Art & Culture UPSC PYQ 2020

With reference to the scholars/literateurs 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?

With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements: 1. Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism. 2. Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of the Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism. 3. The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered Mahayana Buddhism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:Famous PlacePresent State1. BhilsaMadhya Pradesh2. DwarasamudraMaharashtra3. GirnagarGujarat4. SthanesvaraUttar PradeshWhich of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term 'paramitas' ?

Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription?"Whosoever praises his religious sector blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely".

With reference to the history of India, the terms "kulyavapa" and "dronavapa" denote

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?

Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? "Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely."

With reference to the period of the Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as

With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs:1. Parivrajaka - Renunciant and Wanderer2. Shramana - Priest with a high status3. Upasaka - Lay follower of BuddhismWhich of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Parivrajaka — Renunciant and Wanderer 2. Shramana — Priest with a high status 3. Upasaka — Lay follower of Buddhism. Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?