UGC NET History Practice Question

Which Paramara king of Malwa was a renowned polymath, writing works on architecture (Samarangana Sutradhara) and astronomy?

Munja

Sindhuraja

Raja Bhoja ✓

Vakpati

Raja Bhoja of Dhara, the most celebrated Paramara ruler, was a genuine scholar-king credited with works spanning architecture (Samarangana Sutradhara), astronomy, and poetics — his court became a byword for learning in later Indian tradition.

In Pallava administration, what was Eripatti?

Tax levied on potter's wheels

Land designated specifically for the maintenance of local village tanks/reservoirs ✓

Custom fee on coastal boats

Gift granted to court minstrels

Eripatti land was specifically set aside to fund the upkeep of village irrigation tanks (Eri) — reflecting the administrative priority given to water management in an agrarian economy dependent on tank irrigation.

The Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur was completed in 1010 CE by which Chola emperor?

Vijayalaya

Aditya I

Rajaraja I ✓

Rajendra I

Rajaraja I completed the massive Brihadisvara (Rajarajesvara) Temple in 1010 CE, a UNESCO World Heritage monument and the crowning architectural statement of Chola imperial power, with a vimana over 60 meters tall.

The famous Gahadavala ruler Jayachandra ruled over which region before his defeat at the Battle of Chandawar (1194)?

Malwa

Kanauj and Varanasi ✓

Tripuri

Bundelkhand

Jayachandra of the Gahadavala dynasty ruled from Kanauj and Varanasi and was defeated and killed by Muhammad of Ghor at the Battle of Chandawar (1194), an event that, alongside Prithviraj Chauhan's earlier defeat, opened North India to Ghurid/Delhi Sultanate conquest.

The temple complex at Pattadakal, featuring a synthesis of Nagara and Dravida styles, was built under the patronage of which dynasty?

Rashtrakutas

Chalukyas of Badami ✓

Hoysalas

Kakatiyas

Pattadakal's temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was built under the Badami Chalukyas and is celebrated precisely because it displays both Nagara (north Indian) and Dravida (south Indian) temple styles side by side, reflecting the dynasty's position at a cultural crossroads.

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