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The emergence of the Later Chalukya (Western Chalukya) power in the Deccan around 973 AD began when Tailapa II overthrew which of the following last Rashtrakuta rulers?

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UPTET 2026 Paper 2 Social Studies Question Paper (3-Jul-2026) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

Kakka II

The Rashtrakuta dynasty, which had dominated the Deccan for over two centuries, went into decline in the late 10th century AD under its last ruler, Kakka II (also referred to as Karka II).

Around 973 AD, Tailapa II, a former Rashtrakuta feudatory, overthrew Kakka II and re-established Chalukya rule in the Deccan, founding the Later (Western) Chalukya dynasty.

Amoghavarsha I, Govinda III and Krishna III were earlier, powerful Rashtrakuta kings and were not the ruler overthrown by Tailapa II.

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Important Questions from Kingdoms in South India - Teaching

  1. Arrange the following Chola kings in chronological order:

    (A) Kulotunga I

    (B) Rajaraja I

    (C) Rajendra I

    (D) Virarajendra

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  2. Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)

    Assertion (A): Rajasekhara wrote a drama entitled Balaramayana

    Reason (R): He was the teacher of Pratihara king Rambhadra

    Int he context of the above two statements which of the following is correct?

  3. Who founded the city of Burhanpur around 1400 on the bank of river Tapti?

  4. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as

    Reason (R): Nanadesi trading corporation claimed to have wandered in several countries.

    Assertion (R): They are mentioned in a fragmentary Tamil inscription of the eleventh century from Lobu Tuwa Sumatra.

  5. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below.

    Assertion (A): Mid 14th century witnessed the independence of Ma'bar and Bengal and the establishment of the Vijayanagar Empire and the Bahmani Sultanate in the peninsula.

    Reason (R): In the closing years of his reign, Muhammad Tughlaq went soft towards the regional powers and allowed them to exercise more autonomy.

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