UGC NET History Practice Question

Which Kalachuri branch ruled from Tripuri near Jabalpur?

Kalachuris of Chedi ✓

Kalachuris of Kalyani

Kalachuris of Ratanpur

Kalachuris of Sarabhapura

The Kalachuris of Chedi (also called Kalachuris of Tripuri/Dahala) ruled from their capital at Tripuri near Jabalpur, one of several regional Kalachuri branches that also included lines based at Kalyani and Ratanpur.

In the Chola empire, naval expeditions were dispatched across the Bay of Bengal by Rajendra I to target which maritime empire?

Srivijaya Empire ✓

Majapahit Empire

Sailendra Dynasty of Java

Khmer Empire

Rajendra I launched a famous naval expedition against the Srivijaya Empire (Sumatra/Malay region) to secure and control maritime trade routes to China — a rare and celebrated instance of Indian naval power projected overseas.

The Martand Sun Temple in Kashmir was constructed by which legendary ruler of the Karkota dynasty?

Durlabhavardhana

Lalitaditya Muktapida ✓

Jayapida

Avantivarman

Lalitaditya Muktapida, the most powerful Karkota ruler of Kashmir known for extensive military campaigns, built the Martand Sun Temple — its ruins remain among the most impressive examples of early medieval Kashmiri temple architecture.

The early medieval land system characterized by growing sub-infeudation and peasant serfdom is defined by historians like R.S. Sharma as:

Asiatic Mode of Production

Indian Feudalism ✓

Segmentary State Model

Patrimonial Bureaucracy

R.S. Sharma's "Indian Feudalism" thesis argues that the proliferation of land grants (to Brahmanas and officials) in the early medieval period led to growing sub-infeudation, decline of trade/urbanism, and increasing peasant subjection — a major, still-debated historiographical model for this period, testable alongside the rival "Segmentary State" model proposed by Burton Stein.

Which Kakatiya queen ruled the kingdom of Warangal in her own right during the 13th century and was praised by Marco Polo?

Rudrama Devi ✓

Didda

Kota Rani

Akkadevi

Rudrama Devi ruled the Kakatiya kingdom of Warangal as a capable queen in her own right, defending it against Yadava and other incursions — the Venetian traveler Marco Polo, who passed through the region, praised her governance in his own account.

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