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The palas controlled vast areas of the  ________Gangetic plain.

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  1. northern

  2. southern

  3. eastern

  4. western

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Correct Option: C

The Palas ruled eastern India from ________.

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  1. Pataliputra

  2. Ujjain

  3. Kalinga

  4. Vajji

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Correct Option: A

Who founded the vikramasila monastery in Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

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  1. Dharmapala

  2. Vikramapala

  3. Gopala

  4. Devapala

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vikramashila was founded by Pāla king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century. It flourished for about four centuries before it was demolished by Bakhtiyar Khilji around 1193. The remains of the ancient university have been excavated at village Antichak in Bhagalpur District of Bihar state. Therefore, the correct answer is (A) Dharmapala. 

Apart from the agriculture, Palas also derived their income from wide commercial contacts in _______.

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  1. North- Asia

  2. South-Asia

  3. South-east Asia

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Gopala I was succeeded by his son _______.

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  1. Sashanka

  2. Dharmapala

  3. Vikrampala

  4. Narayana pala

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Correct Option: B

________ languages were used  in Pala kingdom.

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  1. Sanskrit

  2. Prakrit

  3. Pali

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

Gopala's original kingdom was in _______.

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  1. west Bengal

  2. East Bengal

  3. Bihar

  4. MAdhya pradesh

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Correct Option: B

Devpala was succeeded by ________.

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  1. Dharmapala

  2. Vikrampala

  3. Govindapala

  4. Mahipala

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Correct Option: B

During the Rajput era, India was ruled over by only one king.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

________religion was followed by Palas.

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  1. Hinayana Buddhism

  2. Mahayan Buddhism

  3. Jainism

  4. Hinduism

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Correct Option: B