TNPSC History Study Material

After Gupta's!!!

Basic Test on Ancient History

1, Who wrote the book Harshacharita? Amarasimha
Harshavardhana
Banabhatta
Kalidasa

2.In Whose period Chinese Pilgrim Hsuan Tsang visited India? Vijayalaya
Harshavaradhana
Amoghavarsha
Gopala

3.Who Cut off the Bodhi Tree at Bodh Gaya? King Shashanka
Pulikesin II
Pulikesin I
Dantidurga

4.Who is also called the Prince of Travelers? I-tsing
Morco Polo
Fa-Hsien
Hieung Tsang

5.Choose the king who is Contemporary of Harshavardhana? Pulikesin II
Pulikesin I
Rajaraja I
Rajendra cholan I

6.Who Wrote Aihole Inscription? Dantidurga
Khusro
Amoghavarsha
Ravikirti

7.Match the following 1,Krishna I---------------------a,Kailasha Temple at Ellora
2,Narsimhadeva------------------b,Sun Temple at Konark
3,Anantvarman Ganga ------------c,Jagannath Temple at Puri
4,Rajaraja I--------------------d,Rajrajeshwari Temple
d,c,a,b
a,c,b,d
d,c,b,a
a,b,c,d

8. Battle of Takkolam is Between? Parantaka I vs Krishna III
Parantaka I vs Pulikesin II
Krishna III vs Raja raja I
Pulikesin II vs Raja raja I

9.Who founded the Vikramsila University? Gopala
Dharmapala
Samudragupta
Harshavardhana

10.Who is the founder of Chalukyas of Vatapi( BADAMI)? Dantidurga
Pulikesin I
Vijayalaya
Vindhysakti