History Questions

The correct answer is Kshetra Singh.

Key Points

• Kshetra Singh-
  • He was the son of Rana Hammir.
  • He defeated Malwa's Dilawar Khan Gauri and initiated Mewar- Malwa Struggle.

Additional Information 

• Rana Kumbha-
  • He was the son of Maharana Mokal.
  • He built Kirti Stambh on the occasion of Malwa's victory.
  • He built Kushal Mata Temple in Badnore, Bhilwara in 1457 AD.
  • Kumbhalgarh, Basantpur, Achalgarh, Bairath, Bhomath, etc forts were built by him.
• Rana Lakha-
  • He was the son of Rana Kshetra Singh.
  • In his reign, Pichola Lake was built by Pichhu Banjara.
  • Jhoting Bhatt and Dhaneshwar Bhatt were Sanskrit learned scholars Who lived in his Court.
  • He defeated Gyasuddin II in Badnore and ended a tax Trithkar, which was taken from Hindu Population.
• Raj Singh-
  • He was son of Maharana Jagat Singh.
  • Aurangzeb attacked the Mewar kingdom in his reign period.
  • Rajsamand Lake was built by him in 1676 AD.

The correct answer is Rana Lakha.

Key Points

• Rana Lakha-
  • He was the son of Rana Kshetra Singh.
  • In his reign, Pichola Lake was built by Pichhu Banjara.
  • Jhoting Bhatt and Dhaneshwar Bhatt were Sanskrit scholars who lived in his court.
  • He defeated Gyasuddin II in Badnore and ended a tax Trithkar, which was taken from Hindu Population.

 Additional Information

• Rana Kumbha-
  • He was the son of Maharana Mokal.
    He built Kirti Stambh on the occasion of Malwa's victory.
    He built Kushal Mata Temple in Badnore, Bhilwara in 1457 AD.
    Kumbhalgarh, Basantpur, Achalgarh, Bairath, Bhomath, etc forts were built by him.
• Rana Pratap-
  • He was the son of Uday Singh.
    He was known as Kika.
    He fought the Haldi Ghati war with Man Singh in 1576 AD.
    He established Chawand as an emergency capital.
    He used the Guerilla war system in fights. 
• Rana Sanga-
  • He was the son of Raimal.
  • He is known as Hindupath.
  • He fought Khatoli battle with Ibrahim Lodi in 1517-18 AD.
  • He also fought Badi, Gagron, Bayana, and Khanwa battles.

The correct answer is Vikramaditya Singh.

Key Points

•  Vikramaditya Singh-
  • He was the son of Rana Sanga.
  • Gujrat's sultan Bahadurshah attacked Mewar on March 1533 AD.
  • Chittorgarh fort second Saka happened in his reign.
    • In the leadership of Rawat Bagh Singh and Rana Sajja Singh men did Kesariya.
    • In the leadership of Rani Karmawati women did Jauher.

Additional Information

• Uday Singh-
  • He was the son of Rana Sanga.
  • He was coronated at the age of 15 in the Kumbhalgarh court in 1537 AD.
  • Shershah Suri attacked Mewar in his reign.
  • He was the Mewar's first ruler who accepted the docility of Afghan.
  • Chittorgarh fort third Saka happened in his reign 
    • In the leadership of Jaimal and Fatta Rathore men did Kesariya.
    • In the leadership of Phool Kanwar women did Jauhar.
• Rana Pratap-
  • He was the son of Uday Singh.
    He was known as Kika.
    He fought the Haldi Ghati war with Man Singh in 1576 AD.
    He established Chawand as an emergency capital.
    He used the Guerilla war system in fights.
• Ratan Singh-
  • He was the last ruler of the Rawal Branch.
  • Chittorgarh first Saka happened in his region
    • In the leadership of Ratan Singh men did Kesariya.
    • In the leadership of Rani Padmini women did Jauhar.

The correct answer is Jagat Singh II.

Key Points

• Jagat Singh II-
  • Due to Sangram Singh's death, he presided over the Hurda conference.
  • He built Jagat Niwas Palace in Pichhola lake.
  • In his reign, Maratha's attacked Mewar and collect taxes from there.
  • He was king when Afghan attacker Nadirshah attacked Delhi.

Additional Information

• Sangram Singh II-
  • He was the son of Amar Singh II.
  • He was made president of the Hurda conference. 
  • He built Sahelio ki Badi and Vaidhnath Temple in Udaipur.
• Amar Singh II-
  • He was the son of Jai Singh
  • He signed an agreement with Amer and Marwar, which was known as the Debari agreement.
• Jai Singh-
  • He was the son of Raj Singh.
  • He signed a treaty with Aurangzeb nearby Raj Samand lake in 1681 AD.
  • Jaisamand lake was built by him.

The correct answer is Raimal.

Key Points

• Raimal-
  • He was the son of Rana Kumbha.
  • He was married to Rav Jodha's Daughter Shringar Devi.
  • He built Ram, Shankar, and Samayasankat named three ponds in Mewar to promote agriculture.
  • Prithviraj and Sanga were his sons. 
  • He also built Chittorgarh Fort's Adbhut Ji's Shiva Temple.

Additional Information

•  Jagmal-
  • He was the son of  Uday Singh.
  • He was the younger brother of Rana Pratap.
  • He fought the battle of Dattani with Dewra Surtan in 1583 AD.
• Udaykaran-
  • He was the son of Rana Kumbha.
  • He killed his father Rana Kumbha, so he is known as the father killer of Mewar.
• Sangram Singh II-
  • He was the son of Amar Singh II.
  • He was made president of the Hurada conference. 
  • He built Sahelio ki Badi and Vaidhnath Temple in Udaipur.

Mahajanapadas refers to ancient Indian Kingdoms that existed between the 3rd and 6th centuries BCE.

• These kingdoms and republics had evolved and flourished in a belt stretching from Gandhara in the North West to Anga in the Eastern part of the Indian subcontinent.
• It included parts of the trans-Vindhyan region, prior to the rise of Buddhism in India.

Important Points

Some of the Mahajanapadas are as follows:

From the above, we can conclude that Chedi Janapad is not from Rajasthan.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Prabhakara Vardhana

Key Points

• Prabhakara Vardhana defeated the Gurjaras and extended his control over neighbouring states.
• He belonged to the Pushyabhuti family.
• Around 606 CE Harshvardhan ascended the Throne and ruled till 647 CE.

The correct answer is the Luni River.

Important Points

• Tilwara civilization is in the Barmer district at the riverbank of Luni.
• The Mesolithic culture has been excavated from the Tilwara archeological site.

Additional Information

• Evidence was collected and preserved in the government museum of Barmer, Rajasthan.
• Evidence of animal husbandry is also found here.

• Ravi River - Harappan civilization
• kantli River - Sunari civilization
• Kothari River - Bagore civilization

During the period of crisis and confusion, there emerged saints in the country who strengthened the faith of the people in the cultural ethos of the nation. Various saints appeared all over India as well as in Rajasthan. They offered a liberal approach to Hinduism, which was mainly targeted at the lower castes. They used local language for preaching.

Important Points

Dadu was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in 1544 AD.

• He founded the Dadu sect/cult.
• He is also known as 'Kabir of Rajasthan'.
• He travelled extensively in Rajasthan and lived at Sirohi, Kalyanpur, Sambhar, Ajmer, etc.
• His teachings are collected in 'Daduvani', which comprises 5000 verses.
• As Dadu used local language for preaching and because of the thoughts he propagated, he is called 'Kabir of Rajasthan'.

Additional Information  

Lets' look at the other famous saints:

• Meera is called 'Radha of Rajasthan'. She devoted all her attention to Krishna Bhakti.
• Dhannaji was the disciple of Ramanand. He opposed casteism and discrimination based on high and low in society and believed that the guidance of guru necessary to acquire knowledge.
• Jambhoji was the founder of the Bishnoi sect. He criticised hypocrisy, deceit and ostentation that prevailed in the society in the name of dharma and laid stress on purity of conduct and fundamental virtues.

 The correct answer is Anjana Devi Chudhary.

Key Points

• Anjana Devi Choudhary was the first woman in Rajasthan who was arrested during the freedom movement.

Additional Information 

• Anjana Devi Choudhary was the first woman in Rajasthan who was arrested during the freedom movement.
  • Anjana Devi Chaudhary was the wife of Ram Narayan Chaudhari, and she was the first Indian Congress leader in Rajasthan who was arrested by the British Government.
  • She joined Indian Congress under influence of Mahatma Gandhi, and in 1942, she becomes the leader of the Bharat Sevak Samaj.