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Names derived from the mother, as among the Satavahanas, are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Satavahana marriage practice, unlike Brahmanical rules, shows:Read the answer and worked solution →The Purusha sukta says the Shudra was born from Purusha's:Read the answer and worked solution →In the Adi Parvan, Drona refused to teach Ekalavya, who was a:Read the answer and worked solution →Drona demanded which fee from Ekalavya?Read the answer and worked solution →The Shungas and Kanvas, successors of the Mauryas, were:Read the answer and worked solution →Brahmanas regarded outsiders like the Shakas as:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sanskrit word for goldsmith, classed as a jati, is:Read the answer and worked solution →A fifth-century inscription at Mandasor records a guild of:Read the answer and worked solution →The play Mrichchhakatika was written by:Read the answer and worked solution →Charudatta, hero of the Mrichchhakatika, is described as a Brahmana and a:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the marriage termsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the kinship termsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the critical editionRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the social termsRead the answer and worked solution →Kinship or varnaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort texts, people and termsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Kinship and caste bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The ruins of Hampi were brought to light in 1800 by:Read the answer and worked solution →Hampi takes its name from the local mother goddess:Read the answer and worked solution →The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in 1336 by:Read the answer and worked solution →Contemporaries called the Vijayanagara Empire the:Read the answer and worked solution →In Vijayanagara tradition the Deccan Sultans were called ashvapati, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →Local horse merchants in the Vijayanagara trade were called:Read the answer and worked solution →The first dynasty of Vijayanagara, the Sangama, ruled till:Read the answer and worked solution →Krishnadeva Raya belonged to which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →Krishnadeva Raya acquired the Raichur doab in:Read the answer and worked solution →Krishnadeva Raya founded a suburban township named after his mother, called:Read the answer and worked solution →In 1565, Rama Raya's army was routed at Rakshasi-Tangadi, also known as:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Names derived from the mother, as among the Satavahanas, are called:

  1. Toponyms
  2. Metronymics
  3. Patronymics
  4. Gotra names
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Correct answer: B. Metronymics

1. Gotami-puta means son of Gotami. 2. Such names are metronymics. 3. Succession was still patrilineal. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 3, Kinship, Caste and Class._

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Satavahana marriage practice, unlike Brahmanical rules, shows:

  1. Polyandry
  2. Celibacy
  3. Endogamy
  4. Exogamy
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Correct answer: C. Endogamy

1. Queens kept their father's gotra names. 2. Some wives shared the king's gotra, showing endogamy. 3. Endogamy remains common in south India. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 3, Kinship, Caste and Class._

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The Purusha sukta says the Shudra was born from Purusha's:

  1. Arms
  2. Thighs
  3. Mouth
  4. Feet
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Correct answer: D. Feet

1. The Brahmana came from his mouth. 2. The Shudra came from his feet. 3. Brahmanas cited it to justify the varna order. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 3, Kinship, Caste and Class._

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