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 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.
What was the administrative council (Ashtadiggajas) in South Indian literary history associated with?
Eight ministers in the Pallava administration
Eight major scholars/poets at the court of Vijayanagara King Krishnadevaraya ✓
Eight commanders of the Chola navy
Eight regional governors under Chalukya rule
The Ashtadiggajas ("eight elephants of the directions") were eight celebrated Telugu poets, including Allasani Peddana, who adorned Krishnadevaraya's Vijayanagara court, reflecting its status as a major center of literary patronage.
Which Pala ruler founded the famous Vikramashila Monastery, a major center for Tantric Buddhist learning?
Gopala
Dharmapala ✓
Devapala
Mahipala I
Dharmapala, the powerful second Pala ruler, founded Vikramashila as a major monastic university alongside his patronage of Nalanda, making the Pala kingdom a leading center of Buddhist (especially Tantric) learning in early medieval India.
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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.
