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(1) The Huna princess Avalladevi was a queen of :
(1) Dharmapala
(2) Gangeyadeva
(3) Karna
(4) Prithviraja Chauhan
Answer: Karna
(2) Who among the following Rashtrakuta rulers built the city of Manyakheta and established his capital there ?
(1) Krishna I
(2) Dhruva
(3) Govinda III
(4) Amoghavarsha
Answer: Amoghavarsha

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(3) Which of the following temples of Odisha was built by Koladevi, the mother of the Somavamsi king Udyotakesari ?
(1) Ananta Vasudeva temple
(2) Brahmesvara temple
(3) Muktesvara temple
(4) Rajarani temple
Answer: Muktesvara temple
(4) Which of the following Orissan temples is an example of Khakhara type ?
(1) Lingaraja temple
(2) Parasuramesvara temple
(3) Jagannatha temple
(4) Vaital Deul temple
Answer: Vaital Deul temple
(5) In the art of which of the following temples, a large number of Karanas (dance poses) mentioned in the Natyasastra of Bharata have been represented ?
(1) Shore temple of Mamallapuram
(2) Kailasanatha temple of Kanchi
(3) Kailasa temple of Ellora
(4) Brihadisvara temple of Thanjavur
Answer: Brihadisvara temple of Thanjavur
(6) Who among the following systems did not believe in rebirth ?
(1) Buddhism
(2) Charvaka
(3) Jainism
(4) Vedanta
Answer: Charvaka
(7) Who among the following boldly stood by the Vedic religion and opposed the theory of Sunyavada ?
(1) Gaudapada
(2) Kumarila
(3) Ramanuja
(4) Yamunacharya
Answer: Kumarila
(8) Who among the following Rashtrakuta kings is known to have performed Tulapurushadana ?
(1) Dantidurga
(2) Dhruva
(3) Govinda III
(4) Amoghavarsha
Answer: Dantidurga
(9) Who among the following Chaulukya rulers is said to have forbidden animal sacrifice in Gujarat ?
(1) Bhima
(2) Siddharaja
(3) Kumarapala
(4) Ajayapala
Answer: Kumarapala
(10) The Sailendra ruler who completed the Chudamani Vihar started earlier by his father at Nagipatam was :
(1) Balaputradeva
(2) Maravijayottunga Varman
(3) Samaragravira
(4) Trailokyaraja
Answer: Maravijayottunga Varman
(11) Angkor Vat, the grandest monument in Cambodia was originally dedicated to :
(1) Buddha
(2) Tara
(3) Siva
(4) Vishnu
Answer: Uncultivable
(12) The Kuchian monk, who is considered the first to interpret Mahayana Buddhism in China, was :
(1) Jinagupta
(2) Kumarajiva
(3) Paramartha
(4) Sanghabhuti
Answer: Kumarajiva
(13) Which one of the following statements is not correct about mahzar issued by Akbar in 1579 ?
(1) Shaikh Mubarak drafted the mahzar.
(2) It declared the rank of sultan - i - Adil (just-king) higher than mujtahid (interpreter of law).
(3) The document was signed by leading Ulama Shaikh Abdun Nabi and Makhdum - ul - Mulk.
(4) Hakim - ul - Mulk and Sadr - i -Jahan Mufti declared that their seals were obtained under duress.
Answer: Hakim - ul - Mulk and Sadr - i -Jahan Mufti declared that their seals were obtained under duress.
(14) Under the patronage of the famous Sultan Zain-ul Abidin of Kashmir, Bhattavatara composed Zaina Vilas a history of Kashmir, on the model of :
(1) Firdausi’s Shahnama
(2) Shrivara’s Kathakautuka
(3) Amir Khusrau’s Ijaz - i - Khusravi
(4) Abdur Rahman’s Sandesharasaka
Answer: Firdausi’s Shahnama
(15) Which of the following statement is not correct ?
(1) Dakhni Urdu in its standardised literary form was first developed under the patronage of Bahmani rulers.
(2) Gesu Daraz’s Miraj-ul Ashiqin is one of the earliest works written in Dakhni Urdu.
(3) Mulla Daud composed Chandayan in Dakhni Urdu.
(4) Till the 18th century Urdu was called by various names - Hindavi, Dakhni, Hindustani, Rekhta.
Answer: Mulla Daud composed Chandayan in Dakhni Urdu.

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