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Medieval Indian States Geographic Regions

HistoryMedieval Indian Geography and KingdomsMatching pairsHardStatic

Question

Consider the following pairs: Medieval Indian State : Present Region

1Champaka : Central India
2Durgara : Jammu
3Kuluta : Malabar

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

Options

a

1 and 2

b

2 only

Answer
c

1 and 3

d

3 only

Explanation

Pair 1 (Champaka : Central India) is incorrect. Champaka was a historical region/state located in southern India, not Central India. Pair 2 (Durgara : Jammu) is correct. Durgara was an ancient kingdom located in the Jammu region of northern India, in the Himalayan foothills. Pair 3 (Kuluta : Malabar) is incorrect. Kuluta was a historical region located in the Himalayas (present-day Himachal Pradesh area), not in Malabar which is in Kerala in southern India. Therefore, only pair 2 is correctly matched. > Durgara = Jammu region. Champaka and Kuluta were Himalayan/mountain regions, not where stated. Answer: b.

Question details

Year

2015

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q35

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Medieval Indian Geography and Kingdoms

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Medieval India, Historical Geography

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