1) The famous Virupaksha Temple in Hampi - capital of Vijaynagar Empire, was built by
a. Sangama Dynasty rulers
b. Tuluva Dynasty rulers
c. Krishnadevraya
d. Chalukyas
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ANSWER: Chalukyas
Explanation:
I. Virupaksha temple is famous for the Dravidian style. The Virupaksha temple is built on the model of the Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram. It was built by one of the queens of Vikramaditya
II. Sculptors brought from Kanchi were employed in its construction. The Sangama rulers were chiefly Saivaites and Virupaksha was their family deity.
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2) Match the following items correctly?
1) Aryabhatta ---------- i) Began to apply Algebra to astronomical problems
2) Varahamira ---------- ii) Calculated value of pi
3) Brahmagupta ------- iii) Earth rotates around the sun
4) Budhayana ----------- iv) Measured circumference of earth
a. 1-i; 2-ii; 3-iii; 4-iv
b. 1-iii; 2-iv; 3-ii; 4-i
c. 1-ii; 2-i; 3-i; 4-iii
d. 1-iv; 2-iii; 3-ii; 4-i
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ANSWER: 1-iv; 2-iii; 3-ii; 4-i
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The famous mathematician, Brahmagupta wrote Brahmsiddhanta in c. A.D. 628. His other well known work was Khandakhadya probably composed in A.D. 665. He developed rules for operating with negative qualities and with zero. He began to apply Algebra to astronomical problems.
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3) Which of the following indicates the correct chronology of flourishing of the Bhakti saints?
a. Ramananda - Guru Nanak – Namdev – Dynaneshwar - Tukaram
b. Ramananda – Dynaneshwar - Guru Nanak - Namdev - Tukaram
c. Dynaneshwar - Namdev - Ramananda - Guru Nanak - Tukaram
d. Ramananda - Guru Nanak - Dynaneshwar - Namdev –- Tukaram
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ANSWER: Dynaneshwar - Namdev - Ramananda - Guru Nanak - Tukaram
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Dynaneshwar - 13th century; Namdev – 13th and 14th century ; Ramananda – First half 15th century; Guru Nanak – 15th and 16th century, Disciple of Kabir, Kabir disciple of Ramananda; Tukaram – 17th century
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4) Which of the following gardens is correctly matched with its location?
1) Nishat Bagh -------- Kashmir
2) Lodhi Garden ------- Lahore
3) Pinjore Garden ----- Punjab
4) Shalimar Bagh ------ Agra
a. Only 1 and 3
b. Only 1 and 2
c. Only 1, 2 and 4
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: Only 1 and 3
Explanation:
The Mughals were fond of laying gardens with running water. Some of the Mughal gardens such as the Nishat Bagh in Kashmir, the Shalimar Bagh at Lahore and the Pinjore garden in the Punjab have survived even today. The Lodi Garden in Delhi belongs to Delhi Sultanate and not the Mughal Period.
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5) Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
1) Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur composed a book called Kitab-i-Nauras which illustrates Navrasa (9 Rasas) in dramatic theory.
2) He gave supported and gave grants to Hindu temples.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Only 2
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He composed Kitab-i-Nauras in which songs were set to various musical modes or ragas. The songs were in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints. He freely invoked in his songs the goddess of music and learning, Saraswati. He accorded patronage to all including Hindu saints and temples. This included grants to Pandharpur.
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6) The word Aryan generally refers to
a. Race
b. Language
c. High birth
d. Caste
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ANSWER: Language
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The word Aryan literally means of high birth. But generally refers to a language, though some use it for race. Max Muller stressed clearly that the word meant language and not race.
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7) Sufi orders are called silsilahs. They were led by a prominent mystic who lived along with his disciples in
a. Murshid
b. Hadis
c. Murid
d. Khanqah
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ANSWER: Khanqah
Explanation:
Khanqah is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood and is a place for spiritual retreat and character reformation. Khanqahs are very often found adjoined to dargahs (shrines of Sufi saints), mosques and madrasas (Islamic schools).
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8) Which of the following term/terms are used for a teaching master in a Sufi order?
1) Pir
2) Shaikh
3) Murshid
4) Khalifa
a. 1, 2 and 4
b. 1 and 2
c. 1, 2 and 3
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: 1, 2 and 3
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Institutionally, the sufis began to organise communities around the hospice or khanqah (Persian) controlled by a teaching master known as shaikh (in Arabic), pir or murshid (in Persian). He enrolled disciples (murids) and appointed a successor (khalifa). He established rules for spiritual conduct and interaction between inmates as well as between laypersons and the master.
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9) Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding Sufi silsilahs?
1) The Sufi orders were divided into two – Be-shari’a, those which followed the Islamic Law (shari’a) and Ba-shari’a, those who were not bound by it.
2) Qalandars, Madaris, Malangs, Haidaris, etc. were some of the Ba-shari‘a sufis.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: None of the above
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Some mystics initiated movements based on a radical interpretation of Sufi ideals. Many scorned the khanqah and took to mendicancy and observed celibacy. They ignored rituals and observed extreme forms of asceticism. They were known by different names – Qalandars, Madaris, Malangs, Haidaris, etc. Because of their deliberate defiance of the shari‘a they were often referred to as be-shari‘a, in contrast to the ba-shari‘a sufis who complied with it.
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10) Which of the following scripts are used by Ashoka in his Rock Edicts?
1) Aramaic
2) Greek
3) Kharoshthi
4) Brahmi
a. Only 3 and 4
b. Only 4
c. Only 1, 3 and 4
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above
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The writing system of the Ashokan inscriptions are considered to be the earliest. These are found written in four scripts. In his empire in Afghanistan he used Aramaic and Greek scripts for his edicts. In the Pakistan region Kharoshthi script was used. Kharoshthi evolved on the Varnamala system of the Indian languages is written from right to left. The Brahmi script was used for the rest of his empire from Kalsi in the north in Uttsrranchal upto Mysore in the south.
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11) All inscriptions refer to Ashoka as devanampiya (beloved of the gods) and piyadasi. Which was the first inscription to mention the name Ashoka?
a. Kalinga
b. Maski
c. Girnar
d. Dhauli
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ANSWER: Maski
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The name of Ashoka occurs only in copies of Minor Rock Edict I found at three places in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh. The Ashokan inscriptions are found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Altogether, they appear at 47 places.
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12) Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding Sufi orders?
1) Most Sufi lineages were named after a founding figure.
2) The Chishti silsilah is named after its founder Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Only 1
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The Chishti order was named after its place of origin, the town of Chisht in central Afghanistan.
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13) Which of the following indicates the correct chronology of the four yugas?
a. Krita – Dwapar – Treta - Kali
b. Treta – Dwapar - Krita - Kali
c. Treta – Krita – Dwapar - Kali
d. Krita – Treta – Dwapar - Kali
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ANSWER: Krita – Treta – Dwapar - Kali
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Presently it is the Kali yuga and when it ends the Krita yuga will start again. Sometimes instead of Krita yuga, some call it Sat yuga.
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14) Amarakosha is a
a. Memoir of Amoghvarsha
b. Book on astronomy
c. Sanskrit lexicon
d. Book on Sanskrit Grammar
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ANSWER: Sanskrit lexicon
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The Buddhist author Amarasimha compiled a Sanskrit lexicon called Amarakosa during the Gupta Period. It was considered extremely important for a serious student of Sanskrit to know the lexicon by heart.
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15) Who used the word ‘Hindu’ first to refer to the people of India?
a. Arabs
b. Romans
c. Greeks
d. Turks
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ANSWER: Arabs
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It is derived from Sindhu. The letter ‘S’ was absent in Arabic alphabet. So they use ‘H’ in its place - People living in and beyond Sindh. Sindhu is also the name given to the Indus River.
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16) Mughal paintings influenced which of the following Painting schools?
1) Pahari School
2) Rajasthani School
3) Patna Qalaam
4) Thanka School
a. Only 1
b. Only 1, 2 and 3
c. Only 1 and 2
d. All of the above
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17) The book ‘Rehla’ is written by
a. Firdausi
b. Ibn Battuta
c. Alberuni
d. Ziauddin Barani
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ANSWER: Ibn Battuta
Explanation:
Ibn Battuta’s book of travels, called Rihla (Rehla), written in Arabic, provides extremely rich and interesting details about the social and cultural life in the subcontinent in the fourteenth century.
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18) Kathasaritasagara is written by
a. Visakadatta
b. Sudraka
c. Kalidasa
d. Somadeva
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ANSWER: Somadeva
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In this work prose tended to be less contrived and artificial. The themes were familiar stories from traditional sources.
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19) The famous principle ‘Tat Tvam Asi’ is found in
a. Brahmanas
b. Upanishads
c. Smritis
d. Vedas
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ANSWER: Upanishads
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It is found in Chhandogya Upanishad. It means ‘You are that’. It means self is identical to the Brahma or ultimate reality.
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20) The first playwriter in Sanskrit is
a. Bhasa
b. Bharat Muni
c. Kalidasa
d. Visakhadutta
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ANSWER: Bhasa
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Bhasa’s Svapnavasavadatta is a famous Sanskrit play of the period. All plays of Bhasa are lost. However thirteen of them are credited to him.
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21) What is Aquatint?
a. A painting technique
b. A printing technique
c. A shade of color used extensively by Europeans
d. A chemical used to produce blue color
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ANSWER: A printing technique
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Aquatint is a picture produced by cutting into a copper sheet with acid and then printing it. Aquatint is a printmaking technique, a variant of etching. The artist makes marks on the plate (in the case of aquatint, a copper or zinc plate) that are capable of holding ink.
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22) Study of inscriptions is
a. Cartography
b. Paleography
c. Epigraphy
d. Numismatics
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ANSWER: Epigraphy
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Numismatics is study of coins. Paleography is study of old writing used in inscriptions and other old records. Cartography is study charting of maps. The credit to complete the chart of Ashokan alphabets goes to James Prinsep who did it in 1837. After this the study of epigraphs became a subject in itself. India is particularly rich in epigraphic material.
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23) Which of the following are the orders (organizational systems) of Ancient Greek architecture?
1) Doric
2) Ionic
3) Corinthian
a. Only 1 and 2
b. Only 1 and 3
c. Only 2 and 3
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above
Explanation:
One feature that distinguished each order was the style of the capital at the head of the columns. These forms were re-adapted in the Renaissance and Neo-classical forms of architecture.
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24) The British started founding and setting up of hill stations. Which of the following are the reasons for it?
1) Strategic places for billeting troops, guarding frontiers and launching campaigns against enemy
2) Places where soldiers could be sent for rest and recovery from illnesses.
3) British associated hot weather with epidemics.
a. Only 2
b. Only 1
c. Only 2 and 3
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above
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The hill stations approximated the cold climates of Europe, they became an attractive destination for the new rulers. It became a practice for viceroys to move to hill stations during the summer months.
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25) With the growth of their empire, the British became increasingly inclined to make cities like Calcutta, Bombay and Madras develop the architectural style of Europe because
1) It expressed the British desire to create a familiar landscape.
2) British felt that it would best symbolize their superiority, authority and power.
3) European buildings would mark out the difference and distance between the colonial masters and their Indian subjects.
a. Only 2 and 3
b. Only 2
c. Only 3
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above
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It was as if the grandeur of the cities had to reflect the authority of imperial power. Town planning had to represent everything that the British claimed to stand for: rational ordering, meticulous execution, and Western aesthetic ideals.
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