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Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and Cholas – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

Basic questions on samantas, the hiranya-garbha ritual, the tripartite struggle for Kanauj, Chola taxes and the Uttaramerur inscriptions, each with an explanation.

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Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and Cholas GK Practice Quiz: Level 1 Basics

This Level 1 quiz builds basic recall of the early medieval kingdoms of north and south India: the Palas, Gurjara-Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and Cholas. It covers samantas and royal titles, the hiranya-garbha ritual, the struggle for Kanauj, and Chola villages and taxes. Aptitude360 gives an explanation for every question.

Topics covered in this early medieval kingdoms set

  • Samantas: their duties to the king and the titles they later adopted
  • Royal titles such as maharaja-adhiraja and tribhuvana-chakravartin
  • Rise of the Rashtrakutas under Dantidurga and the hiranya-garbha ritual
  • Kingdoms founded by Brahmana families: Kadamba Mayurasharman and Gurjara-Pratihara Harichandra
  • Nagabhata's prashasti at Gwalior, land grants on copper plates and Kalhana's Rajatarangini
  • Chola rise under Vijayalaya, Rajaraja I and Rajendra I, taxes such as vetti and kadamai, and the Uttaramerur inscriptions

Key concepts to revise for Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and Cholas

  • Tripartite struggle: Gurjara-Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and Palas fighting over Kanauj in the Ganga valley
  • Hiranya-garbha means golden womb; it was believed to make the performer reborn as a Kshatriya
  • Vijayalaya of the Uraiyur Chola family took the Kaveri delta from the Muttaraiyar and built Thanjavur
  • Chola units: ur, nadu and the sabha of Brahmana landholders

Revision tips for this medieval history topic

  • Make a table of each dynasty with its founder, region and key ruler
  • Learn Chola Tamil terms in pairs with their meanings, since they are easy to confuse
  • Link each source to its place: Nagabhata's prashasti to Gwalior, the Rajatarangini to Kashmir

Who should take this Level 1 quiz

General Awareness learners starting medieval Indian history who want to fix the basic names, terms and places before attempting the harder levels of this series.

FAQs about Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and Cholas – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

What was the tripartite struggle for Kanauj?
It was a long contest between the Gurjara-Pratiharas, the Rashtrakutas and the Palas for control of Kanauj in the Ganga valley. Historians call it tripartite because three parties were involved.
Who were the samantas in early medieval India?
Samantas were big landlords and warrior chiefs whom kings treated as subordinates. They brought gifts, attended court and supplied military support, and some later declared themselves independent.
Who founded the Chola dynasty of Thanjavur?
Vijayalaya, from the old Chola chiefly family of Uraiyur, captured the Kaveri delta from the Muttaraiyar in the mid-ninth century. He built the town of Thanjavur and a temple to the goddess Nishumbhasudini.
What is the meaning of hiranya-garbha?
Hiranya-garbha literally means golden womb. The Rashtrakuta chief Dantidurga performed this ritual with the help of Brahmanas, as it was believed to lead to rebirth as a Kshatriya.

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