Here are 40 Gk MCQs about Rashtrakuta dynasty:
Q.1 Who was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A) Vasudeva
B) Nagabhatt I
C) Dantidurga
D) Chandradeva
Answer: C) Dantidurga
Q.2 The Rashtrakuta dynasty was lasted from?
A) 730 A.D. to 850 A.D.
B) 753 A.D. to 982 A.D.
C) 852 A.D. to 1030 A.D.
D) 770 A.D. to 1150 A.D.
Answer: B) 753 A.D. to 982 A.D.
Q.3 What was the initial capital of Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A) Manyakheta
B) Kannauj
C) Tripuri
D) Madurai
Answer: A) Manyakheta or Malkhed
Q.4 Manyakheta is located in which present day state of India?
A) Ellora, Maharashtra
B) Gulbarga, Karnataka
C) Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
D) Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Gulbarga, Karnataka
Q.5 Dantidurga defeated which ruler of Chalukya dynasty to establish his own dynasty?
A) Jayasimha I
B) Kirtivarman II
C) Vikramaditya I
D) Mangalesa
Answer: B) Kirtivarman II
Q.6 Who was the most famous ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A) Amoghavarsha I
B) Krishna III
C) Dhruva Dharavarsha
D) Krishna I
Answer: A) Amoghavarsha I
Q.7 Which Rashtrakuta ruler was known as ‘Jagattunga’?
A) Govinda II
B) Govinda III
C) Amoghavarsha I
D) Kakra II
Answer: B) Govinda III
Q.8 Which Arab traveller wrote about Rashtrakuta kingdom in his writings?
A) Al-Beruni
B) Al-Masudi
C) Sulaiman
D) Ibn Batuta
Answer: C) Sulaiman
Q.9 Which Rashtrakuta king fought against the Paramaras of Malwa?
A) Govinda IV
B) Indra II
C) Amoghavarsha III
D) Krishna I
Answer: A) Govinda IV
Q.10 Which Rashtrakuta king adopted the title ‘Veeranarayana’?
A) Dantidurga
B) Govinda IV
C) Amoghavarsha I
D) Krishna III
Answer: C) Amoghavarsha I
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Q.11 Which Rashtrakuta king defeated the last ruler of Eastern Chalukyas?
A) Krishna II
B) Govinda III.
C) Dantidurga
D) Amoghavarsha I
Answer: C) Dantidurga
Q.12 Which Rashtrakuta king wrote the famous book ‘Kavirajamarga’?
A) Amoghavarsha I
B) Govinda IV
C) Amoghavarsha III
D) Krishna III
Answer: A) Amoghavarsha I
Q.13 Which Rashtrakuta king was a contemporary of the Pala ruler Dharmapala?
A) Krishna III
B) Khottiga Amoghavarsha
C) Karka II
D) Govinda III
Answer: D) Govinda III
Q.14 Which style of architecture was adopted by Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A) Nagara Style
B) Dravida Style
C) Indo-Greek Style
D) Vesara style
Answer: B) Dravida Style
Q.15 The Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora built by Rashtrakuta dynasty is dedicated to which Hindu deity?
A) Lord Vishnu
B) Lord Shiva
C) Goddess Saraswati
D) Lord Indra
Answer: B) Lord Shiva
Q.16 Who succeeded Dantidurga as the ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A) Krishna I
B) Govinda II
C) Dhruva Dharavarsha
D) Govinda III
Answer: A) Krishna I
Q.17 What was the two main court language of Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A) Sanskrit & Prakrit
B) Kannada & Tamil
C) Sanskrit & Kannada
D) Tamil & Kannada
Answer: C) Sanskrit & Kannada
Q.18 Which type of material was used to build the Temples during Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A) Marble
B) Limestone
C) Iron
D) Sandstone
Answer: D) Sandstone
Q.19 Which famous Kannada work composed by Pampa during the Rashtrakuta period?
A) Parivardhini Shatpadi
B) Vikramarjuna Vijaya and Pampa Bharata
C) Vardhaka Shatpadi
D) Hadugabba
Answer: B) Vikramarjuna Vijaya and Pampa Bharata
Q.20 Which Rashtrakuta king defeated the Chola king Parantaka I and took control of ‘Tondaimandalam’?
A) Amoghavarsha II
B) Govinda IV
C) Amoghavarsha III
D) Krishna III
Answer: D) Krishna III
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Q.21 Which Rashtrakuta king defeated the ruler of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)?
A) Amoghavarsha III
B) Krishna III
C) Khottiga Amoghavarsha
D) Karka II
Answer: B) Krishna III
Q.22 Which Rashtrakuta king defeated the Eastern Chalukya ruler Vishnuvardhana IV?
A) Govinda II
B) Dhruva Dharavarsha
C) Govinda III
D) Amoghavarsha I
Answer: A) Govinda II
Q.23 Which Rashtrakuta ruler is known as ‘Ashoka of the South’?
A) Govinda III
B) Amoghavarsha I
C) Krishna II
D) Indra III
Answer: B) Amoghavarsha I
Q.24 Which dynasty succeeded the Rashtrakutas?
A) Eastern Chalukya dynasty
B) Western Chalukya dynasty
C) Kadamba dynasty
D) Ganga dynasty
Answer: B) Western Chalukya dynasty
Q.25 Name the famous mathematician who lived during Rashtrakuta and wrote the book ‘Ganitasaram’?
A) Trivikrama Bhatta
B) Jinasena
C) Sakatayana
D) Viracharya
Answer: D) Viracharya
Q.26 What was the emblem of Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A) Tiger
B) Bow & Arrow
C) Golden Eagle
D) Elephant
Answer: C) Golden Eagle
Q.27 The coins of Rashtrakuta dynasty was made up of which metal?
A) Copper and Bronze
B) Gold and Silver
C) Copper and Iron
D) None of the Above
Answer: B) Gold and Silver
Q.28 Who succeeded Krishna III as the ruler of Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A) Amoghavarsha III
B) Indra IV
C) Khottiga Amoghavarsha
D) Karka II
Answer: C) Khottiga Amoghavarsha
Q.29 Which Rashtrakuta king built the Navalinga temples located at Kukkanur?
A) Krishna II
B) Indra III
C) Amoghavarsha I
D) Govinda IV
Answer: C) Amoghavarsha I
Q.30 Which Rashtrakuta king was known for his military action in North India against Pratihara and Pala dynasty?
A) Krishna III
B) Khottiga Amoghavarsha
C) Karka II
D) Govinda III
Answer: D) Govinda III
Q.31 Which Rashtrakuta king is also known as ‘Nirupama’?
A) Dhruva Dharavarsha
B) Govinda III
C) Amoghavarsha I
D) Krishna II
Answer: A) Dhruva Dharavarsha
Q.32 Which Rashtrakuta ruler defeated the Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II?
A) Dantidurga
B) Krishna I
C) Govinda II
D) Govinda III
Answer: D) Govinda III
Q.33 Which Rashtrakuta ruler reign is known a golden age in Kannada literature?
A) Khottiga Amoghavarsha
B) Amoghavarsha I
C) Krishna II
D) Krishna III
Answer: B) Amoghavarsha I
Q.34 The Rashtrakuta dynasty was established in which century?
A) 6th Century
B) 7th Century
C) 8th Century
D) 9th Century
Answer: C) 8th Century
Q.35 Which ruler of Rashtrakuta dynasty is mention in the folktale ‘Arabian Nights’?
A) Dantidurga
B) Krishna III
C) Amoghavarsha I
D) Govinda III
Answer: C) Amoghavarsha I
Q.36 Sri Vijaya was the court poet of which Rashtrakuta king?
A) Amoghavarsha I
B) Krishna II
C) Indra III
D) Amoghavarsha II
Answer: A) Amoghavarsha I
Q.37 Which Arabic text called the Rashtrakuta one of the four principle of the world?
A) Maruz-ul-Jahab
B) Dariya-i-Hargand
C) Tehqiq-i-Hind
D) Silsilat al-Tawarikh
Answer: D) Silsilat al-Tawarikh
Q.38 Which copper plate conforms that king Dantidurga ruled from Achalapura modern day Maharashtra?
A) Prashasti Inscription
B) Samangadh Copper Plate
C) Indore Copper Plate Inscription
D) Varah Statue Inscription
Answer: B) Samangadh Copper Plate
Q.39 When Arab traveler Sulaiman came to India in 850 A.D. he stayed in the court of which Rashtrakuta king?
A) Dhruva Dharavarsha
B) Govinda III
C) Amoghavarsha I
D) Krishna II
Answer: C) Amoghavarsha I
Q.40 Who was the last ruler of Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A) Krishna III
B) Khottiga Amoghavarsha
C) Karka II
D) Indra IV
Answer: D) Indra IV
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