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  • Question 1
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    Which of the following term was used for Supreme Court in the Sangam Age?
    Solution
    Facts about Sangam age :
    Sangam                 A college/assembly of literacy figures
    Devalayam            Temple
    Ko                           King
    Yupas                     Sacrificial ports
    Avai                        Imperial Court
    Variyar                   Tax collector
    Maharum               Supreme Court
    Puhar                     Harbour area
    Korai                      Land tax.
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    Which Buddhist monk was minister teacher of Samudragupta?
    Solution
    Harisena was a Buddhist monk, who served in the court of Samudragupta as his minister and teacher. He composed the Allahabad pillar inscription or the Prayag Prasasti. The inscription is a eulogy of Samudragupta and mentions about the conquests of him and the boundaries of the Gupta empire.
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    Who among the following are known for their Telugu translation of the Mahabharata?
    1. Kamban
    2. Kuttan
    3. Nannaya
    4. Tikkana
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
    Solution
    Kavitrayam popularly refers to the poets who translated the great epic Mahabharata into Telugu. The group/trinity consists of Nannayya, Tikkana and Yerrapragada.
  • Question 4
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    Which of the following are true about Jainism?
    $$1$$. Jain monks did not indulge in metaphysics discussions.
    $$2$$. Mahavira followed a liberal policy towards women.
    $$3$$. Jainism did not encourage agriculture.
    $$4$$. Jainism used Prakrit to propagate teaching as it was the language of the common people.
    Select the correct answer using the codes given.
    Solution
    Jain monks actually have actively involved in metaphysics discussions. Mahavira organized an order of his followers, which admitted both men and women. He was lenient towards women. Jainism even discouraged practicing agriculture because it may cause danger to smaller organisms in the soil. Jain texts were written in native and vernacular languages like Prakrit and Ardhamagadhi. So the statements 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
  • Question 5
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    Who one among the following was not invested with the Upanayana ceremony?
    Solution
    Upanayana is a symbolic ceremony that marked an individual's entrance to the Hinduism. In medieval texts it is seen that the Upanayana ceremony  was restricted to the 'Trivarnikas' only. 'Trivarnikas' included the upper castes of Brahmins, Kshatriayas and Vaisyas. Sudras, the lower caste people, were not allowed to undergo this Upanayana ceremony.
  • Question 6
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    Who wrote the book Madhyamika-karika, a Buddhist text?
  • Question 7
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    Where is Mahayana Buddhism not so popular?
  • Question 8
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    'Ganadharas' are apostles of which religion?
    Solution
    Gautama Buddha's first disciples were 11 Brahmins and they were collectively called as the Gandharas. They spread the teachings of the Buddha for the first time. Therefore, they are also known as the apostles of Buddhism.
  • Question 9
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    Consider the following statements
    1. At Puhar off Kaveripattanam, a great-festival described vividly by Sangam epics, was held in honour of Lord Indra.
    2. The Goddess Kannagi of Sangam Age was the Goddess of Chastity.
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below
    Solution
     As per the Sangam Epics, the hunters of the hill tracts worshipped Murugan as the God of the hillock. Indra, god of Marudam, was worshipped by the agriculturists. There was a special festival instituted in Puhar in honour of Indra. Gajabahu I of Sri Lanka who was present on the occasion of the installation of a temple to Kannagi the goddess of chastity, by the Chera king Senguttuvan.
  • Question 10
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    The symbol used to refer to the act of the great renunciation by Buddha is _________.
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