Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon- August 14

2nd Pair is incorrectly matched

• Sheikh Baqi Billah was the founder of Naqshabandi order
• He came to India to oppose Akbar’s liberal policies [1563-1603]
• Opposed  Shias as well as Hindus
• Orthodox in outlook
• Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi,disciple of Baqi billah  propounded the concept of Wahad-ul-Shujud and was imprisoned by Jahangir.

Important Learning:

Chisti order

• Khwaja Muin-ud-din-Chisti established Chisti Silsila in India.
• Khwaja’s other disciple Qutub-din-Baktiyar Kaki established Chisti Silsila in Delhi. Qutub Minar is named after him.
• Kaki’s disciple Baba Farid Ganj-e-shakar based himself in Ajodhan.He was Known as founder of Punjabi language and his verses are found in Guru Granth Sahib.
• His famous diciple was Nizamudin Auliya in Delhi.

Suharwardi order:

• Popular in Multan, Lahore and Sindh.
• Considered as more orthodox then Chisti.
• Baha-ud-din Zakaria was the greatest saint of this silsila.
• Accepted royal patronage and donations.

Statement 2 is incorrect because Vernacular act 1878 was enacted to curtail the freedom of the Indian press and prevent the expression of criticism toward British policies—notably, the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Statement 1 is correct because he gave liberty to the press by removing obnoxious rule. He was called as Liberator of India Press but soon he became a victim of party politics in England and was succeeded by Lord Auckland in 1836.

Explanation:

• The All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) is a non-governmetal organisation (NGO) based in Delhi.
• It was founded in 1927 by Margaret Cousins “as an organisation dedicated to upliftment and betterment of women and children.
• One of the initial main objectives of the AIWC was education of women, and it remains a primary concern today.
• The organisation’s literacy campaign was intensified in 1996 by initiating non-formal education programmes for school drop outs and literacy programmes for adult woman with craft training through its branches.

Explanation:

• A triumvirate is a political regime ruled or dominated by three powerful individuals known as triumvirs
• Badruddin Tyabji, Pherozeshah Mehta and K.T. Telang were popularly called as Bombay Triumvirate. They were the founder of Bombay Presidency association.

Statement 1 is incorrect because the folk art is popular among Bengal and not Maharasthra.

Important Learning:

• Alpanaor alpona refers to colourful motifs, sacred art or painting done with hands and paint which is mainly a paste of rice and flour on auspicious occasions in Bengal.
• The word Alpana is derived from the Sanskrit alimpana, which means ‘to plaster’ or ‘to coat with’.
• Traditionally, it was drawn by the women of the house before sunset.

Explanation:

All of the above statement is correct.

Hinayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism share the same core beliefs and devotion to the life and teaching of Buddha but they do have some differences. Hinayana Buddhism is popular in South East Asia and is perhaps closer to the original Indian form of Buddhism. Concept of Bodhisattva is central to Mahyana Buddhism.

Vajrayana Buddhism refers to a family of Buddhist lineages found primarily in Tibet and Japan, which combine Mahayana ideals with a body of esoteric knowledge and tantric practice.

All of the above statement is correct

Hinayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism share the same core beliefs and devotion to the life and teaching of Buddha but they do have some differences. Hinayana Buddhism is popular in South East Asia and is perhaps closer to the original Indian form of Buddhism. Concept of Bodhisattva is central to Mahyana Buddhism

Vajrayana Buddhism refers to a family of Buddhist lineages found primarily in Tibet and Japan, which combine Mahayana ideals with a body of esoteric knowledge and tantric practice.

Statement 2 is incorrect

Battle of Talikota, confrontation in the Deccan region of southern India was between the forces of the Vijayanagar and the four allied Sultanate of Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmadnagar, and Golconda.

Important learning:

• After the death of Krishna Deva Raya the fall of Vijayanagar Empire began. Two rulers Achyuta Raya and Sadasiva Raya were weak.
• At the time of Sadasiva Raya his minister Rama Raya captured all the royal authorities. He tried to create the difference amongst five Muslim kingdoms of South India inorder to defeat them.
• But they soon understood his plan and joined hands with each other. Then jointly they attacked Vijayanagar.
• The battle took place at Talikota, today a town in northern Karnataka, about 80 kilometres to the southeast from the city of Bijapur.
• In the battle of Talikota, Vijayanagar was defeated. The Muslim army entered the capital and looted and destroyed everything there.