Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Associative-Terms | List-II Titles | ||
| (A) | Deccan Sultans | (I) | Ashvapati |
| (B) | Vijayanagara ‘Raya’ | (II) | Narapati |
| (C) | Ruling lineage of Orissa | (III) | Yavana |
| (D) | Greeks | (IV) | Gajapati |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
(A) Deccan Sultans — this matches (I) Ashvapati. In the popular traditions of Vijayanagara, the Deccan Sultans were called ashvapati, lord of horses.
(B) Vijayanagara ‘Raya’ — this matches (II) Narapati. The same traditions called the Vijayanagara kings, the rayas, narapati, lord of men.
(C) Ruling lineage of Orissa — this matches (IV) Gajapati. Gajapati means lord of elephants; it was the name of a ruling lineage that was very powerful in Orissa in the fifteenth century and a rival of Vijayanagara on its northern frontier.
(D) Greeks — this matches (III) Yavana. Yavana is a Sanskrit word for the Greeks and other peoples who entered the subcontinent from the north-west.
NCERT (2025-26): “2. Rayas, Nayakas and Sultans … On their northern frontier, the Vijayanagara kings competed with contemporary rulers – including the Sultans of the Deccan and the Gajapati rulers of Orissa – for control of the fertile river valleys and the resources generated by lucrative overseas trade.… …Gajapati literally means lord of elephants. This was the name of a ruling lineage that was very powerful in Orissa in the fifteenth century. In the popular traditions of Vijayanagara the Deccan Sultans are termed as ashvapati or lord of horses and the rayas are called narapati or lord of men. Yavana is a Sanskrit word used for the Greeks and other peoples who entered the subcontinent from the north west.” |