Medieval History Art And Culture - Study Mode

[#151] Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?
Correct Answer

(A) Adi Shankaracharya

Explanation

Solution: Adi Shankara was the founder of the Dashanami monastic order and the Shanmata tradition of worship. His works in Sanskrit, all of which are extant today, concern themselves with establishing the doctrine of Advaita (Sanskrit, "Non-dualism").

[#152] Bishandas a famous portrait painter resided in the court of?
Correct Answer

(C) Jahangir

Explanation

Solution: Bishandas was a 17th-century portrait painter at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Though little is known of Bishandas' life, his name can indicate that he was a Hindu. In 1613 he was sent on a diplomatic mission to Persia, to paint the Shah's portrait.

[#153] Which noted scholar wrote Vikramankadevacharita?
Correct Answer

(B) Bilhana

Explanation

Solution: Kavi Bilhana was an 11th-century Kashmiri poet. Bilhana rewarded his patron by composing in his honor an epic Vikramankadevacharita.

[#154] Mausoleum (Dargah) of Salim Chishti is situated in?
Correct Answer

(B) Fatehpur Sikri

Explanation

Solution: The Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti is famed as one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India, built during the years 1580 and 1581, along with the imperial complex at Fatehpur Sikri near Zenana Rauza and facing south towards Buland Darwaza, within the quadrangle of the Jama Masjid.

[#155] During the reign of which Pallava ruler Ratha temples at Mahabalipuram were built?
Correct Answer

(A) Narasimhavarman I

Explanation

Solution: The construction of the five rathas is traced back to the 7th century during the reign of King Mahendravarman I from 600–630 CE and his son Narasimhavarman I from 630–668 AD of the Pallava dynasty. Construction work of the structures stopped after the demise of Narasimhavarman I in 668 AD.