21000+ Important MCQs for UPSC

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Airavatesvara temple is a Hindu temple of Dravidian architecture located in Tamil Nadu. It was built by Rajaraja Chola II and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Vikramashila was founded by P?la king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century. It prospered for about four centuries before it was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji along with the other major centres of Buddhism in India around 1193.

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Chalukyas ruled from Raichur Doab which was situated between the rivers of Krishna and Tungabhadra. Aihole (city of temples) was the first capital of Chalukyas and it was the centre of trade which was later developed into religious centre having number of temples around. The capital of Chalukyas was later moved to Badami during Pulakesin I. Badami is also known as Vatapi

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Maghada emerged as a prominent mahajanapada under the rule of the Nanda dynasty. However, Maghada was a monarchy and Vajji was democratically ruled. The government at that time was Gana or Sangha.

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Bimbisara led the foundation of the Haryanka dynasty after conquering the Kingdom of Anga(now West Bengal). Bimbisara was killed by his son Ajatashatru.

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The Khajuraho Group of Monuments (Temples) in Madhya Pradesh is a splendid saga of architectural brilliance that draws tourists from all over the world. The temples of Khajuraho were commissioned by the Rajput rulers of Chandella Dynasty who ruled over central India from the 10th to the 13th Century CE. The temples were built about 57 Km from the city of Mahoba, the capital of the Chandela dynasty rulers.

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According to Chola inscriptions, there were five types of 'land gifts' that Chola kings gave to their people: vellanvagai was land for non-Brahmana, peasant proprietors brahmadeya was land gifted to Brahmanas shalabhoga was land for the maintenance of a school devadana / tirunamattukkani was land gifted to temples palli chhandam was land donated to Jaina institutions.

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During the lifetime of Lord Gautam Buddha, sixteen great powers (Mahajanpadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC. The ancient and modern names of the 16 mahajanapadas : (1) Kashi (Benaras), (2) Kosal (Lucknow), (3) Malla (Gorakhpur), (4) Vatsa (Allahabad), (5) Chedi (Kanpur),(6)Kuru(Delhi),(7) Panchal (Rohilkhand),(8) Matsya (Jaipur),(9) Shurasen(Mathura),(10)Ashmak (Aurangabad,Maharashtra), (11) Avanti (Ujjain), (12) Ang (Champa East Bihar), (13) Magadha (South Bihar), (14) Vrijji (North Bihar), (15) Gandhara (Peshawar), (16) Kamboj (Near Gandhara).

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'Rajendra Chola 1' assumed the title of ' Gangaikonda' and it means one who has conquered places up to the Ganga river.

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Shishunaga founded his dynasty in 413 BCE with its capital in Rajgir and later Patliputra(now in present Bihar).