💥Join UPSC 2027,2028 Mentorship (July Batch) + XFactor Notes & Microthemes PDF
Talk to Mentor

Civilsdaily

Login

,

Which one of the following explains the practice of Vattakirutal’ as mentioned in Sangam poems?

(a)

Kings employing women bodyguards

(b)

Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters

(c)

Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals

(d)

A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death

Correct Answer

(d)

Explanation

The answer is (d). Vattakirutal is a practice mentioned in Sangam poems in which a defeated king commits ritual suicide by starving himself to death.

Microtheme: SourcesXLiterature —
14 questions asked in Prelims in the past.

  1. [2024] Consider the following statements:
    1. There are no parables in Upanishads.
    2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    • (a) 1 only
    • (b) 2 only
    • (c) Both 1 and 2
    • (d) Neither 1 nor 2
    Correct Answer: (B) 2 only
  2. [2024] Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhāsa?

    • (a) Kavyaalankara
    • (b) Natyashasta
    • (c) Madhyama-vyoga*
    • (d) Mahabhashya
    Correct Answer: (C) Madhyama-vyoga*
  3. [2023] Which one of the following explains the practice of Vattakirutal’ as mentioned in Sangam poems?

    • (a) Kings employing women bodyguards
    • (b) Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
    • (c) Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
    • (d) A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
    Correct Answer: (D) A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
  4. [2023] With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs :
    Literary work Author
    1. Devichandragupta : Bilhana
    2. Hammira-Mahakavya : Nayachandra Suri
    3. Milinda-panha : Nagarjuna
    4. Nitivakyamrita : Somadeva Suri
    How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

    • (a) Only one
    • (b) Only two
    • (c) Only three
    • (d) All four
    Correct Answer: (B) Only two
  5. [2022] “Yogavasistha” was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of:

    • (a) Akbar
    • (b) Humayun
    • (c) Shahjahan
    • (d) Aurangzeb
    Correct Answer: (A) Akbar
  6. [2022] According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, which of the following are correct ?
    1. A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment.
    2. If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free.
    3. If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master’s son.
    Which of the statements given above are correct ?

    • (a) 1 and 2 only
    • (b) 2 and 3 only
    • (c) 1 and 3 only
    • (d) 1, 2 and 3
    Correct Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3
  7. [2022] Which one of the following statements about Sangam literature in ancient South India is correct ?

    • (a) Sangam poems are devoid of any reference to material culture.
    • (b) The social classification of Varna was known to Sangam poets.
    • (c) Sangam poems have no reference to warrior ethic.
    • (d) Sangam literature refers to magical forces as irrational.
    Correct Answer: (B) The social classification of Varna was known to Sangam poets.
  8. [2022] With reference to Indian history, consider the following texts :
    1. Nettipakarana
    2. Parishishtaparvan
    3. Avadanashataka
    4. Trishashtilakshana Mahapurana
    Which of the above are Jaina texts?

    • (a) 1,2 and 3
    • (b) 2 and 4 only
    • (c) 1,3 and 4
    • (d) 2,3 and 4
    Correct Answer: (B) 2 and 4 only
  9. [2021] With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous

    • (a) Jain monks
    • (b) playwrights
    • (c) temple architects
    • (d) philosophers
    Correct Answer: (B) playwrights
  10. [2020] With reference to the scholars/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following
    statements:
    (1) Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga.
    (2) Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana.
    (3) Kalidasa is associated with Chandra Gupta – II.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    • (a) 1 and 2 only
    • (b) 2 and 3 only
    • (c) 3 only
    • (d) 1, 2 and 3
    Correct Answer: (C) 3 only
  11. [2016] Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of
    Sunga dynasty?

    • (a) Swapnavasavadatta
    • (b) Malavikagnimitra
    • (c) Meghadoota
    • (d) Ratnavali
    Correct Answer: (B) Malavikagnimitra
  12. [2014] The national motto of India, ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from?

    • (a) Katha Upanishad
    • (b) Chandogra Upanishad
    • (c) Aitareya Upanishad
    • (d) Mundaka Upanishad
    Correct Answer: (D) Mundaka Upanishad
  13. [2008] What does Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayan Sulva Sutra) relate to?

    • (a) Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle
    • (b) Calculation of the value of pi
    • (c) Logarithmic calculations
    • (d) Normal distribution curve
    Correct Answer: (B) Calculation of the value of pi
  14. [2003] ‘Mrichchhakatika,’ an ancient Indian book written by Shudraka, deals with:

    • (a) The love affair of a rich merchant with the daughter of a courtesan
    • (b) The victory of Chandragupta II over the Shaka Kshatrapas of western India
    • (c) The military expeditions and exploits of Samudragupta
    • (d) The love affair between a Gupta King and a princess of Kamarupa
    Correct Answer: (A) The love affair of a rich merchant with the daughter of a courtesan