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The well known Khandaraya temple at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh was built by _______________ .

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  1. Paramaras

  2. Chauhans

  3. Pratiharas

  4. Chandelas

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Khandaraya temple in Madhya Pradesh is a Hindu temple built in the medieval period. It was built by the Chandelas in their capital city of Khajuraho. Shiva is the chief deity of this temple. The temple is the largest among the three groups of the Khajuraho complex of temples namely Kandariya, Matangeshwara and Vishvanatha temples.

Who prepared Prakrit dictionary Desinamamala?

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  1. Hemachandra

  2. Padmagupta

  3. Halayudha

  4. Bhavabhuti

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Acharya Hemachandra was a Jain scholar, poet, and polymath who wrote on grammar, philosophy, prosody, and contemporary history. He prepared the Prakrit dictionary Desinamamala.

Given below are the dynasties that ruled the Delhi:
A) Sayyed dynasty      B) Slave dynasty      C) Lodhi dynasty     D) Khilji dynasty.

Which is the correct chronological sequence of their rule?

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  1. A, B, C, D

  2. B, A, D, C

  3. C, A, D, B

  4. B, D, A, C

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sayyed Dynasty : 1414 to 1451

Slave Dynasty : 1206 to 1290
Lodhi Dynasty : 1451 to 1526
Khilji Dynasty : 1290 to 1320

Who was the commander of Alauddin Khilji, who invaded South India and defeated most of the kings?

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  1. Zafar Khan

  2. Qutubuddin Mubarak

  3. Nusrat Khan

  4. Malik Kafur

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Alauddin Khilji was the most powerful ruler of the Khilji dynasty. He was the first Sultan of Delhi who conquered Southern India. Malik Kafur was the commander of Alauddin Khilji, who invaded South India. 

Between 1309 to 1313, Malik Kafur defeated the Yadavas of Devagiri, the Kakatiyas of Warangal, the Hoyasalas of Dwarasamudra and the Pandyas of Madurai.

The famous Dilwara temple is in _______ .

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  1. Mount Abu

  2. Mandu

  3. Chittor

  4. Ranathambore

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Dilwara temple situated in Mt. Abu was constructed between 11th and 13th cent. AD. It is one of the finest temples dedicated to the founders of Jainism. The Dilwara temple complex has five temples. Two of them are dedicated to Rishabha Deva, the first Jain Tirthankara. The other three are dedicated to Neminatha (22nd Tirthankara), Parsvanatha (23rd Tirthankara) and Mahavir Swami (24th Tirthankara).

Which one of the following was not a work of Bhavabhuti?

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  1. Malathi Madhava

  2. Uttara Ramacharita

  3. Mahavira Charita

  4. Prithviraja Vijaya

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Correct Option: D

'Prithviraj Raso' was written by ___________ .

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  1. Hemachandra

  2. Bhavabhuti

  3. Jayadeva

  4. Chand Bardai

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Chand Bardai was an Indian poet, who composed Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem in Brajbhasa about the life of the Chahamana king Prithviraj Chauhan. The poem presents him as a court poet of Prithviraj. According to it, after Prithviraj was defeated at the Second battle of Tarain and taken to Ghazna by Muhammad of Ghor, Chand Bardai travelled to Ghazna and helped Prithviraj kill Muhammad.

Who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind?

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  1. Amir Khusro

  2. Alberuni

  3. Ziauddin Barani

  4. Minhaj-us-Siraj

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Alberuni is the author of Kitab-ul-Hind. It contains comments on Indian sciences, Hindu religious beliefs, customs, and social organization. Al Beruni was an Iranian scholar and polymath from Khwarezm, modern day Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Most of his works including Kitab-ul-Hind are in Arabic.

Razia Begum, who ascended the throne of Delhi and came to be known as 'Sultana', was the daughter of _________ .

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  1. Qutub-ud-din Aibak

  2. Ghiyas-ud-din Balban

  3. Iltutmish

  4. Alauddin Khilji

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Razia Sultan belonged to slave dynasty and was the first Muslim woman to rule India and the only woman to occupy the throne of Delhi. She was the daughter of Iltutmish. She was talented, wise, brave, excellent administrator, and a great warrior which resulted in her becoming the next sultan of Slave dynasty. 

Doab means ______________ .

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  1. two valleys

  2. valley between two mountains

  3. the land between two rivers

  4. the land between two seas

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Doab means the land between two converging rivers. Do means two and ab means water. The regions of the doabs near the rivers consist of low-lying, floodplains which are more fertile than the higher lying land away from the rivers. Some of the well known doabs are Yamuna-Ganga doab, Sindh Sagar doab, Jech doab, Raichur doab, etc.