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2020 · Q36Art & CultureLiterature & Languagesmoderate

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 ?

  1. (a)1 and 2 only
  2. (b)2 and 3 only
  3. (c)3 only
  4. (d)1, 2 and 3
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Official answer(c) 3 only

2023 · Q44Art & CultureLiterature & Languagesmoderate

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

  1. (a)Kings employing women bodyguards
  2. (b)Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
  3. (c)Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
  4. (d)A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
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Official answer(d) A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death