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Indian HistoryMediumAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GAT

Which one of the following statements regarding King Krishnadevaraya is NOT correct ?

  1. A.He was a great scholar of Telugu and Sanskrit
  2. B.Foreign travellers Paes and Nuniz visited his court
  3. C.Barbosa praised him for the great justice and equity prevailing in his empire
  4. D.He wrote his magnum opus Amuktamalyada in Sanskrit

Correct answer

D. He wrote his magnum opus Amuktamalyada in Sanskrit

Explanation

The correct answer is D, He wrote his magnum opus Amuktamalyada in Sanskrit. Amuktamalyada is a Telugu work, not a Sanskrit one, so this statement is wrong.

Krishnadevaraya (ruled 1509–1529) was the greatest king of the Tuluva dynasty of Vijayanagara. Amuktamalyada tells the story of the Tamil poetess-saint Andal and her marriage to Lord Ranganatha, and it also contains his ideas on statecraft. He also wrote Jambavati Kalyanam in Sanskrit. His court had eight great Telugu poets, the Ashtadiggajas, among them Allasani Peddana, and he was called Andhra Bhoja.

A is correct: he was a scholar who wrote in both Telugu and Sanskrit. B is correct: the Portuguese Domingo Paes visited during his reign and Fernao Nuniz soon after, and both left accounts of Vijayanagara. C is correct: Duarte Barbosa praised the justice and religious freedom in his kingdom.

Exam tip: Krishnadevaraya, Amuktamalyada in Telugu, Jambavati Kalyanam in Sanskrit, Ashtadiggajas at his court.

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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 a non-Greek. 2. Romans used the term for the Germanic tribes, the Gauls and the Huns. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The word barbarian comes from the Greek barbaros, a name for anyone who was not Greek, and the Romans later applied it to the peoples beyond their frontiers, such as the Germanic tribes, the Gauls and the Huns.

Q4.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKHard

The important source for Akbar's reign, Tarikh-i-Akbari was written by which one of the following Persian language scholars?

  1. A.Arif Qandahari
  2. B.Bayazid Bayat
  3. C.Abdul Qadir Badauni
  4. D.Nizamuddin Ahmad
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Correct answer: A. Arif Qandahari

Haji Muhammad Arif Qandahari, a noble who served under Bairam Khan and later Akbar, wrote the Persian chronicle Tarikh-i-Akbari. Akbar's reign is one of the best recorded in Indian history because many writers of his court left Persian accounts.

Q5.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKMedium

The class of Amar Nayakas in Vijayanagara is a reference to which of the following?

  1. A.Village Chieftains
  2. B.Senior Civil Servants
  3. C.Tributary Chiefs
  4. D.Military Commanders
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Correct answer: D. Military Commanders

The amara-nayakas were military commanders to whom the Vijayanagara rulers gave territories to govern. Under the amara-nayaka system, a key political innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire, the king granted a commander an area of land called amaram.