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