Champaka, Durgara, and Kuluta are old names for three real Himalayan hill states. Only one of them actually matches its modern-region pairing in this classic PYQ.
The Champavati temple in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh — ancient Champaka. Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
MCQ QuestionsMedHist0093 · Hill States
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Only one of three region-pairings in this question is correct
Durgara-Jammu is right; Champaka and Kuluta are both mismatched.
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Champaka’s real region, Himachal Pradesh, not Central India
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Durgara’s real region — the one correct pairing
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Kuluta’s real region, Himachal Pradesh, not Malabar
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Century these Himalayan hill states rose to prominence
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Text recording Durgara’s name, by Kalhana
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✊ Must Know
Three Names, Three Real Places
- Champaka is Chamba Champaka is the ancient name for Chamba, a hill state in present-day Himachal Pradesh, not Central India.
- Durgara is Jammu Durgara is the ancient name for Jammu, ruled by Dogra dynasties.
- Kuluta is Kullu Kuluta is the ancient name for the Kullu valley, also in Himachal Pradesh, not Malabar.
📘 Good to Know
Where These Hill States Actually Sat
- Rising in the 9th century Champaka, Durgara, and Kuluta were among a number of hill states that rose in the Himalayas around the 9th century.
- Durgara's record The name "Durgara" appears in several historical texts, including copper-plate inscriptions and Kalhana's Rajatarangini.
- Kuluta's location Kuluta, the Kullu valley, sits in the Himalayan region of northern India, far from the Malabar coast.
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🌟 Great to Know
Only One Pair Actually Matches
- Only one pair matches Of the three, only Durgara-Jammu is a genuinely correct pairing in this question.
- A geography trap Champaka and Kuluta are both real Himachal Pradesh hill states, but the question pairs them with unrelated regions.
- Why this matters These questions test whether a reader knows a name's real location, not just recognizes the name itself.
📝 Previous Year Questions
Which of These Region-Pairings Is Correct?
- Answer: (b) 2 only Of the three listed pairs, only Durgara-Jammu is correctly matched.
- The other two are wrong Champaka is actually Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), not Central India. Kuluta is actually Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), not Malabar.
- View this question on the full 2015 paper →
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