Question : In the mid-eighth century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called a____________.
Option 1: Prayer meet
Option 2: Golden womb
Option 3: Horse ride
Option 4: Subsidiary alliance
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Correct Answer: Golden womb
Solution : The correct answer is the Golden womb.
A Rashtrakuta chief named Dantidurga ousted his Chalukya master in the middle of the eighth century and carried out a ritual known as Hiranya-garbha, which means "golden womb." It was believed that when this rite was carried out with the assistance of Brahmanas, the sacrificer would "rebirth" as a Kshatriya, even though he was not one at birth.
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Question : Dantidurga belonged to which dynasty of India?
Option 1: Chalukya
Option 2: Chola
Option 3: Rashtrakuta
Option 4: Chera
Question : The founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty was __________.
Option 1: Govinda III
Option 2: Krishna I
Option 3: Dantidurga
Option 4: Amoghavarsha
Question : Who among the following was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
Option 1: Dhruva
Option 2: Dantidurga
Option 3: Govinda III
Question : Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by_________ in 1798.
Option 1: Lord Wellesley
Option 2: Lord Bentinck
Option 3: Lord Dalhousie
Option 4: Lord Hastings
Question : A temporary alliance of groups or parties is called a ______.
Option 1: veto
Option 2: coalition
Option 3: constituency
Option 4: federalism
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