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Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Bhakti Movement?
Main Features of Bhakti movement
• Discarded rituals and sacrifices
• Gave importance to teacher or guru
• Moral education was the essential component of the teaching of Bhakti saint.
• It was based on individual God, thus it discarded the priestly class as intermediary between the human beings and god.
• An egalitarian movement which denounced casteism.
• Emphasized on purity of heart and mind, humanism and devotionMonotheistic in nature
• God is either have form (Saguna) or be formless (Nirguna)
• Best form of worship is singings Bhajans and realization of God
• The Bhakti saint preached in local languages.
Fawazil in the Sultanate period means
The Sultanate period in India reigned from the 1206 A.D to 1526 A.D. During this, five dynasties ruled in Delhi over a period of three hundred years. Fawazil is a term used to refer to the excess amount that iqtadars sent to the centre after meeting the expenses of self and the army. This was done to maintain the balance between the income and the expenditures.
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Consider the following statements
1. Iqtadari System was a combined mechanism of expropriating tax and distribution of these revenues to the ruling class.
2. The Mughals effectively used the Iqtadari System for their centralization of power.
Which of the above statements are TRUE?
Which of the following is NOT true about Ahadis?
Consider the following statements
1. In Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas.
2. In Second Battle of Panipat Akbar defeated Hemu.
3. In First Battle of Panipat Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
Which of the above statements are true?
Consider the following statements
1. Battle of Chamkaur was fought between Gobind Singh and Mughal forces.
2. Battle of Haldighati was fought between Akbar and Maharana Pratap.
Which of the above statements are true?
Timur invaded India during the reign of
The Mongols under Changiz Khan invaded India during reign of
What is the meaning of Kalayanmandapas with reference to the Vijayanagar Art and Culture?
With reference to the Vijayanagar age marriage is known as Kalyanam and the hall which it takes place is called as Mandapam
Which of following statement is INCORRECT about the “Tuzak-i-Babari “or Babarnamah?
The Bāburnāma is the memoirs of Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal Empire and a great-great-great-grandson of Timur. He wrote the Baburnama and It is written in the Chagatai language, known to Babur as "Turki" (meaning Turkic), the spoken language of the Andijan-Timurids. During Emperor Akbar's reign, the work was completely translated to Persian, the usual literary language of the Mughal court, by a Mughal courtier, Abdul Rahīm, in AH 998 (1589–90). Translations into many other languages followed, mostly from the 19th century onwards.
Which of following statement is correct about the religious policies of Akbar?
The upbringing of Akbar influences he had, interests he cultivated, pragmatic policies he followed, all tended to him adopting a liberal religious policies. Some of the measures he took were: Allowed freedom of worship to people of all religions and ended forcible conversions.
In 1563 Akbar was hunting near Mathura. He noticed that a tax was being realized from the people who had gathered there on pilgrimage. Akbar had no idea of the tax that was realized from pilgrims from all places of Hindu pilgrimage. On inquiry Akbar was told that it had been the custom of every Muslims ruler to realize pilgrim tax from the Hindus at every place of Hindu pilgrimage. The tax was not a fixed one. It was determined arbitrarily according to rank and wealth of the pilgrim. Akbar found that the pilgrim tax was morally wrong both because it was imposed on people who came “in search of the light of God” and because it was not uniform but arbitrary, variable according to the whim of the collector of the tax. He abolished the pilgrim tax all throughout his empire.
In Kashmir, Sikandar Butshikan levied both jizya and zakat on Hindus. Ahmad Shah (1411-1442), a ruler of Gujarat, introduced the Jizyah in 1414 and collected it with such strictness that many people converted to Islam to evade it. Jizya was later abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1579.
Who executed Sikh Guru Arjun Dev for supporting Khusrau?
Guru Arjan was arrested under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and asked to convert to Islam. He refused, was tortured and executed in 1606 CE. Historical records and the Sikh tradition are unclear whether Guru Arjan was executed by drowning or died during torture.
Which of the following is NOT correct about the religious policies of Aurangzeb?
Shah was a patron of the arts, culture and luxury, and so he was also known as Rangila. And his Diwali celebrations at the Red Fort – financed by duwazdihi (donations) – were among the most exquisite since Aurangzeb, who had banned such festivities in court.
Who constructed Humayun’s tomb in Delhi?
The tomb of Humayun was built by the orders of Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum). The construction began in 1565, nine years after his death, and completed in 1572 AD at a cost of 1.5 million ruppees at the time.
Consider the following statements about Ibn-Batuta
I) He was traveler from Moracco
II) He visited the court of Tughlaq
III) He wrote Kitab-i-Rehala
which of above statement is/ are true?
Ibn-Batuta was a Muslim Berber Moroccan scholar, and explorer who widely travelled the medieval world. Over a period of thirty years, Ibn Battuta visited most of the Islamic world and many non-Muslim lands, including Central Asia, Southeast Asia, India and China. Near the end of his life, he dictated an account of his journeys, titled A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Traveling. He travelled more than any other explorer in distance, totaling around 117,000 km, surpassing Zheng He with about 50,000 km and Marco Polo with 12,000 km.
Feroz Shah Tughlaq established Diwan - i - Khairat, it was
Feroz Shah Tuglak established diwan-i-khairat (department for poor and needy people) to take care of orphans and widows. He also patronised scholars like Barani and Afif.
What was the meaning of NAGARA in Chola Administration
In medieval Tamil country, nagaram was the towns where merchants continued their business. Ur was a village assembly of almost the same time period in which landowners were non-Brahmins.
The large residential university established in ancient time was at
Nalanda University was established by Shakraditya of Gupta dynasty in modern Bihar during early 5th century and flourished for 600 years till 12th century. Nalanda was the world's first university to have residential quarters for both students and teachers. It also had large public lecture halls.
Consider the following statements
1. Vikram Era started in 78 AD.
2. Saka Era started in 58 BC.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Vikram Era started in 58 BC whereas Saka Era started in 78 AD.
The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is
Ashoka is generally referred to as Priyadasi and Devanampriya in his inscriptions.
The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by
Consider the following statements
1. Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment
2. Indifference to the authorities of the Vedas
3. Denial of efficacy of rituals
4. Non-injury to animal life
Which of the above were common to both Buddhism and Jainism?
Buddhism advocated middle path that is avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment. On the other hand Jainism advocated extreme penance and asceticism.
Which of the following statement regarding Ashokan stone pillars is incorrect?
In ancient India the name of Varahamihira was associated with
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