Kanya Kubja and Kashi Dynasties MCQ Questions and Answers
1. Kanyakubja is the ancient name of which modern city?
A) Gaya
B) Kannauj
C) Varanasi
D) Allahabad
Answer: B) Kannauj
2. The Kanyakubja Kingdom rose to prominence during the reign of —
A) Samudragupta
B) Harshavardhana
C) Pulakesin II
D) Mihir Bhoja
Answer: B) Harshavardhana
3. The Kanyakubja dynasty was founded by —
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Harshavardhana
C) Yashovarman
D) Bhoja
Answer: B) Harshavardhana
4. The Kanyakubja Kingdom was located between which two rivers?
A) Ganga and Yamuna
B) Ganga and Kali
C) Gomti and Sone
D) Chambal and Betwa
Answer: B) Ganga and Kali
5. Harshavardhana belonged to which dynasty?
A) Vardhana dynasty
B) Gupta dynasty
C) Pushyabhuti dynasty
D) Maukhari dynasty
Answer: C) Pushyabhuti dynasty
6. The capital of Harsha’s empire was —
A) Prayagraj
B) Pataliputra
C) Kanyakubja (Kannauj)
D) Vaishali
Answer: C) Kanyakubja (Kannauj)
7. The Kanyakubja kingdom was known for being a —
A) Maritime power
B) Cultural and political center
C) Tribal confederacy
D) Buddhist republic
Answer: B) Cultural and political center
8. Which Chinese traveler visited Kanyakubja during Harsha’s reign?
A) Hsuan Tsang (Xuanzang)
B) Faxian
C) Xuanzang
D) Yijing
Answer: C) Xuanzang
9. After Harsha’s death, the Kanyakubja throne was taken over by —
A) Pulakesin II
B) Yashovarman
C) Devapala
D) Dhruva
Answer: B) Yashovarman
10. The Tripartite Struggle involved the control over —
A) Pataliputra
B) Delhi
C) Kanyakubja (Kannauj)
D) Magadha
Answer: C) Kanyakubja (Kannauj)
11. Which three dynasties fought in the Tripartite Struggle?
A) Palas, Rashtrakutas, Gurjara-Pratiharas,
B) Guptas, Mauryas, Palas
C) Palas, Rashtrakutas, and Gurjara-Pratiharas
D) Cholas, Cheras, Pandyas
Answer: C) Palas, Rashtrakutas, and Gurjara-Pratiharas
12. The Kanyakubja kingdom was rich in —
A) Diamonds
B) Iron
C) Agriculture and trade
D) Spices
Answer: C) Agriculture and trade
13. Which ruler made Kannauj a symbol of north Indian sovereignty?
A) Harshavardhana
B) Dharmapala
C) Yashovarman
D) Bhoja
Answer: C) Yashovarman
14. The decline of the Kanyakubja Kingdom began after —
A) Ashoka’s invasion
B) Harsha’s death
C) Pala expansion
D) Rashtrakuta war
Answer: B) Harsha’s death
15. Who established his capital at Kanyakubja after defeating the Palas?
A) Devapala
B) Gopala
C) Mihir Bhoja
D) Narayanapala
Answer: C) Mihir Bhoja
16. Kanyakubja was known for which learning tradition?
A) Jainism
B) Shaivism
C) Buddhism and Hinduism both
D) Materialism
Answer: C) Buddhism and Hinduism both
17. The ruler Yashovarman of Kannauj was defeated by —
A) Harsha
B) Lalitaditya of Kashmir
C) Dharmapala
D) Bhoja
Answer: B) Lalitaditya of Kashmir
18. The Pushyabhuti dynasty is also known as —
A) Shunga dynasty
B) Vardhana dynasty
C) Maurya dynasty
D) Gupta dynasty
Answer: B) Vardhana dynasty
19. Which river flowed beside the capital city Kanyakubja?
A) Yamuna
B) Gomti
C) Ganga
D) Sone
Answer: C) Ganga
20. The last significant ruler of the Kanyakubja line was —
A) Yashovarman
B) Harsha
C) Adityasena
D) Narayanapala
Answer: A) Yashovarman
21. Kanyakubja was attacked by which foreign invader during the 11th century?
A) Muhammad Ghori
B) Mahmud of Ghazni
C) Timur
D) Qutbuddin Aibak
Answer: B) Mahmud of Ghazni
22. The Kannauj Triangle refers to —
A) Three mountains near Kannauj
B) Three dynasties fighting for Kannauj
C) Trade routes
D) Fortified structures
Answer: B) Three dynasties fighting for Kannauj
23. The Kanyakubja kings were famous patrons of —
A) Sanskrit learning and literature
B) Greek philosophy
C) Tamil poetry
D) Architecture of the south
Answer: A) Sanskrit learning and literature
24. Kanyakubja was once a capital of which major Indian empire?
A) Maurya
B) Gupta
C) Harsha’s Empire
D) Kushana
Answer: C) Harsha’s Empire
25. Which dynasty was contemporaneous with the Kanyakubja kingdom?
A) Pala dynasty
B) Satavahana
C) Chola
D) Maurya
Answer: A) Pala dynasty
26. Harsha’s empire extended from —
A) Gujarat to Assam
B) Punjab to Bengal
C) Orissa to Tamil Nadu
D) Kashmir to Kerala
Answer: B) Punjab to Bengal
27. The ruler Harsha was originally the king of —
A) Bengal
B) Thanesar
C) Kalinga
D) Mithila
Answer: B) Thanesar
28. Kanyakubja was famous for its —
A) Seaports
B) Perfumes and learning
C) Horse trade
D) Iron mines
Answer: B) Perfumes and learning
29. Which literary work mentions the prosperity of Kanyakubja?
A) Arthashastra
B) Harshacharita
C) Mudrarakshasa
D) Kalpasutra
Answer: B) Harshacharita
30. The Kashi kingdom was located around the city of —
A) Prayag
B) Varanasi
C) Patna
D) Ayodhya
Answer: B) Varanasi
31. The Kashi Kingdom finds earliest mention in which Vedic text?
A) Rigveda
B) Atharvaveda
C) Yajurveda
D) Sama Veda
Answer: A) Rigveda
32. The king of Kashi often fought with which two neighbouring kingdoms?
A) Chedi and Kuru
B) Kosala and Videha
C) Anga and Magadha
D) Panchala and Matsya
Answer: B) Kosala and Videha
33. The ancient capital of the Kashi Kingdom was —
A) Mithila
B) Varanasi
C) Ayodhya
D) Sravasti
Answer: B) Varanasi
34. Kashi was an important center for —
A) Jainism
B) Hindu learning and philosophy
C) Buddhism
D) Charvaka doctrine
Answer: B) Hindu learning and philosophy
35. The city of Kashi is situated on the banks of —
A) Gomti
B) Sone
C) Ganga
D) Yamuna
Answer: C) Ganga
36. In later Vedic times, Kashi was ruled by —
A) Divodasa
B) Prasenajit
C) Janaka
D) Bimbisara
Answer: A) Divodasa
37. Who was the famous ruler of Kashi known for his charity?
A) Karna
B) Ashvasena
C) Sudasa
D) Ajatashatru
Answer: B) Ashvasena
38. The rivalry between Kashi and Kosala ended when —
A) Kashi annexed Kosala
B) Kosala absorbed Kashi
C) Videha intervened
D) Magadha conquered both
Answer: B) Kosala absorbed Kashi
39. Kashi became part of which kingdom in the 6th century BCE?
A) Vajji
B) Kosala
C) Magadha
D) Anga
Answer: B) Kosala
40. In the Buddhist period, Kashi was famous for —
A) Temples
B) Fortresses
C) Learning and trade
D) Copper mining
Answer: C) Learning and trade
41. The ruler of Kanyakubja, Harshavardhana, was a follower of —
A) Shaivism
B) Vaishnavism
C) Mahayana Buddhism
D) Jainism
Answer: C) Mahayana Buddhism
42. Harsha convened a great Buddhist assembly at —
A) Pataliputra
B) Kannauj (Kanyakubja)
C) Ujjain
D) Bodh Gaya
Answer: B) Kannauj (Kanyakubja)
43. Who succeeded Harsha after his death?
A) Rajyavardhana
B) Yashovarman
C) No direct successor — the empire disintegrated
D) Mihir Bhoja
Answer: C) No direct successor — the empire disintegrated
44. Kanyakubja reached its peak under —
A) Harsha
B) Yashovarman
C) Lalitaditya
D) Dharmapala
Answer: B) Yashovarman
45. Which Rashtrakuta ruler captured Kannauj in the 8th century?
A) Krishna I
B) Dhruva Dharavarsha
C) Dantidurga
D) Govinda III
Answer: B) Dhruva Dharavarsha
46. Mihir Bhoja ruled over Kannauj under which dynasty?
A) Gurjara-Pratihara
B) Pala
C) Rashtrakuta
D) Sena
Answer: A) Gurjara-Pratihara
47. During the Pratihara period, Kannauj was called —
A) Kusumpura
B) Mahodaya
C) Vaishali
D) Tamralipti
Answer: B) Mahodaya
48. The Kannauj Triangle refers to the struggle among —
A) Guptas, Mauryas, Satavahanas
B) Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
C) Vardhanas, Senas, Cholas
D) Kalingas, Cholas, Pandyas
Answer: B) Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
49. Which inscription mentions the conquest of Kannauj by Dharmapala?
A) Nalanda Copperplate
B) Khalimpur Copperplate
C) Gaya inscription
D) Allahabad inscription
Answer: B) Khalimpur Copperplate
50. Who described Kannauj as the capital of all Northern India?
A) Alberuni
B) Xuanzang
C) I-Tsing
D) Fa-Hien
Answer: B) Xuanzang
51. The decline of Kannauj under Pratihara rulers began with —
A) Nagabhata I
B) Mihir Bhoja
C) Mahendrapala II
D) Bhoja II
Answer: C) Mahendrapala II
52. The city of Kannauj was attacked multiple times by —
A) Ghiyasuddin Balban
B) Qutbuddin Aibak
C) Mahmud of Ghazni
D) Iltutmish
Answer: C) Mahmud of Ghazni
53. Kanyakubja’s importance during the medieval period declined because —
A) It was destroyed by floods
B) Repeated invasions and loss of trade routes
C) It became capital of Palas
D) It moved closer to Bengal
Answer: B) Repeated invasions and loss of trade routes
54. The main religion of the Kanyakubja kings before Harsha was —
A) Shaivism
B) Jainism
C) Buddhism
D) Vaishnavism
Answer: A) Shaivism
55. The literary work Kadambari was written by —
A) Bana’s son Bhusanabhatta
B) Bana
C) Kalidasa
D) Bhavabhuti
Answer: B) Bana
56. Bana’s Harshacharita describes —
A) Life of Ashoka
B) Chandragupta’s conquests
C) The life and reign of Harshavardhana
D) The Mauryan court
Answer: C) The life and reign of Harshavardhana
57. The ruler of Kashi who was known for Vedic patronage was —
A) Divodasa
B) Janaka
C) Prasenajit
D) Bimbisara
Answer: A) Divodasa
58. The Kashi kings claimed descent from —
A) Solar dynasty
B) Lunar dynasty
C) Mauryas
D) Nandas
Answer: B) Lunar dynasty
59. The Kashi kingdom prospered due to its position on —
A) River Narmada
B) The Ganges trade route
C) Silk Route
D) Coastal trade
Answer: B) The Ganges trade route
60. The spiritual importance of Kashi increased during —
A) Ashoka
B) Harsha
C) Gupta period
D) Mauryan period
Answer: C) Gupta period
61. The ruler who annexed Kashi into Kosala was —
A) Ajatashatru
B) King Prasenajit
C) Janaka
D) Bimbisara
Answer: B) King Prasenajit
62. The chief deity of ancient Kashi was —
A) Vishnu
B) Shiva (Vishwanath)
C) Surya
D) Indra
Answer: B) Shiva (Vishwanath)
63. Kashi is mentioned in which major Upanishad?
A) Kashi Khand of Skanda Purana
B) Mundaka Upanishad
C) Chandogya Upanishad
D) Taittiriya Upanishad
Answer: A) Kashi Khand of Skanda Purana
64. The king Ajatashatru of Magadha captured Kashi from —
A) Anga
B) Kosala
C) Vatsa
D) Matsya
Answer: B) Kosala
65. The city of Kashi was also called —
A) Ayodhya
B) Varanasi or Benares
C) Sravasti
D) Kapilavastu
Answer: B) Varanasi or Benares
66. During Buddha’s time, Kashi was famous for —
A) Gold mining
B) Silk weaving and textile industry
C) Agriculture
D) Shipbuilding
Answer: B) Silk weaving and textile industry
67. The Buddha delivered his first sermon near Kashi at —
A) Rajgir
B) Bodh Gaya
C) Sarnath
D) Kapilavastu
Answer: C) Sarnath
68. The king of Kashi during Buddha’s time was —
A) Brahmadatta
B) Bimbisara
C) Prasenajit
D) Ajatashatru
Answer: A) Brahmadatta
69. Kashi is often referred to as the —
A) City of Kings
B) City of Light (Kashi = shining)
C) City of Gold
D) City of Victory
Answer: B) City of Light (Kashi = shining)
70. The city of Kashi has been continuously inhabited since —
A) Gupta period
B) Mauryan period
C) Vedic period
D) Kushana period
Answer: C) Vedic period
71. The Kashi rulers were often at odds with —
A) Chedi
B) Kosala and Magadha
C) Anga
D) Vatsa
Answer: B) Kosala and Magadha
72. Kashi was annexed by Magadha under which ruler?
A) Udayin
B) Bimbisara
C) Ajatashatru
D) Sisunaga
Answer: B) Bimbisara
73. The Vishwanath Temple in Kashi was first built during the —
A) Mauryan period
B) Gupta period
C) Pala period
D) Mughal period
Answer: B) Gupta period
74. The early Kashi rulers followed which religious tradition?
A) Vaishnavism
B) Shaivism
C) Buddhism
D) Jainism
Answer: B) Shaivism
75. Kashi’s fame as a learning center continued under —
A) Ashoka
B) Gupta and Pala dynasties
C) Mauryas
D) Cholas
Answer: B) Gupta and Pala dynasties
76. The name “Varanasi” comes from —
A) Rivers Varuna and Assi
B) Vedic texts
C) Vishnu’s temple
D) Trade routes
Answer: A) Rivers Varuna and Assi
77. Kashi was visited by which Chinese traveler?
A) Xuanzang
B) Faxian
C) Yijing
D) I-Tsing
Answer: A) Xuanzang
78. The Vishwanath temple was destroyed by —
A) Qutbuddin Aibak
B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Aurangzeb
D) Muhammad Ghori
Answer: C) Aurangzeb
79. During the Gupta period, Kashi was under —
A) Shungas
B) Samudragupta
C) Nandas
D) Kushanas
Answer: B) Samudragupta
80. The Kashi dynasty finds mention in —
A) Mahabharata and Puranas
B) Arthashastra only
C) Sangam texts
D) Ramayana only
Answer: A) Mahabharata and Puranas
81. The famous scholar Panini mentioned Kashi for its —
A) Military strength
B) Fine fabrics
C) Pottery
D) Elephants
Answer: B) Fine fabrics
82. The Kashi region was famous for —
A) Bronze sculpture
B) Cotton and silk production
C) Salt trade
D) Agriculture only
Answer: B) Cotton and silk production
83. Kashi’s decline as an independent kingdom began due to —
A) Natural disasters
B) Annexation by Kosala
C) Civil wars
D) Pala invasion
Answer: B) Annexation by Kosala
84. In medieval times, Kashi was ruled by —
A) Palas
B) Gahadavalas
C) Cholas
D) Chalukyas
Answer: B) Gahadavalas
85. King Govindachandra of Kashi was known for —
A) Trade
B) Patronage of scholars
C) Military expansion
D) Iron smelting
Answer: B) Patronage of scholars
86. The famous poet Jayadeva visited —
A) Mithila
B) Kashi
C) Ujjain
D) Kannauj
Answer: B) Kashi
87. The Gahadavala rulers made which city their capital?
A) Ayodhya
B) Kashi (Varanasi)
C) Pataliputra
D) Delhi
Answer: B) Kashi (Varanasi)
88. The famous king Chandradeva ruled which dynasty?
A) Pala
B) Gahadavala of Kashi
C) Sena
D) Paramara
Answer: B) Gahadavala of Kashi
89. During the 12th century, Kashi faced invasions from —
A) South India
B) Turkic rulers
C) Tibet
D) Ceylon
Answer: B) Turkic rulers
90. The Gahadavala dynasty was finally destroyed by —
A) Khiljis
B) Muhammad Ghori’s forces
C) Tughlaks
D) Mongols
Answer: B) Muhammad Ghori’s forces
91. The Kashi region later came under —
A) Rajputs
B) Delhi Sultanate
C) Vijayanagara
D) Pala Empire
Answer: B) Delhi Sultanate
92. Kanyakubja and Kashi were both located in —
A) Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Uttar Pradesh region
D) Bihar
Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh region
93. The connection between Kanyakubja and Kashi was mainly —
A) Dynastic alliances
B) Cultural and trade exchange
C) War and rivalry
D) Religious conflict
Answer: B) Cultural and trade exchange
94. Both Kanyakubja and Kashi were known for —
A) Maritime trade
B) Centers of learning
C) Military conquest
D) Copper mining
Answer: B) Centers of learning
95. The Gahadavala dynasty promoted which religion?
A) Buddhism
B) Jainism
C) Hinduism
D) Islam
Answer: C) Hinduism
96. The famous Vishweshwar temple was rebuilt several times in —
A) Kannauj
B) Kashi
C) Pataliputra
D) Ayodhya
Answer: B) Kashi
97. The city of Kannauj later became a part of —
A) Delhi Sultanate
B) Vijayanagara
C) Chola Empire
D) Pala Empire
Answer: A) Delhi Sultanate
98. The Kashi kings contributed greatly to —
A) Shipbuilding
B) Iron trade
C) Art, learning, and temple architecture
D) Coin minting
Answer: C) Art, learning, and temple architecture
99. Kanyakubja and Kashi both declined mainly due to —
A) Famines
B) Foreign invasions
C) Religious changes
D) Internal strife
Answer: B) Foreign invasions
100. The legacy of Kanyakubja and Kashi remains today in —
A) Political dominance
B) Maritime trade
C) Cultural heritage and spiritual importance
D) Military achievements
Answer: C) Cultural heritage and spiritual importance