From the free UGC NET History Mock Test 3 — Unit 3: The Emergence of Regional Kingdoms unit-wise mock test — real question, real answer, real explanation.
The famous Aihole Inscription, which gives a detailed panegyric account of Pulakeshin II, was composed by which court poet?
Harisena
Ravikirti ✓
Banabhatta
Dandin
Ravikirti composed the Aihole Prashasti (634 CE) glorifying Chalukya king Pulakeshin II's conquests, including his famous check of Harshavardhana at the Narmada — it is one of the most important epigraphic sources for early Chalukya history.
Under the Imperial Cholas, what was the administrative body of the village inhabited predominantly by Brahmana landholders called?
Ur
Sabha (or Mahasabha) ✓
Nagaram
Nadu
The Sabha (or Mahasabha) was the assembly of a Brahmadeya (Brahmana-dominated) village, distinct from the Ur (assembly of an ordinary non-Brahmana village) — the Uttaramerur inscriptions describe the Sabha's detailed committee structure and election procedures.
The tripartite struggle for control over Kanauj during the early medieval period was fought between which three major regional powers?
Cholas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas
Gurjara-Pratiharas, Palas, Rashtrakutas ✓
Paramaras, Chandelas, Gahadavalas
Pallavas, Pandyas, Cheras
The Gurjara-Pratiharas (west), Palas (east), and Rashtrakutas (Deccan) fought a prolonged three-way contest for control of Kanauj, the symbolically prestigious seat of North Indian imperial power, through the 8th-10th centuries.
Which Chola king assumed the title Gangaikondachola after his successful military expedition to the Ganges river valley?
Rajaraja I
Rajendra I ✓
Rajadhiraja I
Kulottunga I
Rajendra I led a victorious expedition to the Ganga valley and took the title Gangaikondachola ("the Chola who seized the Ganga"), also founding a new capital, Gangaikondacholapuram, to commemorate the achievement.
The monolithic Kailashanatha Rock-Cut Temple at Ellora (Cave 16) was excavated under the patronage of which Rashtrakuta king?
Dantidurga
Krishna I ✓
Amoghavarsha I
Govinda III
Krishna I commissioned the Kailasanatha temple at Ellora, an extraordinary monolithic structure carved top-down from a single rock — one of the great engineering and artistic achievements of Rashtrakuta architecture.
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Itihaaskar — UGC NET/JRF & UPSC History Optional notes by Parveen Malik (B.Tech. (CSE), M.A. (History), History JRF). Also spelt Itihaskar.
