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.
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.
What was the primary commercial purpose of the Manigramam and Anjuvannam guilds in South India?
Internal distribution of agrarian produce
Management of overseas and foreign merchant transactions ✓
Regulation of temple construction projects
Banking and pawn-broking exclusively
Manigramam and Anjuvannam were merchant organizations closely tied to overseas and foreign (including West Asian) trade networks operating out of South Indian and Sri Lankan ports, evidenced by inscriptions found across the wider Indian Ocean trading world.
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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.
