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Subject: Art and Culture

  • With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements

    With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements :
    1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism.
    2. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • Consider the following pairs

    Consider the following pairs :

    Tradition State
    1. Chapchar Kut festival — Mizoram
    2. Khongjom Parba ballad — Manipur
    3. Thang-Ta dance — Sikkim
    Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?

  • Consider the following pairs

    Consider the following pairs

    Famous place – River
    Pandharpur – Chandrabhaga
    Tiruchirappalli – Cauvery
    Hampi – Malaprabha

    Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  • Consider the following pairs

    Consider the following pairs :
    Craft. Heritage of
    1. Puthukkuli shawls Tamil Nadu
    2. Sujni embroidery Maharashtra
    3. Uppada Jamdani saris Karnataka

    Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    1. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar.
    2. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • Consider the following

    Consider the following:

    1. Deification of the Buddha
    2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas
    3. Image worship and rituals

    Which of the above is/are the feature/ features of Mahayana Buddhism?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    1. In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was known as ‘Amil’.
    2. The Iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution.
    3. The office of ‘Mir Bakshi’ came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of Delhi.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • Consider the following pairs

    Consider the following pairs:
    Historical place : Well known for
    1. Burzahom : Rock cut shrines
    2. Chandraketugarh :Terracotta art
    3.Ganeshwar : Copper artefacts
    Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    1.It was during the reign of Iltutmish that Chengiz Khan reached the Indus in pursuit of the fugitive Khwarezm prince.
    2.It was during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq that Taimur occupied Multan and crossed the Indus.
    3. It was during the reign of Deva Raya II of the Vijayanagara Empire that Vasco da Gama reached the coast of Kerala.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • Consider the following pairs

    Consider the following pairs :
    King Dynasty
    1. Nannuka — Chandela
    2. Jayashakti — Paramara
    3. Nagabhata II — Gurjara-Pratihara
    4. Bhoja — Rashtrakuta
    How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?