Insights Static Quiz -210, 2019–Ancient and Medieval history

Solution: b)

The vedic people worshipped various forces of nature as god. Rituals and sacrifices (Yajnas) were practiced by early vedic people.

Solution: d)

Vakatakas initially established themselves in the Vindhyan region, and later extended their power southwards, eventually becoming a major political power in the Deccan. Vakataka rule lasted from the mid-3rd to the late 5th/ early 6thcenturies AD.

Solution: d)

Bijak is the best known of the compilations of the Kabir, and it is the Holy Scripture for followers of the Kabirpanthi religion.

Pushti marg (“the Path of Grace”) is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism, founded by shree Vallabhacharya around 1500 AD.

Solution: c)

• A high official called ‘Sandivigraha’ is mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions, for ‘foreign affairs’.

Solution: b)

• Alauddin Khalji took important steps in the land revenue administration.
• He was the first Sultan of Delhi who ordered for the measurement of land. Even the big landlords could not escape from paying land tax.
• Land revenue was collected in cash in order to enable the Sultan to pay the soldiers in cash. His land revenue reforms provided a basis for the future reforms of Sher Shah and Akbar.
• Alauddin Khalji established four separate markets in Delhi, one for grain; another for cloth, sugar, dried fruits, butter and oil; a third for horses, slaves and cattle; and a fourth for miscellaneous commodities.  (Statement 2 is incorrect)