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(161) Which of the following supervised when King Naranarayan reconstructing the temple of Kamakhya?
[A] Chila Raj
[B] Gohain Kamal
[C] Megha Makdum
[D] Kalapahar

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Answer: Option [A]

The correct answer is Chila Raj.

(162) The first known king to the Varmana dynansty was
[A] Kalyavarman
[B] Ganapativarman
[C] Pusyavarman
[D] Balavarman

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The first known king to the Varmana dynansty was Pusyavarman. The first king in this dynasty was Pushyavarman, possibly a contemporary of Samudragupta (c. 335/350-375 CE). The kingdom which he established with much effort, grew in the periphery of the Gupta Empire, adopted the north Indian political model, and its kings took on names and titles of the Gupta kings and queens.

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(163) During which Ahom ruler was the first emissary the Tripua sent?
[A] Siva Singha
[B] Rudra Singha
[C] Suhungmung
[D] Rani Phuleswari

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Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is Rudra Singha. Sukhrungphaa, or Swargadeo Rudra Singha, was a Tungkhungia ahom king and 30th king of the Ahom kingdom under whom the kingdom reached its zenith of power and glory.

(164) Which king performed “Ashwamedha” sacrifice in Kamrupa for the first time?
[A] Bhaskarvarman
[B] Ratnapala
[C] Mahendravarman
[D] Indrapala

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Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Mahendravarman. Mahendra Varman, a descendent of Pushya Varman, was the first king of Kamrupa who waged a successful war against the Gupta army and also the first Varman king who performed the Ashwamedha Yagya.

(165) Sonitpur was the capital of
[A] Narakasur
[B] Bhaskarvarman
[C] Bhagadatta
[D] King Bana

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Answer: Option [D]

Sonitpur was the capital of King Bana. Bana was a follower of Siva. Banasura ruled in present-day central Assam with his capital at Sonitpur (present-day Tezpur, Assam), Banpur, (U.P.).

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