31. Which one of the following statements about Chandragupta II is not correct?
- A. Kalidas and Amarsingh were famous scholars in his court
- B. He expanded his empire both through matrimonial alliances and conquests
- C. He married a Naga princess, named Kubera Naga
- D. He married his daughter Prabhawati to an Ahom prince
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32. The king was virtually deified in the Chola administration. Which of the following was not one of the ways in which the cult of the God-King (devaraja) was encouraged?
- A. The chief icon installed by the king in the temple was called after him
- B. Images of the deceased rulers were worshiped
- C. Temples were also built as monuments to dead kings
- D. Sometimes images of living kings were also installed in temples alongside other deities
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33. Why has Alberuni written that there was little difference between the Vaishyas and Shudras?
- A. Vaishyas joined the fold of agriculturists
- B. With the decline of trade and commerce, the Vaishyas lost their economic status
- C. Vaishyas came to marry freely with the shudra castes
- D. Both 'a' and 'b'
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34. Which of the following was not a common teaching of Kabir and Nanak?
- A. The ideas of both were drawn from Bhaki and Islamic Sufi traditions
- B. Both emphasised the doctrine of Karma
- C. Both believed in the formless God
- D. The objective of both was only to reform Hindu society
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35. Which of the following building's conceived by Akbar was/were inspire by Buddhist architecture
- A. Panch Mahal, at Fatehpur Sikri
- B. Akbar's own mausoleum at Sikandra
- C. Both "a' and 'b'
- D. The Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri
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36. What was the most probable reason for the spread of the practice of sati during this period ?
- A. The low status assigned to women combined with high sexual morality expected of them
- B. The practice of a large number of women being maintained by the feudal Chiefs and the resultant disputes about the property
- C. The fear of losing chastity on account of the presence of foreign invaders in large numbers
- D. Lowering the age of marriage for girls
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37. Ramacharita written by Sandhyakara Nandi in the AD 12th century was the
- A. story of Lord Rama in a popular poetic style in Oriya language
- B. first translation of Valmiki's Ramayana into Telugu language
- C. story of a love affair between a rich merchant of Pataliputra and a beautiful courtesan
- D. story of the conflict between the Kaivartha peasants and a Pala Prince
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38. What was the occasion for the building of a new capital near the mouth of the Kaveri called Gangaikonda - Cholapuram by Rajendra Ist?
- A. His victory over the Western Gangas
- B. Successful conclusion of his campaign against the Eastern Gangas of Orissa
- C. The performance of an Ashvamedha yajna after his allround victories
- D. The successful campaign of his armies in North India
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39. Which one of the following statements about Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, is not correct?
- A. The temple is a splendid example of Chola architecture
- B. It was built by emperor Rajaraja
- C. The temple is constructed of granite
- D. The temple is a monument dedicated to Lord Vishnu
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40. Which one of the following is not a feature of the society during the Gupta period?
- A. Because of the hardening of the Brahmanical attitude towards varna/jati system, lower varna protests bacame frequent
- B. During this period the Hunas,Gurjaras, and other foreign tribes were absorbed in the Indian society
- C. This period saw the increasing use of surname
- D. The kayasthas lost their original official and professional character and become a caste during this period
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