Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa ?
- (a)Kavyalankara
- (b)Natyashastra
- (c)Madhyama-vyayoga
- (d)Mahabhashya
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Official answer(c) Madhyama-vyayoga
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Which one of the following explains the practice of 'Vattakirutal' as mentioned in Sangam poems?
- (a)Kings employing women bodyguards
- (b)Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
- (c)Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
- (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
With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs : Literary work : Author 1. Devichandragupta : Bilhana 2. Hammira-Mahakavya : Nayachandra Suri 3. Milinda-panha : Nagarjuna 4. Nitivakyamrita : Somadeva Suri How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
- (a)Only one
- (b)Only two
- (c)Only three
- (d)All four
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Official answer(b) Only two
Which one of the following statements about Sangam literature in ancient South India is correct ?
- (a)Sangam poems are devoid of any reference to material culture.
- (b)The social classification of Varna was known to Sangam poets.
- (c)Sangam poems have no reference to warrior ethic.
- (d)Sangam literature refers to magical forces as irrational.
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Official answer(b) The social classification of Varna was known to Sangam poets.
With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous
- (a)Jain monks
- (b)playwrights
- (c)temple architects
- (d)philosophers
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Official answer(b) playwrights
With reference to the scholars/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements : 1. Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga. 2. Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana. 3. Kalidasa is associated with Chandra Gupta – II. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- (a)1 and 2 only
- (b)2 and 3 only
- (c)3 only
- (d)1, 2 and 3
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Official answer(c) 3 only
Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?
- (a)Swapnavasavadatta
- (b)Malavikagnimitra
- (c)Meghadoota
- (d)Ratnavali
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Official answer(b) Malavikagnimitra
Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?
- (a)Odia
- (b)Konkani
- (c)Bhojpuri
- (d)Assamese
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Official answer(a) Odia
Consider the following languages : 1. Gujarati 2. Kannada 3. Telugu Which of the above has/have been declared as 'Classical Language/Languages' by the Government?
- (a)1 and 2 only
- (b)3 only
- (c)2 and 3 only
- (d)1, 2 and 3
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Official answer(c) 2 and 3 only
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Book) A. In Custody B. Sea of Poppies C. The Argumentative Indian D. Unaccustomed Earth List II (Author) 1. Amartya Sen 2. Amitav Ghosh 3. Anita Desai 4. Jhumpa Lahiri
- (a)A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
- (b)A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
- (c)A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
- (d)A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
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Official answer(c) A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called “Golden Threshold”?
- (a)Aruna Asaf Ali
- (b)Annie Besant
- (c)Sarojini Naidu
- (d)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
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Official answer(c) Sarojini Naidu
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Author) A. Bankimchandra B. Dinabandhu Mitra C. Premchand List-II (Work) 1. Shatranj Ke Khilari 2. Debi Chaudhurani 3. Nil-Darpan 4. Chandrakanta
- (a)A-2 B-4 C-1
- (b)A-3 B-4 C-2
- (c)A-2 B-3 C-1
- (d)A-3 B-1 C-4
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Official answer(c) A-2 B-3 C-1
Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?
- (a)Telugu
- (b)Tamil
- (c)Bengali
- (d)Malayalam
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Official answer(c) Bengali
Who among the following translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi?
- (a)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- (b)Lal Bahadur Shastri
- (c)Choudhary Charan Singh
- (d)Gobind Vallabh Pant
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Official answer(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?
- (a)Sahir Ludhiyanvi
- (b)Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- (c)Muhammad Iqbal
- (d)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Official answer(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Who among the following wrote the book "Ayodhya : 6 December 1992"?
- (a)Chandra Shekar
- (b)P. V. Narasimha Rao
- (c)Jaswant Singh
- (d)Arun Shourie
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Official answer(b) P. V. Narasimha Rao
How is Gabriel García well known?
- (a)Known for research in agriculture
- (b)A renowned football coach
- (c)A great writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature
- (d)Known for research in railway engineering
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Official answer(c) A great writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature
Which of the following is not correctly matched? Prominent Indian Writer : Language
- (a)Raja Rao : Telugu
- (b)Gobind Trimbuk Deshpande : Marathi
- (c)Subramaniyam Bharati : Tamil
- (d)Tara Shankar Joshi : Gujarati
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Official answer(a) Raja Rao : Telugu
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I ( Author ) A. Amartya Sen B. Bimal Jalan C. Arundhati Roy D. Mani Shankar List – II ( Book ) 1. An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Empire 2. The Argumentative Indian 3. The Future of India 4. Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist Code:
- (a)A 3 B 2 C 1 D 4
- (b)A 3 B 2 C 4 D 1
- (c)A 2 B 3 C 1 D 4
- (d)A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
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Official answer(c) A 2 B 3 C 1 D 4
Who is Wole Soyinka ?
- (a)A well-known economist
- (b)A well-known football player
- (c)A well-known industrialist owning steel plants in many parts of the world.
- (d)A Nobel Prize winner for literature.
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Official answer(d) A Nobel Prize winner for literature.
“Lectures from Colombo to Almora” is based on the experiences of which one of the following?
- (a)Veer Savarkar
- (b)Annie Besant
- (c)Ramkrishna Paramhansa
- (d)Swami Vivekanand
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Official answer(d) Swami Vivekanand
Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I A. My Presidential Years B. The Hindu View of Life C. Voice of Conscience D. Without Fear or Favour List II 1. S. Radhakrishnan 2. V. V. Giri 3. N. Sanjiva Reddy 4. R. Venkataraman
- (a)A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- (b)A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
- (c)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
- (d)A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
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Official answer(d) A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
Consider the following international language 1. Arabic 2. French 3. Spanish The correct sequence of the language given above in the decreasing order of the number of their speakers is
- (a)3-1-2
- (b)1-3-2
- (c)3-2-1
- (d)1-2-3
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Official answer(a) 3-1-2
‘Mrichchhakatika’ an ancient Indian book written by Shudraka deals with
- (a)The love affair of a rich merchant with the daughter of a courtesan
- (b)The victory of Chandragupta II over the Shaka Kshatrapas of western India
- (c)The military expeditions and exploits of Samudragupta
- (d)The love affair between a Gupta King and a princess of Kamarupa
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Official answer(a) The love affair of a rich merchant with the daughter of a courtesan
Dilip Kaur Tiwana is well known as a
- (a)litterateur
- (b)musician
- (c)scientist
- (d)sports person
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Official answer(a) litterateur