{"id":86371,"date":"2025-06-01T03:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86371"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:45:33","slug":"during-the-8th-14th-centuries-in-the-sanskrit-texts-and-inscription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/during-the-8th-14th-centuries-in-the-sanskrit-texts-and-inscription\/","title":{"rendered":"During the 8th \u2013 14th centuries, in the Sanskrit texts and inscription"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the 8th \u2013 14th centuries, in the Sanskrit texts and inscriptions, which of the following terms were used to denote Muslims ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Turushka<\/li>\n<li>2. Tajika<\/li>\n<li>3. Parashika<\/li>\n<li>4. Kardamaka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;1, 2 and 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 3 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is A) 1, 2 and 3.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nDuring the period between the 8th and 14th centuries, when Islamic rule and influence spread in various parts of India, Sanskrit texts and inscriptions frequently used terms like &#8216;Turushka&#8217; (referring to Turks, especially Ghaznavids, Ghurids, and Delhi Sultans of Turkish origin), &#8216;Tajika&#8217; (often referring to Arabs or people from Persian lands, including early Muslim rulers like the Rais of Sind or later groups), and &#8216;Parashika&#8217; (specifically referring to Persians). These terms were used by Indian writers to identify and describe people of Muslim faith, often based on their ethnic or geographic origins.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n&#8216;Kardamaka&#8217; is a term historically associated with a dynasty of Western Satraps (Indo-Scythians) who ruled parts of western India around the early centuries CE, long before the period specified in the question (8th-14th centuries). It is not a term used to denote Muslims in this later medieval period. Therefore, only Turushka, Tajika, and Parashika are relevant terms used to refer to Muslims during 8th-14th centuries in Sanskrit texts and inscriptions.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the 8th \u2013 14th centuries, in the Sanskrit texts and inscriptions, which of the following terms were used to denote Muslims ? 1. Turushka 2. Tajika 3. Parashika 4. 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