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  1. Question 01

    Which Kakatiya ruler built the Thousand Pillar temple at Hanumakonda in 1163?

    1. Option A: Prataparudra II
    2. Option B: Ganapati Deva
    3. Option C: Prolaraju II
    4. Option D: Rudradeva
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D. Rudradeva

    **Why D is correct.** **Rudradeva** built the **Thousand Pillar (Rudreshwara) temple** in **1163**. **Why A is incorrect.** **Prataparudra II** reigned from **1289**, more than a century after the temple was built. **Why B is incorrect.** **Ganapati Deva** built the Sahasralingalayam in Orugallu, not the Hanumakonda **Thousand Pillar temple**. **Why C is incorrect.** **Prolaraju II** built the Padmakshi and Swayambhu Kesava temples, not the **Thousand Pillar temple**.

  2. Question 02

    Arrange the following Delhi Sultanate invasions of the Kakatiya kingdom in chronological order: 1. Invasion led by Malik Kafur 2. Invasion led by Ulugh Khan (Juna Khan) 3. Invasion led by Malik Fakhruddin Juna Which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

    1. Option A: 1, 3, 2
    2. Option B: 3, 1, 2
    3. Option C: 2, 3, 1
    4. Option D: 3, 2, 1
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B. 3, 1, 2

    **Why B is correct.** The invasion of **Malik Fakhruddin Juna** (**1303**) came first, then **Malik Kafur** (**1309**), and finally **Ulugh Khan** (**1323**). **Why A is incorrect.** It places event 1 first, but **event 3** comes first. **Why C is incorrect.** It places event 2 first, but **event 3** comes first. **Why D is incorrect.** It places event 2 second, but **event 1** comes second.

  3. Question 03

    Consider the following pairs of titles and the persons who earned them: 1. Prithvishwara Shirah Kanduka Kridavinoda — Ganapati Deva, after the death of the Velanati ruler Prithviswara 2. Chodakataka Churakara — Ganapati Deva, after winning Katak 3. Dweepiluntaka and Divichurakara — Malyala Chouda, for the Diviseema victory 4. Raya Gajakesari — Rudradeva How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

    1. Option A: Only one
    2. Option B: Only two
    3. Option C: Only three
    4. Option D: All four
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C. Only three

    Only three of the four pairs are correctly matched. **Pair 1 is correctly matched.** **Ganapati Deva** took this title after the death of **Prithviswara**. **Pair 2 is correctly matched.** **Ganapati Deva** took **Chodakataka Churakara** after the **Katak** victory. **Pair 3 is correctly matched.** **Malyala Chouda** received both titles for the **Diviseema** war. **Pair 4 is incorrectly matched.** **Raya Gajakesari** is the title of **Ganapati Deva** (and later Rudrama Devi); Rudradeva used **Daya Gajakesari**.

  4. Question 04

    Consider the following statements about the Kakatiyas: 1. The Bayyaram tank inscription describes the dynasty as belonging to the Durjaya clan. 2. Sanskrit was the official language of the dynasty. 3. Shaivism was the dominant religion of the dynasty, although early Kakatiyas followed Jainism. 4. Rudradeva is regarded as the greatest ruler of the dynasty. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    1. Option A: 1 and 2 only
    2. Option B: 1, 2 and 3 only
    3. Option C: 2, 3 and 4 only
    4. Option D: 1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B. 1, 2 and 3 only

    **Statement 1 is correct.** The **Bayyaram tank inscription** gives the lineage as the **Durjaya** clan. **Statement 2 is correct.** **Sanskrit** was the **official language** of the dynasty, although the feudatories gave importance to **Telugu**. **Statement 3 is correct.** The rulers were mainly **Shaiva**, with an early **Jain** phase under the first rulers. **Statement 4 is incorrect.** The greatest ruler was **Ganapati Deva**; **Rudradeva** was the **first independent** ruler.

  5. Question 05

    According to the Rajanithi Ratnakaram, the judicial branch in which the king himself acted as judge was the

    1. Option A: Pratistita
    2. Option B: Samudrita
    3. Option C: Sashita Apratistita
    4. Option D: Apratistita
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C. Sashita Apratistita

    **Why C is correct.** In the **Sashita Apratistita** court the **king** sat as the judge. **Why A is incorrect.** The **Pratistita** was a temporary court set up in the capital. **Why B is incorrect.** In the **Samudrita**, ministers or **Pradvivakas** acted as judges. **Why D is incorrect.** The **Apratistita** was a temporary court in villages.

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