara kingdom as Al-jurr and the king as Baura ?
  • Al-Mashar
  • Al-Masudi
  • Sulaiman
  • Al-Beruni
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