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Answer: Option B. -> Rajasekhara
Answer: (b)
Rajashekhara has mentioned the river Narmada as the dividing line between Aryavarta and Dakshinapatha. Sanskrit literature names as the dividing-line between Aryavarta or the Uttarapatha and the Dakshinapatha,
i.e. between northern and southern India, sometimes the Vindhya mountains, sometimes the river Nerbudda (Narmada, Narbada) which, flowing close along the south of the Vindhya range, empties itself into the Gulf of Cambay near Broach, in Gujarat.
Answer: (b)
Rajashekhara has mentioned the river Narmada as the dividing line between Aryavarta and Dakshinapatha. Sanskrit literature names as the dividing-line between Aryavarta or the Uttarapatha and the Dakshinapatha,
i.e. between northern and southern India, sometimes the Vindhya mountains, sometimes the river Nerbudda (Narmada, Narbada) which, flowing close along the south of the Vindhya range, empties itself into the Gulf of Cambay near Broach, in Gujarat.
Answer: Option C. -> 1 2 3 4
Answer: (c)
The correct match list of author and their works are:
(Author)
(Work)
Sudraka
Mrichhakatika
Visakhadatta
Mudrarakshasa
Kalidasa
Vikramovasiya
Bhavabhuti
Uttara Ramacharita
Sudraka’s
Michhakatikam
Answer: (c)
The correct match list of author and their works are:
(Author)
(Work)
Sudraka
Mrichhakatika
Visakhadatta
Mudrarakshasa
Kalidasa
Vikramovasiya
Bhavabhuti
Uttara Ramacharita
Sudraka’s
Michhakatikam
Answer: Option A. -> Kuberanaga
Answer: (a)
Kuberanaga was the mother of prabhavati Gupta. Chandragupta II married the Naga Princess Kuberanaga and gave his own daughter, Prabhabati, in marriage to Vakataka king,
Rudra Sena II. The Vakataka alliance was a masterstroke of diplomacy as it secured the subordinate alliance of the Vakataka king who occupied a strategic geographical position.
It is noteworthy that Rudra Sena died young and his widow reigned until her sons came of age.
Answer: (a)
Kuberanaga was the mother of prabhavati Gupta. Chandragupta II married the Naga Princess Kuberanaga and gave his own daughter, Prabhabati, in marriage to Vakataka king,
Rudra Sena II. The Vakataka alliance was a masterstroke of diplomacy as it secured the subordinate alliance of the Vakataka king who occupied a strategic geographical position.
It is noteworthy that Rudra Sena died young and his widow reigned until her sons came of age.
Question 5. Consider the following statements:
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
- The founder of the Gupta dynasty was Sri Gupta.
- Sri Gupta was succeeded by Ghatotkacha.
- Chandragupta, I was the first to be called Maharajadhiraja (the great king of kings).
- The Mehrauli Iron Pillar inscription mentions Chandragupta I’s extensive conquests.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Answer: Option A. -> 1, 2, 3, and 4
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Sri Gupta and Ghatotkacha were called Maharajas. Much information was not available about their rule. The next ruler was Chandragupta I who strengthened his position by a matrimonial alliance with the Licchavis.
He married Kumaradevi, a princess of that family. This added to the power and prestige of the Gupta family.
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Sri Gupta and Ghatotkacha were called Maharajas. Much information was not available about their rule. The next ruler was Chandragupta I who strengthened his position by a matrimonial alliance with the Licchavis.
He married Kumaradevi, a princess of that family. This added to the power and prestige of the Gupta family.
Question 6. With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Samkhya School.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Samkhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of the soul.
- Samkhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Option A. -> Only 2
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option C. -> Corporate bodies did not perform any judicial and executive functions.
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Answer: Option C. -> Textile manufacture
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Answer: Option B. -> 4 3 2 1
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)