Consider the following pairs : 1. Gajapati - Name of a powerful Dynasty in Orissa 2. Ashvapati - Deccan Sultans 3. Narapati - Rayas of Vijayanagara Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?
- A.1 only
- B.2 only
- C.1, 2 and 3
- D.None of the above
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, 1, 2 and 3. All three titles were in use in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century India, and each pair is matched correctly. Gajapati means 'lord of elephants' and was the title of a powerful ruling family of Orissa, the Gajapatis who succeeded the Eastern Gangas. Ashvapati means 'lord of horses' and was used for the Deccan Sultans, whose strength lay in their cavalry. Narapati means 'lord of men' and was used for the Rayas of Vijayanagara. These names reflected how contemporaries saw the main powers of the south: the elephants of Orissa, the horses of the Deccan and the large armies of Vijayanagara, which often fought one another for the fertile Raichur doab and the coastal lands. Option A is wrong because pairs 2 and 3 are also correct. Option B is wrong because pairs 1 and 3 are also correct. Option D is wrong because every pair is correct. Exam tip: Gaja = elephant (Orissa), Ashva = horse (Deccan Sultans), Nara = men (Vijayanagara).
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