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1996 · Q66Art & CultureLiterature & Languageseasy

The term apabhramsa was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote

  1. (a)outcastes among the Rajputs
  2. (b)deviations from Vedic rituals
  3. (c)early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
  4. (d)non-Sanskrit verse metres
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Official answer(c) early forms of some of the modern Indian languages

2023 · Q44Art & CultureLiterature & Languagesmoderate

Which one of the following explains the practice of 'Vattakirutal' as mentioned in Sangam poems?

  1. (a)Kings employing women bodyguards
  2. (b)Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
  3. (c)Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
  4. (d)A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
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Official answer(d) A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death