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New Kingdoms and Empires

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Many new dynasties emerged after the-

a)

7th century

b)

11th century

c)

17th century

d)

12th century

2.

Big landlords or warrior chiefs in different regions of the subcontinent were-

a)

sammantas

b)

samantas

c)

Chalukyas

d)

none of these

3.

In the mid-eight century, ______ , a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his _____ overlord and performed a ritual called_________

a)

Rashtrakuta

Chalukya

Hiranya- Garbha

b)

Nagabhata

Palas

Cholas

c)

Dantidurga

Chalukya

Hiranya- Garbha

d)

Vishnudev

Samantas

Chahamanas

4.

Kadamba Mayurasharman and the Gujara- Pratihara were ______ before they took to arms

a)

kshatriya

b)

Vish

c)

Brahman

d)

samantas

5.

Who need to pay taxes

a)

Peasants

b)

Cattle-Keepers

c)

Artisans

d)

All of these

6.

Who had more than 400 taxes

a)

Cholas

b)

Chalukyas

c)

Rajput

d)

Chollas

7.

The functionaries for collecting revenue generally recruited from influential families and positions were often (a)   . ( All alphabets should be small)

8.

Nagabhata's prashasti was found in (a)   . ( First alphabet should be capital)

9.

Kings often rewarded Brahmans by grants of land. These were recorded on-

a)

Metal plates

b)

Iron plates

c)

Copper plates

d)

None of these

10.

Who composed a long Sanskrit poem containing the history of kings who ruled over Kashmir-

a)

Kahna

b)

Budhha

c)

Harisena

d)

Kalhana

11.

For centuries, rulers belonging to the Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala dynasties fought for control over Kanauj. So Historians often describe it as the-

a)

Three Parties struggle

b)

Tripartite Struggle

c)

3 Parties struggle

d)

Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala Struggle

12.

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, Afganiustan, ruled from to. ( Use 'to' )

(a)  

13.

Name the wealthy temple of Gujrat that Mahmud robbed to make a splendid capital at Ghazni-

a)

Jagannath Temple

b)

Brihadishvara Temple

c)

Shree Padmanabhaswam-y Temple

d)

Somnath Temple

14.

Who wrote Kitab ul-Hind

a)

Mahmud

b)

Banabhatta

c)

Al-Biruni

d)

Al-Biryani

15.

Chahamanas were later known as the _________, ruled over the region around ________ and ________. ( Should be in order)

a)

Cholas

Delhi

Indraprastha

b)

Chahanas

Delhi

Ajmer

c)

Chauhans

Delhi

Ajmer

d)

Palas

Kanauj

Taxila

16.

The Best known Chahamana ruler was- ( Use the 3rd / 2nd)

(a)  

17.

Prithviraja the 3rd defeated an Afgan ruler named __________ in 1191 but lost to him in the very next year, in 1192

a)

Sultan Muhammad Gnori

b)

Sultan Babur

c)

Sultan Al-Biruni

d)

Sultan Mahammad of Ghazni

18.

A minor chiefly family known as the ___________ power in the _________ delta. They were subordinate to the Pallava Kings of ________ .

a)

Chauhans

Chambal

Ajmer

b)

Muttaraiyar

Kaveri

Kanchipuram

c)

Muttaraiyar

Kanchipuram

Banavasi

d)

Kanch

Gangavadi

Maduri

19.

_________ , who belonged to the ancient chiefly family of the _____ from Uraiyur, captured the delta from the Muttaraiyar in the middle of the _______ century.

a)

Vijay

Cholas

tenth

b)

Vijayalaya

Cholas

ninth

c)

Pandyan

Cholas

eighth

d)

None of these

20.

Who built the town of Thanjavur?

a)

Kadamba

b)

Raja Vinayak

c)

Nishumbh

d)

Vijayalaya

21.

Who was the most powerful Chola ruler and when did he become king?

a)

Rajendara

985

b)

Rajaraja the first

985

c)

Thanjavur

984

d)

None of these

22.

Temples of _________ and ___________, built by Rajaraja and Rajendra, are architectural and sculptural marvels

a)

Gangaikonda

cholapuram

b)

Thanjavur

Gangaikondacholapuram

c)

None of these

23.

Temples were also endowed with land by rulers as well as by others. The produce of this land went into maintaining all the specialists who worked at the temple and very often lived near it-

a)

musicians

dancers

b)

sweepers

c)

cooks

d)

garland makers

e)

priests

24.

Although agriculture had developed earlier in other parts of Tamil Nadu, it was only from the ____ and _____ century that this area had opened up for large-scale cultivation.

a)

5th

b)

6th

c)

None of these

d)

All of these

25.

What is the thing in the picture ?

a)

A ninth-century sluice-

gate in Tamil Nadu.

b)

A ninth-century sluce-

gate in Tamil Nadu.

c)

.

A ninth-century

Water Gate in TamilNadu.

d)

None of these

26.

The spread of irrigation agriculture led to the prosperity of Settlements of peasants, known as ____. Groups of such villages formed larger units called____.

a)

Ur

b)

Nadu

c)

Vihara

d)

Chaitya

27.

Brahmanas received a large number of land grants or _______, thus leading to the emergence of a large number of Brahmana settlements in the ____valley as in other parts of South India. Each brahmadeya was looked after by an assembly or _____ of prominent Brahmana landholders, who worked very efficiently.

a)

brahmadeya

Kaveri

Sabha

b)

Brhama

Krisna

Sabha

c)

Nadu

Yamuna

Gurjara

d)

None of these