HISTORY 251-300 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 





251. According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions____was known as the land gifted to temples?

Answer: Devadana

252. Rajendra I was the son of?

Answer: Rajaraja I

253. The main historical source regarding the information about Self-government under the Cholas is the?

Answer: Uttaramerur inscription

254. Chola Empire was divided into:

Answer: Mandalams, Nadu, Valanadu & Kurram

255. Which of the following Pratihara king took the title of 'Pramana'?

Answer: Mihirbhoj

256. Among the four dynasties listed below, which one minted coins made of lead?

Answer: Satvahanas

257. Junagadh inscription is the first inscription of which of the following languages?

Answer: Sanskrit

258. Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?

Answer: Chandra Gupta II

259. Whose reign in Indian History is called the Golden Age of India?

Answer: Gupta Empire

260. Which of the following items was exportable in the past Gupta period?

Answer: Tin

261. Which ruler of Gupta Empire is also known as Napoleon of India?

Answer: Samudra Gupta

262. To  which period does the Mehrauli Pillar inscription belong?

Answer: Guptas

263. The silver coins of period were known as?

Answer: Rupyaka

264. In which field of art extraordinary progress was made in the Gupta period?

Answer: Painting

265. Against whom Skandagupta had to wage long wars on the North West border?

Answer:  Hunas

266. The foreign traveler who visited India during the rule of the Guptas was?Answer: Fa-Hein

267. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period?

Answer: Tamralipti

268. Which of the following periods is referred to as the period of Hindu revival or renaissance?

Answer: Gupta Period

269. The name of the Indian Astronomer(who knew for his five astronomical systems book Pancha-Siddhantika), who lived in the 6th century was

Answer: Varahamihira

270. The Gupta gold coins were known as

Answer: Dinaras

271. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title 'Param Bhagawata' was

Answer: Chandragupta II

272. The concept of Trimurti was promulgated

during the

Answer: Gupta period

273. Which of the following rulers started Gupta currency system?

Answer: Chandragupta I 

274. The officer responsible for the safe custody of land records during the Gupta period was known as

Answer: Karanika

275. Who was Samudragupta's mother?

Answer: Kumara Devi

276. Who was the first ruler to adopt the title of Maharaja-adhiraja?

Answer: Chandragupta

277. Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty?

Answer: Gupta Dynasty

278. Harshavardhan's Vallabhi conquest is found in which of the following inscriptions?

Answer: Navsari Copper plate Inscription

279. Harsha moved his capital from _to__

Answer: Thanesar, Kannauj

280. What is the name of the court poet of king Harshavardhana?

Answer: Banabhatta

281. Which emperor wrote the play 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language?

Answer: Harshavardhana

282. The important books written by Banabhatta were

Answer: Harshcharita,Kadambari

283. How did Hiuen Tsang undertake journey from and to India?

Answer:  He came by land route and also returned by land route

284. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada?

Answer: Pulakesin II

285. Banabhatta, a great scholar, lived during the reign of

Answer: Harsha

286. What was the name of Harshavardhana's biography?

Answer: Harshacharita 

287. The Sanskrit poet Rajshekhar lived in the court of____

Answer: Mahipala I

288. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of?

Answer: Chalukyas

289. The temples known as the Seven Pagodas had been built by the

Answer: Pallavas

290. Which of the following dynasties patronised the famous Kailash temple at Ellora?

Answer: Rastrakuta

291. The Saka Era was founded in the year

Answer: A.D. 78

292. Who was the first ruler of Pala Dynasty?

Answer: Gopala

293. Who of the following founded the Vikramashila University?

Answer: Dharmpala

294. Hiuen Tsang visited Kanchipuram, the capital of Pallavas, during the reign which of the following rulers?

Answer: Narasimha Varman I

295. Who built the Konark Sun Temple?

Answer: Narasimhadeva 1

296. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty? 

Answer: Pushyamitra

297. Who was the founder of Kanva dynasty?

Answer: Vasudeva

298. Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as by the existing kings? 

Answer: Samantas

299. The Hathigumpha inscription near  Bhubaneshwar, Orissa relates to the king?

Answer: Kharavela

300. Which of the following Pratihara king took the title of 'Pramana'?

Answer: Mihirbhoj