Rajatarangini MCQs – Ancient History of Kashmir 30 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 Subscribe 1. Rajatarangini was written by: (A) Banabhatta (B) Kalhana (C) Bilhana (D) Kshemendra 2. Rajatarangini is mainly related to the history of: (A) Bengal (B) Gujarat (C) Punjab (D) Kashmir 3. Rajatarangini was written in: (A) Persian (B) Arabic (C) Sanskrit (D) Pali 4. The word “Rajatarangini” means: (A) Story of Kings (B) Waves of Kings (C) Kingdom of Kings (D) Rule of Kings 5. Rajatarangini was composed in the: (A) 10th century (B) 11th century (C) 13th century (D) 12th century 6. Rajatarangini is divided into: (A) 8 Tarangas (B) 7 Tarangas (C) 6 Tarangas (D) 9 Tarangas 7. “Taranga” means: (A) Poem (B) Chapter (C) Temple (D) Verse 8. Rajatarangini is considered an important source of: (A) Medieval Kashmir history (B) Mughal history (C) South Indian history (D) Gupta history 9. Kalhana attempted to write: (A) Religious stories (B) Fictional tales (C) Chronological history (D) Medical records 10. Rajatarangini combines history with: (A) Mythology (B) Mathematics (C) Astronomy (D) Medicine 11. Kalhana’s father was: (A) Harsha (B) Jayasimha (C) Champaka (D) Lalitaditya 12. Kalhana wrote during the reign of: (A) Jayasimha (B) Harsha (C) Ashoka (D) Kanishka 13. Which ruler built the Martand Sun Temple? (A) Avantivarman (B) Lalitaditya (C) Harsha (D) Didda 14. Lalitaditya belonged to the: (A) Gupta dynasty (B) Maurya dynasty (C) Karkota dynasty (D) Kushan dynasty 15. Avantivarman founded: (A) Avantipura (B) Parihasapura (C) Srinagar (D) Taxila 16. Queen Didda is mentioned in: (A) Arthashastra (B) Rajatarangini (C) Akbarnama (D) Tuzuk-i-Baburi 17. The ancient name of River Jhelum was: (A) Saraswati (B) Godavari (C) Vitasta (D) Narmada 18. Ashoka is associated with spreading: (A) Jainism (B) Sikhism (C) Islam (D) Buddhism 19. Rajatarangini mainly describes: (A) Kashmir rulers (B) South India (C) Mughal emperors (D) Gupta rulers 20. Kalhana is regarded as: (A) A warrior (B) A monk (C) First Indian historian (D) A trader 21. Kalhana criticized rulers for: (A) Corruption and injustice (B) Trade policies (C) Religious festivals (D) Architecture 22. Parihasapura was founded by: (A) Lalitaditya (B) Ashoka (C) Harsha (D) Didda 23. Which ruler restored peace in Kashmir? (A) Mihirakula (B) Avantivarman (C) Harsha (D) Jayapida 24. Rajatarangini was completed around: (A) 500 CE (B) 800 CE (C) 1148 CE (D) 1400 CE 25. Kalhana used __________ as sources. (A) Coins only (B) Inscriptions (C) Paintings (D) Foreign books 26. Lalitaditya is known for strengthening: (A) Sea trade (B) Oil trade (C) Land-based empire (D) Railway system 27. Jayapida belonged to the: (A) Maurya dynasty (B) Gupta dynasty (C) Kushan dynasty (D) Karkota dynasty 28. Rajatarangini is a famous: (A) Persian text (B) Arabic manuscript (C) Sanskrit historical text (D) Tamil epic 29. Kalhana belonged to: (A) Delhi (B) Kashmir (C) Bihar (D) Gujarat 30. Rajatarangini remains an important source for studying: (A) Maratha history (B) South Indian dynasties (C) Medieval Kashmir (D) Mughal architecture