The Battle of Haldighati in 1576 was fought between:
- A.Rana Sanga and Babur
- B.Maharana Pratap and the Mughal army of Akbar
- C.Rana Kumbha and Mahmud Khilji
- D.Jaswant Singh and Aurangzeb
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Explanation
The correct answer is B. The Battle of Haldighati was fought in June 1576 in the hills near Gogunda in Mewar between Maharana Pratap of Mewar and the Mughal army sent by Akbar under Man Singh of Amber. Neither side destroyed the other; Pratap withdrew into the hills and carried on a long resistance from there, and his horse Chetak is part of the story every paper repeats.
Option A describes the Battle of Khanwa of 1527, where Babur defeated Rana Sanga after the first battle of Panipat. Option C refers to the earlier Mewar and Malwa conflicts in which Rana Kumbha took part, commemorated by the Vijay Stambha at Chittorgarh. Option D refers to the Rathore rulers of Marwar and the later conflict with Aurangzeb, including the war of succession after Jaswant Singh's death. Fixing 1576 to Haldighati and 1527 to Khanwa settles the commonest confusion.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich is the largest state of India by area?
- A.Madhya Pradesh
- B.Rajasthan
- C.Maharashtra
- D.Uttar Pradesh
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Rajasthan covers about 342,239 square kilometres, roughly a tenth of the area of India, and has been the largest state since Madhya Pradesh was divided in 2000.
Read the full explanation →Guru Shikhar, the highest peak of the Aravalli range, is located in which district of Rajasthan?
- A.Sirohi
- B.Udaipur
- C.Ajmer
- D.Rajsamand
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Guru Shikhar, about 1,722 metres high, stands on Mount Abu in Sirohi district and is the highest point both of the Aravallis and of Rajasthan.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only perennial river of Rajasthan?
- A.Luni
- B.Banas
- C.Chambal
- D.Ghaggar
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The Chambal enters Rajasthan from Madhya Pradesh and flows north and then east through deep ravines, carrying water through the year, which makes it the only perennial river of the state and also its longest.
Read the full explanation →The Luni river of Rajasthan finally drains into:
- A.The Arabian Sea
- B.The Rann of Kutch
- C.The Chambal
- D.The Bay of Bengal
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The Luni rises in the Aravallis near Ajmer, flows south west across the desert districts of Marwar, grows saline as it picks up salts from the soil, and ends in the marshes of the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat without reaching open sea.
Read the full explanation →Sambhar Lake, the largest inland saline lake in India, is located in:
- A.Rajasthan
- B.Gujarat
- C.Odisha
- D.Andhra Pradesh
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Sambhar Lake lies west of Jaipur, spread over parts of Jaipur, Nagaur and Ajmer districts. It is the largest inland saline lake in the country, a major source of common salt, a Ramsar site, and a winter feeding ground for flamingos and other migratory birds.
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