Satish Chandra Test: Age of Conflict- 1 - BPSC (Bihar) MCQ

A is the correct option. Undiyejeral was called “Imayavaramban”, he who had the Himalayas as his boundary'. Lord Venkateswara(Maha Vishnu) is the presiding deity of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Eripatti, Land, revenue from which was set apart for the maintenance of the village tank.

a) Chandradeva, who belonged to the Rathore clan of Rajput warriors, established the Gahadavala dynasty. He was the founder of the Gahadwala dynasty at Kannauj.
b) The Paramara Dynasty was founded by a chief called Upendra (Krishanaraja) at the beginning of the 9th century. The capital of Paramaras initially was Ujjain which later was replaced by Dhara. They were able to rule till 1305 when Malwa was conquered finally by Alauddin Khilji.
c) The Gurjara Pratihara dynasty (or Pratihara Dynasty) was founded by Nagabhata I who was the ruler of the kingdom of Avanti between 730-760 AD. His capital was Ujjain. He defeated an invasion by the Arabs from Sindh and captured Kathiawar, Malwa, Gujarat, and many parts of Rajputana.
d) The Chandelas initially ruled as feudatories of the Gurjara-Pratiharas of Kanyakubja (Kannauj). The 10th century Chandela ruler Yashovarman became practically independent, although he continued to acknowledge the Pratihara suzerainty. By the time of his successor Dhanga, the Chandelas had become a sovereign power.

A is the correct option.The Arab traveller, al Masudi, visited Kannauj in the early tenth century and wrote that "the king of Kannauj was the natural enemy of the king of the Deccan : that he kept a large army and was surrounded by smaller kings always ready to go to war."

B is the correct option. Dharmapala was the second and considered to be the greatest ruler of the Pala. Subsequently, Nagabhatta II also defeated Dharmapala in a battle near Munger.