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Q35·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2021

Roles and Status of Women in Vijayanagara Empire

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Question

According to Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in Vijayanagara Empire were expert in which of the following areas?

  1. 1.

    Wrestling

  2. 2.

    Astrology

  3. 3.

    Accounting

  4. 4.

    Soothsaying

Options

a

1, 2 and 3 only

b

1, 3 and 4 only

c

2 and 4 only

d

1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer

Explanation

The Portuguese traveler Fernao Nuniz extensively documented that women in the Vijayanagara Empire enjoyed multi-faceted social roles and employment. He noted they were trained and highly proficient in physical sports like wrestling , intellectual sciences like astrology and accounting/clerical work , as well as forecasting and soothsaying. > Chroniclers highlight that women in Vijayanagara actively took part in elite administration, physical sports, and courtly sciences. Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2021

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q35

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Medieval India (general)

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Themes in Indian History Part 2 Cl.12

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