71. Which of the following mentions fifteen types of slaves?
[A] Mrichakatika
[B] Narada Smriti
[C] Acharakkovai
[D] Buddhacharita
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Correct Answer: B [Narada Smriti]
Notes:
References of slaves can be found in the Dharam Shastra texts as well as the Narada Smriti, which also mentions the fifteen types of slaves. Slaves were generally referred to as domestic servants. These slaves included mainly the prisoners of war reduced to slavery, debt bondsmen, and voluntary enslavement.
72. At which of the following places, stone sculpture of a larger than life figure of a horse was founded?
[A] Mathura
[B] Deogarh
[C] Sultanganj
[D] Khairigarh
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Correct Answer: D [Khairigarh]
Notes:
A stone sculpture of a larger than life figure of a horse which is probably representing an Ashwamedha horse can be found at Khairigarh in Uttar Pradesh. It is carved out of beige sandstone.
73. From which of the following places a dated stone image of a seated Tirthankara belonging to 432 CE was excavated?
[A] Udaigiri
[B] Sarnath
[C] Khairigarh
[D] Mathura
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Correct Answer: D [Mathura]
Notes:
The Buddha images found in Mathura were different from Sarnath in several ways. The dated stone image of a seated Tirthankara belonging to 432 CE which was excavated at Mathura was also different from the seated figurines of preceding centuries.
74. Which of the following rock-cut caves at Ajanta are Chaitya Grihas?
1) Cave number 9
2) Cave number 12
3) Cave number 19
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2
[D] Only 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 3]
Notes:
The finest examples of the art during the Gupta period are Ajanta caves. Out of the 31 rock-cut cave monuments at Ajanta, five are Chaitya Grihas. The five chaitya grihas are cave numbers 9, 10, 19, 26, and 29.
75. At which of the following places 16 Brahmanical and Jain temples were found belonging to the medieval period?
[A] Jaipur
[B] Mount Abu
[C] Jodhpur
[D] Ajmer
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Correct Answer: C [Jodhpur]
Notes:
16 Brahmanical and Jain temples were found at the small village of Osia, near Jodhpur. Eleven temples lie at the outskirts of the village and the rest are on a hill to the east of the village.
76. Which of the following authors composed Haravijaya?
[A] Rajanaka Ratnakar
[B] Jinasena
[C] Sanmitracharita
[D] Abhinanda
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Correct Answer: A [Rajanaka Ratnakar]
Notes:
The Haravijaya of Ratnakara is an epic poem or maha kavya belonging to the era of artificial poetry. Haravijaya was composed by Rajanaka Ratnakar who flourished under Jayapida and Avantivarman of Kashmir.
77. Which of the following is the author of play Chudamani?
[A] Bhavabhuti
[B] Saktibhadra
[C] Murari
[D] Hastimalla
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Correct Answer: B [Saktibhadra]
Notes:
Sakthibhadran was a Classical Sanskrit writer, who lived in ancient Kerala. He wrote Ascharyachoodamani, the first Sanskrit drama from South India. Saktibhadra is also the author of a play called Chudamani or Ascharya-Chudamani.
78. Which of the following authors wrote Alarnkarasarasamgraha?
[A] Anandavardhana
[B] Udbhat
[C] Ahinavagupta
[D] Rudrata
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Correct Answer: B [Udbhat]
Notes:
The medieval period is considered as the golden age for Sanskrit poets. The mightest champion and representative of the Alarnkara school was Udbhat. He flourished in the second half of the eighth century AD. He was the author of Alarnkarasarasamgraha.
79. Which of the following introduced arches, domes, lofty towers, or minarets and decorations using the Arabic script in India?
[A] Arabs
[B] Iranians
[C] Turks
[D] Chinese
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Correct Answer: C [Turks]
Notes:
The art and architecture of the Delhi Sultanate period was different from the Indian style of architecture. Arches, domes, lofty towers, or minarets and decorations using the Arabic script was introduced by Turks.
80. ‘Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi’ was written by which of the following?
[A] Kalhana
[B] Barani
[C] Ferishta
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Barani]
Notes:
Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi which was written by Barani narrates the history of the Delhi sultans from Balban to the sixth regnal year of Firuz Shah Tughlaq. Barani was a contemporary of Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firuz Shah Tughlaq.
