Assam History MCQ Set-3

In this set, we have compiled the second set of Ancient Assam History GK MCQ from Varman dynasty era. Practice this set and all other related Assam History MCQ sets at the end of this set for APSC, Assam Police, Junior Assistant and other government job recruitment examinations in Assam.

Q.1 According to the Kalika Purana, Naraka, the mythological ancestor of the Varman dynasty was the son of:

A. Mtshya form of Vishnu & Bhumi

B. Varaha form of Vishnu & Bhumi

C. Dwarf form of Vishnu & Manasa

D. None of these

Answer: B) Varaha form of Vishnu & Bhumi

Explanation: There are also some accounts that state that Narakasura was the son of Hiranyaksha.

Q.2 Which of the following Varman King performed Ashvamedha or horse sacrifice to throw off the imperial yoke of Gupta-empire?

A. Narayana Varman

B. Bhaskar Varman

C. Mahendra Varman

D. Susthita Varman

Answer: C) Mahendra Varman

Explanation: When the Gupta power waned, Mahendra Varman (470-494 C.E.) performed two horse sacrifices and threw off the imperial yoke.

Q.3 Princess Amrita Prabha, who eventually chosen the prince of Kashmir Meghavahana as her groom, was the daughter of:

A. Bala Varman

B. Kalyan Varman

C. Bhaskar Varman

D. Mahendra Varman

Answer: A) Bala Varman

Explanation: Rajtarangini written by Kashimir author Kalhana gives detailed account of the event. Rajtarangini is a metrical legendary and historical chronicle of north-western India.

Q.4 Which of the following is not a common language in the period of Varman Dynasty?

A. Kamrupi Prakit

B. Sanskrit

C. Pali

D. None of these

Answer: C) Pali

Q.5 Xuanzang termed Bhaskar Varman as a:

A. Kshatriya King

B. Brahmana King

C. Koch King

D. Kirata King

Answer: B) Brahmana King

Explanation: There are various accounts about the ethnic origin of the kings of Varman dynasty. Xuanzang termed Bhaskar Varman as a Brahmana King who originated with Narayana-Deva. In ancient India, Brahmana was by personal quality, not by birth, so there is no definite evidence about the ethnic origin of the Varman dynasty kings.

Q.6 Which of the following Varman dynasty king named himself after a king of Shunga dynasty, in appreciation of the kings of Aryavarta?

A. Pushya Varman

B. Samudra Varman

C. Kalyan Varman

D. Mahendra Varman

Answer: A) Pushya Varman

Explanation: The founder of Varman dynasty, Pushya Varman named himself after King Pushyamitra Shunga and his son Samudra Varman after Samudrgupta in appreciation of the kings of Aryavarta.

Q.7 Which of the following Varman King was defeated by Samudragupta in connection with the Asvamedha sacrifice?

A. Mahendra Varman

B. Bala Varman

C. Samudra Varman

D. Kalyan Varman

Answer: B) Bala Varman

Explanation: Later, Mahendra Varman perfomed Asvamedha sacrifice to through the imperial yoke of Gupta-empire.

Q.8 Which of the following Varman King was said to have master the self and well versed in the philosophy of the supreme self?

A. Bala Varman

B. Pushya Varman

C. Bhskar Varman

D. Mahendra Varman

Answer: D) Mahendra Varman

Explanation: It is mentioned in the Nagendranath Vasu’s The Social History of Kamarupa that Mahendra Varman master the self like king Janaka, i.e. become self-realized and worked towards stability of the country.

Q.9 Who is the author of the biography “Harsha Charita” where Varman King Mahabhuti Varman is named as Bhuti Varman?

A. Banabhatta

B. Visakhadatta

C. Shudrak

D. Bhas

Answer: A) Banabhatta

Explanation: Harsha Charita is the biography of Harsha of the Vardhana dynasty, where Mahabhuti Varman is named as the Bhuti Varman. Nidhanpur Copperplate inscription also referred Mahabhuti Varman as Bhuti Varman.

Q.10 Bhaskar Varman made alliance with which of the following king of Vardhana Dynasty against Gauda king Shashanka?

A. Rajya Vardhana

B. Nara Vardhana

C. Harsha Vardhana

D. Prabhakara Vardhana

Answer: C) Harsha Vardhana

Explanation: Shashanka was the first Gauda king of Karnasubarna present-day Murshidabad, West-Bengal. When Shashanka treacherously murdered Rajya Vardhana, his brother Harsha Vardhana marched to subdue Shashanka, where he met Hangsavega, and ambassador of Bhaskar Varman, and thus the alliance formed.

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