Gupta and Post-Gupta Period (Part-IV)

Sun temple of Multan is mentioned by Hiuen Tsang, Abuzaiyid, Al-Masudi & Alberuni. Hence (1) is correct. Pilgrimage to Sambpur was associated with Sun worship. So statement (2) is also correct.

India has specific significance in the context of the feudal system. The system was laid during Saka-Kushan period, and it gained its height during the Rajput period. The feudal system in India remained an integral part of administration during Kushanas, Rajpoots, Sultanate and Mughal period. The feudal system had a strong authority which used to divide their empires into several parts and navigate it through feudal. Feudal were relatively in a weak position, as they used to follow the orders and instructions of the king's central authority. Feudal had the right to collect tax and right to govern. The relationship of master and slave between the king and feudal is not found in the Indian context. Indian feudal system was different from the feudal system of Europe. It also shows the emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of the land.

Shankaracharya also named as Shankara was born in Kaladi, a small village in Kerala in the 8ᵗʰ century. At this time, Hinduism which had diminished in status due to arrival of Jainism and Buddhism again rose to eminence with the emergence of Shankaracharya. He advocated the greatness of the Vedanta. To study and compile the Vedas, he travelled all over India on foot. His philosophy is known as Advaita Vedanta. The four religious centres established by Shankaracharya are considered as the most important centres of Hinduism. The which indicates that it was imposed in Gujarat and Malwa region. Since it was forced labour in lieu of tas, it was not wage labour. Wage labour existed in ancient India, but it was not called Vishti. Vishti could be imposed on anyone, not in particular on eldest son only.

Shankaracharya also named as Shankara was born in Kaladi, a small village in Kerala in the 8ᵗʰ century. At this time, Hinduism which had diminished in status due to arrival of Jainism and Buddhism again rose to eminence with the emergence of Shankaracharya. He advocated the greatness of the Vedanta. To study and compile the Vedas, he travelled all over India on foot. His philosophy is known as Advaita Vedanta. The four religious centres established by Shankaracharya are considered as the most important centres of Hinduism. The which indicates that it was imposed in Gujarat and Malwa region. Since it was forced labour in lieu of tas, it was not wage labour. Wage labour existed in ancient India, but it was not called Vishti. Vishti could be imposed on anyone, not in particular on eldest son only.

Shankaracharya also named as Shankara was born in Kaladi, a small village in Kerala in the 8ᵗʰ century. At this time, Hinduism which had diminished in status due to arrival of Jainism and Buddhism again rose to eminence with the emergence of Shankaracharya. He advocated the greatness of the Vedanta. To study and compile the Vedas, he travelled all over India on foot. His philosophy is known as Advaita Vedanta. The four religious centres established by Shankaracharya are considered as the most important centres of Hinduism. The which indicates that it was imposed in Gujarat and Malwa region. Since it was forced labour in lieu of tas, it was not wage labour. Wage labour existed in ancient India, but it was not called Vishti. Vishti could be imposed on anyone, not in particular on eldest son only.

Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, and Rameshwaram are the 'Chardham' while Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath are the little Chardham located in Uttarakhand. The four monasteries established by Adi Shankaracharya are-Jyotirmath (North), Sringeri (South), Puri (East) and Dwarka (West).

Harisena was the compiler of Prayaga Prashasti and secretary of Samundragupta while Banabhatta was the poet laureate of Harsha. Other options are correctly matched.

Amir Khusro was the poet laureate of Alauddin Khalji. Kalidas was the poet laureate of Chandragupta-II and one of the 'Navratna' of his court. Harisena was the loyal secretary of Samudragupta and Banabhatta was the poet laureate of Harashvardhan.

The correctly matched list is as foll0ws :

Bhilsa is an archaeological site in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh. 'Dwarasamudra' was capital of the Hoysala dynasty which ruled the modern Karnataka area. Girinar is a group of mountains in the Junagarh district of Gujarat.

Sthanesvara (Thaneswar) is a historic town and important Hindu pilgrimage centre on the banks of the Saraswati River in Haryana.