Introduction:
The Pratihara dynasty also known as Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty was founded by Nagabhata I in the year 730 A.D. Nagabhata I was succeeded by Kakustha in 760 A.D. There was a struggle between Pala dynasty, Rashtrakuta dynasty and Pratihara dynasty known as ‘Tripartite Struggle’ for the city of Kannauj.
Here are 50+ MCQs About Gurjara Pratihara dynasty:
Q.1 Who was the founder of the Gurjara Pratihara Dynasty?
A) Vatsaraja
B) Nagabhata I
C) Mihir Bhoja
D) Nagabhata II
Answer: B) Nagabhata I
Q.2 The Gurjara Pratihara dynasty mainly ruled over which region of India?
A) Deccan Plateau
B) Eastern India
C) Northern and Western India
D) Southern India
Answer: C) Northern and Western India
Q.3 Who was the greatest ruler of Gurjara Pratihara dynasty?
A) Nagabhata I
B) Vatsaraja
C) Nagabhata II
D) Mihir Bhoja I
Answer: D) Mihir Bhoja I
Q.4 Who was the immediate successor of Nagabhata I?
A) Mihir Bhoja
B) Nagabhata II
C) Vatsaraja
D) Mahendrapala I
Answer: C) Vatsaraja
Q.5 Gurjara Pratiharas were mainly involved in the tripartite struggle for which city?
A) Kannauj
B) Delhi
C) Ujjain
D) Mathura
Answer: A) Kannauj
Q.6 Which dynasty was not part of the Tripartite Struggle?
A) Palas
B) Rashtrakutas
C) Cholas
D) Gurjara Pratiharas
Answer: C) Cholas
Q.7 Which Pratihara ruler defeated the Arab invaders in Rajasthan?
A) Mihir Bhoja
B) Nagabhata I
C) Vatsaraja
D) Mahendrapala I
Answer: B) Nagabhata I
Q.8 What was the capital of Gurjara Pratihara dynasty?
A) Ujjain
B) Kannauj
C) Gwalior
D) Ajmer
Answer: B) Kannauj
Q.9 Gurjara Pratihara ruler Mihir Bhoja ruled with which title?
A) Maharajadhiraja
B) Adivaraha
C) Chakravarti
D) Paramabhattaraka
Answer: B) Adivaraha
Q.10 Which Pratihara ruler expanded the empire to its greatest extent?
A) Nagabhata II
B) Mahendrapala I
C) Mihir Bhoja
D) Vatsaraja
Answer: C) Mihir Bhoja
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Q.11 The Gurjara Pratihara dynasty belonged to which clan?
A) Rajput
B) Yadava
C) Nanda
D) Maurya
Answer: A) Rajput
Q.12 Which Gurjara Pratihara ruler shifted the capital to Kannauj?
A) Nagabhata I
B) Vatsaraja
C) Nagabhata II
D) Mihir Bhoja
Answer: C) Nagabhata II
Q.13 Who was the son of Mihir Bhoja?
A) Nagabhata II
B) Mahendrapala I
C) Devapala
D) Gopala
Answer: B) Mahendrapala I
Q.14 Which Pratihara ruler ruled during the early 10th century?
A) Nagabhata I
B) Vatsaraja
C) Mahendrapala I
D) Mihir Bhoja
Answer: C) Mahendrapala I
Q.15 Which religion did the Gurjara Pratihara rulers mainly followed?
A) Buddhism
B) Jainism
C) Shaivism and Vaishnavism
D) Zoroastrianism
Answer: C) Shaivism and Vaishnavism
Q.16 The Pratihara rulers were known as protectors against which invaders?
A) Mongols
B) Greeks
C) Arabs
D) Huns
Answer: C) Arabs
Q.17 Which Pratihara ruler is associated with Gwalior inscription?
A) Nagabhata I
B) Mihir Bhoja
C) Mahendrapala I
D) Nagabhata II
Answer: B) Mihir Bhoja I
Q.18 Which inscription provides information about Gurjara Pratiharas?
A) Allahabad Pillar Inscription
B) Gwalior Inscription
C) Junagadh Inscription
D) Mehrauli Inscription
Answer: B) Gwalior Inscription
Q.19 Gurjara Pratihara dynasty was strongest during the reign of—
A) Nagabhata I
B) Vatsaraja
C) Mihir Bhoja
D) Mahipala I
Answer: C) Mihir Bhoja I
Q.20 The decline of Gurjara Pratihara dynasty began after the death of which ruler?
A) Nagabhata I
B) Mihir Bhoja
C) Mahendrapala I
D) Nagabhata II
Answer: C) Mahendrapala I
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Q.21 Who was the last powerful ruler of Gurjara Pratihara dynasty?
A) Mihir Bhoja
B) Nagabhata II
C) Mahendrapala I
D) Mahipala I
Answer: C) Mahendrapala I
Q.22 Gurjara Pratihara dynasty mainly flourished between which centuries?
A) 3rd to 5th Century
B) 6th to 8th Century
C) 8th to 11th Century
D) 5th to 8th Century
Answer: C) 8th to 11th Century
Q.23 Which Pratihara ruler assumed the title “Maharajadhiraja of Aryavarta”?
A) Nagabhata I
B) Nagabhata II
C) Mahendrapala I
D) Mahendrapala I
Answer: C) Mahendrapala I
Q.24 The Gurjara Pratiharas were rivals of which eastern dynasty?
A) Cholas
B) Cheras
C) Palas
D) Hoysalas
Answer: C) Palas
Q.25 Which architectural feature flourished under Pratiharas?
A) Stupas
B) Viharas
C) Shikharas
D) Chaityas
Answer: C) Shikharas
Q.26 The Gurjara Pratihara dynasty is associated with which art style?
A) Dravidian
B) Nagara
C) Vesara
D) Gandhara
Answer: B) Nagara Style
Q.27 Which Pratihara ruler rebuilt the empire after Rashtrakuta invasion?
A) Nagabhata II
B) Vatsaraja
C) Mihir Bhoja
D) Mahendrapala I
Answer: A) Nagabhata II
Q.28 Which coin symbol was used by Mihir Bhoja?
A) Lion
B) Bull
C) Garuda
D) Boar
Answer: D) Boar (Varaha)
Q.29 The Gurjara Pratihara dynasty is important because of what?
A) It spread Buddhism
B) It stopped Arab expansion
C) It established maritime empire
D) It introduced democracy
Answer: B) It stopped Arab expansion
Q.30 Which Pratihara ruler had control over parts of Punjab?
A) Mihir Bhoja I
B) Nagabhata I
C) Mahendrapala I
D) Vatsaraja
Answer: A) Mihir Bhoja I
Q.31 Which foreign traveller mentioned Gurjara Pratihara kingdom?
A) Sulaiman
B) Fa-Hien
C) Al-Biruni
D) Ibn Battuta
Answer: A) Sulaiman
Q.32 The Gurjara Pratihara period is considered part of which period?
A) Early Historic Period
B) Medieval Period
C) Early Medieval Period
D) Modern Period
Answer: C) Early Medieval Period
Q.33 Gurjara Pratihara rulers followed which type of economy?
A) Industrial
B) Pastoral
C) Agrarian
D) Nomadic
Answer: C) Agrarian
Q.34 What was the emblem of Pratihara dynasty?
A) Horse
B) Elephant
C) Boar
D) Eagle
Answer: C) Boar (Varaha)
Q.35 Who succeeded Mahendrapala I?
A) Mahipala I
B) Bhoja II
C) Nagabhata II
D) Devapala
Answer: B) Bhoja II
Q.36 Gurjara Pratihara rulers mainly used which language in inscriptions?
A) Tamil
B) Prakrit
C) Sanskrit
D) Pali
Answer: C) Sanskrit
Q.37 The Pratihara dynasty finally declined by which century?
A) 9th Century
B) 10th Century
C) 11th Century
D) 12th Century
Answer: C) 11th Century
Q.38 Which Pratihara ruler ruled after Bhoja II?
A) Mahendrapala I
B) Mahipala I
C) Nagabhata II
D) Devapala
Answer: B) Mahipala I
Q.39 The Pratihara dynasty declined before the rise of which empire?
A) Delhi Sultanate
B) Mughal Empire
C) Gupta Empire
D) Maurya Empire
Answer: A) Delhi Sultanate
Q.40 Which Pratihara ruler lost the control of Kannauj?
A) Mihir Bhoja
B) Mahendrapala I
C) Mahipala I
D) Nagabhata I
Answer: C) Mahipala I
Q.41 The Pratihara kings claimed that they were the descent of whom?
A) Sun dynasty
B) Moon dynasty
C) Lakshmana
D) Brahma
Answer: C) Lakshmana, brother of Rama in Ramayana
Q.42 Gurjara Pratihara dynasty was contemporary to which southern dynasty?
A) Chola
B) Pallava
C) Rashtrakuta
D) Chera
Answer: C) Rashtrakuta
Q.43 Which Pratihara ruler had control over Malwa region?
A) Vatsaraja
B) Mihir Bhoja
C) Nagabhata I
D) Mahipala I
Answer: C) Nagabhata I
Q.44 Which dynasty replaced Gurjara Pratiharas in Kannauj?
A) Chauhan
B) Chandelas
C) Gahadavalas
D) Cholas
Answer: C) Gahadavalas
Q.45 The Pratihara period is known for development of what?
A) Rock-cut caves
B) Stupa architecture
C) Nagara temples
D) Dravidian gopurams
Answer: C) Nagara temples
Q.46 Which Pratihara ruler was known as “Prabhasa”?
A) Mihir Bhoja
B) Nagabhata I
C) Mahendrapala I
D) Vatsaraja
Answer: A) Mihir Bhoja
Q.47 Which region was not under Gurjara Pratihara control at its peak?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Punjab
D) Bihar
Answer: D) Bihar
Q.48 Gurjara Pratihara dynasty emerged after the decline of which dynasty?
A) Gupta dynasty
B) Pallav dynasty
C) Pushyabhuti dynasty
D) Kushan dynasty
Answer: C) Pushyabhuti dynasty
Q.49 Which Pratihara ruler adopted the title “Paramabhattaraka”?
A) Nagabhata I
B) Nagabhata II
C) Mihir Bhoja
D) Mahendrapala I
Answer: B) Nagabhata II
Q.50 Which Pratihara ruler established supremacy over Kannauj after defeating Palas?
A) Vatsaraja
B) Nagabhata II
C) Mihir Bhoja
D) Mahendrapala I
Answer: B) Nagabhata II
Q.51 Which Pratihara ruler is credited with strengthening central authority?
A) Nagabhata II
B) Vatsaraja
C) Mihir Bhoja
D) Bhoja II
Answer: C) Mihir Bhoja
Q.52 The Gurjara Pratihara dynasty is associated with which type of temple shikhara?
A) Vimana
B) Dravida
C) Rekha-Nagara
D) Vesara
Answer: C) Rekha-Nagara
Q.53 Gurjara Pratihara rulers mainly controlled which strategic trade route?
A) Silk Route
B) Coastal trade route
C) North Indian land trade route
D) Spice route
Answer: C) North Indian land trade route
Conclusion:
The last ruler of Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty was Yasahpala who ruled from 1024 to 1036 A.D. After the death of Yasahpala, the Pratihara dynasty ended and the empire was divided into small kingdoms and other regional dynasties.
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