30 Questions
What is the language in which Tulsidas wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
Awadhi
Which saint emphasised devotion to Vishnu in Assam during the late fifteenth century?
Shankaradeva
What was the name of the saint who began the practice of setting up namghars or houses of recitation and prayer?
Shankaradeva
Which saint was Mirabai a disciple of?
Ravidas
Which saint's devotion came to be known as Eka Sarana Nama Dharma?
Shankaradeva
Which major works did Shankaradeva compose?
Kirtana-ghosha
What development marked the institution of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699?
Politicization of the Sikh movement
During which centuries did Kathak begin evolving into a distinct mode of dance?
15th and 16th centuries
According to Baba Guru Nanak, what was irrelevant for attaining liberation?
Caste, creed, or gender
What did Baba Guru Nanak emphasize as the essence of his teaching?
Right worship, welfare of others, and purity of conduct
In which place was Kathak performed in the court under the Mughal emperors?
Lucknow
How did Jahangir view the Sikh community in the early-seventeenth century?
As a potential threat
Which noble patronized Kathak, leading to its growth as a major art form?
Wajid Ali Shah
What aspects were emphasized in Kathak dance performances by the third quarter of the nineteenth century?
Intricate and rapid footwork, elaborate costumes
What term is used to refer to the Sikh community as a political entity after the institution of the Khalsa?
Khalsa Panth
In which regions was Kathak firmly entrenched as a dance form by the third quarter of the nineteenth century?
Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh
How did Baba Guru Nanak define liberation?
Active life with social commitment
Which movement contributed to the evolution of Kathak as a distinct mode of dance?
Bhakti movement
What did the influential Rajput families claim in the eighteenth century?
Governorship of Gujarat and Malwa
Who held the governorship of Gujarat in 1713?
Ajit Singh of Jodhpur
Which Rajput ruler founded a new capital at Jaipur?
Jai Singh
What architectural structures were housed within the hill forts built by Rajput chieftains?
Urban centers, temples, palaces
What did the Maratha campaigns into Rajasthan from the 1740s do?
Checked the expansion of Rajput principalities
What led to the addition of Nagaur to the house of Jodhpur and the seizing of portions of Bundi by Amber?
Imperial territories neighboring their watans
What was the name of the combined forces of the Sikhs in the eighteenth century?
Dal Khalsa
What system was introduced by the Sikhs to offer protection to cultivators?
Rakhi system
Who inspired the Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to rule?
Guru Gobind Singh
In which year did the Khalsa declare their sovereign rule by striking their own coin?
1765
Who reunited the divided Sikh territories and established his capital at Lahore in 1799?
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
What kingdom arose out of a sustained opposition to Mughal rule, according to the text?
Maratha kingdom
This quiz explores the evolution of Kathak dance in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with the spread of the bhakti movement. It also delves into the traditions of heroes and heroines in different towns or villages, comparing them to the heroic ideals of the Rajputs.
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