UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 Paper I · Question 74

Question 74 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 Paper I (4 August 2024). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2024 · P-I · Q74 · History · Medieval India

   What are bhuni, pachara, and dopati mentioned frequently in the biographies of the Vaishnava reformers of medieval Assam?

   1. Vessels of metal used in religious oblation
   2. Agricultural implements
   3. Musical instruments used at the time of Bohag Bihu festival
   4. Pieces of men's clothes

   मध्यकालीन असम के वैष्णव सुधारकों की जीवनियों में बार-बार उल्लिखित भूनि (bhuni), पचारा (pachara) और दूपाती (dopati) क्या है?

   1. धार्मिक चढावे में उपयोग किए जाने वाले धातु के बर्तन
   2. कृषि उपकरण
   3. बोहाग बिहू उत्सव के समय प्रयुक्त संगीत वाद्ययंत्र
   4. पुरुषों के वस्त्रों के भाग
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   Answer: (4) Pieces of men's clothes

   उत्तर: (4) पुरुषों के वस्त्रों के भाग

   In the Assamese charit-puthis (hagiographies) of Sankaradeva and his disciples, these terms refer to items of men's dress; bhuni, for example, was the unstitched lower garment (also called churia, i.e. dhoti) worn by men. They are not vessels, farm tools or Bihu instruments.

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