Introduction:
The Pala dynasty was founded by Gopala in 750 A.D. who ruled in East India, modern day Bengal and Bihar. The initial capital of Pala dynasty was Mddagiri/Munger, Bihar. The word ‘Pala’ is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘Protector.’ The first ruler of Pala dynasty was Gopala who ruled from 750 A.D. to 770 A.D. After the death of Gopala his son Dharmapala became the ruler of Pala dynasty who ruled from 770 A.D. to 810 A.D.
Here are the 50+ MCQs About Pala Dynasty:
Q.1 Who was the founder of the Pala Dynasty?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Mahendrapala
Answer: A) Gopala
Q.2 What is the meaning of the word ‘Pala’?
A) King
B) Protector
C) Warrior
D) Monk
Answer: B) Protector
Q.3 The Pala Dynasty mainly ruled over which region of India?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Bengal and Bihar
C) Gujarat
D) Deccan
Answer: B) Bengal and Bihar
Q.4 Who was the son and successor of Gopala?
A) Devapala
B) Mahipala
C) Dharmapala
D) Narayanapala
Answer: C) Dharmapala
Q.5 Which Pala ruler expanded the empire to its greatest extent?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Ramapala
Answer: C) Devapala
Q.6 The Pala rulers were followers of which religion?
A) Shaivism
B) Jainism
C) Buddhism
D) Vaishnavism
Answer: C) Buddhism
Q.7 Which university flourished under Pala patronage?
A) Takshashila
B) Nalanda
C) Vallabhi
D) Kanchi
Answer: B) Nalanda
Q.8 Which Pala king founded Vikramashila University?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Mahipala
Answer: B) Dharmapala
Q.9 The Pala Dynasty holds an important place in Indian history because of its contribution to?
A) Military expansion
B) Buddhism, art, and education
C) Urban planning
D) Revenue reforms
Answer: B) Buddhism, Art, and Education
Q.10 Which language was mainly used in Pala inscriptions?
A) Prakrit
B) Sanskrit
C) Tamil
D) Pali
Answer: B) Sanskrit
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Q.11 Which Pala ruler had conflicts with the Pratiharas and Rashtrakutas?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Mahipala
D) Madanapala
Answer: B) Dharmapala
Q.12 The famous “Tripartite Struggle” involved which three powers?
A) Palas, Cholas, Cheras
B) Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
C) Palas, Guptas, Hunas
D) Palas, Satavahanas, Pallavas
Answer: B) Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
Q.13 Who was known as the greatest ruler of the Pala Dynasty?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Ramapala
Answer: C) Devapala
Q.14 What was the capital of the Pala Dynasty?
A) Kannauj
B) Munger
C) Pataliputra
D) Ujjain
Answer: B) Munger
Q.15 Which art style developed during the Pala period?
A) Gandhara
B) Mathura
C) Pala School of Art
D) Chola Art
Answer: C) Pala School of Art
Q.16 The Pala School of Art mainly used which material?
A) Marble
B) Sandstone
C) Bronze and stone
D) Wood
Answer: C) Bronze and stone
Q.17 Which foreign region had cultural relations with the Palas?
A) Rome
B) China and Tibet
C) Greece
D) Egypt
Answer: B) China and Tibet
Q.18 Which Pala ruler revived Nalanda University?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Mahipala
Answer: B) Dharmapala
Q.19 The Pala Dynasty mainly supported which sect of Buddhism?
A) Hinayana
B) Mahayana
C) Vajrayana
D) Theravada
Answer: B) Mahayana
Q.20 Who was the last powerful ruler of the Pala Dynasty?
A) Mahipala I
B) Vigrahapala II
C) Ramapala
D) Madanapala
Answer: C) Ramapala
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Q.21 Which Pala ruler revived the declining Pala power?
A) Devapala
B) Mahipala I
C) Gopala II
D) Narayanapala
Answer: B) Mahipala I
Q.22 The Palas ruled approximately between which centuries?
A) 4th – 6th century
B) 6th – 8th century
C) 8th – 12th century
D) 12th – 15th century
Answer: C) 8th – 12th century
Q.23 Which dynasty succeeded the Palas in Bengal?
A) Sena Dynasty
B) Chola Dynasty
C) Gupta Dynasty
D) Pratihara Dynasty
Answer: A) Sena Dynasty
Q.24 Who wrote the book “Ramacharita”?
A) Banabhatta
B) Sandhyakar Nandi
C) Kalhana
D) Bilhana
Answer: B) Sandhyakar Nandi
Q.25 “Ramacharita” describes the reign of which ruler?
A) Dharmapala
B) Devapala
C) Ramapala
D) Gopala
Answer: C) Ramapala
Q.26 Which Pala ruler assumed the title ‘Maharajadhiraja’?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Mahipala
Answer: B) Dharmapala
Q.27 The economy of the Pala period was mainly based on?
A) Trade
B) Agriculture
C) Mining
D) Pastoralism
Answer: B) Agriculture
Q.28 Who among the following was a famous scholar during the Pala period?
A) Aryabhata
B) Atisha Dipankara
C) Chanakya
D) Varahamihira
Answer: B) Atisha Dipankara
Q.29 Atisha Dipankara contributed to Buddhism in which country?
A) China
B) Sri Lanka
C) Tibet
D) Japan
Answer: C) Tibet
Q.30 The Palas played an important role in spreading Buddhism to which region?
A) Europe
B) Central Asia
C) Tibet and Southeast Asia
D) Africa
Answer: C) Tibet and Southeast Asia
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Q.31 Which inscription gives information about Pala administration?
A) Allahabad Pillar
B) Khalimpur Copper Plate
C) Aihole Inscription
D) Junagarh Inscription
Answer: B) Khalimpur Copper Plate
Q.32 The Khalimpur Copper Plate inscription belongs to which ruler?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Mahipala
Answer: B) Dharmapala
Q.33 Which Pala ruler was defeated by the Rashtrakuta king Amoghavarsha I?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Shurapala II
Answer: B) Dharmapala
Q.34 Which monastery was an important center of learning during Pala rule?
A) Ajanta
B) Somapura
C) Ellora
D) Karla
Answer: B) Somapura
Q.35 Somapura Mahavihara is located in present-day?
A) India
B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh
D) Myanmar
Answer: C) Bangladesh
Q.36 Which UNESCO World Heritage Site is associated with the Palas?
A) Nalanda
B) Ajanta
C) Sanchi
D) Mahabalipuram
Answer: A) Nalanda
Q.37 Kumarapala was the son of which ruler?
A) Devapala
B) Ramapala
C) Mahipala I
D) Narayanapala
Answer: B) Ramapala
Q.38 Which official looked after villages during the Pala period?
A) Amatya
B) Vishayapati
C) Gramika
D) Mahadandanayaka
Answer: C) Gramika
Q.39 Who was the last ruler of the Pala Dynasty?
A) Ramapala
B) Mahipala II
C) Govinda Pala
D) Vigrahapala
Answer: C) Govinda Pala
Q.40 The Palas encouraged trade mainly through which sea?
A) Silk Route
B) Arabian Sea
C) Bay of Bengal
D) Caspian Sea
Answer: C) Bay of Bengal
Q.41 The decline of Buddhism in India started after which dynasty?
A) Gupta
B) Pala
C) Maurya
D) Kushana
Answer: B) Pala
Q.42 Which Pala ruler faced rebellion from feudal lords?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Mahipala II
D) Devapala
Answer: C) Mahipala II
Q.43 Which river basin formed the core area of the Pala kingdom?
A) Indus
B) Brahmaputra
C) Ganga
D) Narmada
Answer: C) Ganga
Q.44 The Pala Dynasty ended around which century?
A) 9th century
B) 10th century
C) 11th century
D) 12th century
Answer: D) 12th century
Q.45 Which region was known as ‘Gauda’ during Pala rule?
A) Odisha
B) Bengal
C) Bihar
D) Assam
Answer: B) Bengal
Q.46 Which Pala ruler took the title ‘Paramasaugata’?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Mahipala I
Answer: D) Mahipala I
Q.47 The Pala rulers encouraged which form of education?
A) Military training
B) Buddhist philosophy
C) Commercial education
D) Agricultural science
Answer: B) Buddhist philosophy
Q.48 The Pala Dynasty is especially remembered for its contribution to?
A) Law system
B) Buddhism and education
C) Naval trade
D) Town planning
Answer: B) Buddhism and Education
Q.49 Gopala was elected as king by whom?
A) Priests
B) Army
C) Feudal chiefs
D) Traders
Answer: C) Feudal chiefs
Q.50 Which Pala ruler ruled for the longest period?
A) Dharmapala
B) Devapala
C) Ramapala
D) Mahipala
Answer: C) Ramapala
Q.51 The Palas maintained diplomatic relations with which Islamic power?
A) Abbasid Caliphate
B) Ottoman Empire
C) Fatimid Caliphate
D) Umayyad Caliphate
Answer: A) Abbasid Caliphate
Q.52 Which Pala ruler was known as a great patron of scholars?
A) Gopala
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Narayanapala
Answer: B) Dharmapala
Q.53 Which Pala ruler built Somapura Mahavihara?
A) Mahipala I
B) Dharmapala
C) Devapala
D) Ramapala
Answer: B) Dharmapala
Q.54 Which ruler of Rashtrakuta dynasty defeated the Dharmapala?
A) Govinda III
B) Dantidurga
C) Dhruva Dharavarsha
D) Krishna II
Answer: C) Dhruva Dharavarsha
Q.55 Which ruler of Pala dynasty ruled for the shortest period?
A) Vigrahapala I
B) Rajyapala
C) Shurapala II
D) Kumarapala
Answer: A) Vigrahapala I
Conclusion:
There were many rulers in the Pala dynasty. However, Ramapala was last powerful ruler of the Pala dynasty, after him all the rulers were very weak as the could not survived for long time and the Pala dynasty started declining. And finally, the Pala dynasty ended in 1161 A.D. and the Pala dynasty was replaced by Sena Dynasty.
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