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196 Muhammad-Bin-Bakhtiyar Khilji attack Kamrupa on his way to
A Burma
B Nepal
C Bhutan
D Tibet

Answer: Option [D]

Muhammad-Bin-Bakhtiyar Khilji attack Kamrupa on his way to Tibet. Muhammad bin bakthiyar khilji after capturing Bengal decided to invade Kamrupa and Tibet in 1206. With an army consisting of 12000 turkish cavalry, Khilj marched from Devkot( in West Bengal) to invade Assam and Tibet. He converted a local tribal chief to Islam and gave a new name Ali the Mej.

197 What was the common language used in Kamrupa inscriptions?
A Hindi
B Bengali
C Sanskrit
D Assamese

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Sanskrit. The Kamarupa inscriptions are a number of 5th-century to early 13th-century rock, copper plate and clay seal inscriptions associated with the rulers and their subordinates of the Kamarupa region. The common language of these inscriptions is Sanskrit.

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198 Who was the first king of the Koch dynasty?
A Prithvinarayan
B Pran narayan
C Naranarayan
D Biswa Singha

Answer: Option [D]

The correct answer is Biswa Singha. The first of the Koch kings, Viswa Singha and then his sons, Nara Narayan as the subsequent king and Chilarai as the general, soon occupied the western portion of the erstwhile Kamarupa Kingdom as well as some regions of south Assam.

199 Which of the following animals was used as the royal symbol of the ancient king of Kamrupa?
A Bull
B Lion
C Tiger
D Elephant

Answer: Option [D]

The correct answer is Elephant.

200 In the Sanskrit inscription the name of Naranarayan is mentioned as
A Kshatriya
B Purandar
C Malladeva
D Kamateswar

Answer: Option [C]

In the Sanskrit inscription the name of Naranarayan is mentioned as Malladeva. Malladev ascended the throne in 1540, in the same year that his father had died, and acquired the title Narayana, which was to become the dynastic title of his succeeding kings.

201 The capital of Koch kingdom was at
A Koch Behar
B Kamrupnagar
C Kamatapur
D None of these

Answer: Option [A]

The capital of Koch kingdom was at Koch Behar. Vishwa Singha was the first ruler and founder of Koch Dynasty. In 1515 AD, Vishwa Singha established himself as the king of Kamata Kingdom. His capital was Koch Bihar. Koch Dynasty ruled in Kamata Kingdom (which covered parts of present day Assam and Bengal) from 1515 to 1949

202 Which king of Varman dynasty was contemporary with Samudragupta of Gupta dynasty?
A Bhaskar Varman
B Samudra Varman
C Pushya Varman
D None of them

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Pushya Varman. The Varman dynasty (350-650) was the first historical dynasty of the Kamarupa kingdom. It was established by Pushyavarman, a contemporary of Samudragupta.

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