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 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.
The Devi-Mahatmya section of which Purana gained intense popularity across regional Eastern kingdoms during the early medieval era?
Markandeya Purana ✓
Vishnu Purana
Skanda Purana
Vayu Purana
The Devi-Mahatmya (glorifying the goddess Durga's victory over the buffalo-demon Mahishasura) forms part of the Markandeya Purana and became especially influential in eastern regions, reflecting the rising prominence of Shakta/goddess worship in early medieval religious culture.
The Chalukya-Chola line was established when which eastern Chalukya prince inherited the Chola throne?
Kulottunga I ✓
Vikrama Chola
Rajaraja II
Kulottunga III
Kulottunga I, born of an Eastern Chalukya father and a Chola princess mother, inherited the Chola throne, merging the two lines and founding what historians call the Chalukya-Chola dynasty, ruling a combined and expanded realm.
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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.
