Question
Class 7Social ScienceTurning Tides 11th and 12th centuries

Match the rulers in Column A with their corresponding achievements or attributes in Column B.

Column A

Column B

1. Mahmud of Ghazni

(a) Founded the Lingayat movement

2. Bhoja Paramara

(b) Defeatede Muhammad Ghuri in First Battle of Tarain

3. Rajendra Chola I

(c) Destroyed Somanatha temple in 1026

4. Prithviraja III

(d) Scholar-King who authored Samarangana Sutradhara

5. Basaveshvara

(e) Took the title Gangakondachola’

Verified Answer

1 - C (Mahmūd of Ghazni destroyed the Somanātha Śhiva temple in Gujarat in 1026 despite strong local resistance and looted its treasures.)

2 - D (King Bhoja was a scholar-king who authored Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra on architecture, town planning, and mechanical devices amongst other works.)

3 - E (Rājendra Chola I expanded his empire into Odisha and Bengal, earning the title 'Gangaikoṇḍachola' meaning 'the Chola who seized Gangā'.)

4 - B (Pṛithvīrāja III (Prithviraj Chauhan) of the Chāhamāna dynasty defeated Muhammad Ghūrī in the First Battle of Tarain in 1191.)

5 - A (Basaveśhvara founded the Lingāyat movement at Kalyāṇī, Karnataka, rejecting caste distinctions and promoting personal devotion and equality for all.)