Pala Dynasty MCQs with Answers

1. Who was the founder of the Pala Dynasty?

a) Mahipala I

b) Dharmapala

c) Gopala ✅

d) Devapala

2. Which Pala ruler founded Vikramashila University?

a) Devapala

b) Mahipala I

c) Gopala

d) Dharmapala ✅

3. The Palas were strong patrons of which religion?

a) Jainism

b) Shaivism

c) Buddhism ✅

d) Vaishnavism

4. Which foreign traveler visited the Pala Empire and wrote about its prosperity?

a) Ibn Battuta

b) Hiuen Tsang

c) Al-Masudi ✅

d) Fa-Hien

5. Which Pala ruler had diplomatic relations with the Tibetan King Megh Tsom?

a) Devapala ✅

b) Dharmapala

c) Mahipala I

d) Gopala

6. The Pala rulers primarily ruled over which region of India?

a) Deccan

b) Punjab

c) Bengal and Bihar ✅

d) Rajasthan

7. Which of the following universities flourished under the patronage of the Pala dynasty?

a) Takshashila

b) Nalanda ✅

c) Vallabhi

d) Ujjain

8. Which script was commonly used in the inscriptions of the Pala dynasty?

a) Devanagari

b) Tamil-Brahmi

c) Kharosthi

d) Siddhamatrika ✅

9. Which Pala ruler was known for his military conquests and expansion of the empire?

a) Gopala

b) Dharmapala

c) Devapala ✅

d) Mahipala I

10. The Somapura Mahavihara, a famous Buddhist monastery built by the Palas, is located in which present-day country?

a) India

b) Nepal

c) Bangladesh ✅

d) Myanmar

11. Which Pala ruler is known for reviving the Pala Empire after a period of decline?

a) Gopala

b) Mahipala I ✅

c) Devapala

d) Ramapala

12. The decline of the Pala Empire was primarily due to the rise of which dynasty?

a) Chalukyas

b) Chandellas

c) Senas ✅

d) Rashtrakutas

13. The Pala rulers followed which sect of Buddhism?

a) Theravada

b) Mahayana

c) Vajrayana ✅

d) Hinayana

14. Which Pala ruler issued the famous Badal Pillar Inscription?

a) Dharmapala

b) Mahipala I

c) Gopala

d) Narayanapala ✅