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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CGL - 13 April 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q35

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Dantidurga, who set up his capital at Malkhed was a ______ ruler.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Rashtrakuta

Other Information-

  • Dantidurga, who established his capital at Malkhed, was a Rashtrakuta ruler.
  • The Rashtrakuta dynasty (735–982) ruled over large areas of South India, Central India and Northern India.
  • Dantidurga (Rashtrakuta Empire) (736-756) defeated the Chalukya Empire and laid the foundation of the Rashtrakuta Empire.
  • The successor of Dantidurga was Krishna I, who built the famous Kailashnath temple at Ellora.