{"id":2550,"date":"2025-05-03T22:01:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T16:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2550"},"modified":"2025-05-03T22:01:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T16:31:39","slug":"q-consider-the-following-pairs-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-pairs-41","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following pairs:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>King<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>Dynasty<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1.<\/td><td>Nannuka<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Chandela<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td>Jayashakti<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Paramara<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td>Nagabhata II<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Gurjara-Pratihara<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td>Bhoja<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Rashtrakuta<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How many pairs given above are correctly matched?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Only one pair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only two pairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only three pairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All four pairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) Only two pairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/gurjara-pratihara-dynasty-upsc\/\">Gurjara Pratihara dynasty<\/a>\u00a0was founded by Nagabhatta I in the region of Malwa in the 8th century AD<\/strong>. Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ruled much of Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century. The Pratiharas derived their name from the Sanskrit meaning doorkeeper, are seen as a tribal group or a clan of the Gurjaras.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nagabhata I, Nagabhata Il, Mihir Bhoj, or Bhoja and Mahendrapala were the other important rulers of the dynasty<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The expansion of the Gurjara-Pratihara kingdom involved constant conflicts with other contemporary powers such as the Palas and the Rashtrakutas known as the tripartite struggle over the city of Kannauj.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dantidurga was the founder of the dynasty called,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/rashtrakuta-dynasty-upsc\/\">Rashtrakuta dynasty<\/a>\u00a0(8th century AD)<\/strong>. The capital of the Rastrakutas was Manyakheta or Malkhed near Sholapur.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dhruva-I, Krishna-I, and Amoghavarsha<\/strong>\u00a0were the other important rulers of this dynasty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Chandela or Chandel was Indian\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/the-rajputs-upsc\/\">Rajput<\/a>\u00a0clan\u00a0<\/strong>of Central India. They were popularly termed as Chandelas or Jejakabhukti dynasty in Indian history.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nannuk, a ruler of small kingdom was the founder of the Chandela Dynasty<\/strong>. Khajuraho was a strong hold of Nannuk who was considered as the chief of his clan.\u00a0<strong>Vakapati succeeded his father in the first quarter of tenth century<\/strong>. Vakapati had to often assist Pratiharas in the battle field, as he was a liegeman of them. Some inscriptions prove that his territory extended till Vindhya hills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jaishakti, the elder son, succeeded the throne and was successful in extending his empire<\/strong>. Jaishakti, the elder brother who ruled first, was also called Jai Jak and from this name the region ruled by the Chandelas acquired the name of Jaijikbhukti. He was succeeded on the throne by his younger brother, Vijayshakti.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kannauj-Triangle-888x1024.png\" alt=\"Kannauj Triangle\" class=\"wp-image-50899\" style=\"width:814px;height:auto\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Medieval Indian History 2022 1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rajputs-1024x1004.png\" alt=\"Rajputs\" class=\"wp-image-46088\" style=\"width:806px;height:auto\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Medieval Indian History 2022 2\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Dynasty 1. Nannuka \u2014 Chandela 2. Jayashakti \u2014 Paramara 3. Nagabhata II \u2014 Gurjara-Pratihara 4. Bhoja \u2014 Rashtrakuta How many pairs given above are correctly matched? 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