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TEST BOOKLET GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER – I) ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY; ART & CULTURE Time Allowed: Two Hours Maximum Marks: 200

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1. The policy of “blood and iron” is associated 1. He was the founder of the Mamluk with: dynasty and the first sultan of the (a) Babur Sultanate. (b) Balban 2. He was a former slave(Mamluk) of (c) Taimur Mahmud of Ghazni (d) Qutubuddin Aibak Which of the above are correct?

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 2. Consider the following statements and select the correct option (c) 1 & 2 1. Second Sangam was conducted under the (d) None aegis of Agastya only. 2. Tolkapiyyam is a product of third 6. Which of the following script was based on the Sangam. abugida writing system? (a) Statement 1 is correct. (a) Gurumukhi script (b) Statement 2 is correct. (b) Sarada script (c) Statement 1 and 2 are correct. (c) Grantha script (d) Statement 1 and 2 are incorrect. (d) None of the above

3. Razia sultana, known for being the only 7. Consider the following statements about female ever to rule the Delhi Sultanate, ruled Virupaksha temple: delhi in: 1. It is located in halebidu, karnataka. (a) 10th century AD 2. It was built under the ruler Devaraya II of (b) 11th century AD vijayanagara empire. (c) 12th century AD 3. It is designated as a UNESCO world (d) 13th century AD heritage site. Choose the correct option: 4. Consider the following statements and select (a) Only 1 the correct option (b) 1& 3 1. was a Jain monk and a (c) 2 & 3 mathematician during the time of (d) All Rashtrakutas 2. was the successor of Virasena 8. Which of the following Hill Forts of Rajasthan and wrote Purana. are part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites? Select the appropriate code from below: 1. Amber (a) Statement 1 is correct. (b) Statement 2 is correct. 2. Gagron (c) Statement 1 and 2 are correct. 3. Jaisalmer (d) Statement 1 and 2 are incorrect. 4. Mehrgarh

5. Consider the following statements about 5. Jaigarh Qutub ud-Din Aybak: Select the appropriate code from below: (a) 1,2 and 5 ANALOG IAS INSTITUTE – The Right Choice of Achievers. P a g e | 2 www.analogeducation.in ias.analog@gmail . c o m

(b) 3,4 and 5 13. Moti Masjid was built in Red Fort by which of the following Mughal Emperor? (c) 4 and 5 (a) Shahjahan (d) 1, 2 and 3 (b) Aurangzeb (c) Alam II 9. Who among the following is the first known (d) Akbar composer of carnatic music? (a) Annamacharya 14. With reference to the cultural history of India, (b) Purandara Dasa the term ‘Panchayatan refers to (c) Thyagaraja (a) an assembly of village elders (d) Swathi Thirunal 10. Which of the following is the last site till now (b) a religious sect to be enlisted as UNESCO Heritage site? (c) a style of temple construction (a) Hill Forts of Rajasthan (d) an administrative functionary (b) The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai (c) Kalka-Shimla Railway 15. Who among the following is considered to be (d) Airavateswarar temple the teacher of Amir Khusro? (a) Moinuddin Chishti 11. Which of the following is (b) Nizamuddin Auliya associated with Ramanujacharya? (c) Bakhtiyar Kaki (a) Vishishtadvaita (d) None (b) Dvaita 16. He was the first important king of Gupta (c) Advaita Dynasty. He claimed the title of (d) None maharajadhiraja. He enhanced his power and prestige by marrying a princess of Lichchhavi

clan of present day Nepal. 12. ‘X’ is the earliest known astronomer of India. The above description best describes which of In the 7th century Bhaskara I wrote a the following Kings? commentary on the text written by ‘X’. ‘X’ also discovered that earth rotates on its axis (a) Harshavardhan and was also the first astronomer to give a (b) Kumara Gupta scientific explanation of eclipses. He described (c) Samudra Gupta the various properties of a circle and gave a (d) Chandra Gupta I very accurate value of Pi (π). 17. With reference to the Turkish rule on Delhi Who is ‘X’ from the preceding description? Sultanate, the word 'Chahalgani' means: (a) Brahmagupta (a) Forty Turkish chiefs that had a say in (b) Varahamihira power. (c) Aryabhatta I (b) The specially trained cavalry of the army. (d) None of the above (c) It was a sport resembling polo. (d) None

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18. Consider the following statements regarding (b) 2 and 3 only the Pandyan Kingdom: (c) 1 and 3 only 1. The emblem of Pandyan kings is Fish (d) 1, 2 and 3 depicting their maritime prowess. 2. The Pandyan kings had sent embassies to 22. Consider the following statements and mark the Roman empire. the option which is correct. Select the correct code from the following 1. The inscriptions of Asoka were written in (a) Statement 1 is correct. Pali and Prakrit only. (b) Statement 2 is correct. 2. Rummindei inscription mentions visit of (c) Statement 1 and 2 are correct. Asoka to Lumbini. (d) Statement 1 and 2 are incorrect. (a) Statement 1 is correct. (b) Statement 2 is correct. 19. Consider the following statements: (c) Statement 1 and 2 are correct. 1. Fa-Hien was the first Chinese pilgrim to (d) Statement 1 and 2 are incorrect. visit India. 2. Hiuen-Tsang left an account on Indian 23. Which of the following is incorrect regarding society during the reign of the Bhakti Movement? Harshavardhana. (a) Bhakti Movement did not reject Which of the statements given above is/are austerities preached by the Jains and the correct? Buddhists. (a) 1 only (b) Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge of (b) 2 only Hindu literature in regional languages. (c) Both 1 and 2 (c) The Bhakti Movement led to (d) Neither 1 nor 2 development of different 20. Which of the following works is a sequel to within the Vedanta school. Silappaddikaram? (d) Bhakti Movement led to emergence of (a) Melkannakku new forms of spiritual leadership. (b) Tirukkural 24. Which of the following King committed (c) Manimekalai - a Jaina practice of death by slow starvation? (d) Kilkanakku (a) Kharavela

(b) Chandragupta Maurya 21. In the context of the history of Chola empire,

consider the following pairs: (c) Bindusara (d) None of the above Term Description 1. Ur : Settlement of peasants 2. Nadu : Educational institutes 25. Consider the following statements regarding the Sufism patronaged by the King 1. Sufism was against asceticism and 3. Brahmadeya : Military commanders mysticism. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly 2. They stressed the elements of Love and matched? devotion. (a) 1 only 3. They believe in the guidance Guru or Pir. ANALOG IAS INSTITUTE – The Right Choice of Achievers. P a g e | 4 www.analogeducation.in ias.analog@gmail . c o m

Which of the statements given above is/are 29. Consider the following statements regarding correct? the administration of Shivaji: (a) 1 and 3 only 1. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were collected (b) 2 and 3 only from regions lying outside the Maratha (c) 1 and 2 only kingdom (d) 1, 2 and 3 2. He ensured that offices were not hereditary.

26. Which of the following book was lost for 3. He was a great military genius who millennia and whose copy was found in 1905 instinctively adopted the guerilla system by R. Shamashastry? of warfare. (a) Indica of Megasthenes Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (b) Banabhatta’s Kadambari (a) 1 and 2 only (c) Dashamukhacharita by Dandin (b) 2 and 3 only (d) Arthashatra by Kautilya. (c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 27. With reference to the reforms introduced by Alauddin Khilji, consider the following 30. The name by which Ashoka is generally statements: referred to in his inscriptions is (a) Chakravarti 1. He introduced the Arabic coinage in India. (b) Dharmadeva 2. Alauddin Khilji took steps to control the (c) Dharmakirti prices of commodities by setting up (d) Piyadassi markets and government store-houses. 3. He was the first Sultan of Delhi to order 31. The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the for measurement of land. Mughal Empire. Why? Which of the statement(s) given above is/are (a) It acted as a Buffer territory correct? (b) It served as a Communication channel (a) 1 only (c) It had plenty of natural resources (b) 2 and 3 only (d) Due to its strategic stronghold (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 32. Consider the following statements and mark 28. Which of the following can be used as a source the option which is correct. for knowing about the Mauryan Empire 1. was a contemporary of 1. Arthashastra Buddha. 2. Indica 2. Brihaspati is usually referred to as the 3. Parishisthaparvan founder of Charvaka or Lokāyata Select the correct code from the following philosophy. (a) 1 only (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 only (b) Only 2 (c) 1, 2 and 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of the above (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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33. Which of the following was/were feature(s) of 36. Consider the following pairs: the Dahsala/Zabati system: Buddhist Councils King 1. The revenue was fixed on the average 1. First Buddhist Council: Ashoka yield of land assessed based on past ten 2. Second Buddhist Council: Kalasoka years. 3. Third Buddhist Council: Ajatshatru 2. Revenue stated in kind only. Which of the statements given above is/are 3. It had a uniform system of land correct? measurement. (a) 1, 2 and 3 Which of the statements given above is/are (b) 1 only correct? (c) 2 only (a) 1 and 2 only (d) None of the above (b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 3 only 37. During the medieval period, the term “Hundi”

(d) 1, 2 and 3 was referred to (a) A trade guild. 34. Who was the founder of the philosophical sect (b) A religious charter. of Ajivikas? (c) A letter of credit payable after a period of

(a) Alara Kalama time at a discount.

(b) Udayana (d) A trading class. (c) Makkali Gosala

(d) Ajita Kesakambali 38. What does the term ‘Pudgala’ refer to it Jaina literature 35. Consider the following statements regarding (a) A monastic establishment the social reforms of Akbar: (b) Superhuman cognition 1. He made the consents of boys and girls (c) Aggregates of atoms (d) Energy obligatory before marriage was

performed. 39. Consider the following statements: 2. Akbar was against the practice of Sati 1. Humayun–nama was composed by and passed a formal decree against it. Humayun in Persian language. 3. Akbar laid emphasis on moral education 2. II. After losing the battle against Akbar, and mathematics along with secular Maharana Rana Pratap built a new capital subjects. at Chittor. Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the above statements is/are correct? correct? (a) 2 and 3 only (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 3 only (b) Only 2 (c) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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40. Consider the following statements regarding 43. What is common between Mahabalipuram, Hampi and Pattadakal? (a) They all are sites of Vesara style of 1. tradition holds that woman Architecture, a unique combination of lacks the body and rigid will to attain Nagara and Dravida style. . (b) The major Monuments at these places were built by Raja Raja Chola and his 2. Shvetambaras acknowledge the son Rajendra Chola. possibility of women attaining Moksha. (c) These sites are part of United Nations Select the correct answer using the codes given Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage below list. (a) Only 1 (d) These three are the sites of Ashokan (b) Only 2 inscription in Southern India signifying (c) Both 1 and 2 his conquest across Aryavrat. (d) Neither 1 nor 2 44. The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of 41. Read the following statements carefully: Visakadutta has its subject as: 1. Shah Jahan was lovingly nursed by his (a) A conflict between Gods and Demons of favourite daughter Jahanara during his ancient Hindu lore. (b) The story of a power struggle between days of captivity. two Kings. 2. During the rule of Aurangzeb a (c) The court intrigues at the time of compendium of his decrees was collected Chandra Gupta Maurya. in a work called ‘Zawabit-i- Alamgiri’. (d) None of the above.

Which of the above statements is/are correct? 45. In the South Indian medieval history, there is a (a) Only 1 lot more known and recorded about Cholas (b) Only 2 than their predecessor. Which of the following (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 reasons is most appropriately attributed to it? 42. What does the term ‘Upasampada’ mean in (a) Chola courts housed several poets and Buddhist literature? authors who wrote about the kings and the kingdom. (a) A ceremony held on full moon and new (b) Temples built by Chola kings have long moon. inscriptions written on their wall about (b) Ordination ceremony when the novice the victories. (c) Sangam literature gives detailed account becomes a full-fledged member of the of historical narratives of the king and the monastic community. society of the time. (c) The defeat of the ego. (d) Travellers and traders visiting Chola empire have written extensive literature (d) None of the above. about the kingdom.

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46. Consider the following symbols in (a) 1 only 1. The horse symbol refers to Renunciation. (b) 1 and 3 only 2. Footprints refer to Birth of Buddha. (c) 2 and 3 only Select the correct answer using the codes given (d) 1, 2 and 3 below (a) Only 1 50. Which of the following book is a book (b) Only 2 authored by Buddhaghosa? (c) Both 1 and 2 (a) Nettipakarana (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) Visuddhimagga

(c) Nidanakatha 47. Which of the following groups of North India (d) Dipavamsa challenged the authority of Veda and Brahmanical tradition during medieval period? (a) Nathas, Jogis and 51. Koh-I-Noor diamond was taken away from India to Persia during the rule of which (b) Alvars, Nayanars and Lingayat Mughal ruler? (c) Lokayat, Ajivikas and Ahetuvadin (a) Aurangzeb (d) None of the above (b) Muhammad Shah 48. Consider the following statements regarding (c) Farrukhsiyar Tipitaka. (d) Shah Alam 1. Tripitakas mean The Three Baskets. 52. Lord Buddha’s image is sometimes shown 2. Abhidhamma Pitaka consists of texts that with the hand gesture called ‘Bhumisparsha are supposed to contain what Buddha Mudra’. It symbolises himself said. (a) Buddha’s calling of the Earth to watch Select the correct answer using the codes given over Mara and toprevent Mara from below: disturbing his meditation (a) Statement 1 is correct. (b) Buddha’s calling of the Earth to witness (b) Statement 2 is correct. his purity and chastity despite the (c) Statement 1 and 2 are correct. temptations of Mara (d) Statement 1 and 2 are incorrect. (c) Buddha’s reminder to his followers that they all arise from the Earth and finally 49. Which of the following statements regarding dissolve into the Earth, and thus this life the Mongols in the 13th century is/are correct? is transitory 1. The Mongol emperor Changez Khan did (d) Both the statements (a) and (b) are not cross the Indus due to the fear of correct in this context Balban’s army. 2. Mongol king Abdullah was defeated by 53. With reference to Al Beruni, consider the Jalaluddin Khalji in Bhatinda. following statements: 3. Mongol invasion during Alauddin 1. He was a Moroccan traveler. Khilji's rule laid the foundations of a 2. His travel records about India is found in strong Sultanate army. the book Rihla. Select the correct answer using the code given 3. He suggested that four social categories below. of society are not unique to India. ANALOG IAS INSTITUTE – The Right Choice of Achievers. P a g e | 8 www.analogeducation.in ias.analog@gmail . c o m

Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 correct? (b) 2, 3 and 4 (a) 1 and 2 only (c) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 3 only (d) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 57. Consider the following statements regarding the Sikhism: 54. Milindapanho is in the form of a dialogue 1. Guru Nanak advocated Nirgun Bhakti between the king Menander and the Buddhist monk with God having no form or gender. (a) Nagasena 2. Adi Granth Sahib contains the teaching (b) Nagarjuna of only Guru Nanak and Sikh Gurus. (c) Nagabhatta Which of the statements given above is/are (d) Kumaribhatta correct? 55. In the context of Mansabdari system of (a) 1 only Mughals consider the following statements: (b) 2 only 1. It was a grading system used by the Mughals to fix rank, salary and military (c) Both 1 and 2 responsibilities. (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. Mansabdars did not actually reside in or

administer their jagirs, they only had rights to the revenue of their assignments. 58. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by 3. Rank and salary were determined by a (a) Mahayana Buddhism numerical value called zat. (b) Hinayana Buddhism Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (c) Jainism (a) 1 only (d) Lokayukta school (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only 59. With respect to Indo - Islamic architecture, the (d) 1, 2 and 3 'Sarais' are:

56. Which of the following were common to both (a) tunnels connecting major forts of the ? town. 1. Avoidance of extremities of penance and (b) commemorative gateways of the city. enjoyment. (c) ringed cities built to provide temporary 2. Indifference to the authority of the Vedas 3. Denial of the efficacy of rituals accommodation for people. 4. Non-injury to animal life (d) region demarcated by the ruler for local Select the correct answer using the codes given markets. below:

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60. Match the following Kingdoms to their capitals Choose the correct Option from below: Kingdoms Capital (a) Only 1 and 2 A. Magadha i. Champa (b) Only 2 B. Anga ii. Varanasi (c) Only 2 and 3 C. Kosala iii. Rajgriha (d) 1, 2 and 3 D. Kashi iv. Shravasti (a) A i, B ii, C iii, D iv 64. Consider the following statements and select (b) A iii, B iv, C i, D ii the correct code given below (c) A iii, B i, C iv, D ii 1. Pura or Nagara meant a fortified town or (d) A ii, B iii, C iv, D i a city. 2. Nigama refers to the capital city. 61. Consider the following pairs: (a) Only 1 Traveler Kingdom they visited (b) Only 2 1. Marco Polo : Mughal empire (c) Both 1 and 2 2. Ibn Battuta : Delhi Sultanate (d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. Abd al-Razzaq : Vijayanagar kingdom 65. Which of the following has agreed to give Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly India economic and military access to the matched? strategic island of Sabang? (a) 1 only (a) Malaysia (b) 2 and 3 only (b) Indonesia (c) 1 and 3 only (c) Oman (d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Vietnam

62. Consider the following statements and mark 66. Which King was the hero of three Sanskrit the option which is correct. dramas, Svapnavasavadatta, Ratnavali, and 1. The tax was collected by the Senanayaka. Priyadarshika? 2. The first coins were punch-marked silver (a) Pradyota and copper coins. (b) Udayana (a) Only 1 (c) Harsha (b) Only 2 (d) Kanishka (c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 67. Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river

63. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana hydroelectric power station currently under (PMKSY) has been formulated by construction on which of the following rivers? amalgamating which of the following? (a) Jhelum 1. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (b) Chenab 2. Integrated Watershed Management (c) Ravi Programme (d) Beas 3. On Farm Water Management ANALOG IAS INSTITUTE – The Right Choice of Achievers. P a g e | 10 www.analogeducation.in ias.analog@gmail . c o m

68. The national motto of India, ‘Satyameva 73. Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram Jayate’, inscribed below the Emblem of India (PMJVK) is under which of the following is taken from Ministry? (a) Katha Upanishad (b) Chhandoya Upanishad (a) Ministry of social justice (c) Aitreya Upanishad (b) Ministry of rural development (d) Mundaka Upanishad (c) Ministry of minority affairs

(d) Ministry of health and family welfare 69. Which of the following states will get specialised anti-Naxal combat force called ‘Black Panther’? 74. Consider the following statements regarding (a) Jharkhand Harappan Civilization (b) Chattisgarh 1. The Harappan script is regarded as (c) Telangana pictographic. (d) Odisha 2. The script is boustrophedon, written from

left to right and right to left in alternate 70. The term ‘Goghna’ mentioned in the Rig Veda refers to which of the following? lines. (a) Chief 3. The script of the Harappans is not (b) Measure of distance deciphered till now. (c) Measure of time Select the correct answer using the code given (d) Guest below

(a) 1 only 71. ‘SURYA KIRAN’ is a Joint Military Exercise (b) 1 and 2 only between (c) 1, 2 and 3 (a) India and Bhutan (d) None of the above (b) India and nepal

(c) India and thialand 75. Which of the following are related to Pradhan (d) None Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)? 72. Consider the following statements regarding 1. Setting up of AIIMS-like institutions Sangam texts 2. Up-gradation of existing State 1. Sangam texts are religious in nature. Government Medical College 2. Sangam texts provide information regarding the political and economic 3. To provide health insurance life of people. Which of the above are part of PMSSY? Which of the statements is/are correct? (a) Only 3 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (b) 1 & 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 1 & 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) All ANALOG IAS INSTITUTE – The Right Choice of Achievers. P a g e | 11 www.analogeducation.in ias.analog@gmail . c o m

76. Consider the following travelers who visited Which of the above are correct? India in the past. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 1. Fa-Hien (c) Both 2. I-Tsing (d) None 3. Megasthanese 4. Xuan Zang 80. Which of the following materials were people of Indus Valley familiar with? Arrange them in chronological order 1. Gold (a) 3124 2. Copper (b) 3142 3. Bronze 4. Iron (c) 1324 Select the correct answer using the code given (d) 1342 below (a) 1,2 and 3 77. To ensure energy security, the Government of (b) 2,3 and 4 India had decided to set up 5 million metric (c) 1,3 and 4 tons (MMT) of strategic crude oil storages at (d) All the above which of the following places? 81. Consider the following statements regarding (a) Visakhapatnam ‘Samkhya’ school of philosophy (b) Mangalore 1. This school believed in dualism i.e., (c) Padur (near Udupi). Dvaitavada. (d) All 2. Knowledge of Dvaita can be acquired only through Perception according to 78. Which of the following statements regarding Samkhya school . Indus Valley Civilization(IVC) is true? Select the appropriate code from below: (a) The bronze dancing girl was discovered (a) Only 1 at Harappa’ (b) Only 2 (b) The people of IVC knew the metallurgy (c) Both 1 and 2 of Iron (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) The people of IVC were acquainted with 82. Consider the following statements regarding the art of spinning and weaving. the proto-historical sites (d) None of the above. 1. Kalibangan means bangles of clay. 2. A dockyard was found at Lothal that is 79. Consider the following statements about located in present-day Gujarat. “Navika Sagar Parikrama” Select the correct answer using the code given 1. It is the first-ever Indian below circumnavigation of the globe by an all- (a) Only 1 women crew. (b) Only 2 2. The crew took the expedition in (c) Both 1 and 2 indigenously-built INSV Tarini (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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83. Which of the following animals was not 87. Consider the following statements and choose represented in seals and terracotta art of the right option Harappan Sculpture? 1. Vitarka Mudra indicates intellectual (a) Tiger debate (b) Elephant 2. Anjali Mudra indicates supreme enlightenment. (c) Cow (a) Only 1 (d) Rhinoceros (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 84. According to the Tamil Sangam texts, who (d) Neither 1 nor 2

among the following were the large 88. Match the following material to their source landowners? Metal Source (a) Admais A. Lapis lazuli (i) Khetri (b) Vellalars B. Jade (ii) Afghanistan (c) Uzhavars C. Copper (iii) Kolar D. Gold (iv) Pamir (d) Ganapatis (a) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv (b) A-iii, B-i, C-ii, D-iv (c) A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii 85. Which of the following statements is not (d) A-i, B-iv, C -iii, D-iii correct? 89. What does the term ‘ Nishka’ refer to in the (a) The statue of Gomateswara at Shravana- Vedic texts? Belagola represents the last tirthankar of (a) The sun priest the Jains. (b) Rich peasant (b) India’s largest Buddhist monastery is in (c) Weight of gold. Arunachal Pradesh. (d) One horned Unicorn. (c) Khajuraho temples were built under

Chandela kings. 90. Which of the following sites are found in (d) Hoysaleswara temple is dedicated to India? Shiva. (a) Kot Diji

(b) Mehrgarh 86. The dialogue on Varna between king (c) Banawali Avantiputta and Kachchana, a disciple of (d) Mohenjo-Daro Buddha, appears in which one of the following 91. Who among the following wrote Buddhist texts? 'Mahabhashya' a commentary on Sanskrit book Ashtadhyayi? (a) Samyutta Nikaya (a) Kshemendra (b) Anguttara Nikaya (b) Kalahana (c) Ambattha Sutta (c) Chanakya (d) Majjhima Nikaya (d) Patanjali ANALOG IAS INSTITUTE – The Right Choice of Achievers. P a g e | 13 www.analogeducation.in ias.analog@gmail . c o m

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99. Consider the following statements: 94. Many varieties of Megaliths are found across 1. Raga forms the basis of Rhythm. India such as Menhir and Dolmens. Which period are they associated with? 2. Tala becomes the basis of melody. (a) Mesolithic Select the appropriate code from below (b) Neolithic-Chalcolithic (a) Statement 1 is correct (c) Paleolithic (b) Statement 2 is correct (d) None of the above (c) Statement 1 and 2 are correct (d) Statement 1 and 2 are incorrect 95. Who among the following wrote the classical 100. With reference to the religious practices in text on music, Sangeet Ratnakara? India, the ‘Vajrayana’ school belongs to (a) Matanga (a) Vaishnavism (b) Sarangadeva (b) Jainism (c) Bharata (c) Buddhism (d) None of the above (d) Shaivism

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