Question No:1
Arabs were defeated in 738 AD by—
A. Pratiharas
B. Rashtrakutas
C. Palas
D. Chalukyas
Question No:2
Who among the following Rajputa kings defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time ?
A. Prithviraj III
B. Baghel Bhim
C. Jaichanda
D. Kumarpal
Question No:3
Who constructed the world famous Jagannath Temple at Puri ?
A. Krishnavarman
B. Anantvarman
C. Devavarman
D. None of these
Question No:4
The Dilwara Temple is located at—
A. Bhubaneswar
B. Aurangabad
C. Khajuraho
D. Mout Abu
Question No:5
Assertion (A) : The success of the Turks against the Indian rulers at the end of the 12th century was an event that exposed the weakness of the Indian armies.
Reason (R) : Large scale conversions to Islam had depleted the numerical strength of the Indian armies.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Question No:6
Alberuni lived during the period of which one of the following ?
A. Mahmud Ghaznavi
B. Mohammad Ghori
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Firuzshah Tughlaq
Question No:7
Jaideva, the famous author of ‘Gita Gobinda’, was the court poet of—
A. Harsha
B. Prithviraj Chauhan
C. Lakshmanasena
D. None of these
Question No:8
Who founded four mathas in the four corners of India ?
A. Shankaracharya
B. Ramanujacharya
C. Bhaskaracharya
D. Madhvacharya
Question No:9
The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at—
A. Bhubaneswar
B. Khajuraho
C. Madurai
D. Mount Abu
Question No:10
Who fought the battle of Waihind (1009 AD) ?
A. Anandpala and Mahmud Ghazanavi
B. Jayapala and Muhmmad Ghori
C. Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori
D. Jaichandra and Bakhtiyar Khalji
Question No:11
The temple of Somnath which was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni (Mahmud Ghazanavi) was dedicated to Lord—
A. Siva
B. Vishnu
C. Surya
D. Ganapati
Question No:12
Assertion (A) : Alberuni, who visited India at the time of Mahmud of Ghazni, criticised the Hindus for their exclusiveness which kept them away from the rest of the world.
Reason (R) : He believed that the caste system was responsible for this.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Question No:13
In India, the first to put forward the theory that the earth revolves round the sun was—
A. Aryabhatta
B. Brahmagupta
C. Bana
D. Kalhana
Question No:14
The Sun Temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva I. To which dynasty he belong to ?
A. Somvansi dynasty
B. Gang dynasty
C. Suryavansi dynasty
D. Bhoi dynasty
Question No:15
Which one of the following is NOT a feature of North Indian temple architecture ?
A. Shikhara
B. Garbha Griha
C. Gopuram
D. Pradakshina-path
Question No:16
Who among the following is well known for his contribution in the field of Algebra ?
A. Aryabhatta
B. Brahmagupta
C. Bhaskara
D. Lalla
Question No:17
The presiding deity of Bhojshala Temple is—
A. Goddess Durga
B. Goddess Laxmi
C. Goddess Saraswati
D. Goddess Parvati
Question No:18
Vikramsila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of—
A. Pushyabhuti Dynasty
B. Barman Dynasty
C. SenDyanasty
D. Pal Dynasty
Question No:19
‘Daskumar Charitam’ was composed by—
A. Surdas
B. Dandin
C. Tulsidas
D. Kalidas .
Question No:20
The Laxman Era was started (in 1119 AD) by which of the following dynasty ?
A. Pratiharas
B. Palas
C. Chauhans
D. Sens
Indian History Mock Test – 58
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