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1) Consider the following statements 5) With respect to literary works in ancient about "Natesa-a rare sandstone idol " history, Consider the following retrieved recently statements 1) It is an idol from the 9th century 1) Harshacharitha and Nagananda are Pratihara Style of Rajasthan the works of Bana, a court poet of 2) The sandstone Natesa figure stands Harsha tall at almost 4 ft. in a rare and 2) Amoghavarsha I was the author of brilliant depiction of Lord Vishnu Prasnottaramalika, a work Which of the statements given above is / Which of the statements given above is / are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only are correct ? (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 2) In which of the following texts, the (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Bodhisatta (the Buddha in a previous 6) Which of the following are determinants birth) is identified as a chandala ? of Minimum Support Price (MSP) ? (a) Matanga Jataka 1) price trends in domestic markets only (b) 2) inter-crop price parity (c) Vessantara Jataka 3) demand and supply (d) Romaka Jataka 4) terms of trade between agriculture 3) It is the traditional rod puppet of . and non-agriculture sectors The puppets are generally made of wood Select the correct answer using the code and are without any joints. They are below: carved out of a single piece of wood and (a) 2,3 and 4 only (b) 1,3 and 4 only then painted and dressed in bright (c) 1,2 and 3 only (d) 1,2,3 and 4 colours. 7) Consider the following statements The above description is about which 1) Fisheries is a sunrise sector with of the following puppetry ? varied resources and potential. (a) Putul Nach (b) Ravanchhaya 2) Of the total fisheries potential of India (c) Yampuri (d) Kathputli 4) Arrange the following rulers in the , the marine fisheries potential stands chronological order :- highest compared to inland fisheries 1) Kalasoka 2) Ajatasatru potential . 3) Shisunaga Which of the statements given above is / Select the correct answer using the code are correct ? below: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1-3-2 (b) 2-3-1 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 2-1-3 (d) 1-2-3

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 8) Which of the following are thematic 11) The titles like muvendavelan , araiyar circuits identified under Swadesh were given by which of the following Darshan Scheme? dynasty kings ? 1) Mahabharata Circuit (a) Chera (b) Chola 2) Desert Circuit (c) Pandya (d) Pala 12) The Tangams are a little-known 3) Tirthankara Circuit community belongs to which of the 4) Wildlife Circuit following state ? (a) 1 and 3 Only (b) 2 and 4 Only (a) Sikkim (b) Nagaland (c) 2,3 and 4 Only (d) 1,2,3 and 4 (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Odisha 9) Consider the following statements about 13) Consider the following statements about Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda

1) It was formed in 1984 by the merger Prabandhan Puraskaar of Gandhi Darshan at Rajghat and 1) It is given to recognise the excellent Gandhi Smriti, as an autonomous work done by the individuals and body. institutions in the field of disaster 2) The Vice-President of India is its management. Chairperson and it has a nominated 2) Only Indian nationals and Indian body of senior Gandhians and institutions can apply for the award representatives of various government 3) It is administered by National Disaster departments to guide it in its activities Management Authority of India Which of the statements given above is / Which of the statements given above is / are correct ? are correct ? (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 1 and 2only (d) 1,2 and 3 10) Consider the following statements 14) Kadamba architecture was a style of 1) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) temple architecture founded by ? was established in 1861 and functions (a) Raja Raja I (b) Mayurasharma (c) Krishnadevaraya II as an attached office of the Ministry (d) Vishnuvardhana of Culture 15) Which of the following are Pillar 2) Champaner-Pavagarh Archaeological Inscriptions of King ? Park in Gujarat is inscribed on the 1) Topra 2) Sarnath World Heritage List by UNESCO 3) Girnar 4) Rampurwa Which of the statements given above is / Select the correct answer using the code are Incorrect ? below: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 2,3 and 4 only (b) 1,2 and 4 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 1,2 and 3 only (d) 1,2,3 and 4

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 16) With reference to religious history of Which of the statements given above is / India, consider the following statements: are correct ? 1) is one of the sub-sects of (a) 1 and 2 only Mahayana (b) 2 and 3 only 2) Emperor Kanishka of Kushana (c) 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 dynasty is said to be the founder of 19) "Arad and Carmel" which are in news Mahayana sect of Buddhism in 1st recently are ? century AD (a) Iran Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 3) Chandrakirti was a great scholar of (b) Indian Coastal Submarines Madhyamaka school under (c) Israeli assault rifles Mahayana Buddhism (d) None of the above Which of the statements given above is / 20) This type of folk music is based on the are correct ? grand epic- Mahabharata and Bhima as (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only hero. It is all inclusive of gayan (singing) (c) 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 and vadan (playing an instrument). 17) Consider the following statements Usually the songs are set to the rhythm 1) Indo-Greeks introduced the practice of a tambura. of military governorship wherein they The above description is about ? appointed military governors (a) Baul (b) Wanawan called strategos (c) Pandavani (d) Panihari 2) The Kushanas introduced the 'Satrap' 21) Consider the followings statements with system of government, under which respect to Harappan period the empire was divided into 1) The Indus people were the earliest numerous satrapis people to produce cotton Which of the statements given above is / 2) Gabarbands or nalas enclosed by dams are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only for storing water were a feature in (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1nor 2 parts of Baluchistan and Afghnaistan 18) Consider the following statements about along with channel or canal irrigation the plays produced in India in the Gupta 3) It appears that the Harappans used period some kind of modern ekka along with 1) All the plays are tragedies , we don't spoked wheel come across any comedies Which of the statements given above is / 2) Characters of higher and lower classes are correct ? speak the same language (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only 3) Women and shudras featuring in (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 these plays use Prakrit

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 22) With reference to crafts, trade and towns 25) The art form "Jharnapatachitra" belongs in the Post-Maurya Age , consider the to which of the following state ? following statements) 1) was a great centre for the (a) Gujarat (b) Odisha manufacture of a special type of cloth (c) West (d) Maharashtra which was called Shataka 26) Consider the following statements 2) Lead, which was used for making 1) Seethakali, a centuries old folk art coins by the Satavahanas seems to form belongs to the state of Tamil have been imported from Rome in the Nadu shape of coiled strips 2) In the early times, it was performed 3) The Andhras issued a large number as part of the harvest festival Pongal of lead or potin coins in the Deccan Which of the statements given above is / Which of the statements given above is / are correct ? are correct ? (a) 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only (a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 23) Consider the following statements about 27) With reference to cultural history of Talamaddale India , Consider the following pairs 1) It is an ancient form of dance Festival State/Union Territory performance in the regions of 1) Kailpodh Kerala Karnataka and Kerala 2) Goura - Gauri Tamil Nadu 2) The regional music of "Yakshagana "is 3) Mela Kheer Bhawani Jammu/ Kashmir accompanied with the dance performance Which of the pairs given above is / are Which of the statements given above is / are correct ? correct ? (a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 2 and 3 only 24) Consider the following statements about 28) Who among the following introduced Konark Sun Temple new public institutions such as the

1) It was built middle of 13th century, by 'Anubhava Mantapa'(or, the "hall of King Narasimhadeva II of Ganga spiritual experience") ? dynasty (a) Basavanna (b) Sri Krishna Devaraya 2) It is the culmination of Odisha temple (c) Pulakesin II (d) King Yayati architecture 3) The Government of India has 29) The term"Sohrai Khovar " refers to ? launched a scheme for 100% (a) ritualistic and traditional dance form solarisation of Konark sun temple (b) traditional festival of local tribes in Which of the statements given above is / Jharkhand are correct ? (c) ritualistic mural art (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (d) traditional weaving technique (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 30) Which of the following are considered 34) Mangolian Kanjur , which is in news is as Percussion instruments ? referred to ? 1) Ektara 2) Chikka (a) Jain's Traditional festival 3) Khadtaal 4) Mashak (b) Buddhist Canonical text Select the correct answer using the code (c) Hindu Goddess worshipped in Nepal (d) Traditional festival of Zorastrians below: 35) Which of the following are correct (a) 1,3 and 4 only (b) 2,3 and 4 only statements regarding Ajivikas ? (c) 1 and 4 only (d) 2 and 4 only 1) They opposed Buddhism and 31) Consider the following statements about 2) Bindusara (4th century BC) was one Kalaripayattu of its followers 1) It was a martial art from Kerala which 3) Ashoka's eighth pillar edicts mentions was transmitted to China in 5th or 6th about Ajivikas century AD by a sage called Select the correct answer using the code Bodhidharma below: 2) The present form of Judo and karate (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only did originate from Kalaripayattu. (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 Which of the statements given above is / 36) Consider the following statements about are correct ? Tyagaraja, one of the Trinity of Carnatic (a) 1 only (b) 2 only music (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 1) His signature name was Guru- guha 32) Consider the following statements about which is also his mudra. Nyaya school of philosophy 2) A crater on planet Mercury is named 1) This school of thought was supposed Tyagraja 3) Svarajati musical genre can be to be founded by Kanada attributed to him 2) This philosophy constantly stressed on Which of the statements given above is/ systematic reasoning and thinking are Incorrect ? Which of the statements given above is / (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only are correct ? (c) 1 and 3only (d) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 37) Consider the following statements (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 1) The first gold coins were issued by the 33) "Manu Charitra" was the work of who Kushanas among the following poet ? 2) The first coins to bear the names and (a) Tenali Ramakrishna images of rulers were issued by the (b) Nandi Thimanna Indo-Greeks, who established control (c) Allasani Peddana over the north-western part of the (d) Krishnadevaraya I subcontinent

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 Which of the statements given above is / 43) Consider the following statements are correct ? 1) Rudra in the Rigveda is depicted as (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Pashupati (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2) The hymns in the Rigveda mentioned 38) Okavango Delta , which is in news the rivers Beas and Sutlej recently is located in ? 3) The Gayatri mantra was first recited (a) Egypt (b) Botswana in Rigveda (c) Saudi Arabia (d) Ethiopia Which of the statements given above is / 39) Consider the following statements are correct ? MANODARPAN initiative (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only 1) It is launched by Ministry of Social (c) 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 Justice and Empowerment

2) It covers a wide range of activities to 44) The earliest book on mathematics provide Psycho-social Support to "Shulbasutra" was written by who students for their Mental Health & among the following ? Well-being during the COVID a) Apastamba (b) Aryabhatta outbreak and beyond. (c) Baudhayana (d) Brahmagupta Which of the statements given above is / 45) With reference to the religious practices are correct ? in India, the "Ekavyaharikas" sect (a) 1 only (b) 2 only belongs to (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) Buddhism (b) Jainism

40) Who among the following is the founder (c) Vaishnavism (d) Shaivism of Vakataka dynasty ? 46) Consider the following statements (a) Rudra sena (b) Vindhyashakti 1) The sculpture of Varaha or Boar (c) Pravarasena (d) Harisena incarnation of the Vishnu is notable 41) Consider the following statements feature of Mandapeshwar caves 1) There were 63 Alvars, who came from 2) Mandapeshwar caves was developed equally divergent backgrounds. in late Gupta period as a Brahmanical 2) Tevaram and Tiruvacakam are the compilations of songs of Alvars cave and however, it was later Which of the statements given above is / converted into a Christian cave are correct ? Which of the statements given above is / (a) 1 only (b) 2 only are correct ? (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only 42) Which of the following sites has (b) 2 only evidences of underground pit houses? (c) Both 1 and 2 (a) Paiyampalli (b) Burzahom (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Koldihwa (d) Chirand

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 47) Consider the following statements 51) Which among the following kingdoms/ 1) The earliest Buddhist works are in rulers were contemporaries of Pallavas? Pali, but in the later phase, Sanskrit 1) Kadambas came to be used to a great extent 2) Chalukyas of Badami 2) The first regular Buddhist work on 3) Gangas of logic was written by Vasubandhu Select the correct answer using the code 3) Vimala produced a Jaina version of given below. Ramayana (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only Which of the statements given above is / (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3

are correct ? 52) Consider the following statements: 1) References to famine are common in (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only the ancient Indian literature (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1,2 and 3 2) declared that famine 48) 'Katakamukha Hasta',' Ekcharya lasyam was unknown in India. ' are associated with which of the Which of the statements given above is / following dance form ? are correct ? (a) Kuchipudi (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Kathakali 53) Which of the following statements are (d) Mohiniattam correct regarding Kawasaki disease? 49) With respect to ancient , 1) The disease affects children the term "pativedaka" refers to ? 2) Its symptoms include red eyes, rashes, (a) traders from abroad and a swollen tongue with reddened (b) village headman whose position was lips often hereditary 3) The disease affects coronary functions

(c) reporter of affairs of people to king in the heart

(d) decorative courtyards Select the correct answer using the code 50) This mudra indicates warding off evil below: and signifies expelling demons and (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only negative energy. The energy created by (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1,2 and 3 this mudra helps remove obstacles such 54) With respect to Buddha's sculpture, the as sickness or negative thoughts. following features describes which of The above description is about ? the school of art? (a) Vajra Mudra 1) Protruding eyeballs (b) Karana Mudra 2) Wavy Hair (c) Uttarabodhi Mudra 3) Elongated Ears (d) Varada Mudra 4) The Buddha is shown in a spiritual state

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 Select the correct answer using the code 59) Which of the following texts are related below: to Buddhism? (a) Gandhara school (b) Mathura school 1) 2) Agamas (c) Amravati school (d) Sarnath school 3) Avadanas 4) Ashokavadana 55) Who among the following assumed the Select the correct answer using the codes title of "Parameswara" ? below: (a) Pulakesin II (a) 2 and 3 Only (b) 2,3 and 4 Only (b) Prabhakara Vardhana (c) 1,3 and 4 Only (d) 1,2,3 and 4 (c) Harsha Vardhana 60) Consider the following statements (d) Pushyabhuti 1) Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu 56) With respect to ministerial Festival at Kamakhya Devi temple administration during the reign of Harsha 2) Kamakhya is one of the 51 , the term " Dirghadhvajas" refers to ? shaktipeeths (holy sites) for the (a) Keeper of Records followers of the Shakti cult, each (b) Chief Cavalry Officer representing a body part of , Lord (c) Royal Messengers Shiva's companion (d) Chief of the Palace Guard Which of the statements given above is / 57) Consider the following statements are correct ? 1) Vishnupant Chatre is called the (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Father of Indian Circus (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2) In 1964, Gemini Circus became the 61) The famous Rabatak Inscription (in First Indian Circus to attend the modern Baghran province, Afghanistan) International Circus Festival in USSR presents valuable information on ? Which of the statements given above is / (a) Kanishka (b) Chandragupta I are correct ? (c) Harshavardhana (d) Ashoka (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 62) In the abacus of the Sarnath pillar, which (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 of the following animals were shown ? 58) Which of the following is/are included 1) Deer 2) Bull in the UNESCO's intangible heritage 3) Horse 4) Tiger 5) Elephant list? Select the correct answer using the code 1) Qalam 2) Yoga below: 3) Manipur Sankirtana 4) Mudiyettu (a) 1,3 and 5 only Select the correct answer using the code (b) 2,3 and 5 only below: (c) 1,2,3 and 4 only (a) 2 and 3only (b) 1,3 and 4 only (d) 3,4 and 5 only (c) 1,2 and 4 only (d) 2,3 and 4 only

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 63) Yaksha and Yakshi were objects of 67) Which of the following are major worship related to which of the political centres in Mauryan empire ? following religions ? 1) 2) Suvarnagiri 1) Hinduism 2) Buddhism 3) Tosali 4) Ujjayini 3) Jainism Select the correct answer using the code Select the correct answer using the code below: below: (a) 1 and 4 only (a) 2 only (b) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 (c) 1,3 and 4 only

64) Consider the following statements (d) 1,2,3 and 4

1) Prayag-Prashasti credits 68) Gotipua are related to which of the Chandragupta with conquest of the following classical dance forms? Vanga Countries (a) Odissi (b) Kathakali 2) Rock edicts of Kalsi inscription reflect (c) Mohiniattam (d) Manipuri Asoka's human approach in his 69) Who among the following is the first internal administration writer who translated Ramayana from Which of the statements given above is / Sanskrit into Nepali ? are correct ? (a) Motiram Bhatta (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (b) Nara Nath Acharya (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Banira Giri 65) A report titled "Sustainable Space (d) Acharya Bhanubhakta Heating Solutions in the Himalayan 70) Consider the following statements about Region" is released by which of the ASEEM portal following ? 1) It is launched by Ministry of Labour (a) WWF India (World Wide Fund for Nature ) and Employment to bridge demand- (b) Centre for Science and Environment supply gap of skilled workforce across (CSE) sectors (c) United Nations Environment 2) The portal will map details of workers Programme (UNEP) based on regions and local industry (d) Climate Policy Initiative demands 66) Which of the following Buddhist council Which of the statements given above is / was held at the Saptaparni cave ? are correct ? (a) (a) 1 only (b) (b) 2 only (c) (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Fifth Buddhist Council (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 71) Which of the following are features of 75) With respect to Bhakti saints , consider the Dravidian style of temple the following statements architecture ? 1) Adi shankara is the chief proponent 1) There is only one vimana in the of the Dvaita school of Vedanta Dravidian architecture on top of the philosophy 2) Ramananda was the first to use Hindi main temple for the propagation of his teachings 2) No presence of a water tank inside the 3) Kabir believed in Vaishnavism and temple had a strong bent to monist Advaita 3) temples were surrounded by high Which of the statements given above is / boundary walls are correct ? Select the correct answer using the code (a) 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only below: (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1,2 and 3 (a) 1 and 2 only 76) Which of the following wildlife (b) 2 and 3 only sanctuary is referred as the 'The Amazon (c) 1 and 3 only of East'? (d) 1,2 and 3 (a) Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary 72) India's first music museum will be set (b) Dehing-Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary up in ? (c) Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary (a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu (d) Dibru-Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala 77) Which of the following are the dramas 73) Which of the following are the Religious places written by Kalidasa ? where entry of women is restricted? 1) Vikramorvasiya 2) Kumarasambhava 1) Lord Kartikeya Temple, Rajasthan 3) Raghuvamsa 2) Patbausi Satra , Assam 4) Abhigyana Shakuntalam 3) Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah, Delhi Select the correct answer using the code Select the correct answer using the code below :- below:- (a) 1 and 4 only (b) 2,3 and 4 only (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 3 only (c) 1,2 and 4 only (d) 1,2,3 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 78) Which of the following are considered 74) "shalabhoga" -a land category mentioned as Sects under Hinduism? in Chola inscription refers to ? 1) Vaishnavism 2) Smartism (a) land gifted to temples 3) Sanamahism (b) land for the maintenance of a school Select the correct answer using the code (c) land gifted to Brahmanas below:- (d) land donated to Jain Institutions (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 83) Innovative military weapons 79) Consider the following statements about Kashmir Saffron Mahashilakantaka and Rathamusala 1) It is cultivated and harvested in the were invented by ? Karewa (highlands) of Jammu and (a) Mahapadam Nanda (b) Ajatashatru Kashmir (c) Udayin (d) Ashoka 2) It is the only saffron that is grown at 84) Which of the following are the factors / an altitude of 1,600 m to 1,800 m reasons for decline and fall of the above mean sea level. Mauryan empire ? 3) Iran is the largest producer of saffron 1) Spread of material culture Which of the statements given above are correct ? 2) Financial crisis (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only 3) Oppressive rule in provinces (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 only 4) Brahmanical reaction 80) Who among the following is reputed to Select the correct answer using the code have cut the famous Bodhi Tree where below: Buddha underwent enlightenment at (a) 1,3 and 4 only (b) 2 and 3 only Bodh Gaya ? (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1,2,3 and 4 (a) Pushyamitra Sunga (b) Jalaluka 85) With respect to stages of temple (c) Shashanka (d) Skandagupta 81) Consider the following statements architecture , Maniyar Math at Rajgir 1) The first sangam was organised at belongs to which stage ? kapatapuram under the (a) second stage (b) third stage chairmanship of Tolkappiyar (c) fourth stage (d) fifth stage 2) Most of the existing corpus of Sangam 86) The "Bhagavadgita" , most popular literature was written in second religious text of the Hindus had been sangam rendered into English by ? Which of the statements given above is / (a) Sir William Jones are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (b) Wilkins (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1nor 2 (c) F.Max Mueller (d) V.A. Smith 82) Consider the following statements with 87) Consider the following statements respect to Neolithic Age 1) Kondapalli bommalu (toys) are made 1) Pottery first appeared in this phase. using soft wood known as ponki 2) The people in this age used polished 2) Channapatna toys are traditionally tools of stone and weapons made of made from ivory-wood bones Which of the statements given above is/ Which of the statement(s) given above is/ are correct? are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 88) Utnur is an important neolithic site 92) The śramaṇa tradition is associated with located in ? which of the following ? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh 1) Buddhism 2) Jainism 3) Carvakas (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala Select the correct answer using the code 89) Consider the following statements below:- 1) The Painted Grey Ware culture (PGW) (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only is a bronze age culture of the western (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 Gangetic plain 93) Who among the following are 2) The PGW is a successor of the Black contemporary of Buddha ?

and red ware culture (BRW) 1) 2) Bindhusara 3) Ajatasatru 4) Prasenjit 3) The PGW culture is associated with Select the correct answer using the code village and town settlements, below:- domesticated horses (a) 1,3 and 4 only (b) 2,3 and 4 only Which of the statement(s) given above is/ (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 2 and 3 only are correct? 94) Consider the following statements (a) 3 only (b) 2 and 3only 1) Lalit Kala Akademi is the (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1 and 3 only government's apex cultural body in 90) With respect to Sangam Age Society, the field of visual arts in India. What does the term "arasar" refers to ? 2) Sahitya Akademi publishes journals (a) ruling class such as Indian Literature , (b) desert Samkaleena Bhartiya Sahitya (c) hilly tracks (d) traders Which of the statements given above is / 91) Consider the following statements are correct ? 1) Treasury Bills (T-bills)are basically (a) 1 only (b) 2 only instruments for short term (maturities (c) Both1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 less than one year) borrowing by the 95) Consider the following statements about Central Government. Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2) National Stock Exchange(NSE) 1) It is a regional development bank introduced trading in Treasury Bills established in1966 (T-bills) in its capital market segment 2) It is headquartered in Beijing Which of the statements given above is / 3) Japan holds the largest proportion of are correct ? shares in ADB followed by China (a) 1 only Which of the statements given above is / (b) 2 only are correct ? (c) Both 1 and 2 (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only

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CSB IAS ACADEMY Contact us: 9966436875 96) Consider the following pairs: 100) Consider the following statements about Craft Heritage of Rewa Solar Project 1) Chhau Mask - West Bengal 1) It is the first renewable energy project 2) Ganjifa Cards - Karnataka to supply to an institutional customer 3) Molela Clay ceramics - Uttarakhand outside the State Which of the pairs given above is / are 2) This project will reduce carbon correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 emission equivalent to approx. 15 lakh (c) 3 only (d) 2 and 3 ton of CO2 per year 97) Consider the following statements with 3) It exemplifies India's commitment to respect to central Asian contacts and attain the target of 175 GW of their results in ancient India installed renewable energy capacity 1) The Greeks contributed to the by the year 2030, including 100 GW development of the Indian theatre by of Solar installed capacity introducing the use of the curtain Which of the statements given above is / 2) Greek rulers used the Brahmi script are correct ? and represented some Indian motifs (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only on their coins (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 98) Consider the following statements about language during Satavahana reign 1) The official language of the Satavahanas was Sanskrit . 2) All inscriptions were composed in Sanskrit and written in brahmi script Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 99) What does the term "Parivrajaka " refers to ? (a) Lay follower of Jainism (b) Priest with high status (c) Wanderer (d) Sangha of monks

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