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Q45·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2023

Dynasties establishing kingdoms in early 8th century AD — Hoysala, Gahadavala, Kakatiya, Yadava

HistoryMedieval: Sultanate & MughalsHow-many countingHardStatic

Question

Consider the following dynasties: How many of the above dynasties established their kingdoms in early eighth century AD?

  1. 1.

    Hoysala

  2. 2.

    Gahadavala

  3. 3.

    Kakatiya

  4. 4.

    Yadava

Options

a

Only one

b

Only two

c

Only three

d

None

Answer

Explanation

None of these dynasties originated in the early 8th century (the 700s AD). The Hoysalas, Gahadavalas, Kakatiyas, and Yadavas (Seunas) all rose to prominence much later, during the early medieval period (11th to 13th centuries), largely emerging from the decline of earlier powers like the Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas.

The major Deccan and Southern powers (Hoysalas, Kakatiyas, Yadavas) are firmly late medieval entities (11th-13th centuries), not early medieval (8th century).

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2023

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q45

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Medieval: Sultanate & Mughals

Type

How-many counting

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT History Cl.7 Ch.2

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