Q. In the Bahmani armies and that of the five successor states, several descriptive terms in use for military units were: 1. Dakhanis – Units composed of recent Muslim immigrants from Arabia or Central Asia. 2. Afagis – Units which did not have their own horse and equipments and were local ...

Q. Some of the foreigners who visited Vijayanagar empire during thecourse of 15th and early 16th century were: Nicolo Conti, an Italian during the reign of Devaraya I Abdur Razzaq, a Persian ambassador during the reign of Devraya II Barbosa, a Portuguese traveler during the reign of ...

Q. Whose work is Bijak?(a) Surdas(b) Tulsidas(c) Ravidas(d) KabirAns: (d) Kabir Explanation: The work "Bijak" is associated with the poet and saint Kabir. Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic and poet who composed many devotional songs and verses. "Bijak" is a collection of his philosophical ...

Q. The Italian traveller who left a very praiseworthy account of the Vijaynagar empire was(a) Barbosa(b) Marco Polo(c) Nicolo Conti(d) Tome PiresAns: (c) Nicolo Conti Explanation: Nicolo Conti, was an Italian traveller who visited India during medieval period. He praised about Vijayanagara and ...

Q. The remains of the Vijayanagar empire can be found in(a) Bijapur(b) Golconda(c) Hampi(d) BarodaAns: (c) Hampi The remains of the Vijayanagar Empire can be found in (c) Hampi. Hampi, located in the present-day state of Karnataka in India, is the site where the capital city of the ...

Q. The stronghold of various Sufi orders are given below: Chisthi at Delhi and Doab Suhrawardi at Sind Auliya at Madhya Pradesh Firdausi at Bihar Select the one that is NOT correctly paired:(a) Only 1(b) Only 2(c) Only 3(d) Only 4Ans: (c)

Q. Examine the following statements: Nagarjuna played an important role in the spread of Buddhism Shankaracharya held that knowledge is the primary means to salvation Ramanuja tried to assimilate Bhakti to the tradition of the Vedas Andal, a woman saint, whose bhakti was ecstatic love ...

Q. Ramanujacharya is associated with(a) advaita philosophy(b) dvaita philosophy(c) vashista-advaita philosophy(d) bhakti cultAns: (c) vashista-advaita philosophy Explanation: Ramanuja, the 11–12th century philosopher and the main proponent of Vishishtadvaita philosophy contends that the ...

Q. Orthodox Hindus hold that there are six ‘astika’ systems of Hindu philosophy, of these the oldest is(a) Yoga(b) Mimamsa(c) Samkhya(d) VedantaAns: (c) Samkhya Explanation: Samkhya is the oldest of the orthodox philosophical systems in Hinduism, with origins in the 1st millennium BCE.

Q. The sixth to Fourth century BC was a period when intense philosophical speculation. It has left an indelible mark on Indian history. Some of the characteristic strands have been cited here: 1. Ucchedvada - Annihilationism 2. Sashvat Vada - Eternalism 3. Ajivikas - Fatalism 4. ...

Q. With the arrival of Islam in early medieval India the religious contourschanged rapidly. In the context consider the following statements: Strong Shiite activity originated in the Sindh with the establishment ofFatimid caliphate in North Africa and Egypt Multan in southern Punjab came to ...

Q. The exponents of some of the Indian Schools of thought are mentioned here: Pakshilasvamin Vatsyayana - Nyaya Prashastrapada - Vaisheshika Vyasa - yoga Shankaracharya - Vedanta Which of the above are correctly paired, selectthe code:(a) 1 and 2(b) 2 and 3(c) 3 and 4(d) 1, 2, 3 and ...