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Prelims 2024 – 1995Tap an option to check it. For one question at a time, use Start practice above.
Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa ?
With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs :
Literary work : Author
1.Devichandragupta : Bilhana2.Hammira-Mahakavya : Nayachandra Suri3.Milinda-panha : Nagarjuna4.Nitivakyamrita : Somadeva SuriHow many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous
With reference to India, the terms 'Halbi, Ho and Kui' pertain to
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 ?
Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?
Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?
Consider the following languages :
1.Gujarati2.Kannada3.TeluguWhich of the above has/have been declared as 'Classical Language/Languages' by the Government?
The national motto of India, ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Author)
A.BankimchandraB.Dinabandhu MitraC.PremchandList-II (Work)
1.Shatranj Ke Khilari2.Debi Chaudhurani3.Nil-Darpan4.ChandrakantaAmong the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?
Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Prominent Indian Writer : Language
Consider the following international language
1.Arabic2.French3.Spanish The correct sequence of the language given above in the decreasing order of the number of their speakers is‘Mrichchhakatika’ an ancient Indian book written by Shudraka deals with
Which one among the following languages has largest number of speakers in the world?
The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on
Who amongst the following Englishmen first translated the Bhagavad-Gita into English?
The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was
Which one of the following languages belongs to the Austric group?
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
I.Mrichchhakatikam — ShudrakaII.Buddhacharita — VasuvandhuIII.Mudrarakshasha — VishakhadattaIV.Harshacharita — BanabhattaSelect the correct answer using the codes given below:
Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their works on the Mahabharata theme is correctly matched?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Author)
I.VarahamihiraII.VisakhadattaIII.SudrakaIV.BilhanaList II (Text)
A) Prabandha Chintamani
B) Mrchchhakatikam
C) Brhat-Samhita
D) Devi Chandraguptam
E) Vikramankadevacharita
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Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?
Nastaliq was
The term apabhramsa was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote
In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta Period women and sudras speak