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Prathihara dynasty came to end in _______.

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  1. 1018 A.D

  2. 1001 A.D

  3. 1213 A.D

  4. 1214 A.D

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Correct Option: A

Rshtrakutas belonged to Lattalura (morden Latur) of _________.

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  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Karnataka

  4. Kerala

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Latur in Maharashtra was home to a branch of Rashtrakutas which ruled the Deccan from 753 to 973 AD.

The lowest unit of administration was

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  1. Village

  2. Nadus

  3. Valanadus

  4. Vishayas

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Village was the lowest unit of Chola administration. In the Chola empire, Kingdom was divided into Mandalams (or provinces) and each mandalam divided into Valanadus (Commissionary) and Nadus (Districts) and villages(Kurram ).

Who established the Rashtrakuta kingdom by defeating the last Badami Chalukya ruler Keerthivarma II?

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  1. Vijayaditya

  2. Singhana

  3. Dantidurga

  4. Jayasimha

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chalukyas ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. The earliest Chalukyas were called Badami Chalukyas. Their last ruler Keerthivarman II was defeated by the Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga in 753. Dantidurga established the Rashtrakuta dynasty that ruled the Deccan and neighbouring areas of India from about 755 to 975 CE.

Dantidurga performed the hireranyagarbhaclana ceremony at Ujjain after his victory over

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  1. Malwa

  2. Gondwana

  3. Chittor

  4. Jodhpur

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Correct Option: A

Who wrote Vaddaradhane? 

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  1. Pampa

  2. Poona

  3.  Shivakottacharya

  4. Shrivijaya

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The author of this is Shivakottacharya. It is a collection of Jain religious stories. Special importance has been given to use of native Kannada words here. There is liveliness in plot, structure, characterization and dialogue. This is a great prose work belonging to the pre-Pampa age, and enjoys eternal significance in the history of Kannada literature. 

Period of rule of Rashtrakutas :

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  1. 647-898 A.D

  2. 896-998 A.D

  3. 768-916 A.D

  4. 753-973 A.D

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The  last ruler Keerthivarman II of Chalukya dynasty was defeated by the Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga in 753 AD. Dantidurga established the Rashtrakuta dynasty that ruled the Deccan and neighbouring areas of India from about 753 to 973 CE. The early kings of this dynasty were influenced by Hinduism and the later kings by Jainism.