31. Which of the following statements are correct regarding guilds during the early medieval period?
1. Only mercantile guilds functioned during this period.
2. They had the right of making by-laws which were binding on their members.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2
Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:
During the early medieval period both industrial and mercantile guilds functioned. The mercantile associations like the guilds had the right of making by-laws. These by-laws were binding on their members.
32. With respect to India’s trade with the West which of the following ports on the western coast of India played an important during 600 A.D. to 1000 A.D.?
1. Kambay
2. Thana
3. Sopara
4. Sindan
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
With respect to India’s trade with the West, the ports of Kambay, Thana, Sopara, Sindan and Kaulam Malaya which is modem Quilon, on the Western coast of India played an important part.
33. The Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga ruled during which of the following periods?
[A] c. 713-725 CE
[B] c. 720-744 CE
[C] c. 725-750 CE
[D] c. 733-756 CE
Answer: D [c. 733-756 CE]
Notes:
The Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga ruled from c. 733 to 756 CE. He was a feudatory of the Chalukya king, Kirtivarman II. He founded the Rashtrakuta kingdom by taking control of the northern regions of the Chalukya Empire.
34. Which of the following kings founded the Rashtrakuta kingdom?
[A] Dantidurga
[B] Krishna I
[C] Dhruva
[D] Amoghavarsha I
Answer: A [Dantidurga]
Notes:
The Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga ruled from c. 733 to 756 CE. He was a Feudatory of Kirtivarman II. He ascended to the throne in c.733 CE after taking control of the northern regions of the Chalukya Empire.
35. Which of the following kings defeated the Chola king Parantaka I?
[A] Krishna I
[B] Krishna III
[C] Indra III
[D] Govinda III
Answer: B [Krishna III]
Notes:
Krishna III (939 to 967 CE) was engaged in a struggle against the Paramaras of Malwa and the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi. In about 949 CE, he annexed the northern part of the Chola empire after defeating the Chola king Parantaka I. He set up a pillar of victory in Rameshwaram and also built a temple.
36. Pulkeshin II’s rule is associated with which of the following period?
[A] c. 605 – 622 CE
[B] c. 606 – 630 CE
[C] c. 609 – 635 CE
[D] c. 610 – 642 CE
Answer: D [c. 610 – 642 CE]
Notes:
The greatest king of Chalukyan dynasty was Pulakesin II. He ruled from 610-11 AD. to 642 AD. He is known by various names such as Vallabha, Prithivi-Vallabh, Sri Prithivi-Vallabh, Paramesvara and Parama-bhagavata.
37. Which of the following acquired the title of dakshinapatheshvara?
[A] Kirtivarman I
[B] Pulkeshin II
[C] Vikramaditya I
[D] Vikramaditya II
Answer: B [Pulkeshin II ]
Notes:
Pulkeshin II acquired the title of dakshinapatheshvara which means the lord of the south. He defeated Harsha in 637-638 AD. Pulkeshin II led many expeditions against eastern Deccan kingdoms, south Kosala and Kalinga.
38. Which of the following kings succeeded king Kadungon?
[A] Arikesary Maravarman
[B] Maravarman Avanisulamani
[C] Koccadiyan Ranadhira
[D] Maravarman Rajasimha I
Answer: B [Maravarman Avanisulamani]
Notes:
Maravarman Avanisulamani was a Pandya ruler of early historic south India. He was the son and successor of king Kadungon and ruled from 620 A.D. to 645 A.D. He was, who revived the Pandya dynastic power after the Kalabhra interregnum.
39. Rajasirnha I was succeeded by which of the following kings?
[A] Maravarman Arikesari Parankusan
[B] Srimar Srivallabha
[C] Koccadiyan Ranadhira
[D] Varguna I
Answer: D [Varguna I]
Notes:
Varguna I succeeded the king Maravarman Rajasimha I. He ruled from 765 A.D. to 815 A.D. He is described as the “greatest imperialist of his dynasty.”During his reign, the conflict between the Pandyas and Pallavas started once again
40. Romans exported which of the following items to India during the Sangam period?
1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Wine
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
Romans exported gold and silver to India as confirmed by the recovery of a large number of Roman gold coins in south India. Roman Empire also exported wine to India.
41. Which of the following kings assumed the title of Kongarkoman?
[A] Maravarman Arikesari Parankusan
[B] Maravarman Rajasimha I
[C] Koccadiyan Ranadhira
[D] Srimar Srivallabha
Answer: C [Koccadiyan Ranadhira]
Notes:
Koccadiyan Ranadhira who ruled from 700 A.D. to 730 A.D. reduced an Ay chief at Mardur “a hill country between Tinnevelly and Travancore.” He also conquered the Kongu country and assumed the title of Kongarkoman.
42. Which of the following was birth place of Buddha?
[A] Patliputra
[B] Kapilavastu
[C] Lumbini
[D] Vaishali
Answer: C [Lumbini]
Notes:
Gautam Buddha was born into the Shakya royal family in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 BC. He grew up in Kapilvastu, the capital city of the Shakya kingdom. Using historical records, Buddha’s birth date is usually given as May 563 BC. He was an ascetic, a religious leader and teacher. In the Vaishnavite sect of Hinduism, the historic Buddha or Gautama Buddha, is the ninth avatar among the ten major avatars of the god Vishnu.
43. What was the gold coins referred as during the Gupta Period?
[A] Dinaras
[B] Pohissa
[C] Rupaka
[D] Tanka
Answer: A [Dinaras]
Notes:
The Gupta gold coins were known as dinaras. The gold coins of the Gupta rulers are the extraordinary examples of artistic excellence.The abundance of gold coins from the Gupta era has led some scholars to regard this phenomenon as the ‘rain of gold’.
44. In which year did the Chinese traveller ‘Sung Yun’ come to India?
[A] 510 AD
[B] 525 AD
[C] 528 AD
[D] 518 AD
Answer: D [518 AD]
Notes:
The famous Chinese traveler, Sung Yun came to India in (517- 518) AD after Fa Hien, who commenced his journey in 399 AD from Chang Gan in China to India in search of authoritative texts of Buddha’s preaching. Sung Yun had an exalted view of his country and its ruler, is largely responsible for overly negative image of the Hunas in ‘modern’ history. He came to India along with the monk ‘Hui Zheng, Fa Li, and Zheng Fouze’, during the reign of Buddhist Empress Hu who belongs to the ‘Northern Wei Dynasty. Song Yun, who was originally from Dunhuang in China.
45. Which of the following place does not have a Stupa?
[A] Sanchi
[B] Ranchi
[C] Dhamek
[D] Barhut
Answer: B [Ranchi]
Notes:
The Great Stupa at Sanchi was built by Mauryan emperor Ashoka. Dhamek Stupa in Sarnath is thought to be the oldest Stupa in existence. The stupa of Bharhut is between Allahabad and Jabalpur situated in the erstwhile Nagod state of Madhya Pradesh. Only there is no Stupa at Ranchi.