1. Sasanka who ruled Odisha in the 7th century was a:
a) Durjya King
b) Gauda king
c) Sura King
d) Mathara king
2. 'Sasanka Mandala' an exter sive eastern territory ruled by King Sasanka is described in which of the following work of banabhatta
a) Harshacharita
c) Candikasataka
b) Kadambari
d) ParvatipariGaya
3. Who did Harshavardhan, the ruler of Kannauj defeated and brought the coastal Odisha under his suzerainty ?
a) The Sarabga King Manamatra
b) The Durjya King Prithvi Mah araja
c) Sasanka the King Of Gauda
d) None of the above
4). Harshavardhan,who brought Odisha under his suzerainty in 631 AD
a) Gauda
b) Kanauj
c) Kosala
d) Chola
5). The coastal Odisha which under the Harsa's suzerainty was known as :
a) Odradesha
b) Odravaisya
c) Kalinga Kataka
d) Vijaya Nagar
6). King Harshavardhan was a great patron :
a) Mahayana Buddhism
b) Hinayana Buddhism
c) Saivism
d) Janism
7). Which of the following territorial region was the last conquest of the Emperor Harshavardhan?
a) Odra
b) Kangoda
c) Kalinga
d) None of the above
8). In Which year the chinise pilgrim Hiuen-Tsang visited Odisha ?
a) 549 AD
b) 639 AD
c) 739 AD
d) 239 AD
9). Hiuen-Tsang visited Odisha during the reign of
a) Indravarman
b) Sasanka
c) Harshavardhan
d) AnantaVarman
10) Hiuen-Tsang was a :
a) Sweambar Jain
b) Digamabara Jain
c) Mahayana Buddhist
d) Hinayana Buddhist
11). The city "Chiletalo" described by Hiuen-Tsang is identified which of the following modern cities Odisha?
a) Cuttack
b) Bhubaneswar
c) Ganjam
d) Puri
12). The number of Caves in Khandagiri and Udayagiri respectively is
a) 15 and 18
b) 18 and 15
c) 16 and 21
d) 18 and 21
