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(1) According to the Periplus and Maduraikkanji Sangam work, a pearl fishery was located at :
(1) Arikamedu
(2) Korkai
(3) Kaveripattinam
(4) Muziris
Answer: Korkai
(2) The Sunyavada teachings of Nagarjuna are said to have influenced a prominent philosophy of the Hinduism :
(1) Advaita of Sankara
(2) Dvaita of Madhva
(3) Suddhadvaita of Vallabha
(4) Visishtadvaita of Ramanuja
Answer: Advaita of Sankara

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(3) Which of the following is not correct about the Ashokan pillars ?
(1) Inverted lotus appears at the top of the shaft.
(2) The shaft is smooth and round tapering with polish.
(3) The pillars stand on the bases either rectangular or circular.
(4) The pillars have capitals with abacus and independent animals carved in the round.
Answer: The pillars stand on the bases either rectangular or circular.
(4) What was the symbol associated with the Tirthankara Ajitanatha ?
(1) Bull
(2) Elephant
(3) Horse
(4) Swastika
Answer: Elephant
(5) That both Gautama Buddha and Mahavira were contempories is known from :
(1) Vinayapitaka
(2) Isibhasiam
(3) Divyavadana
(4) Acharanga Sutta
Answer: Vinayapitaka
(6) Which one of the following Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka prohibits the killing of animals in the Royal kitchen ?
(1) I
(2) IV
(3) VI
(4) VII
Answer: I
(7) The earliest inscriptional reference to Vasudeva is found in the :
(1) Junagarh Rock inscription
(2) Aihole inscription
(3) Allahabad pillar inscription
(4) Besnagar pillar inscription
Answer: Besnagar pillar inscription
(8) The river goddess Ganga is represented on a Gupta gold coin type of :
(1) Samudragupta
(2) Chandragupta II
(3) Kumaragupta I
(4) Skandagupta
Answer: Kumaragupta I
(9) Which of the following stupa in Andhra Pradesh is enshrining the mortal remains of the Buddha ?
(1) Amaravati stupa
(2) Bhattiprolu stupa
(3) Nagarjunakonda stupa
(4) Jaggayyapeta stupa
Answer: Bhattiprolu stupa
(10) The Sikhara of the Draupadi ratha at Mahabalipuram is in the style of :
(1) a hut
(2) Dravida temples
(3) Nagara temples
(4) Flat top
Answer: a hut
(11) Which of the following kings is known to have performed four Asvamedha sacrifices ?
(1) Sunga king Pushyamitra
(2) Gupta king Kumaragupta I
(3) Vakataka king Pravarasena I
(4) Chalukya king Pulakesin I
Answer: Vakataka king Pravarasena I
(12) Whose coins represent the two-masted type ship ?

(a) Gautamiputra Satakarni

(b) Yajnasri Satakarni

(c) Vasishtiputra Pulamayi

(d) Sri Satakarni

Code :
(1) (b) andU (c)
(2) (a) andU (b)
(3) (c) andU (d)
(4) (a) and (c)
Answer: (b) andU (c)
(13) Which school of art used schist stone as material for sculptures ?
(1) Amaravati
(2) Gandhara
(3) Mathura
(4) Saranath
Answer: Gandhara
(14) Teachings of Lalla Ded represented the :
(1) Suhrawardi silsilah
(2) Advaita Shaivism
(3) Budhism
(4) Vaishnavism
Answer: Advaita Shaivism
(15) What is/are true about the Alvars ?

(a) Alvar hymns in Tamil were composed in honour of God Vishnu and his incarnations, Rama and Krishna

(b) Tirumurai is the sacred literature of the Alvar in Tamil (c) Andal, a female Alvar, lyrically depicted life of Krishna in her hymns

Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) (a) and (b)
(2) (b) and (c)
(3) (b) only
(4) (a) and (c)
Answer: (a) and (c)

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