Multiple Choice Quiz on Pallava Dynasty in Indian History

Multiple Choice Quiz on Pallava Dynasty in Indian History
Some important Multiple Choice Question on Pallava Dynasty
practice objective Indian history paper



1. Match List-I (Place) with List-II (Location in the map) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists —


List-I (Place)
(a) harappan site
(b) Capital of Avanti
(c) Pallava capital
(d) Buddhist site
List-II (Location in the map)

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 3 1
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 1 4 3 2
Ans. (D)

2. Consider the following sites —
(a) Capital of Panchala Kingdom
(b) Pallava Town
(c) Buddhist site
(d) Harappan site

Match these sites with the locations labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the given map, and select the correct answer using the codes given below —
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans. (D)


3. Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest in arts of
(A) Pallavas
(B) Cheras
(C) Pandyas
(D) Chalukyas
(E) None of these
Ans. (A)


4. Pallava dynasty Ruled between
(A) 3rd century - 8th century AD
(B) 4th century - 9th century AD
(C) 5th century - 10th century AD
(D) 6th century - 11th century AD
Ans. (C)

5. Capital of Pallava dynasty was ?
(A) Badami
(B) Madurai
(C) Guntur
(D) Kanchi
(E) None of these
Ans. (D)

6. Initially Pallavas served as feudatories to ?
(A) Satvahana Dynasty
(B) Cheras Dynasty
(C) Pandyas Dynasty
(D) Chola Dynasty
(E) None of these
Ans. (A)

7. Pallava ruler Narasimhavarman occupied ?
(A) Badami
(B) Vatapi
(C) Madurai
(D) Kanchi
(E) None of these
Ans. (B)

8. The Pallavas captured Kanchi from the ?
(A) Cholas
(B) Cheras
(C) Pandyas
(D) Chalukyas
(E) None of these
Ans. (A)

9. pallava means
(A) Mighty
(B) Fast
(C) Kind
(D) Creeper
(E) None of these
Ans. (D)

10. All the early Pallava royal inscriptions are in
(A) Prakrit or Sanskrit language
(B) Prakrit or Tamil language
(C) Tamil or Sanskrit language
(D) Tamil or Telgu language
(E) None of these
Ans. (A)

11. Mahendravarman I was initially a patron of the …….Faith
(A) Buddhist
(B) Jain
(C) Hinduism
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans. (B)

12. The earliest examples of Pallava constructions are ?
(A) Bricked Wells
(B) Bricked temples
(C) Palaces
(D) Rock cut temples
(E) None of these
Ans. (D)


13. Which of following are true?
a.Telugu traditions know of a certain Trilochana Pallava as the earliest Telugu King
b. After the Kalabhra upheaval the long struggle between the Pallavas and Chalukyas of Badami for supremacy in peninsular India began
c. In the early centuries of the Christian era the Pallavas founded their colonies in Sumatra

(A) a and b are correct
(B) c and b are correct
(C) a and c are correct
(D) All are correct
(E) None of these
Ans. (D)


14. There was a long struggle between the Pallavas and the .......... for the supremacy over the Tungabhadra-Krishna doab
(A) Badami Chalukyas
(B) Cheras
(C) Pandyas
(D) Gupta Dynasty
(E) None of these
Ans. (A)

15. birudas means ……….. during Pallava period
(A) Dances
(B) Palces
(C) Titles
(D)Food
(E) None of these
Ans. (C)