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281. Which of the following statements about the Vijayanagara Empire is / are true?
1. The kings claimed to rule on behalf of the God Virupaksha
2. Rulers used the title “Hindu Suratrana”
3. All Royal orders were signed in Kannada, Sanskrit and Tamil
4. Royal Portrait sculpture was now displayed in temples Select the correct answer using the code given below

(a)4 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Ans: (d)
CDS Exam (I) 2018

282. Which of the following statements is /are true ?
1. Faxian’s ‘Gaoseng Faxian zhuani was the earliest first –
hand Chinese account of Buddhist sites and practices in India
2. Faxian was only 25 years old at the times of writing the text
3. Faxian’s main aim in coming to India was to obtain and take back texts containing monastic rules Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 3 only
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2016

283. Consider the following statements:
1. The inscriptions on the pillar at Rummindei give vivid details or Ashok’s Dhamma
2. the Nigalisagar inscription records the fact of Ashoka having visited the Konagamana stupa Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a)1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2008

284. Consider the following statements
1. Abhinavagupta wrote a comprehensive treatise called the Tantraloka which systematically presents the teachings of the kula and Trika systems
2. The Samartehchakaha by Haribhadra Suri written in Gujarat around the eighth century is technically not a tantric work but is saturated with tantric ideas and practices Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a)1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (II) 2010

285. Which of the following is / are not depicted in the Rajput paintings?
1. The stories of Krishna 2. Ragas and Raginis
3. The deeds of Hamza 4. The deeds of Babur Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 4 only
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2015

286. Which one among the following statements about the coins of the Gupta rulers is correct?

(a)The obverse and reverse, both had only the king’s portrait and date
(b) The obverse an reverse, both had only an image of a deity and date
(c) The obverse generally had king’s portrait and reverse had an image of a deity or a motif
(d) The obverse generally had king ‘s portrait and reverse always had a date
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2011

287. Consider the following statement about votive inscriptions in the second century BC ?
1. They records gifts made to religious institutions
2. They tell us about the idea of transference of the meritorious results of the action of one person Which of the statements given above is are correct?

(a)1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

CDS (II) 2013

288. Which kingdom did the temple of Hazara Rama belong to ?

(a)Avadh
(b) Travancore
(c) Vijayanagara
(d) Ahom
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (II) 2017

289. Which one of the following books was not illustrated with paintings in Akbar’s court?

(a)Hamzanama
(b) Razmnama
(c) Baburnama
(d) Tarikh – i -Alfi
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2015

290. Tqta in medieval India meant:

(a)land assigned to religious personnel for spiritual purposes
(b) land revenue from different territorial units assigned to army officers
(c) charity for educational and cultural activities
(d) the rights of the zamindar
Ans: (b)

CDS (I) 2019

291. The Lilavati of Bhaskara is a standard text on:

(a)Mathematics
(b) Surgery
(c) Poetics
(d) Linguistics
Ans: (a)

CDS (II) 2012

292. Kamandaka’s Nitisara is a contribution to:

(a)Logic and Philosopy
(b) Mathematics
(c) Political morality
(d) Grammar
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (II) 2007

293. Which one among the following was not an attribute of Samudragupta described in Prayag Prashasti ?

(a)Sharp and polished intellect
(b) Accomplished sculptor
(c) Fine musical performances
(d) Poetical talent of genius
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2009

294. Shishu, Kishor and Tarun are the schemes of:

(a)Regional Rural Banks.
(b) Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd .(MUDRA).
(c) Small Industries Development Bank of India.
(d) Industrial Developement Bank of India.
Ans: (b)

CDS (I) 2018

295. The Agrahara in early India was:

(a)The name of a village or land granted to Brahmins
(b) the garland of flowers of Agar
(c) the grant of land to officers and soldiers
(d) land or village settled by Vaishya farmers
Ans: (a)
CDS Exam (I) 2016

296. Statement I: King Ashoka abolished capital punishment and disbanded his army.
Statement II:
After Kalinga War, Ashoka was remorseful and became a Buddhist.

(a)Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (II) 2008

297. Statement I: The Zamindars were an exploitative class in Mughal India.
Statement II:
The Zamindars often received the support of the peasantry in a large number of agrarian uprisings in North India in the seventeenth century.

(a)Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2010

298. Statement I: The Pahi-kashta peasants were non-resident cultivators cultivating lands on a contractual basis.
Statement II:
The Pahi-kashta peasants worked under the temptation of favourable terms of revenue or the compulsion of economic distress.

(a)Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2015

299. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I List-II
(Power Plant) (State)
A. Satpura 1. Maharashtra
B. Dhuvaran 2. Uttarakhand
C. Tanakpur 3. Gujarat
D. Dabhol 4. Madhya Pradesh Code:

(a)A B C D 4 3 2 1
(b) A B C D 1 3 2 4
(c) A B C D 1 2 3 4
(d) A B C D 4 2 3 1
Ans: (a)
CDS Exam (I) 2011

300. The followers of Gorakhnath were called:

(a)Jogis
(b) Nath-Panthis
(c) Tantriks
(d) Sanyasis
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2013

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