Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakutas. He fixed his capital at Manyakhet or Malkhed near modern Sholapur. Amoghavarsha I was the greatest Rashtrakuta King. He preferred religion and literature to war. He was called as ‘Sarva’ and as ‘Nripatunga’. He wrote the book Kavirajamarga which is the first work on poetics in Kannada. He also authored a book called Ranamalika.

Banjar was the worst kind of land that was left out of cultivation for five years or upwards. Parauti land was kept out of cultivation temporarily to recoup its lost fertility. It was cultivated every 2 years. Chachar was a kind of land allowed to lie fallow for three or four years and then resumed under cultivation. Polaj was the ideal and best type of land throughout the empire. This land was cultivated on yearly basis and was never allowed to lie fallow.

Subtropical steppe (BSh) and subtropical desert (BWh) have common precipitation and temperature characteristics. Located in the transition zone between humid and dry climates, the subtropical steppe receives slightly more rainfall than the desert, adequate enough for the growth of sparse grasslands. The rainfall in both climates is highly variable. The highest shade temperature of 58° C was recorded at AL Aziziya, Libya on 13^th September 1922. The annual and diurnal ranges of temperature are also high.

On the basis of origin, rainfall may be classified into three main types – the convectional, orographic, cyclonic.

In mixed farming the land is used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock.

73^rd Amendment Act gives a constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj institutions. This act has added a new part-IX to the constitution of India. It is entitled as ‘The Panchayats’ and consists of provision from Article 243 to 243 O. in addition, the act has also added a new Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution. The act is a significant landmark in the evolution of grassroot democratic institutions in the country. It transfers the representative democracy into participatory democracy. It is a revolutionary concept to build democracy at the grassroot level in the county.

An adaptation is a modification or change in the organism's body or behaviour that helps it to survive. Explore the links given here to know more about habitats and how different plants and animals. An animal may adapt to its habitat in different ways.

'World Hunger Day is celebrated every year on May 28 to highlight the critical importance of access to education, healthcare, and technology in ending hunger. The aim of 'World Hunger Day is to raise awareness about more than 820 million people living in chronic hunger worldwide. The theme of World Hunger Day 2021 is "Access Ends Hunger". Hence, option A is correct.

At present, there are 18 biosphere reserves in India. Biosphere reserve is a government protected area for the protection of plants and animals, they conserve the biodiversity of that area. UNESCO has introduced the designation 'Biosphere Reserves' for natural areas to reduce the conflict between development and conservation.