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Consider the following pairs : Medieval Indian State Present Region 1. Champaka : Central India 2. Durgara : Jammu 3. Kuluta : Malabar Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: B
Explanation

Only Durgara is correctly matched with its present region, Jammu.[1]

Let me explain each pairing:

1. **Champaka : Central India** - This is INCORRECT. Champaka (Chamba) was in Himachal Pradesh[2], not Central India. Chamba is a district in the northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh.

2. **Durgara : Jammu** - This is CORRECT. Durgara (Dugar) refers to the Jammu region.[3]

3. **Kuluta : Malabar** - This is INCORRECT. Kuluta (Kullu) was in Himachal Pradesh[4], not Malabar (which is in Kerala on the southwestern coast). Kullu is a well-known valley district in Himachal Pradesh.

Therefore, only pair 2 (Durgara-Jammu) is correctly matched, making option B the correct answer.

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This question masquerades as Political History but is actually rooted in Art & Culture (Pahari Schools of Painting). The names Champaka (Chamba), Kuluta (Kullu), and Durgara (Jammu) are standard vocabulary if you have studied the Himalayan styles of miniature painting. The strategy is to cross-link historical geography with cultural centers.

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Statement 1
Was the medieval Indian state Champaka located in present-day Central India?
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source
Presence: 4/5
"Medieval Indian State Present Region. 1. Champaka : Central India."
Why this source?
  • Directly lists a mapping that identifies Champaka with Central India.
  • Presents the pair 'Champaka : Central India' as a factual item in a quiz context.
Web source
Presence: 5/5
"Answer: (b) Explanation: Champaka (Chamba) and Kuluta (Kullu) were in Himachal Pradesh."
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states the correct identification, contradicting the 'Central India' pairing.
  • Explains Champaka as Chamba, located in Himachal Pradesh (not Central India).

History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 8: Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms > Introduction > p. 104
Strength: 4/5
“North India splintered into several warrior kingdoms after the downfall of the Gupta Empire. Excepting in the areas that were subdued by the Huns (modern Punjab, Rajasthan and Malwa), regional identity became pronounced with the emergence of many small states. Maithrakas had organised a powerful state in Sourashtra (Gujarat), with Valabhi as Their capital. Agra and Awadh were organised into an independent and sovereign state by the Maukharis. The Vakatakas had recovered their position of ascendency in the western Deccan. Despite political rivalry and conflict among these states, Thaneswar, lying north of Delhi between Sutlej and Yamuna, was formed into an independent state by Pushyabhutis.”
Why relevant

Explains that after the Gupta decline North India fragmented into regional states and names regions such as Malwa (modern central India) as distinct political units.

How to extend

A student could check whether Champaka appears in lists or maps of these regional states (e.g., Malwa/Ujjayini area) to see if it corresponds to central India.

THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART I, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: Kings, Farmers and Towns > 3.2 Administering the empire > p. 32
Strength: 4/5
“There were five major political centres in the empire – the capital Pataliputra and the provincial centres of Taxila, Ujjayini, Tosali and Suvarnagiri, all mentioned in Asokan inscriptions. If we examine the content of these inscriptions, we find virtually the same message engraved everywhere – from the present-day North West Frontier Provinces of Pakistan, to Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Uttarakhand in India. Could this vast empire have had a uniform administrative system? Historians have increasingly come to realise that”
Why relevant

Lists major historical political/administrative centres including Ujjayini, a known central-India (Malwa) centre used in ancient inscriptions.

How to extend

Compare Champaka’s attested neighbours or administrative links with named centres like Ujjayini to infer if it lay in central India.

History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 6: Polity and Society in Post-Mauryan Period > 6.3 The Tamil Kingdoms > p. 82
Strength: 3/5
“Southern India remained immune to the political changes taking place in the northern part of the country. Around the first century CE, the Satavahana kingdom was established in the Deccan area, comprising the modern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This, however, was not like the centralised empire of the Mauryas, and the provincial governors of the Satavahanas had a considerable degree of autonomy. The political landscape of the Tamil region was fragmented into small kingdoms, in contrast to the north where extensive empires flourished. The Tamil region was ruled by muvendar, the three kings - the Pandyas From their capital Madurai, the Cholas from their capital Uraiyur (now a suburb of the city of Tiruchi), and the Cheras from Vanji (modern-day Karur).”
Why relevant

Describes clear geographical/political division between southern Tamil kingdoms and other regions, showing medieval states were regionally bounded.

How to extend

Use this pattern to rule out a central-India location if Champaka is repeatedly associated with southern polities (Cholas/Pandyas/Cheras) in sources.

History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 11: Later Cholas and Pandyas > Territory > p. 157
Strength: 3/5
“the entire eastern coast of South India. The Chola kingdom expanded through military conquests to include present-day Pudukkottai-Ramanathapuram districts and the Kongu country of the present-day western Tamil Nadu. By the 11th century, through invasions, Cholas extended their territory to Tondainadu or the northern portion of the Tamizh country, Pandinadu or the southern portions of the Tamizh country, Gangaivadi or portions of southern Karnataka and Malaimandalam, the Kerala territory”
Why relevant

Gives an example of how medieval polities (e.g., Cholas) expanded but remained regionally identified (coastal/southern), illustrating that medieval state names typically map to modern regions.

How to extend

A student can map reported territorial extent of any reference to Champaka against modern Indian regions to test a central-India claim.

CONTEMPORARY INDIA-I ,Geography, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 1: India Size and Location > INDIA AND THE WORLD > p. 2
Strength: 2/5
“The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and the West Asia. India is a southward extension of the Asian continent. The trans Indian Ocean routes, which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia, provide a strategic central location to India. Note that the Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean, thus helping India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast. No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has and indeed, it is India's eminent position in the Indian Ocean, which justifies the naming of an Ocean after it.”
Why relevant

Provides general geographic framing of the Indian landmass and named peninsular regions, useful when locating historical polities relative to modern geography.

How to extend

Combine this geographic framework with any historical coordinates or descriptions of Champaka’s neighbours to judge if it falls in central India.

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