UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

According to Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in Vijayanagara Empire were expert in which of the following areas? 1. Wrestling 2. Astrology 3. Accounting 4. Soothsaying Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1, 2 and 3 only
  2. 1, 3 and 4 only
  3. 2 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Explanation

The Portuguese chronicler Fernao Nuniz, who visited Vijayanagara around 1535-37, recorded that women there were skilled in wrestling, astrology, accounting and soothsaying, among other fields.

Topics: history, medieval india, nuniz's account of women in vijayanagara, vijayanagara empire