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Questions : Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
A. The Dark Room 1. R.K. Narayanan
B. Indian Philosophy  2. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C. Golden Threshold 3. Sarojini Naidu
D. Anamika 4. Nirala
Codes: A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 4 1 3 1

(c) 1 2 3 4

(d) 1 3 4 2

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

  1. The Dark Room — R.K. Narayanan
  2. Indian Philosophy — Dr S. Radhakrishnan
  3. Golden Threshold — Sarojini Naidu
  4. Anamika — Nirala

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Question : 1

Match the following works with their authors:

List I List II
A. Gita-Govinda 1. Hemachandra
B. Yogasastra 2. Bhaskaracharya
C. Sribhasya 3. Ramanuja
D. Siddhanta - Shiromani 4. Jayadeva 
Codes: A B C D

a) a–2, b–4, c–3, d–1

b) a–4, b–3, c–1, d–2

c) a–4, b–1, c–3, d–2

d) a–4, b–3, c–2, d–1

Answer: (c)

  1. Gita Govinda: a 12th Century epic by Jaidev;
  2. Yogasastra: a treatise on yoga by Hemchandra;
  3. Sribhasya: the most famous work of Ramanuja (1017–1137);
  4. Siddhanta Siromani: the major treatise of Indian mathematician Bhaskaracharya, written in 1150 A.D.

Question : 2

Consider the following statements

  1. Bhatti was contemporary of Shunga Dynasty.
  2. Sisupala-vadha was written by Magha in 7th century AD and is one of the 6 Sanskrit Mahakavyas.
Select the correct answer

a) All of the above

b) None of the above

c) 1 only

d) 2 only

Answer: (d)

Bhatti was contemporary of Gupta Dynasty.

Question : 3

The book ‘Mitakshara’ is written by

a) Vigyaneshwar

b) Shudrak

c) Vatsyayana

d) Jeemaatwahan

Answer: (a)

Mitakshara is written by Vigyaneshwar. It was considered one of the main authorities on Hindu Law from the time the British began administering laws in India.

Question : 4

Which one of the following works has recently been made into a full lenght featured film?

a) Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy

b) Upamanyu Chatterjee’s English August

c) R.K Narayan’s Malgudi Days

d) Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children

Answer: (b)

English, August: An Indian Story is a novel by Indian author Upamanyu Chatterjee written in English, first published in 1988. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1994.

Question : 5

The books, Niti Shatak, Shringaar Shatak and Vairagya Shatak are written by

a) Kabir Das

b) Bhavabhuti

c) Bhartrihari

d) Bana Bhatt

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

Who amongst the following is the author of the classic book Life Divine ?

a) Swami Vivekananda

b) Aurobindo Ghosh

c) Ravi Shankar

d) Radha Krishnan

Answer: (b)

The Life Divine is Sri Aurobindo’s major philosophical opus. It combines a synthesis of western thought and eastern spirituality with Sri Aurobindo’s own original insights.

The Life Divine covers topics such as the human aspiration, the emergence of life in the cosmos from out of a Divine Source, the evolution of matter to spirit in the universe, the division and dualities inherent in human consciousness, the way out of man’s ignorance through an evolution of consciousness, and the spiritual destiny of life on earth.

The Life Divine was translated into poetic Bengali in “Divya Jeevan Prasanga” by the scholar saint Sri Anirvan.

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