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(1) In which of the following texts do we get information about the hierarchy of officers in the context of villages for the first time ?
(1) Manu Smriti
(2) Brihaspati Smriti
(3) Narada Smriti
(4) Katyayana Smriti
Answer: Manu Smriti
(2) In which of the following stupas were the relics of Sariputra and Moggalana found ?
(1) Sanchi stupa no.1
(2) Sanchi stupa no. 3
(3) Satadhara stupa
(4) Deor kothar stupa
Answer: Sanchi stupa no. 3

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(3) In which of the following king’s court Apostle Thomas visited ?
(1) Vonones
(2) Gondophernes
(3) Demetrius
(4) Euthydemus
Answer: Gondophernes
(4) Which of the following sects has the theory of Vyuhas ?
(1) Pashupata
(2) Kapalika
(3) Pancaratra
(4) Sarvastivada
Answer: Pancaratra
(5) The Nainar Shaiva saints were followers of which of the following doctrines ?
(1) Pashupata Shaivism
(2) Pratyabhijna Shaivism
(3) Shaiva Siddhanta Shaivism
(4) Vira Shaivism
Answer: Shaiva Siddhanta Shaivism
(6) Which of the following texts gives details of ship building techniques ?
(1) Kritya kalpataru
(2) Yukti kalpataru
(3) Samaraickakaha
(4) Bhavishyatkaha
Answer: Yukti kalpataru
(7) Which of the following texts describes the techniques for making hair dyes and perfumes ?
(1) Amar kosha
(2) Brihat samhita
(3) Samanta pasadika
(4) Puratan Prabandha Sangraha
Answer: Brihat samhita
(8) Araghattaghatiyantra was a device for which of the following purposes ?
(1) For the measurement of time
(2) For the measurement of land
(3) For irrigation
(4) For weaving cloth
Answer: For irrigation
(9) Which among the following was the rate of fallow land in East Bengal during the Gupta Period ?
(1) Two to three dinaras per kulyavapa
(2) Four to five dinaras per kulyavapa
(3) One dinar per kulyavapa
(4) Six dinaras per kulyavapa
Answer: Two to three dinaras per kulyavapa
(10) Which of the following Puranas has portions relating to science of nutrition and health ?
(1) Vayu Purana
(2) Vishnu Purana
(3) Bhagavata Purana
(4) Garuda Purana
Answer: Garuda Purana
(11) From which of the following Gupta inscriptions do we know that one dinar was equal to sixteen rupakas ?
(1) Damodarpur inscription of 443 CE
(2) Dhanaidah inscription of 432 CE
(3) Begram inscription of 447 CE
(4) Sanchi inscription of 412 CE
Answer: Begram inscription of 447 CE
(12) The Tamil tradition attributes Silappadikaram to :
(1) Ilangovadigal
(2) Kamban
(3) Sattan
(4) Tiruttakkadevar
Answer: Ilangovadigal
(13) A bronge image of which of the following South Indian saints has been found ?
(1) Tiruppan
(2) Appar
(3) Karaikkal Ammaiyar
(4) Vipra Narain
Answer: Karaikkal Ammaiyar
(14) “Bhumij style” of temple architecture is a regional variation of which of the following ?
(1) Nagar style
(2) Vesara style
(3) Dravida style
(4) Rock cut style of chaityas
Answer: Nagar style
(15) In which of the following way is the Yajna Varaha a form of Vishnu depicted in North India ?
(1) Anthropomorphically
(2) Theriomorphically
(3) Mixed form of Anthropomorphic and Theriomorphic forms
(4) In the middle of Yajna Vedi
Answer: Theriomorphically

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