ANSWER – B

• Sir A Cunningham was the first to draw attention to the history of Jalandhar and Trigarta in detail. According to him the name of the place have been derived from the famous ‘Danava’ Jalandhar, the son of Ganges by the Ocean, mention of which has been made in Padma Puran.
• G.C. Mahapatra found 52 stone axes on the bank of river Banganga in village Rahaur.

ANSWER – C

• Raja Rup Chand’s name is found in the ‘Dharamchand Natak’ written by Manik Chand.

ANSWER – B

• After the rebellion of 1588, Raja Bidhi Chand had to leave his son Trilok Chand as a hostage at Mughal court.
• In 1594-1595, there was another rebellion led by Raja of Jasrota, in which Raja Bidhi Chand did not participate.

ANSWER – B

• In 1540, Sher Shah Suri ordered his General Khawas Khan to capture Nagarkot during the reign of Raja Dharam Chand. After its conquest, Hamid Khan Kakar was made the in charge of Nagarkot.

ANSWER – B

• Shah Jahan sent Sunder Das Rai Raiyan to suppress the revolt raised by Raja Suraj Mal of Nurpur. Suraj Mal was defeated and he took refuge in Maukot, then in Nurpur and finally to Chamba where he died.

ANSWER – D

• Guler state did not participate in the revolts of 1572, 1588 and 1594-95.

ANSWER – B

Raja Gobind Chand of Jaswan was made in charge of Bidhi Chand of Kangra when his father Jai Chand was arrested by Akbar.

ANSWER – B

• Raja Ram Singh of Siba fought against the Sikhs in 1848 and was able to take from them the Siba Fort.

ANSWER – A

• Raja Rup Chand of Guler received the title of “Bahadur” and a Khillat from Jahangir for his services.
• Shah Jahan who admired Man Chand for his valour called him “Sher Afghan”.

ANSWER – A

• In 1848, Jagat Chand revolted along with Katoch princes against Britishers.
• He was deported to Almora where he died in 1877.

ANSWER – D

• Raja Ghamand Chand recovered all the lost territories except Kangra Fort from Mughals.
• In 1758, Raja Ghamand Chand was defeated by Adina Beg Khan, the governor of Doab.

ANSWER – B

• Takht Mal was the first to realize the danger of having his capital at Pathankot, so near to the plains, but before he could transfer it, he passed away.
• His son Bas Dev transferred its capital from Pathankot to Dhameri to Dhameri during the reign of Akbar.

ANSWER – A

• Basholi was the first state to come under the control of Jagat Singh in 1614-15 when Raja of Basholi was Bhupat Pal.

ANSWER – C

• Prithi Pal was the son-in-law of Sidh Sen of Mandi.
• Prithi Pal was murdered in Damdama palace by his father-in-law Sidh Sen.
• After the death of Prithi Pal, Man Singh of Kullu took Bangahal under his control

ANSWER – C

• Raja Bakht Mal built Shahpur Fort on river Ravi, naming it after Shah Sur dynasty.
• Raja Bakht Mal extended allegiance to Sur dynasty.
• The Fort of Maukot was erected by Islam Shah Sur, son of Sher Shah Sur.
• Bakht Mal supported Sikander Shah Sur against Akbar. After Sikander surrendered he was sent to Bengal and a jagir was allotted to him. Bakht Mal was taken as a prisoner to Lahore and was executed by Bairam Khan in 1558.