The four Rajput clans from Agnikunda are Chauhans, Chalukyas, Parmaras and Pratiharas.
17. The Rajput confederacy had checked invasion of which of the following Arab invaders in Battle of Rajasthan?
(A) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(B) Al Junayd
(C) Muhammad bin Qasim
(D) Al-Hakam
Correct Answer: (B) Al Junayd
Answer Explanation:
A Rajput confederacy of Gurjara Pratihara King Nagabhatta-I and his feudatories such as Chauhans and Guhilots was able to check and revert back Arab Invader Al Junayd, in the Battle of Rajasthan.
18. Who rebuilt the Somnath temple in 815 AD after it was destroyed by Arab Invaders in 725 AD?
(A) Vikramaditya II
(B) Nagabhatta-I
(C) Nagabhatta-II
(D) Mihirbhoja
Correct Answer: (C) Nagabhatta-II
Answer Explanation:
Nagabhatta II is best known for rebuilding the Somnath Temple in 815 AD, which was destroyed by Arab invaders in 725AD. This was a large structure of Red Sandstone; again destroyed in 1024AD by Mahamud of Ghazni.
19. Which of the following Pala Kings established Vikramshila university?
Dharmapala, the second ruler of the Pala dynasty was a pious Buddhist King and is best known for establishing the Vikramshila University. The Vikramshila University is located at Kahalgaon near Bhagalpur in Bihar. Dharmapala had also built a Vihara at Somapuri, another at Paharpur and yet another Vihara at Odantapuri. The five places viz. Nalanda, Vikramshila, Somapuri, Paharpur and Odantapuri are called Five Mahaviharas. Bakhtiyar Khilji destroyed the Vikramshila University in 1200 AD. Somapura Mahavihara is now located in Bangladesh. It is one of the best known Mahaviharas of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
20. Which of the following Sena rulers introduced Kulinism in Bengal?
(A) Hemant Sen
(B) Ballala Sen
(C) Vijay Sen
(D) Lakshman Sen
Correct Answer: (B) Ballala Sen
Answer Explanation:
One of the vassals of Pala called Hemant Sen founded the Sena Dynasty. The third king of this dynasty Ballala Sena (1160-1178) introduced the social reforms in Bengal known as Kulinism.
