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Match each ruler listed in Column A with their respective period of reign given in Column B:

Column A: RulerColumn B: Reign Period
A. Qutbuddin Aybak1. 1175–1192
B. Prithviraj Chauhan2. 1206–1210
C. Alauddin Khalji3. 1296–1316
D. Muhammad Tughluq4. 1324–1351

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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 2 Paper 1 Question Paper (19-Jan-2026)
The correct answer is

A → 2, B → 1, C → 3, D → 4

Match each ruler with the correct reign period:

A. Qutbuddin Aybak founded the Delhi Sultanate after Muhammad Ghori's death; he reigned from 1206 to 1210 → period 2.

B. Prithviraj Chauhan, the last great Chahamana ruler of Ajmer–Delhi, dominated north India until his defeat at the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192. His active reign is conventionally given as 1175 to 1192 → period 1.

C. Alauddin Khalji, the most powerful Khalji sultan, ruled from 1296 to 1316 → period 3.

D. Muhammad bin Tughluq succeeded his father Ghiyasuddin in 1324 and ruled till his death in 1351 → period 4.

Hence the correct mapping is A→2, B→1, C→3, D→4 — option 3.

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