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141 Guru Nanak expressed his ideas through hymns in Punjabi called: History
Kabir, Guru Nanak and Mirabai
Easy
142 Mirabai is remembered for defying social norms. Which act best shows this? History
Kabir, Guru Nanak and Mirabai
Medium
143 Kabir used terms like Allah, Khuda, Alakh and Nirakar to describe the Ultimate Reality. What does this show? History
Kabir, Guru Nanak and Mirabai
Medium
144 Guru Gobind Singh added the compositions of Guru Tegh Bahadur to the scripture and founded the Khalsa Panth. … History
Kabir, Guru Nanak and Mirabai
Hard
145 The deity Jagannatha at Puri, identified with Vishnu, is an example of: History
Integration of cults
Easy
146 The terms "great tradition" and "little tradition" were coined by: History
Integration of cults
Easy
147 Local goddesses were often incorporated into the Puranic framework by: History
Integration of cults
Medium
148 Puranic texts were written in simple Sanskrit so that women and Shudras could hear them. Which process does t… History
Integration of cults
Medium
149 The image of Jagannatha at Puri is made by local tribal specialists. Why is this detail important for histori… History
Integration of cults
Hard
150 Who brought the ruins of Hampi to light in 1800? History
Discovery of Hampi
Easy
151 The name "Hampi" is derived from the name of which deity? History
Discovery of Hampi
Easy
152 Colin Mackenzie's first survey map of Hampi relied heavily on information from which source? History
Discovery of Hampi
Medium
153 Which later office did Colin Mackenzie hold in the colonial administration? History
Discovery of Hampi
Medium
154 A historian wants to know how the buildings of Hampi looked in the mid-nineteenth century before further deca… History
Discovery of Hampi
Hard
155 Which dynasty did Krishnadeva Raya belong to? History
Rayas, nayakas and sultans
Easy
156 According to tradition, the Vijayanagara empire was founded in 1336 by: History
Rayas, nayakas and sultans
Easy
157 Under the amara-nayaka system, what was the main obligation of the nayaka towards the raya? History
Rayas, nayakas and sultans
Medium
158 The battle of 1565 that led to the sacking of Vijayanagara was fought against: History
Rayas, nayakas and sultans
Medium
159 A historian notes that the amara-nayaka system resembled an institution of the Delhi Sultanate. Which institu… History
Rayas, nayakas and sultans
Hard
160 Which river forms the natural basin in which Vijayanagara was located? History
The city and its water
Easy