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Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION B.A. SANSKRIT (2011 Admission) II SEMESTER COMPLEMENTARY COURSE CONTRIBUTION OF KERALA TO SANSKRIT LITERATURE QUESTION BANK 1.Who is the author of Mukundamala? a)Kulasekhara, b)Raghavananda, c)Lilasuka d)Kulasekhara Alwar 2.Which is the native place of Kulasekhara Alwar? a)Trichur, b)Cochin, c)Calicut, d)Thiruvanchikkulam 3.What is the name of the Tamil work written by Kulasekhara Alwar? a)Perumaltirumozhi, b)Akanannuru, c)Puranannuru, d)Cilappatikaram 4.Who is the famous commentator of Mukundamala? a)Narayanabhatta, b)Raghavananda, c)Krisnananda, d)Tolan 5.What is name of the commentary of Mukundamala written by Raghavananda? a)Prakasika b)Dipika c)Tatparyadipika d)Arthaprakasika Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 1 6.Who is the author of Krisnapadi commentary of Bhagavata? a)Ramavarman b)Vasudeva c) Raghavananda, d)Kulasekhara, 7.Who is the earliest commentator of Visnubhujanga of Sankara? a)Padmapada b)Lilasuka c) Raghavananda d)Nilakantha 8.Who is the guru of Raghavananda? a)Sankara b)Vilvamangala c) Krisnananda d)Nityamrtayati 9.Who is the author of Tapatisamvarana? a)Kulasekhara b)Saktibhadra c) Kulasekhara Alwar d)Narayanabhatta 10.Who is the author of Subhadradhananjaya? a)Raghavananda b)Vasudeva c) Narayanabhatta d)Kulasekhara 11.What is the prose work of Kulasekhara? a)Kadambari b)Tilakamanjari c) Ascaryamanjari d)Rasamanjari 12.Which was the capital city of KulasekharaVarman? a)Mahodayapuram b)Calicut c)Trivandrum d)Thrissur 13.What is the modern name of Mahodayapuram? a)Tiruvanchikkulam b)Thrissur c) Tirunava d)Tiruvanantapuram Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 2 14.Where is the native place of the author of the Vyangyavyakhya? a)Ramamangalam b)Kundamangalam c) Mahodayapuram d)Paramesvarmangalam 15.Who is the patron of the Yamaka poet Vasudeva? a)Kulasekhara b)Kulasekhara Alwar c) Ramavarman d)Ravivarman 16.Who is identified with the author of Vyangyavyakhya? a)Tolan b)Narayanabhatta c)Vasudeva d)Srikantha 17.What is the famous yamakakavya of Vasudeva? a)Narayaniya b)Sriramacarita c)Yudhisthiravijaya d)Tapatisamvarana 18.Who is the author of Ascaryacudamani? a)Kualsekhara b)Rajasekhara c)Saktibhadra d)Vasudeva 19.Which is the date of Kulasekharavarman? a)900.A.D., b)600.A.D. c)100.B.C. d)1500A.D. 20.Who is the patron of the great astronomer viz, Sankaranarayana? a)Ravivarman Kulasekhara b)Kulasekhara Alwar c)Ramavarman d)Kulasekhara 21.Who is the author of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)Nilakantha b)Vasudeva c)Narayanabhatta d)Ravi Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 3 22.Who is the author of Tripuradahana? a)Vasudeva b)Narayanabhatta c)Raghavananda d)Krisnananda 23.How many Acts are there in Tapatisamvarana? a)twelve b)ten c)six, d)sevan 24.Who is the author of Krsnapadi? a)Krishnanada b)Lilasuka c)Kulasekhara Alwar d)Raghavananda 25.What is the name of the purana on which Raghavananda wrote commentary? a)Brahmapurana b)Bhagavatapurana c)Sivapurana d)Visnupurana 26.What is the name of the Mahakavya on which Rajanaka Ratnakantha wrote commentary? a)Srikrsnakarnamrta b)Yudhisthiravijaya c)Tripuradahana d)Narayaniya 27.Who is the author of Padarthadipini commentary of Tripuradahana? a)Nityapriya b)Raghavananda c)Nilakantha d)Narayanabhatta 28.Who is the author of Tripuradahana? a)Vasudeva b)Kulasekhara c)Pankajaksa d)Tolan 29.Who is the author of Hrdayagrahini commentary of Tripuradahana? a)Pankajaksa b)Vasudeva c)Ramavarman d)Tolan Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 4 30.Who is the author of Arthaprakasika commentary of Tripuradahana? a)Pankajaksa b)Narayana c)Nilakantha d)Srikantha 31.Who is the author of Saurikathodaya? a)Narayanabhatta b)Nilakantha c)Srikantha d)Vasudeva 32.Who is the author of Tattvaprakasika commentary of Saurikathodaya? a)Nilakantha b)Ramavarman c)Kulasekhara d)Vasudeva 33.Who is the patron of Nilakantha? a)Ramavarman b)Kulasekhara c)Ravivarman d)Godavarman 34.Who is the author of Anvayabodhika commentary of Saurikathodaya? a)Nityamrtayati b)Krishnananda c)Raghavananda d)Saktibhadra 35.Who is the author of Kavikanthabharana commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)Raghavananda b)Lilasuka c)Srikantha d)Nilakantha 36.When did dramatist Kulasekharavarman flourished? a)900A.D b)150 B.C c)1600 A.D. d)1300 A.D. 37.Who is the author of Vasudevavijaya? a)Kulasekhara b) Vasudeva c)Ravivarman d)Narayanabhatta Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 5 38.Who was the contemporary of Vasudevavijaya’s author? a) NarayanaBhatta b)Vasudeva c)Manaveda d)Madhava 39.Who is the author of Govindacarita? a)Nilakantha b)Ramapanivada c) Vasudeva d)Govinda 40.Who was the patron of Govindacarita’s author? a) Ravivarman of Vettattunad b) Ramavarma of Cochin c) Kulasekhara of Mahodayapuram d) Manavikrama of Calicut 41.Who is the author of Pradyumnabhyudaya? a) King Ravivarman Kulasekhara b) Kulasekhara c)Saktibhadra d)Raghavananda 42.How many cantos are there in Yudhisthiravijaya? a)eight b) twelve c)five d)ten 43.What is the prominent sentiment of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)vira b) karuna c)srngara d)raudra 44.Where did the author of Yudhisthiravijaya lived? a)Trichur b) Mahodayapuram c)Perumanam d)Cochin 45.Who is the author of the Vijayadarsika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)Nilakantha b) Acyuta c)Narayana d)Vasudeva Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 6 46.Who is the author of the Ratnapradipika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)Sivadasa b)Dharmaraja c)Cokkanatha d)Sivarama 47.Who is the author of Vicaratilaka commentary of Subhadradhananjaya? a)Sivarama b) Sivadasa c)Raghava d)Ratnakantha 48.Who is the author of Vivarana commentary of Tapatisamvarana? a)Acyuta b) Sivadasa c)Paramesvara d)Sivarama 49.Which is the non-extent Mahakavya written by Tolan? a)Mahodayapuravarnanam, b) Saurikathoda c) Tripuradahana d)Vasudevavijaya 50.What is the guru’s name of the Yamaka poet? a)Paramesvara b) Krsna c)Narayana d)Kulasekhara 51.One of the celebrated works in Kerala, according to Paulino de San Bartholomeo? a)Tapatisamvarana b) Saurikathodaya c)Yudhisthiravijaya d)Ascaryacudamani 52.What is the name of the work which authorship is attributed to the sweeper lady? a)Srikrsnacarita b)Pandavacarita c)Ramacarita d)Nalodaya 53.According to A.S.Ramanatha Iyer, who is the author of Nalodaya? a)Vasudeva, b) Kalidasa. c)Narayanabhatta d)Nilakantha Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 7 54.Who is the author of Balavyutppattikarini commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)Cokkanatha b) Nilakantha c)Naryanabhatta d)Ratnakantha 55.Who is the author of Ratnapradipika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)Sivarama b) Raghava c)Acyuta d)Sivadasa 56.Who is the author of Vijayadarsika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)Cokkanatha b) Nilakantha c)Sivadasa d)Acyuta 57.Who is the author of Prakasika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)Dharmaraja b) Acyuta c)Narayana d)Vasudeva 58.Who is the author of Sisyahita commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)Raghava b)Dharmaraja c)Ratnakantha d)Pankajaksa 59.Who is the author of Padarthacintana commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)Raghava b)Nilakantha c)Narayana d)Cokkanatha 60.In which Malayalam poem Sankara and Raghava are referred? a)Unnunilisandesa b) Kokaduta c)Candrotsavam d)Tenkailanathodayam 61.What is the name of the nineteen court poets of Manavikrama of Calicut? a)Navaratna, b)Astadiggaja c)Panditakavikal d)Patinettarakkavikal, Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 8 62.Who is considered as a Half poet among the patinettarakkavikal? a)Paramesvara b)Rsi c)Narayanabhatta d)Punam 63.Who is the author of Tantrasamuccaya? a)Melputtur Narayanabhatta b)Manavikrama c)Manaveda d)Cennas Narayanan Namboodiri 64.Who is the author of Mallikamaruta and Kokilasandesa? a)ParmesvaraI b)RsiII c)Kakkasseri Damodarabhatta d)Uddanda Sastri 65.Where was the native place of Uddanda Sastri? a)Cochin b)Latapura c)Calicut d)Tanchavoor, 66.Who attributed the Mallikamaruta to Dandin a)Manaveda b)Jivananda Vidyasagar c)Manavikrama d)Krsna 67.Who is the author of Sukasandesa? a)Kalidasa b)Candidasa c)Lakshmidasa d)Matrdatta 68.Who is the author of Svatiprasamsa? a)Kakkasseri Damodarabhatta b)Narayanabhatta c)Uddanda Sastri d)Narayanapandita 69.Who attributes Natankusa to Uddanda Sastri? a)Dr.K.K.Raja b)Narayanapandita c)Ullur S. Paramesvara Iyer d)Vatakkmukur Rajarajavarma 70.Who is the author of Indumatisvayamvara, according to Krishnamachariar? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 9 a)Cennas Narayanan Namboodiri b)Kakkassery DamodaraBhatta c)Uddanda Sastri d)Manaveda 71.Who is the author of Jusadhvamkarani and Svaditamkarani? a)Payyur Paramesvara I b)Rsi II c)Vasudeva d)Paramesvara II 72.Who is the author of Nyayakanika? a)Mandanamisra b)Vacaspatimisra c)Kumarilabhatta d)Prabhakara 73.Who is the author of Nyayasamuccaya? a)Vasudeva b)Paramesvara II c) Payyur Paramesvara I d)Uddanda Sastri 74.What is the name the mother of Payyur Paramesvara II? a)Gopalika b)Arya c)Gouri d)Savitri 75.Which is the text on which Gopalika commentary has been written? a)Naiskarmyasiddhi b)Bodhaikyasiddhi c)Advaitasiddhi d)Sphotasiddhi 76.Who wrote commentary on Vibhramaviveka of Mandanamisra? a)Payyur Paramesvara II b)Narayanabhatta c)Rsi II d)Sankara 77.Who wrote commentary on Nititattvavirbhava of Cidananda? a)Rsi II b)Payyur Paramesvara II c)Sankara d)Bhavadasa 78.Who wrote Tattvavibhavana commentary on Tattvabindau of Vacaspatimisra? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 10 a)Kumarilabhatta b)Prabhakara c)Payyur Paramesvara II d)Ravivarman 79.Who is the author of
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