UPSC Medieval India – Chapter 3: The Rajputs, Regional Kingdoms and the Arab and Turkish Invasions (22 MCQs)

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UPSC Medieval India – Chapter 3: The Rajputs, Regional Kingdoms and the Arab and Turkish Invasions (22 MCQs) – 22 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The Arab conquest of Sindh in 712 CE was led by:

Correct Answer: C [Muhammad bin Qasim]

Explanation:

Muhammad bin Qasim, sent by Hajjaj, the Umayyad governor of Iraq, captured Debal and conquered Sindh in 712 CE.

2.  

The ruler of Sindh defeated by the Arabs in 712 CE was:

Correct Answer: B [Dahir]

Explanation:

Dahir, the ruler of Sindh, was defeated and killed by Muhammad bin Qasim after the fall of Debal in 712 CE.

3.  

The Persian account of the Arab conquest of Sindh is the:

Correct Answer: D [Chachnama]

Explanation:

The Chachnama, a thirteenth-century Persian work based on an earlier Arabic account, narrates the Arab conquest of Sindh.

4.  

Mahmud of Ghazni raided Somnath during the reign of the Chaulukya king:

Correct Answer: C [Bhima I]

Explanation:

Mahmud raided Somnath in 1025–26 during the reign of Bhima I, the Chaulukya (Solanki) king of Gujarat.

5.  

The Persian poet Firdausi, author of the Shahnama, lived at the court of:

Correct Answer: A [Mahmud of Ghazni]

Explanation:

Firdausi completed the Shahnama around 1010 and presented it to Mahmud of Ghazni, whose court also included Al-Biruni.

6.  

The Hindushahi king who fought both Sabuktigin and Mahmud was:

Correct Answer: A [Jayapala]

Explanation:

Jayapala, the Hindushahi king of the north-west, clashed with Sabuktigin and was defeated by Mahmud in 1001.

7.  

The first battle of Tarain (1191) was won by:

Correct Answer: D [Prithviraj III]

Explanation:

Prithviraj III, the Chahamana king of Ajmer, defeated Muhammad Ghuri at the first battle of Tarain in 1191.

8.  

In the battle of Chandawar (1194), Muhammad Ghuri defeated:

Correct Answer: C [Jayachandra]

Explanation:

At Chandawar in 1194 Ghuri defeated Jayachandra, the Gahadavala king of Kanauj, opening the Ganga valley to the Turks.

9.  

The poet Jayadeva, author of the Gitagovinda, is associated with the court of:

Correct Answer: D [Lakshmanasena]

Explanation:

Jayadeva, author of the Sanskrit Gitagovinda, is traditionally linked with the court of the Sena king Lakshmanasena of Bengal.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Rajatarangini was written by Kalhana.
2. Lalitaditya Muktapida is associated with the Martand Sun temple.
3. Suyya was the engineer of Lalitaditya Muktapida.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Kalhana wrote the Rajatarangini and Lalitaditya built the Martand Sun temple; Suyya served Avantivarman, so only 1 and 2 are correct.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Rajput kingdoms fell one after another to the Ghurids.

Reason (R): The Rajput rulers were divided by rivalries and seldom united against a common enemy.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Rajput kingdoms did fall one by one, and their rivalries and failure to unite against the Ghurids explain that fall.

12.  

The construction of the Jagannath temple at Puri was begun by:

Correct Answer: B [Anantavarman Chodaganga]

Explanation:

The Eastern Ganga king Anantavarman Chodaganga began building the Jagannath temple at Puri in the twelfth century.

13.  

The Sun temple at Konark was built by the Eastern Ganga king:

Correct Answer: C [Narasimhadeva I]

Explanation:

The Eastern Ganga king Narasimhadeva I built the Sun temple at Konark in the thirteenth century.

14.  

The Jain scholar Hemachandra was patronised by the Chaulukya ruler:

Correct Answer: A [Kumarapala]

Explanation:

Kumarapala, the twelfth-century Chaulukya king of Gujarat, patronised Hemachandra, who wrote grammars, lexicons and Jain works.

15.  

The Vimala Vasahi temple at Dilwara is dedicated to:

Correct Answer: A [Adinatha]

Explanation:

Vimala, minister of Bhima I, built the Vimala Vasahi temple at Dilwara and dedicated it to Adinatha, the first Tirthankara.

16.  

The Agnikula legend of Rajput origin is found in the:

Correct Answer: B [Prithviraj Raso]

Explanation:

The Prithviraj Raso tells how four clans – Pratihara, Chaulukya, Paramara and Chahamana – arose from a sacrificial fire at Mount Abu.

17.  

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. Second battle of Tarain
2. Arab conquest of Sindh
3. Mahmud's raid on Somnath
4. Battle of Chandawar

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [2-3-1-4]

Explanation:

Order: Arab conquest of Sindh (712) → Mahmud's raid on Somnath (1025–26) → Second battle of Tarain (1192) → Battle of Chandawar (1194).

18.  

Bakhtiyar Khalji surprised the Sena king Lakshmanasena at:

Correct Answer: D [Nadia]

Explanation:

Around 1204 Bakhtiyar Khalji made a surprise raid on Nadia in Bengal, and the Sena king Lakshmanasena fled.

19.  

The medieval hill state of Kuluta corresponds to the present:

Correct Answer: B [Kulu valley]

Explanation:

Kuluta is the old name of the Kulu valley in Himachal Pradesh, one of the western Himalayan hill states.

20.  

The Shiva temple at Bhojpur is attributed to the ruler:

Correct Answer: C [Bhoja of the Paramaras]

Explanation:

The great unfinished Shiva temple at Bhojpur near Bhopal is attributed to the eleventh-century Paramara scholar-king Bhoja.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2015

Consider the following pairs:

Medieval Indian State : Present Region

1. Champaka : Central India
2. Durgara : Jammu
3. Kuluta : Malabar

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

Correct Answer: B [2 only]

Explanation:

Only Durgara (Jammu) is correctly matched; Champaka is Chamba and Kuluta is Kulu, both Himalayan hill states, not Central India or Malabar.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2023

Consider the following dynasties:

1. Hoysala
2. Gahadavala
3. Kakatiya
4. Yadava

How many of the above dynasties established their kingdoms in the early eighth century AD?

Correct Answer: D [None]

Explanation:

all four rose as independent kingdoms between the late eleventh and the late twelfth centuries (Gahadavala – late 11th; Hoysala – 11th–12th; Kakatiya – 12th; Yadava – late 12th).

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