Sources of Early India Quiz

Which of the following literary works provides a historical chronicle of the rulers of Kashmir up to the 12th century CE?

• Prithvirajraso, written by Chand Bardai

• Rajatarangini, written by Kalhana

• Harshacharita, written by Banabhatta

• Vikramankadevacharita, written by Bilhana

Which text is written in shlesha (double meaning) and tells the stories of both Ramapala and the Epic Hero Rama?

• Harshacharita

• Ramacharita

• Vikramankadevacharita

• Rajatarangini

What is the significance of Banabhatta’s Harshacharita?

• It is an eulogistic biography of the Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI.

• It is a historical chronicle of the Chauhan ruler Prithviraj Chauhan.

• It is a royal biography of King Harshavardhana.

• It is an account of the Pala dynasty rulers.

Which of the following texts is an early medieval agricultural manual from Bengal?

• Lekkapaddhati

• Krishi-Parashara

• Ramacharita

• Rajatarangini

Which of the following texts provides models of legal documents and was written in Sanskrit and Prakrit around the 13th century CE?

• Harshacharita

• Vikramankadevacharita

• Lekkapaddhati

• Rajatarangini

Which Chinese traveler visited India in the early medieval period and documented his observations?

• Sulaiman

• Al-Masudi

• Xuanzang

• Ibn Haukal

Which Arab traveler’s accounts provide information about early medieval Indian trade?

• Chand Bardai

• Bilhana

• Ibn Haukal

• Sandhyakaranandin

Which inscription was composed by Ravi Kirti and provides details about the Chalukya dynasty?

• Banskhera inscription

• Madhuban inscription

• Aihole inscription

• Uttaramerur inscription

The Banskhera inscription belongs to which ruler’s reign?

• Pulakeshin II

• Vikramaditya II

• Harshavardhana

• Rajendra I

Which inscription provides details about the local governance system in medieval South India?

• Banskhera inscription

• Uttaramerur inscription

• Aihole inscription

• Madhuban inscription