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[#206] Which ancient account describes the Nandas expedition over all their rival monarchs that make them powerful rulers of North India?
Correct Answer

(C) Puranas

Explanation

Solution: Mahapadma, a Shudra, who has been described in the Puranas as "the destroyer of all the Kshatriyas", defeated many other kingdoms, including the Panchalas, Kasis, Haihayas, Kalingas, Asmakas, Kurus, Maithilas, Surasenas and the Vitihotras. He expanded his territory south of the Vindhya Range into the Deccan Plateau. The Nandas, who usurped the throne of the Shishunaga dynasty c. 345 BCE, were thought to be of lowly origin. Mahapadma Nanda was said in the Puranas to be the son of Mahanandin and a Shudra mother.

[#207] Which of the following is/are poetry and drama?
Correct Answer

(D) All of the above

Explanation

Solution: Kumarasambhava, Raghuvamsa and Abhijnanashakuntalam all the three are poems.

[#208] Which of the following is not a religious text?
Correct Answer

(B) Sangam

Explanation

Solution: The Sangam texts are different from the Vedic texts, particularly the Rig Veda.
They do not constitute religious literature.
The short and long poems were composed by numerous poets in praise of various heroes and heroines and are in secular nature.
They are not primitive songs, but literature of high quality.

[#209] Which of the following is related to Etymology?
Correct Answer

(C) Nirukta

Explanation

Solution: Nirukta means explanation or interpretation. It is related to one of the six ancient Vedangas. Nirukta mainly works on Etymology and deals with the correct interpretation of Sanskrit words in the Vedas.

[#210] The Virupaksha Temple was built by the
Correct Answer

(A) Chalukyas

Explanation

Solution: The Virupaksha Temple is located in Hampi near Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka in southern India. Virupaksha is a form of Shiva and has other temples dedicated to him. The temple's history is uninterrupted from about the 7th century when it was built by the Chalukyas. Evidence indicates there were additions made to the temple in the late Chalukyan and Hoysala periods, though most of the temple buildings are attributed to the Vijayanagar period.