| 3551 |
According to tradition, the Vijayanagara empire was founded in 1336 by: |
History
Rayas, nayakas and sultans |
Easy |
| 3552 |
Under the amara-nayaka system, what was the main obligation of the nayaka towards the raya? |
History
Rayas, nayakas and sultans |
Medium |
| 3553 |
The battle of 1565 that led to the sacking of Vijayanagara was fought against: |
History
Rayas, nayakas and sultans |
Medium |
| 3554 |
A historian notes that the amara-nayaka system resembled an institution of the Delhi Sultanate. Which institu… |
History
Rayas, nayakas and sultans |
Hard |
| 3555 |
Which river forms the natural basin in which Vijayanagara was located? |
History
The city and its water |
Easy |
| 3556 |
Abdur Razzaq described how many lines of fortification around Vijayanagara? |
History
The city and its water |
Easy |
| 3557 |
Why did the fortifications of Vijayanagara enclose agricultural fields and not just houses? |
History
The city and its water |
Medium |
| 3558 |
What was the main function of the Hiriya canal at Vijayanagara? |
History
The city and its water |
Medium |
| 3559 |
Archaeologists found Chinese porcelain in the north-eastern part of the urban core. What is the most reasonab… |
History
The city and its water |
Hard |
| 3560 |
The Mahanavami Dibba at Vijayanagara is best described as: |
History
Royal centre |
Easy |
| 3561 |
Who gave the Lotus Mahal its present name? |
History
Royal centre |
Easy |
| 3562 |
The Hazara Rama temple in the royal centre was most probably used by: |
History
Royal centre |
Medium |
| 3563 |
Which activity took place on the last day of the Mahanavami festival according to the descriptions used by hi… |
History
Royal centre |
Medium |
| 3564 |
Why do historians say that very little survives of the palaces in the royal centre even though about thirty p… |
History
Royal centre |
Hard |
| 3565 |
Virupaksha, the guardian deity of the Vijayanagara kingdom, is a form of: |
History
Sacred centre |
Easy |
| 3566 |
Which temple at Vijayanagara has a shrine designed in the shape of a stone chariot? |
History
Sacred centre |
Easy |
| 3567 |
Why were royal orders at Vijayanagara signed "Shri Virupaksha"? |
History
Sacred centre |
Medium |
| 3568 |
The worship of Vitthala at Vijayanagara is significant to historians mainly because it shows that: |
History
Sacred centre |
Medium |
| 3569 |
Which of these is the best explanation for why Vijayanagara kings built tall gopurams at temple entrances? |
History
Sacred centre |
Hard |
| 3570 |
The Ain-i-Akbari forms part of which larger work? |
History
Sources: the Ain-i-Akbari |
Easy |
| 3571 |
Which book of the Ain-i-Akbari deals with the fiscal side of the empire and gives provincial statistics? |
History
Sources: the Ain-i-Akbari |
Medium |
| 3572 |
Which of the following is a recognised limitation of the Ain-i-Akbari as a source? |
History
Sources: the Ain-i-Akbari |
Medium |
| 3573 |
A student wants to understand how peasants themselves viewed the revenue demands of the Mughal state. Why is … |
History
Sources: the Ain-i-Akbari |
Hard |
| 3574 |
In Mughal sources, a peasant who cultivated land in a village other than his own was called: |
History
Peasants and agricultural production |
Easy |
| 3575 |
In Mughal agrarian terms, kharif and rabi refer to: |
History
Peasants and agricultural production |
Easy |
| 3576 |
Why did the Mughal state encourage the cultivation of jins-i kamil? |
History
Peasants and agricultural production |
Medium |
| 3577 |
Which crop reached India via Africa and Spain and was listed among the major crops of western India by the se… |
History
Peasants and agricultural production |
Medium |
| 3578 |
A Mughal source mentions peasants leaving their villages to cultivate land elsewhere during a famine. What do… |
History
Peasants and agricultural production |
Hard |
| 3579 |
Who headed the village panchayat in Mughal India? |
History
The village community |
Easy |
| 3580 |
The village accountant who assisted the headman in keeping accounts was the: |
History
The village community |
Easy |
| 3581 |
How was the village headman chosen according to sources of the Mughal period? |
History
The village community |
Medium |
| 3582 |
Which function was typically performed by a jati panchayat? |
History
The village community |
Medium |
| 3583 |
Why do historians criticise the British description of the Indian village as a "little republic"? |
History
The village community |
Hard |
| 3584 |
Which practice was common in many rural communities of Mughal India, reflecting the value placed on women's l… |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Easy |
| 3585 |
In Mughal-period texts the word "jangli" referred mainly to: |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Easy |
| 3586 |
Which statement about women's property rights in the Mughal period is supported by evidence? |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Medium |
| 3587 |
How did the Mughal state commonly view forests? |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Medium |
| 3588 |
A historian finds that many tribal chiefs became zamindars and some forest groups founded kingdoms. What does… |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Hard |
| 3589 |
In Mughal revenue terminology, "hasil" meant: |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Easy |
| 3590 |
The personal lands of a zamindar, which he could sell or mortgage, were called: |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Easy |
| 3591 |
Under Akbar's classification, land left uncultivated for five years or more was called: |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Medium |
| 3592 |
What was the main effect of the inflow of silver into Mughal India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Medium |
| 3593 |
A zamindar collected revenue for the state, kept armed retainers and a fort, yet also helped settle new lands… |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Hard |
| 3594 |
The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal in: |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Easy |
| 3595 |
Under the "sunset law", what happened if a zamindar did not pay revenue by sunset on the due date? |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Easy |
| 3596 |
Who were the jotedars of rural Bengal? |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Medium |
| 3597 |
Which of these was NOT a reason for zamindars failing to pay revenue under the Permanent Settlement? |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Medium |
| 3598 |
When the Raja of Burdwan's estates were auctioned in 1797, many buyers turned out to be his own servants and … |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Hard |
| 3599 |
Which group lived around the Rajmahal hills, practised shifting cultivation and collected forest produce? |
History
Paharias and Santhals |
Easy |
| 3600 |
The area demarcated for the Santhals by 1832 was known as: |
History
Paharias and Santhals |
Easy |