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.
Which ruler constructed the Sun Temple at Modhera in Gujarat?
Chamundaraja Chaulukya
Bhima I (Solanki / Chaulukya) ✓
Siddharaja Jayasimha
Kumarapala
The Modhera Sun Temple was built under Bhima I of the Solanki (Chaulukya) dynasty of Gujarat in the 11th century, notable for its stepped surya-kund (tank) and intricate carvings, a major example of Solanki-era temple architecture.
The famous Lingaraja Temple is situated at Bhubaneswar and built in which specific architectural style?
Dravida style
Kalinga Nagara style (Rekha Deula) ✓
Vesara style
Bhumija style
The Lingaraja Temple exemplifies the Kalinga (Orissan) variant of Nagara architecture, specifically the Rekha Deula form with its distinctive curvilinear tower — one of the finest and largest examples of this regional temple style.
Who was the court scholar at the Yadava court of Devagiri who composed the famous treatise Chaturvarga Chintamani?
Hemadri ✓
Bhaskaracharya
Mallinatha
Sayana
Hemadri (Hemadpant), a minister at the Yadava court of Devagiri, composed the encyclopedic Chaturvarga Chintamani on dharma and ritual, and is also traditionally credited with the "Hemadpanti" style of stone temple construction in Maharashtra.
The Silahara dynasty ruled regionally over which area of Western India?
North Konkan and Southern Maharashtra ✓
Northern Gujarat
Saurashtra
Malwa Plateau
The Silaharas ruled as a regional (initially subordinate, later independent) power over parts of North Konkan and southern Maharashtra, illustrating the layered, often feudatory political landscape of the early medieval Deccan.
What was the royal emblem of the Imperial Cholas?
Boar (Varaha)
Tiger ✓
Bow and Arrow
Twin Fish
The Tiger was the royal emblem of the Chola dynasty (appearing alongside the fish of the Pandyas and the bow of the Cheras on Chola coins/seals when all three were subordinated), a standard identifying detail distinguishing the three classical Tamil dynasties.
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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.
