Who were Maha-Samantas?

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(a)

Samantas who gained wealth

(b)

Samantas who wrote good text

(c)

Samantas who became more powerful

(d)

Both 'a' and 'c'

In the mid-8th, Dantidurga overthrew his Chalukya overlord and became the chief of

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(a)

Rashtrakuta

(b)

Chola

(c)

Brahmana

(d)

Samanta

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni came from

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(a)

Afghanistan

(b)

Arab

(c)

Persia

(d)

China

Prashastis were composed by

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(a)

kings only

(b)

learned Samantas

(c)

brahmanas

(d)

army men

The temple of Goddess Nishumbhasudini at Thanjavur was built by

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(a)

Vijayalaya

(b)

Palas of Eastern India

(c)

Dantidurga

(d)

Rajaraja and Rajendra

The prashasti found in Gwalior about Pratihara king Nagabhatta was written in 

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(a)

Sanskrit

(b)

Urdu

(c)

Hindi

(d)

Persian

These people were expected to bring gifts for their king in the 17^th century.

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(a)

Traders

(b)

Samanta

(c)

Overloads

(d)

None of these

Rashtrakutas were subordinate to

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(a)

Cheras

(b)

Cholas

(c)

Chalukyas

(d)

None of these

From whom the revenue was also collected?

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(a)

Traders

(b)

Merchants

(c)

Artisans

(d)

Peasants

Land granted to Brahmanas was recorded on

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(a)

Silver plates

(b)

Iron plates

(c)

Betel leaves

(d)

Copper plates

Prashastis were written by learned___________ in _________language.

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(a)

Brahmanas, Sanskrit

Kalhana wrote a long poem in Sanskrit containing the history of kings who ruled over ________

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(a)

Kashmir

The wealth Mahmud carried away was used to create a splendid capital city at ________________.

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(a)

Ghazni

Revenue was also collected from ______

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(a)

Traders

In the mid of 8^th century _______ overthrew his Chalukya ruler.

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(a)

Dantidurga

Only after 4th century, area of Tamil Nadu was opened up for large-scale cultivation.

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(a) True

(b) False

Chola Kings gave some rich landowners titles like Muvendavelan (A velan or peasant serving 'three kings).

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(a) False

(b) True

Ellora cave sculpture is a work of Rashtrakuta period.

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(a) False

(b) True

In the mid of 8^th century Dantidurga overthrew his Chola ruler

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(a) True

(b) False

Palas ruled over present state of Tamil Nadu.

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(a) True

(b) False

Which three dynasties fought the tripartite battle?

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(a)

Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Palas were the three dynasties which fought the tripartite battle for control over Kanauj.

Who were the persons who were given task of collecting revenue?

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(a)

The persons who were given task for collecting revenue were from influential families called revenue functionaries and positions were often hereditary. 

Who wrote Kitabal - Hind?

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(a)

A great Arab poet AI-Baruni wrote Kitab-al-Hind

Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?

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(a)

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, a ruler of Afghanistan, destroyed the temple of Somnath.

Who defeated Muhammad Ghori?

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(a)

Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori in 1191 in first battle of Tarain but later on in 1192, he was defeated in second battle of Tarain by Ghori.