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Consider the following pairs:
Site          Age
1. Kurnool : Paleolithic
2. Bagor : Mesolithic
3. Mehrgarh : Neolithic

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctlymatched?

With reference to 'tantricism ', which spread in India from about the sixth century A.D., consider the
following statements:
1. It admitted both women and shudras into its ranks.
2. It arose as a result of the large-scale admission of the aboriginal peoples in brahmanical society.
3. It permeated Buddhism and not Jainism.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which among the following is not a similar teaching preached by both Jainism and Buddhistphilosophy?

Consider the following statements:

1. Varahmira discussed the concept of Trigonometry.
2. Aryabhatta was the first book to mention 'zero 'as a number.
3. Brihasmita was the first text to mention surgery.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The seismic weaves helps in understanding the interior of earth. Which of the following about seismic waves is/are correct ?
1. P waves travel with fastest speed and are most destructive.
2. S waves cannot pass through liquid.
3. The surface waves (L) are analogous to light waves.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

With reference to Khajuraho temples, consider the following statements:
1. They are made of sandstone.
2. Both the interior and exterior walls are lavishly decorated with carvings.
3. Stellate plan style of temple making is followed

Select the correct answer using the code givenbelow.

Aarchaeologists discovered a six feet three inch statue in which country? 

Consider the following statements regarding Sangam literature:

1. Melkannakku contains the major work of narrative text written during this period.
2. Tolkapiyyam centres around a love story between a courtesan and a dignatory.
3. Silppadikaram deals with grammar and poetics.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Sufi movement in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Ba-shara tradition could not become significant in India as it followed the Islamic law (sharia).
2. Chishti and Suharwadi silsilahs were part of Ba- shara tradition.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Virashaiva tradition in medieval India, consider the following statements:

1. The movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna.
2. The movement opposed worship of Shiva in form of linga.
3. The movement encouraged remarriage of widows.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?