1. Which period is regarded as the Golden age of Telugu literature?
[A] Satavahana rule
[B] Eastern Chalukyan rule
[C] Vijayanagara rule
[D] Kakatiya rule
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Correct Answer: C [Vijayanagara rule]
Notes:
The period of Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1565) is regarded as the Golden age of Telugu literature.
2. Who among the following is known to compose ‘Veeron Ka Kaisa Ho Basant’?
[A] Subhadra Kumari chauhan
[B] Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi
[C] Harishankar Parsai
[D] Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh
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Correct Answer: A [Subhadra Kumari chauhan ]
Notes:
‘Subhadra kumari chauhan’ was an Indian poet famous for Hindi poems composed primarily in Veer Ras, one of the nine Ras.Her most famous composition is Jhansi Ki Rani, an emotionally charged poem describing the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai. The poem is one of the most recited and sung poems in Hindi literature.
3. Who was the founder of Lingayat Sect ?
[A] Jagjivan Das
[B] Basava
[C] Ramdas
[D] Kabir
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Correct Answer: B [Basava]
Notes:
Lingayatism was founded by the 12th century Kannada poet and a social reformer Basava and gave Ishta linga – in the form of a universal divine concept for worship.Their devotees have the Shiva as a centre of worship in the form of Linga. Basava was the Prime Minister of Kalacuri Bijjala, King at Kalyani (1156 AD).
4. Who among the following authors wrote “Akbarshahi Srigardarpan”?
[A] Siddhichandra Upadhayaya
[B] Bhimsen
[C] Padma Shankar
[D] Jagannatha Pandit
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Correct Answer: C [Padma Shankar]
Notes:
The Jain scholar, Padma Shankar wrote Akbar-Shahi Srinagar Darpan.
5. The Aitareya Aranyakas and the Kaushitaki Aranyakas are associated with which of the following Vedas?
[A] Rig-Veda
[B] Sama-Veda
[C] Yajur-Veda
[D] Atharva-Veda
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Correct Answer: A [ Rig-Veda]
Notes:
Each Veda has its own Aranyakas and Upanisads. Aranyakas were mainly meant for ascetics who lived in forest. Kaushitaki Aranyakas and Aitareya Aranyakas are parts of Rig-Veda.
6. Which of the following schools of philosophy was originally known as Lokayata and Brahaspatya?
[A] Charvaka
[B] Ajivika
[C] Samkhya
[D] Vaisheshika
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Correct Answer: A [ Charvaka]
Notes:
Charvaka system was originally called Lokayat or Brahaspatya. This school may be called one of the oldest school of Indian materialism. It rejects Vedas, rejects ritualism of Vedas and does not believe in god or any other super natural power. Ajita Kesakambali is thought to be the first Caravaka while Brihaspati is called its founder. Most of its literature is now lost and it is also not a living tradition as of now. It was called Lokayata because it was prevalent (ayatah) among the people (lokesu), and meant the world-outlook of the people.
7. It is a traditional festival celebrated in the month of March-April after completion of the Jhum operation for agriculture. It is one of three annual festivals of the Mizos tribe celebrated to mark three different stages of the agricultural cycle. This festival is celebrated to thank the gods for saving the people from harm during the clearing of forest on hill slopes for Jhum cultivation at the beginning of a year. The name of the festival is _?
[A] Losar
[B] Kandhei Jatra
[C] Chapchar Kut
[D] Hornbill
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Correct Answer: C [Chapchar Kut]
Notes:
Chapchar Kut is a traditional festival of Mizoram. It is celebrated in the month of March-April after completion of the Jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing for agriculture. It is one of three annual festivals of the Mizos tribe celebrated to mark three different stages of the agricultural cycle. The festival is to be celebrated to thank the gods for saving the people from harm during the clearing of forest on hill slopes for Jhum cultivation at the beginning of a year. This festival is said to have involved in 1450-1700 A.D. in a village called Suaipui in Mizoram.
8. Dandia is a form of dance associated with which of the following state?
[A] Haryana
[B] Punjab
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: D [Gujarat]
Notes:
Dandiya are the featured dances of Navratri evenings in Gujarat. Dandiya is the traditional folk dance form of Gujarat & Rajasthan India, and is associated with scenes of Holi, and lila of Krishna and Radha at Vrindavan.
9. Madhuri Dixit is associated with which Indian Dance form?
[A] Bharatnatyam
[B] Kuchipudi
[C] Kathakali
[D] Kathak
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Correct Answer: D [Kathak]
Notes:
Madhuri Dixit, also known by her married name Madhuri Dixit Nene, is an Indian actress, producer, and television personality. She is associated with Kathak dance.
10. Which of the following is/are correct?
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Newspaper
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Publisher/Editor
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A. Leader
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Annie Besant
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B. Yugantar
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C. Y. Chintamani
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C. Young India
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Aurobindo Ghosh
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(UPSC Prelims 1984)
[A] A is correct
[B] B and C are correct
[C] A and C are correct
[D] None is correct
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Correct Answer: D [None is correct]
Notes:
• The Leader was one of the most influential English-language newspapers in India during British Raj. It was founded by Madan Mohan Malviya.
• Bhupendranath Dutt served as the editor of the Yugantar newspaper till his arrest in 1907. It also published articles from a number of noted Bengali revolutionaries including Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Aurobindo Ghosh.
• Young India was a weekly paper or journal in English published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from 1919 to 1931.
