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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points1. With reference to the history of India, the term ‘suyurghals’ refers to:
Correct
Answer: B
Explanation:‘Suyurghals’ is the practice of granting revenue producing lands to scholars, theologians and
others by the Mughal emperors which is tax free.
It was an Mongolian tradition. The suyurghals holder was free from any administrative or
judicial interference from the central government. There was no compulsory obligation to
provide for military contingents.Incorrect
Answer: B
Explanation:‘Suyurghals’ is the practice of granting revenue producing lands to scholars, theologians and
others by the Mughal emperors which is tax free.
It was an Mongolian tradition. The suyurghals holder was free from any administrative or
judicial interference from the central government. There was no compulsory obligation to
provide for military contingents. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points2. Consider the following statements in the context of Mughals:
1. They traced their paternal ancestry from Chingiz Khan and maternal ancestry
from Timur.
2. They followed the principle of primoginature in the inheritance of the throne.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Answer: D
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Mughals in India proudly traced their ancestry to both Chingiz
and Timur. In Babur Nama, emperor Babur talked of Chingiz, an ancestor of his mother and
Timur, his paternal ancestor.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Mughals adopted the Timurid ‘appanage system’ or the
principle of heritable division of territory. It means the entire empire will be divided amongst
all the sons. Primoginature is the system in which the eldest son acquires the throne.Incorrect
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 pointsConsider the following pairs:
Kingdoms Dynasties
1. Bijapur Barid Shahi
2. Berar Imad Shahi
3. Golconda Nizam Shahi
4. Bidar Qutb ShahiHow many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Correct
Answer: A
Explanation:
During the reign of Vijaynagara’s greatest ruler Krishnadeva Raya (1509-29), the power of the
Bahmanis declined, leading to the emergence of five kingdoms:
● the Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar;
● the Adil Shahis of Bijapur;
● the Imad Shahis of Berar,
● the Qutb Shahis of Golconda and
● the Barid Shahis of BidarIncorrect
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points4. Consider the following statements about the idea of Dvaitadvaita:
1. It was given by Ramanuja against the philosophy of maya by Shankara.
2. The idea emphasises the identicality and the distinctness of the Supreme soul,
individual soul and the inanimate world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Answer: B
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Nimbarka (12th century), a Telegu Brahman, propounded the
idea of Dvaitadvaita (bheda-bheda; dualistic-nondualism),against Shankara’s philosophy of
maya (illusion).
Statement 2 is correct: Nimbarka emphasizes that the Supreme soul (God) and individual
soul and the inanimate world are both ‘identical’ (monism) and at the same time were
‘distinct’ (dualism). ‘They are identical in the sense that the individual soul and the
inanimate world are entirely dependent on God and have no independent existence’. Thus
Nimbarka’s philosophy is both ‘monistic and pluralistic’.Incorrect
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points5. Consider the following pairs:
Regions Known in ancient times
1. Godavari basin Asmaka
2. Krishna river valley Kuntala
3. Konkan Aparanta
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?Correct
Answer: C
Explanation:The land south of the river Narmada was called by the Aryan settlers as Dakshinapatha and
included the Dandakaranya which was so named from the vast forest that stretched
southwards from the Tapti to the Godavari. During the early centuries of the common era
Mahārāshtra consisted of three distinct portions, viz. the first, Vidarbha or Berar; the
second, Asmaka or the Godavari basin (later known as Seuna Desh); and the third Kuntala,
that is the valley of the river Krishnā. It also embraced the western coastal region known as
Aparänta or Konkan, stretching from Daman in the north to Goa or even Karwar in the
south.Incorrect
