28 Know Your State ODISHA

1568 AD Karrani Dynasty founded by Sulaiman Khan Karrani

MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS
1 The Gajapatis were a medieval Hindu 7 Which of the following Odisha type Nagara
dynasty that ruled over Kalinga from style temples are found at Bhubaneswar?
(a) 1334-1441 [OPSC 2017]
(b) 1434-1467 1. Jagannath temple
(c) 1534-1541 2. Lingaraja temple
(d) 1434-1541 3. Sun temple
2 Who among the following initiated Ganga 4. Mukteswar temple
dynasty in Odisha? 5. Parasurameswara temple
(a) Raja Rajadeva-I
(b) Anantavarman Chodagangadev Choose the answers from the codes below:
(c) Vajarahasta-V (a) 4 and 5 (b) 2 Only
(d) Kamarnava (c) 2, 4 and 5 (d) 1, 3 and 5

3 The kingdom of Odisha reached the zenith 8 What were the provinces known in Odisha
of its glory under which dynasty? during the period of Ganga dynasty?
(a) Ganga dynasty (a) Dauvarika (b) Panchali
(b) Bhoi dynasty (c) Bhoga (d) Visayas
(c) Mukundadeva 9 Sri Chaitanya, the famous Vaishnava saint
(d) Mughal
of Bengal, had come to Odisha during the
4 Which Ganga ruler built the world famous reign of
Konark temple? (a) Prataparudra Deva
(a) Narasimhadeva I (b) Kapilendra Deva
(b) Bhanudeva IV (c) Chodaganga Deva
(c) Chodagangadeva (d) Raja Rajadeva I
(d) Rajarajadeva
10 Which river was chosen as the line of
5 The great poet Jayadeva flourished during demarcation betwen the Gajapati Dynasty
which dynasty in Odisha ? and Vijayanagara empire in 1513 AD?
(a) Gajapati (b) Ganga (a) Godavari (b) Mahanadi
(c) Bhoi (d) Karrani (c) Krishna (d) Kaveri
6 Who built the well decorated and well 11 Quli Qutb Shah invaded Odisha during the
sculptured temple of Konark? reign of which ruler?
(a) Angavimadev-I (a) Prataparudra Deva
(b) Narashimadeva-I (b) Raghuji Bhonsle I
(c) Narashimadeva-II (c) Narasimha Deva
(d) Narashimadeva-III (d) Govind Vidyadhara
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12 The Ghunta, Mana and Bati terms used in 20 Who/What was Kalapahar in context of
Gajapati Dynasty denoted what? Medieval History of Odisha?
(a) Revenue officers (a) A cruel king of Gajapati Dynasty
(b) Different units of land (b) A high mountain with temple at top
(c) Different taxes (c) A kind of pilgrimage tax
(d) Provinces (d) Hindu general of Sulaiman Karrani

13 The rise of ‘Sarala Yuga’ in Medieval 21 Odisha was divided into how many sarkars
Odisha is most important contribution of under Akbar’s reign?
which dynasty? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
(a) Ganga Dynasty
22 Which of the following was not one of the
(b) Bhoi Dynasty
five sarkars under Akbar’s reign?
(c) Gajapati Dynasty
(a) Bhadrak (b) Cuttack
(d) The Mughals
(c) Bidar (d) Jaleswar
14 Who was the founder of Bhoi dynasty in
23 Under which Mughal emperor Odisha
Odisha?
became a separate Subah?
(a) Govinda Vidyadhar
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(b) Chakra Pratap
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
(c) Janardhan Vidyadhar
(d) Narasimha Jena 24 Which place in Odisha was the seat of
Mughal administration during Shah
15 Govinda Vidyadhar recognised river
Jahan‘s reign?
Godavari as the boundary between
(a) Khurda (b) Cuttack
Golkonda and Odisha by signing a treaty
(c) Puri (d) Ganjam
with whom?
(a) Sultan of Bengal 25 During whose reign Murshid Quli Khan
(b) Sultan of Odisha became the Governor of Odisha?
(c) Sultan of Golkonda (a) Shah Jahan (b) Aurangzeb
(d) Sultan of Maratha (c) Jahangir (d) Akbar
16 When did Mukundadeva ascend the throne 26 Who built a Qadam Rasul at Balasore?
of Odisha? (a) Muhammad Taqi Khan
(a) 1560 (b) 1562 (c) 1564 (d) 1566 (b) Alivardi Khan
(c) Mushid Quil Khan I
17 When did the Muslim rule in Odisha (d) Suja-ud-din Muhammad
begin?
(a) 1568 (b) 1578 (c) 1588 (d) 1582 27 Which Naib Nazims attacked the
Jagannath temple of Puri?
18 Who was the first Muslim ruler of Odisha? (a) Alivardi Khan
(a) Alla-ud-din Bakhtiyar (b) Murshid Quli Khan II
(b) Mohammad Sayyad (c) Suja-ud-din Muhammad
(c) Sulaiman Karrani (d) Muhammad Taqi Khan
(d) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
28 Odisha was divided into how many broad
19 Sulaiman Karrani appointed which of the political divisions under the Marathas?
following two governors of Odisha and (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
Puri?
(a) Nasir and Qutlu Khan 29 The Pilgrimage tax for the first time in the
(b) Mansingh and Qutlu Khan Odisha was introduced by
(c) Baqar and Taqi Khan (a) Mughals (b) Marathas
(d) Lodi and Qutlu Khan (c) Daud Karrani (d) Mukundadeva

ANSWERS
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (d)
21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (c) 29. (b)