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The Vijaynagar ruler Krishna Dev Raya's work 'Amuktamalayada' was written in which language?
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Answer: Option D
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Krishnadevaraya was the king of the Vijayanagara Empire reigning between 1509–1530. He was the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty, and presided over the Vijaynagar empire at its zenith. He wrote famous book Amuktamalayada in Telugu language. He earned the title of 'Kanvada Rajya Rama Ramana, Andhra bhoj'.
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What is 'Patriarchal Society'?
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Answer: Option B
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A patriarchal social system can be defined as a system where men are in authority over women in all aspects of society. In modern American culture and society, the idea of patriarchy is not as accepted or practiced as it once was decades ago.
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What was Hampi known for?
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It grew into one of the famed Hindu empires of South India that ruled for over 200 years. The Vijayanagara Empire built its capital around Hampi, calling it Vijayanagara. They expanded the infrastructure and temples. Modern Hampi(Karnataka) was the Capital of Vijaynagar Dynasty.
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Dasavatara temple of Nagra style is located at which of the following places?
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Answer: Option C
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Deogarh is a village in Lalitpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the right bank of Betwa River and to the west of Lalitpur hills. The Dashavatara Temple is an early 6th century Vishnu Hindu temple located at Deogarh.
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Magical charms and spells are given in which of the following Vedas?
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Answer: Option D
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Artharvaveda contains mantras on three topics - gnana (Knowledge), Karma (deeds), and Upasana (invocation). It is important from the point of view of knowing the history of science in India. It is also collection of spells and charms which are popular among the people. This Veda throws light on the beliefs of the people some of the Mantras are meant to bring success in life, while some where used to ward off evil spirits responsible for disease and sufferings. This Veda believed to be a later composition and contains some non-Aryan material. It seems to have been composed when a synthesis of Aryan and non-Aryan cultures took place.
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Who established Mahabalipuram?
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Answer: Option A
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The city of Mamallapuram was founded by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I in the 7th century AD. The mandapa or pavilions and the rathas or shrines shaped as temple chariots are hewn from the granite rock face, while the famed Shore Temple, erected half a century later, is built from dressed stone.
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Who is the author of Meghdoot?
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Answer: Option C
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Meghadoota is a lyric poem written by Kālidāsa, considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets.
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In the Vedic age, who was the head of "Grama"?
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Answer: Option B
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During Rig-Vedic era, the basic unit of power lied within a patriarchal family (Kula). The head of the family was a Kulapa. A group of such families called grama, which was controlled by a village headman Gramini.
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Who wrote Mrichhakatikam?
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Shudraka was an Indian king and playwright. Three Sanskrit plays are ascribed to him - Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart), Vinavasavadatta, and a bhana (short one-act monologue), Padmaprabhritaka. Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart) is a ten-act Sanskrit drama attributed to Śūdraka, an ancient playwright generally thought to have lived sometime between the 3rd century BC and the 5th century AD and identified by the prologue as a Kshatriya king as well as a devotee of Siva who lived for 100 years.[1] The play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayini during the reign of the King Pālaka, near the end of the Pradyota dynasty that made up the first quarter of the fifth century BC.
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Who wrote Mudrarakshasa?
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The Mudrarakshasa (IAST: Mudrarakṣasa, The Signet of the Minister) is a Sanskrit-language play by Vishakhadatta that narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya ( r. c. 324 – c. 297 BCE) to power in India.