71. What was the meaning of Visthi in the Gupta Era?
[A] Religious Functionaries
[B] Forced Labor
[C] Prostitutes
[D] Police
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Correct Answer: B [Forced Labor]
72. Kavi Vatsal was a title assumed by a king belonging to which of the following dynasties?
[A] Pushyabhuti
[B] Pallava
[C] Maurya
[D] Satavahana
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Correct Answer: D [Satavahana]
Notes:
The name of the king is Hala who assumed the title of Kavivatsal
73. The 13th Rock edict of Asoka which is longest among all the rock edicts describes which of the following?
[A] Policy of Dhamma
[B] Kalinga war
[C] Toleration among sects
[D] Purpose of rock edicts
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Correct Answer: B [Kalinga war]
Notes:
13th Rock edict located in Orissa describes Kalinga war
74. Hemis festival is dedicated to Lord Padmasambhava (Gur Rimpoche) venerated as the representative reincarnate of Buddha. In which part of India it is held every year?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] Ladakh
[D] Orissa
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Correct Answer: C [Ladakh]
Notes:
The Hemis festival is dedicated to Lord Padmasambhava (Gur Rimpoche) venerated as the representative reincarnate of Buddha. He is believed to have been born on the 10th day of the fifth month of the Monkey year as predicted by the Shakia Muni Buddha
75. Which among the following Chera King is famous for the legends surrounding Kannagi ( he built a temple dedicated to Kannagi) and is also known as ” Red Cherra” ?
[A] Karikala
[B] Senguttuvan
[C] Nedum Cheralathan
[D] Elkara
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Correct Answer: B [Senguttuvan]
76. Extensive burning of the forest marks which of the following era?
[A] Copper Phase
[B] Early Vedic Era
[C] Later Vedic Era
[D] Chalcolithic Era
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Correct Answer: C [Later Vedic Era]
77. What is Ettuthokai?
[A] A dynasty during sangam era
[B] A collection of poems
[C] A series of sports plays during Sangam Era
[D] A writing tool during sangam Era
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Correct Answer: B [A collection of poems]
78. Four mattas in the four corners of India were founded by ___?
[A] Adi Shankara
[B] Ramanujacharya
[C] Bhaskaracharya
[D] Madhavacharya
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Correct Answer: A [Adi Shankara]
79. Which among the following is also called encyclopedia of Buddhism?
[A] Buddhacharita
[B] Mahavibhasa
[C] Milinda Panho
[D] Vinayapitaka
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Correct Answer: B [Mahavibhasa]
80. Bring out the only wrong statement:
[A] Kalibangan were among the world’s earliest known ploughn fields.
[B] Mahavamsa describes the atrocities of Chola Rulers during conquest of Sri Lanka
[C] Agattiyam is a first grammar book of Sangam Age & first Tamil grammar book
[D] All are correct
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Correct Answer: D [All are correct]
