History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2025 History
Which of the following statements about the Nayaks are true? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. According to Nunez, there were approximately 300 Nayaks in the Vijayanagara Empire
- 2. According to Nunez, they were not landowners
- 3. According to Stein, the Nayaks were regional powers in their own right
- 4. Nayak rule in Tamil Nadu lasted from the early 16th century to the 19th century
- 5. Senji, Thanjavur and Madurai were the three major Nayaks
A2, 3 and 4 only
B1, 2 and 3 only
C1, 3 and 5 only ✓ Correct
D2, 4 and 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 1, 3 and 5 only — The correct statements are 1, 3 and 5 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 3 and 5 only.
★According to Nunez there were about 300 Nayaks in the Vijayanagara Empire.
★According to Burton Stein the Nayaks were regional powers in their own right.
★Senji, Thanjavur and Madurai were the three major Nayaks.
★According to Nunez the Nayaks were in fact landowners, so the second statement is wrong.
★Nayak rule in Tamil Nadu ended in the seventeenth century, not the nineteenth, so the fourth statement is wrong.
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