A
1, 2 and 3 only
B
1, 3 and 4 only
C
2 and 4 only
D
1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation
- A
1, 2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3 only. Nuniz also has soothsaying.
- B
1, 3 and 4 only
1, 3 and 4 only. Astrology is in his list.
- C
2 and 4 only
2 and 4 only. Wrestling and accounts too.
- D
1, 2, 3 and 4
All four. Nuniz: women wrestlers, astrologers, accountants, soothsayers at Vijayanagara.
Summary. Official key is (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4. Fernão Nuniz wrote that women at Vijayanagara were skilled in wrestling, astrology, keeping accounts and soothsaying.
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