Q.1.Which Indian philosophical school in its earlier days, emphasising a materialistic perspective, believed that the creation of the Universe did not necessitate the presence of any divine agency and argued that the world owed its existence to nature
or Prakriti?
or Prakriti?
Q. 2. In the context of Jainism, the term ‘Ganadharas' refers to which of the following?
A. Jain ascetics leading monastic
communities.
B. Immediate disciples of Lord
Mahavira.
C. Lay followers providing financial
support to Jain temples.
D. People overseeing Jain pilgrimage sites.
A. Jain ascetics leading monastic
communities.
B. Immediate disciples of Lord
Mahavira.
C. Lay followers providing financial
support to Jain temples.
D. People overseeing Jain pilgrimage sites.
Q.3.Consider the following statements regarding the Bhakti movement in India:
1. It originated in South India and gained wider acceptance in fifteenth-century Assam, Bengal and Northern India.
2. Some scholars attribute the rapid spread of the Bhakti movement to the arrival of Islam and Hindu-Muslim conflicts in India.
3. The movement denounced practices like bathing in holy rivers.
4. The impact of the movement in India is similar to the Protestant Reformation in Christianity in Europe.
1. It originated in South India and gained wider acceptance in fifteenth-century Assam, Bengal and Northern India.
2. Some scholars attribute the rapid spread of the Bhakti movement to the arrival of Islam and Hindu-Muslim conflicts in India.
3. The movement denounced practices like bathing in holy rivers.
4. The impact of the movement in India is similar to the Protestant Reformation in Christianity in Europe.
Which of the statements above are correct?
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24%
A. 1 and 2 only
18%
B. 2 and 3 only
31%
C. 1, 3, and 4 only
27%
D. All of the above
Q. 1. How many of the following can be the defining features of polity in Early Medieval India ?
1. A strong feudal character
2. Decentralised polity
3. States being predominantly agrarian
4. Cash being the prominent source of salary
1. A strong feudal character
2. Decentralised polity
3. States being predominantly agrarian
4. Cash being the prominent source of salary
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
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6%
A. One only
41%
B. Two only
43%
C. Three only
10%
D. All four
Q.2. How many of the following statements regarding the feudal system in India are correct?
1. The emergence of the new caste Kayastha is closely tied to the transformation of the feudal system.
2. Feudal system witnessed the
'Peasantization of tribes.'
3. The Iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate bolstered the feudal system.
4. The growth of a cash economy created unfavourable conditions for feudal trends in India.
1. The emergence of the new caste Kayastha is closely tied to the transformation of the feudal system.
2. Feudal system witnessed the
'Peasantization of tribes.'
3. The Iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate bolstered the feudal system.
4. The growth of a cash economy created unfavourable conditions for feudal trends in India.
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
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5%
1. One only
28%
2. Two only
41%
3. Three only
26%
4. All four