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Who were called samantas?
A. Warrior chiefs
B. Priests
C. Architects
D. Poor farmers
Answer - A
Solution
Points to Know-
• By the seventh century there were big landlords or warrior chiefs known as king’s subordinates or samantas.
• As samantas gained power and wealth, they declared themselves to be maha-samanta, maha-mandaleshvara (the great lord of a “circle” or region)
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Before overthrowing his overlord, Dantidurga was a
A. Prathara chief
B. Pallava chief
C. Rashtrakuta chief
D. Chola chief
Answer - C
Solution
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Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called hiranya-garbha (literally, the golden womb).
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Why hirnaya-garbha ritual was performed?
A. To win a war
B. To have a son as a child
C. To declare one a kshitriya even if one was not by birth
D. To hunt golden deer
Answer - C
Solution
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Hirnaya-garbha ritual was performed with the help of Brahmanas, it was thought to lead to the “rebirth” of the sacrificer as a Kshatriya, even if he was not one by birth.
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Gurjara-Pratihara Harichandra established his kingdom in _________
A. Karnataka
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Sind
Answer - B
Solution
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The Kadamba Mayurasharman and the Gurjara-Pratihara Harichandra were Brahmanas who gave up their traditional professions and took to arms and established kingdoms in-
Kadamba Mayurasharman in Karnataka
Gurjara-Pratihara Harichandra in Rajasthan
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A tax form called Vetti, was taken in form of ____________
A. Cash
B. Forced labour
C. Land revenues
D. All of these
Answer - B
Solution
Points to Know-
• The inscriptions of the Cholas who ruled in Tamil Nadu refer to more than 400 terms for different kinds of taxes.
• A tax form called vetti was not taken in cash but in the form of forced labour, and kadamai, or land revenue.
• There were taxes on thatching the house, the use of a ladder to climb palm trees, a cess on succession to family property, etc.
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6
The functionaries for ___________ were recruited from influential families.
i. Collecting revenues
ii. Army
A. Only i
B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii
D. None
Answer - C
Solution
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• The functionaries for collecting revenues were generally recruited from influential families, and positions were often hereditary.
• This was true about the army as well.
• In many cases, close relatives of the king held these positions.
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A prashasti written in Sanskrit described the exploits of Nagabhata. He was a king of ___________
A. Chalukya
B. Pratihara
C. Saindhava
D. Vidharbha
Answer - B
Solution
Points to Know-
• Generally Prashastis contain details about how rulers wanted to depict themselves – as valiant, victorious warriors
• One prashasti, written in Sanskrit and found in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, describes the exploits of Nagabhata, a Pratihara king
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8
Which of the following is true regarding Land Grant?
i. Land Grants were recorded on bronze plates
ii. There was a ring holding the pates together, indicating an authentic document
A. Only i
B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii
D. None
Answer - B
Solution
Points to Know-
• Kings often rewarded Brahmanas by grants of land.
• These were recorded on copper plates, which were given to those who received the land.
• The ring holding the plates together is secured with the royal seal, to indicate that this is an authentic document.
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The three parties in the tripartite struggle were-
A. Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta, Pala
B. Pala, Chola, Rashtrakuta
C. Pala , Chola, Pratihara
D. Chalukya, Rahtrakuta, Pratihara
Answer - A
Solution
Points to Know-
• For centuries, rulers belonging to the Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala dynasties fought for the control of city of Kanauj
• Because there were three “parties” in this conflict, historians describe it as the “tripartite struggle”.
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What is true regarding Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?
i. His targets during raiding were majorly temples
ii. He used the wealth to build his luxurious palace
iii. He entrusted Al-Bruni to write on subcontinent
A. Only i and ii
B. Only i and iii
C. Only ii and iii
D. All of the above
Answer - B
Solution
Points to Know-
• Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, Afghanistan, ruled from 997 to 1030.
• He has control over parts of Central Asia, Iran and the north-western part of the subcontinent.
• His targets were wealthy temples, including that of Somnath temple of Gujarat.
• He used his wealth to create a splendid capital city at Ghazni.
• He entrusted a scholar named Al-Biruni to write an account of the subcontinent.
• The Arabic work called Kitab ul-Hind is an important source for historians as he consulted Sanskrit scholars to prepare this account.
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