Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 2, 3, 4, 1.

• Chauhan Dynasty as per the chronological order:
  • Ajayraj - (1110 - 1135 AD).
  • Arnoraj - (1135 - 1150 AD).
  • Vigraharaj IV - (1150 - 1164 AD).
  • Prithviraj III - (1178 - 1192 AD).

Key Points

• According to the Raj Shekhar Prabandh Kosh, the Chauhan dynasty was established by Vasu Dev Chauhan in 551 AD.
  • Their initial capital was Ahichhitarpur.
  • After Vasudev Chauhan comes Samant Raj as his successor.
  • Durlabh raj was the first Chauhan emperor when the Muslims invaded Ajmer.

Additional Information 

• The Chauhan Dynasty:
  • The word Chauhan is the vernacular form of the Sanskrit term Chahamana.
  • While the earlier versions of Chandbardai's work Prithviraj Raso do not mention Chauhan as born from Agnikunda, the later versions do.
  • The 15th-century Hammira Mahakavya of Nayachandra Suri & Jayanayak's Prithviraj Vijay considers Chauhans as Suryavanshi. 
  • Based on Bijloia Inscription, Dr. Dasrath Sharma considers that the early ancestor of Chauhan was born at Ahichchhatrapura in the gotra of sage Vatsa. Ahichchhatrapura can be identified with modern Nagaur.
  • Chahamanas probably started out as petty rulers of Ahichchhatrapura. As the Chahamana territory expanded, the entire region ruled by them came to be known as Sapadalaksha.
• Major Chauhan dynasties include:
  • Chauhans of Shakambhari.
  • Chauhans of Ranthambore.
  • Chauhans of Jalore.

According to the question, we have the following diagram,

Hence, Kritika is standing in the south-west direction with respect to her initial position.

The correct answer is China.

Key Points

• The Russia and China joint naval exercises “Joint Sea 2021” has kicked off at Russia’s Peter the Great Gulf, in the Sea of Japan, on October 14, 2021.
• The exercises will culminate on October 17, 2021.
• The drill is being carried out as part of ‘Joint Sea’ 2021, the series of bilateral naval exercises that have been taking place between the two services since 2012.

Additional Information

•  Important Exercises between India and other countries:

As the total distance between A and G is equal to E and D i.e. 20 km. So BD = 20 – (10 + 1) = 9 Km.

Hence, the distance between B and D is 9 km 

The correct answer is Bhup Singh.

• Bhup Singh was the real name of freedom fighter Vijay Singh Pathik.

​Key Points

• Vijay Singh Pathik
  • ​Vijay Singh Pathik, popularly known as Rashtriya Pathik, was an Indian revolutionary.
  • His real name was Bhup Singh.
  • He was among the first Indian revolutionaries who lit the torch of the freedom movement against British rule.
  • Much before Mohandas K. Gandhi initiated the Satyagrah movement, Pathik experimented during the Bijolia’s Kisan agitation.

Additional Information

• Being Indian Revolutionary and Satyagrahi, he was also a very well known Hindi poet, writer and journalist.
• He was the editor of Rajasthan Kesari and Naveen Rajasthan.
• He also started his own independent Hindi weekly, the Rajasthan Sandesh and the Nav Sandesh from Ajmer.