History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2018 History
Which of the following pairs of Founders and Capital Cities is not correctly matched?
AAmoghavarsha – Manyakheta
BAvantivarman – Avantipura
CLalitaditya – Parihasapura
DMahendrapala – Mahodaya ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Mahendrapala – Mahodaya — The pair Mahendrapala and Mahodaya is not correctly matched, so the answer is Mahendrapala and Mahodaya.
Explanation
★The pair Mahendrapala and Mahodaya is not correctly matched, so the answer is Mahendrapala and Mahodaya.
★The city of Mahodaya, which is Kannauj, was founded not by Mahendrapala but by Mihira Bhoja.
★So this pairing is wrong.
★Amoghavarsha I of the Rashtrakutas founded the city of Manyakheta in the ninth century.
★Avantivarman of the Utpala dynasty founded Avantipura.
★Lalitaditya, the eighth century Kashmir king, founded Parihasapura, the smiling city.
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