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- Question
Consider the following statement :?So much is wrung from the peasants, that even dry bread is scarcely left to fill their stomachs.? Who among the following European travellers had made the above statement about the condition of peasantry in the Mughal Empire?
Options- A. Francisco Pelsaert
- B. Francois Bernier
- C. Jean-Baptiste Tavemier
- D. Niccolao Manucci
- Correct Answer
- Francisco Pelsaert
ExplanationBut while the average Mughal farmer produced more than in later times, he most probably produced less than in earlier times. On the whole, the Mughal period was marked by agricultural stagnation, if not slump. The per capita yield was declining, and the average man in Mughal India probably had less to eat than before. 'The surplus income left to the peasant was tending to decrease, where it had not already vanished,' says Moreland. 'The provinces,' says Pelsaert, 'are so impoverished that a jagir which is reckoned to be worth 50,000 rupees, may sometimes not yield even 25,000, although so much is wrung from the peasants, that even dry bread is scarcely left to fill their stomachs.'
- 1. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Options- A. Al-Biruni identifies the Sufidoctrine of divine love as selfannihilation with parallel passages from Bhagavad Gita.
- B. According to Al-Biruni, Sufitheories of Soul were similar to those in Patanjali?s Yoga Sutra.
- C. The Hatha Yogic treatise Amrita Kunda had lasting impact on Sufism.
- D. Hujwiri?s conversation with the Yogis shows that he was impressed with their theory of the division of the human body. Discuss
- 2. Which of the following statements about the usage of the term ?barbarian? is/are correct? 1. It is derived from the Greek word ?barbaros? which means anon-Greek. 2. Romans used the term for the Germanic tribes, the Gauls and the Huns. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2 Discuss
- 3. Which of the following statements about the Non-Cooperation Movement is/are correct? 1. It was marked by significant participation of peasants from Karnataka. 2. It was marked by non-Brahmin lower caste participation in Madras and Maharashtra. 3. It was marked by the lack of labour unrest in places like Assam, Bengal and Madras. 4. It was badly shaken by the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922 after which Gandhiji decided to continue with the movement on a much smaller scale. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 only
- B. 1, 2 and 4
- C. 2 and 3
- D. 2 only Discuss
- 4. In the 10th Mandala of the Rigveda, which one of the following hymns reflects upon the marriage ceremonies?
Options- A. Surya Sukta
- B. Purusha Sukta
- C. Dana Stutis
- D. Urna Sutra Discuss
- 5. Around twelfth century, Sufi Silsilas began to ciystgdlize in different parts of the Islamic world to signify 1.continuous link between the master and disciple 2. unbroken spiritual genealogy to the Prophet Muhammad 3. the transmission of spiritual power and blessings to devotees Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3 Discuss
- 6. What is the name of the literary genre developed by the Khojas who are a branch of the Ismaili sect?
Options- A. Ginan
- B. Ziyarat
- C. Raag
- D. Shahada Discuss
- 7. Who was/were the 10th century composer(s) of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham?
Options- A. Alvars
- B. Nayanars
- C. Appar
- D. Sambandar Discuss
- 8. Which one of the following statements about Buddhist Stupas in India is not correct?
Options- A. Ashoka played an important role in popularizing the Stupa cult.
- B. They were repositories of relics of Buddha and other monks.
- C. They were located in rural areas.
- D. They were located close to trade routes. Discuss
- 9. Consider the following statements about Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) : 1. ITBP was raised in 1962. 2. ITBP is basicsdly a mountain trained force. 3. ITBP replaced Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004-2005 for border gusirding duly. 4. ITBP presently has 52 service battalions.Which of the statements given above are correct?
Options- A. 1, 2 and 4 only
- B. 3 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2 and 3 only Discuss
- 10. Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?
Options- A. Piyadassi
- B. Colin Mackenzie
- C. Alexander Cunningham
- D. James Prinsep Discuss
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Correct Answer: Hujwiri?s conversation with the Yogis shows that he was impressed with their theory of the division of the human body.
Explanation:
According to al-Biruni, the sufi theories of the soul were similar to those in Patanjali?s Yoga Sutra. Like the Yoga Sutra, sufi works also stated that ?the bodies are the snares of the souls for the purpose of acquiring recompense?. Al-Biruni also identifies the sufi doctrine of divine love as self-annihilation with parallel passages from the Bhagavad Gita. There was also much exchange of ideas between the Sufis and Indian yogis. In fact the hatha-yoga treatise Amrita Kunda was translated into Arabic and Persian, So C is right.
Hujwiri was known as Datta Ganj Baksh. Hujwiri comments that before he settled in Lahore some sufis believed in theories that he calls brahmanical. According to Hujwiri they wrongly believed that ?annihilation (fand?) signifies loss of essence and destruction of the personality, and that subsistence (baqa) indicates the subsistence of God in man.
Correct Answer: Both 1 and 2
Explanation:
The ancient Greek word ?bárbaros,? from which it derives, meant ?babbler,?.In the Greek ear, speakers of a foreign tongue made unintelligible sounds (?bar bar bar?). Similar words exist in other Indo-European languages, including the Sanskrit ?barbara,? which means ?stammering.?The word ?barbarian? originated in ancient Greece and was initially used to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, including Persians, Egyptians, Medes and Phoenicians.
Correct Answer: 2 only
Explanation:
Non-Brahmin lower caste movement took place in Madras and Maharashtra
Karnataka was not affected by the NCM.
There was labour unrest in Assam, Bengal and Madras
Statement 4 is incorrect as after the Chauri-Chaura incident the movement was completely stopped.
Correct Answer: Purusha Sukta
Explanation:
surya sukta--a hymn in the praise of the sun god
?dana stuti--these are hymns in the praise of those who donate
?urna sutra--is the dot/mark on the forehead that is put before performing rituals.
?purusha sukta---contains hymns about marriage ceremonies
Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Sufi silsilas began to crystallise in different parts of the Islamic world around the twelfth century. The word silsila literally means a chain, signifying a continuouslink between master and disciple, stretching as an unbroken spiritual genealogy to the Prophet Muhammad. It was through this channel that spiritual power and blessings were transmitted to devotees. Special rituals of initiation were developed in which initiates took an oath of allegiance, wore a patched garment, and shaved their hair. Thus, all statements are correct.
Correct Answer: Ginan
Explanation:
Ginans are devotional hymns or poems recited by Shia Ismaili Muslims.Although ginanscan be recited, studied, and listened to by non-Nizari Ismailis, ginans hold a special role in the cultural practice and rituals of Nizari Ismailis, specifically the community of Khojas, a caste of south asians of whom the majority now identify as Nizari Ismaili.
Correct Answer: Alvars
Explanation:
The Nalayira Divya Prabandham is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses composed by the 12 Alvars and was compiled in its present form by Nathamunigal during the 9th -10th centuries. These were sung by the Alwars indevotional estacy in varrious shirineas of Vishnu, made famous as Magalashasana sthalas.
Correct Answer: They were located in rural areas.
Explanation:
A stupa is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics that is used as a place of meditation.Buddhist sources claim that during the 3rd century BCE, the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the Great ordered these eight stupas to be opened, further distributed the relics of the Buddha into 84,000 portions, and had stupas built over them all over the expanding Buddhist world.They were located on trade routes in order to propagate Buddhism.However, there were no evidence of them being located in rural areas.
Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 3 only
Explanation:
At present, the ITBP has 62 (including 4 service battalions) operational battalions which has close to 62,000 personnel and officers in them. So 4thstatement is incorrect.The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India, raised on 24 October 1962, under the CRPF Act, in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
Correct Answer: James Prinsep
Explanation:
The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by James Princep in 1837. They are written in Pali language and in some places Prakrit was used. The Brahmi script was employed for writing.In the northwestern India Asokan inscriptions were found in Karoshti script.
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