Q.21 Narakasur established which dynasty?
(a) Koch dynasty
(b) Bhauma dynasty
(c) Salastambha dynasty
(d) Pala dynasty
Q.22 What was the official language of Varman dynasty?
(a) Kamrupi Prakrit and Sanskrit
(b) Rajbongshi and Nepali
(c) Assamese and Bengali
(d) None of the above
Q.23 In the Mahabharata, the title “Lord of the Mlechcha” was given to?
(a) Narakasur
(b) Banasura
(c) Bhagadatta
(d) Dharmapala
Q.24 In which year did Salasthambha establish the Mlechchha dynasty in Kamrupa?
(a) 610 AD
(b) 623 AD
(c) 655 AD
(d) 679 AD
Q.25 Which among the following kings of Kamarupa was known as Maharajadhiraja?
(a) Narakasur
(b) Dharmapala
(c) Mahiranga Danava
(d) Pushya Varman
Q.26 Which among the following kings of Kamarupa made friendship with Harshavardhan?
(a) Bhuti Varman
(b) Mahendra Varman
(c) Bhaskar Varman
(d) Pushya Varman
Q.27 According to the Ramayana, ‘Amurtyaraja’ was the founder of which of the following kingdoms?
(a) Pragjyotisha
(b) Kamarupa
(c) Harupeswara
(d) Tezpur
Q.28 In which year did Brahmapala establish the Pala dynasty in Kamrupa?
(a) 750 AD
(b) 799 AD
(c) 865 AD
(d) 900 AD
Q.29 According to the Mahabharata, who ruled the Pragjyotishpur kingdom during the Kurukshetra war?
(a) Mahendra Varman
(b) Mahiranga Danava
(c) Bhagadatta
(d) Salastambha
Q.30 In the 4th century which dynasty marked the beginning of ancient assam?
(a) Salastambha dynasty
(b) Pala dynasty
(c) Varman dynasty
(d) Chutiya dynasty
Q.31 What was the major industry in Kamrupa during the reign of king Bhaskar Varman?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Mining
(c) Furniture and Cane work
(d) Boat building
Q.32 According to popular belief, how many Shiva Lingas were engraved in Surya Pahar by Vyasa in order to build up as a second Kashi?
(a) 99
(b) 999
(c) 9999
(d) 99999
Q.33 What is the present name of the ancient city ‘Bengmara’?
(a) Jorhat
(b) Guwahati
(c) Haflong
(d) Tinsukia
Q.33 ‘Kalika Puran’ was written under the patronage of which king?
(a) Bhaskar Varman
(b) Mahendra Varman
(c) Ratnapala
(d) Dharmapala
Q.34 ‘Yogini Tantra’ is a tantric text dedicated to the worship of two goddesses one of whom is Kali. Who is the other one?
(a) Kamakhya
(b) Lakshmi
(c) Saraswati
(d) None of the above
Q.35 Who is regarded as the founder of Pala dynasty at Kamarupa?
(a) Dharmapala
(b) Brahmapala
(c) Ratnapala
(d) None of the above
Q.36 Who is recognised as composing ‘Kalika Purana’?
(a) Vyasdev
(b) Sage Valmiki
(c) Sage Markandeya
(d) Sage Vasistha
Q.37 Who was the contemporary of king Bhaskar Varman?
(a) Harshavardhana
(b) Samudra Gupta
(c) Vikramaditya
(d) Dharmapala
Q.38 Which among the following Kamarupa kings made friendship with Harshavardhan?
(a) Pushya Varman
(b) Mahendra Varman
(c) Bhaskar Varman
(d) Bhuti Varman
Q.39 What was the name of the ambassador of Bhaskar Varman to Harshavardhan?
(a) Dhruba
(b) Kalyan
(c) Hamsavega
(d) Mriganka
Q.40 What was included in the gifts that Bhaskar Varman sent to Harshavardhan?
(a) Gold coins
(b) Diamond
(c) Tiger’s teeth
(d) Cane articles