Kerala PSC History Question and Answers Part-52
1. Who founded the Pala Empire around 750 AD?
Gopala
2. Which Pala king was elected by the notable men of the area to end the anarchy prevailing there?
Gopala
3. Name the Arab merchant who visited the Pala Kingdom?
Sulaiman
4. Which Pala King founded the Vikramasila University?
Dharmapala
5. Who is considered as the real founder of the Pratihara Empire?
Bhoja
6. Which Pratihara ruler adopted the title of 'Adivaraha'?
Bhoja
7. Which Arab traveller visited Gujarat in 915 during the Pratihara rule?
Al-Masudi
8. Name the great Sanskrit poet & dramatist, lived at the court of the Pratihara ruler Mahipala?
Rajashekhara
9. Who founded the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
Dantidurga
10. Which was the capital of the Rashtrakutas?
Malkhed
11. Which Rashtrakuta king wrote the first Kannada book on poetics?
Amoghavarsha
12. Which Rashtrakuta king built the famous rock-cut temple of Shiva at Ellora?
Krishna-I k
13. Who founded the Chola Empire?
Vijayalaya
14. Which Chola king invaded Sri Lanka & Maldives?
Rajaraja Chola
15. Which Chola King assumed the title of 'Gangaikondachola'?
Raj endra-I
16. Which Chola king conducted naval expedition against the Sri Vijaya Empire of Malay Peninsula?
Rajendra-I
17. Which South Indian rulers' remarkable feature of administration was encouragement to local self-governments in the villages?
Cholas
18. Who was the founder of Lingayat or Vir Shaiva movement?
Channabasava
19. In which year the Arabs conquered the Sindh?
712 AD
20. Who was the first Turkish conqueror of North India?
Mahmud of Ghazni
