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Select the correct pair of writer and their book
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Uttararamacharita is a Sanskrit play in 7 acts in the Nataka style by Bhavabhuti. It covers the events of the Uttara Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana, the final years of Rama on Earth up to his ascension.
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Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Vipas and Beas is the incorrect combination. Vipas modern name is Beas.
63
Which queen of the Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal, part of modern Andhra Pradesh?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Rudramadevi ruled over the Kakatiya kingdom, which comprised of parts of present day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh from 1261 to 1289 (or 1295) CE. Venetian merchant and traveler Marco Polo who visited India during this period has written extensively about her rule.
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Who built the famous Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Vaikunta Perumal Temple was built by Pallava King Nandivarman-II in the 8th century, he was a worshipper of Lord Vishnu.
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The Kailasha temple is located in the caves of
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Kailashnath Temple also known as Kailash Temple is a famous temple located in Ellora, Maharashtra, India.
66
Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Chandragupta Maurya (ruled 322 B.C.E. – 298 B.C.E.) was the founder of the Mauryan Empire. He is widely considered to be the first great emperor of India. In 305 he successfully defeated Alexander's successors in India
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Prithivyah Pratham Veer was the title of?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Samudragupta (r. c. 335/350-375 CE) was a ruler of the Gupta Empire of present-day India. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi, he greatly expanded his dynasty's political power. He was given the title of Prithivyah Pratham Veer.
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Megasthenese profess of writing?
I. Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called 'Indica' which is no longer available to us.
II. Megasthenese's writings could be seen through various extracts in the writings of Diodorous, Strabo and Arrian.
III. Megasthenese mentions that Indian society comprised of seven castes (jatis)
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Indika is an account of Mauryan India by Megasthenes. The original book is now lost, but its fragments have survived in later Greek and Latin works. The earliest of these works are those by Diodorus Siculus, Strabo (Geographica), Pliny, and Arrian (Indica).
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Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the 2nd Century B. C. His famous work Ashtadhyayi has 400 sutras containing rules of phonetics and grammar.
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Who among the following built the Gomateshwara statue at Sravanabelagola ?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
A monolithic statue of Bahubali referred to as “Gommateshvara” built by the Ganga dynasty minister and commander Chamundaraya is a 60 feet (18 m) monolith and is situated above a hill in Shravanabelagola, in the Hassan district of Karnataka. It was built in the 10th century AD.