The Rajputs
1. | When did Arabs invade the Sind for the first time? | 712 AD |
2. | Under whose command did Arabs invade the India? | Muhammad-bin-Qasim |
3. | In India who was the first ruler against whom Muhammad-bin-Qasim had to fight? | Dahir |
4. | Mehmood Ghaznavi was the ruler of which country? | Ghazani |
5. | To which dynasty did Mehmood of Ghazani belong? | Turkish |
6. | How many times did Mehmood of Ghazani invade India? | 17 times |
7. | What was the period of invasions of Mehmood of Ghazani? | 1000 AD to 1027 AD |
8. | Which is the most popular invasion of Mehmood of Ghazni? | Invasion on Somanath |
9. | Why did Mehmood of Ghazni attack Somnath? | For its wealth |
10. | What is meant by the Rajputas? | The Sons of Kings |
11. | Who propounded the Foreign Origin theory of Rajputas? | Colonel Tod |
12. | Which book states the Agnikula theory of Rajaputas? | Prithaviraj Raso |
13. | Who was the author of Prithviraj Raso? | Chand Bardai |
14. | According to Agnikula theory, the Rajputas were origined from which element? | Fire |
15. | Where was the Yajna performed to create the Rajputas? | On Mount Abu |
16. | Who propounded the theory of Mixed origin of Rajputas? | Dr. V. A. Smith |
17. | Which is the most accepted theory regarding the origin of Rajputas? | Mixed Origin Theory |
18. | Who established the Pratihara dynasty? | Nagabhatta-I |
19. | Who was the mightiest of all Pratihara rulers? | Mihir Bhoja |
20. | Who established the Parmara dynasty? | Krishana Raja |
21. | Who is considered as the real founder of Parmaras? | Siyaka |
22. | Who was the mightiest of all Parmara rulers? | Bhoja |
23. | Which lake was constructed by King Bhoja? | Bhojpur |
24. | In the memory of which deity, did Raja Bhoja got constructed the temples? | God Shiva |
25. | By which another name is Chalukiya dynasty known? | Solanki dynasty |
26. | Name the capital of Chalukiya. | Ahilanwara |
27. | Which famous Jaina writer lived in the court of Chalukiya ruler Kumarapala? | Hem Chandra |
28. | Name the most famous dynasty of Agnikula Rajputas. | Chauhanas |
29. | Who established the town of Ajmer? | Ajay Dev |
30. | Who was the most famous ruler of Chauhana dynasty? | Prithvi Raj Chauhan |
31. | In which famous book, the achievements of Prithvi Raj Chauhana are mentioned? | Prithvi Raj Raso |
32. | Who wrote Prithvi Raj Raso? | Chand Bardai |
33. | Between which two parties, the first battle of Tarain took place? | Prithvi Raj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori |
34. | Who won the first battle of Tarain? | Prithvi Raj Chauhan |
35. | When was the first battle of Tarain fought? | 1191 AD |
36. | Who wrote Vikrama Deva Charita? | Bilhana |
37. | Vikrama Deva Charita is the story of whose life? | Chalukiya Ruler Vikramdeva-VI |
38. | What is meant by Apbhransha? | To be corrupt |
39. | Rajputas were the follower of which religion? | Hinduism |
40. | Whom did the Rajputas worship most? | God Shiva and Goddess Kali |
41. | Name two movements run under Shaivism. | Lingayat and Gorakhnathi |
42. | Whom did the followers of Lingayat Sect worship? | Lord Shiva |
43. | Whom did the Yogis of Gorakh Nath worship? | Lord Shiva in Bhairava form |
44. | Whom did the followers of Vaishanavism worship? | Lord Vishnu and His Incarnations |
45. | To which sect did Saint Ramanuja belong? | Vaishanavism |
46. | Where was Saint Ramanunja born? | In Tirupati, Tamilnadu |
47. | Who is known as the founder of Bhakti Movement? | Saint Ramanuja |
48. | Which dynasty constructed the Kailasha Temple at Ellora? | Rashtrakutas |
49. | Who constructed the Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple? | Rajinder-I |