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Identify the picture from the given options.
Concept: The Critical Edition of the Mahabharata
“Be lamps unto yourselves as all of you must work out your own liberation.” Identify the essence of the words of Buddha from the options given below.
Concept: The Teachings of the Buddha
Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
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Sanchi in the nineteenth century |
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The most wonderful ancient buildings in the state of Bhopal are at Sanchi Kanakhera, a small village under the brow of a hill some 20 miles northeast of Bhopal which we visited yesterday. We inspected the stone sculptures and statues of the Buddha and an ancient gateway. The ruins appear to be the object of great interest to European gentlemen. Major Alexander Cunningham stayed several weeks in this neighbourhood and examined these ruins most carefully. He took drawings of the place, deciphered the inscription, and bored shafts down these domes. The results of his investigations were described by him in an English work. |
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From SHAHJAHAN BEGUM, NAWAB OF BHOPAL (ruled 1868-1901), Taj-ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal (A History of Bhopal), translated by H.D. Barstow, 1876. |
- Why was Sanchi an interest to Alexander Cunningham?
- How was Sanchi related with Buddhism?
- How did Shahjahan Begum conserve Sanchi's stupa?
Concept: A Glimpse of Sanchi
Ashoka erected a pillar at ______ to mark that he had visited that place.
Concept: Stupas
Who wrote the book Kitab-ul-Hind?
Concept: Al-biruni and the Kitab-ul-hind
Kitab ul Hind : Al-Biruni, Rihla : ______ :
Concept: Al-biruni and the Kitab-ul-hind
- François Bernier was closely associated with Prince Dara Shukoh.
- Bernier travelled to several parts of the country, and wrote accounts.
- He dedicated his major writing to the king of France and Aurangzeb.
Concept: Francois Bernier - a Doctor with a Difference
Analyze the concept of the Asiatic mode of production as stated by Karl Marx.
Concept: Bernier and the “Degenerate” East
Identify the name of the person from the information given below.
- He was born at Tangier in one of the most respectable and educated family.
- He considered experience gained through travel as a source of knowledge than books.
- He had travelled extensively in middle east and few trading ports on the coast of East Africa.
- He wrote a book named Rihia.
Concept: Ibn Battuta’s Rihla
Assertion (A): Lingayats did not practice funerary rites such as cremation, prescribed in the Dharmashastras.
Reason (R): Lingayats believe that on death, the devotee will be united with Shiva and will not return to this world.
Concept: The Virashaiva Tradition in Karnataka
Find out the correct chronological order of ‘the Chishti Silsila’ from the following options:
- Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
- Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-Shakar
- Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Delhi
- Shaikh Muinuddin Sijzi
Concept: The Chishtis in the Subcontinent
Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
| Love for the Lord |
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This is part of a song attributed to Mirabai: In another verse, she sings: |
- Examine the reason for calling Meera Bai an ascetic figure.
- Analyze Meera Bai’s relation with Mewar.
- How was Mirabai unique among the poet-saints of the Bhakti movement?
Concept: New Devotional Paths Dialogue and Dissent in Northern India
'Kabir is known as one of the saints whose philosophy has greatly influenced the Bhakti Movement.' Justify the statement with suitable points.
Concept: New Devotional Paths Dialogue and Dissent in Northern India
'In the twelfth century, Karnataka witnessed a religious and social movement under the Virashaiva Saints.' Support the statement with suitable points.
Concept: The Virashaiva Tradition in Karnataka
"Meera Bai was perhaps one of the best known woman poet within the Bhakti Tradition." Substantiate the statement.
Concept: New Devotional Paths Dialogue and Dissent in Northern India
'Kabir Das is one of the most outstanding examples of a Poet-saint who has given extensive views on social situation, institution and on ultimate reality.' Explain the statement.
Concept: New Devotional Paths Dialogue and Dissent in Northern India
'The Chistis became the most influential Sufi devotional tradition in the late twelfth century.' Explain the statement.
Concept: The Chishtis in the Subcontinent
"The Alvars and Nayanars initiated a Bhakti and Social movement with the support of State." Explain the statement.
Concept: Poems of Prayer Early Traditions of Bhakti
"Baba Nanak's vision of the sacred word was all inclusive." Explain the statement.
Concept: New Devotional Paths Dialogue and Dissent in Northern India
'In the early centuries of Islam a group of religious minded people called Sufis turned to asceticism and mysticism.' Explain the statement in reference to their tradition.
Concept: The Growth of Sufism
