MCQs
Total Questions : 247
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Answer: Option A. -> Vijayaditya
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option D. -> (i) only
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option A. -> Dharmardhi Vannan
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option D. -> Roman influence on Indian astronomy
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Question 235. Consider the following statements
- The three literary academics of Sangam literature were at Madurai
- The akam genre of Tamil poetics dealt with the praise of kings.
- The poems of the Puran genre had their own tinais and turais.
- Each akam poem had to follow the nation of turai which had its own deity, biological organisms, subsistence pattern, musical instruments and songs.
Answer: Option B. -> 1 and 3
Answer: (b)The Aham and Puran are called post sangam works because they are compiled later than Sangam period
Answer: (b)The Aham and Puran are called post sangam works because they are compiled later than Sangam period
Question 236. What were the impacts of Kautilya’s Arthashastra in Mauryan empire ?
- The Arthashastra provided the state management of large scale trade and industry and exercise of effective control over every occupation.
- It laid emphasis on education and moral training to the future king.
- The Arthashastra maintained the state council to formulate the policy of the state
Answer: Option A. -> All of them
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Question 237. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Kannada literature during Rastrakuta period?
- The Kannada literature saw its beginning during the period of the Rashtrakutas.
- Amogavarsha’s Kavirajamarga was the first poetic work in Kannada language.
- Pampa was the greatest of the Kannada poets who wrote Vikramasenavijaya.
- Ponna was another famous Kannada poet and he wrote Santipurana.
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, 3, and 4
Answer: (d)Pampa is one of the greatest Kannada poets of all time. His commendable work, Adipurana, written in Champu style – a mixed form of prose and verse – is a Kannada version of the Sanskrit work by Jinasena and details in 16 cantos the life of the first tirthankara of Jainism. Sensitive, modest and imaginative, Pampa has earned a veritable place in the world of Kannada literature, which has remained unquestioned.
Answer: (d)Pampa is one of the greatest Kannada poets of all time. His commendable work, Adipurana, written in Champu style – a mixed form of prose and verse – is a Kannada version of the Sanskrit work by Jinasena and details in 16 cantos the life of the first tirthankara of Jainism. Sensitive, modest and imaginative, Pampa has earned a veritable place in the world of Kannada literature, which has remained unquestioned.
Question 239. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Chola society?
- The practice of ‘sati’ was not prevalent
- The inscriptions of the later period of the Chola rule mention about two major divisions among the castes – Valangai and Idangai castes
- The devadasi system or dancing girls attached to temples emerged during this period.
Answer: Option A. -> 2 and 3
Answer: (a)The position of women did not improve. The practice of ‘sati’ was prevalent among the royal families. Caste system was widely prevalent during the Chola period. Brahmins and Kshatriyas enjoyed special privileges.
Answer: (a)The position of women did not improve. The practice of ‘sati’ was prevalent among the royal families. Caste system was widely prevalent during the Chola period. Brahmins and Kshatriyas enjoyed special privileges.
Question 240. Which of the following statements is not true with reference to the production of commercial goods in the post Mauryan period?
- Considerable technological advancement was reached in the production of commercial goods.
- Production and distribution of commercial goods was organised effectively through guilds.
- The producers worked under rigid state control.
- The guilds used hired labour for production
Answer: Option D. -> 1 only
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)