UPSC 1996 › Art & Culture
16 questions · 1996 · answers as per the UPSC key
Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by
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Which one of the following works has recently been made into a full-length feature film?
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Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?
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According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas the sequential order of the cycle of four aeons (Yugas) is
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Which one of the following temples figured in the news regarding the institution of the Devadasis?
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Which one of the following is not a part of early Jaina literature?
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Which of the following were common to both Buddhism and Jainism? I. Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment. II. Indifference to the authority of the Vedas III. Denial of efficacy of rituals IV. Non-injury to animal life
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Nastaliq was
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Which one of the following sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium?
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Mughal painting reached its zenith under
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The term apabhramsa was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote
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Which one of the following was a Saiva sect in ancient India?
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Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
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Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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The following advertisement appeared in the Times of India dated 7th August: "THE MARVEL OF THE CENTURY THE WONDER OF THE WORLD LIVING PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES IN LIFE-SIZED REPRODUCTIONS BY MESSERS LUMIERE BROTHERS CINEMATOGRAPHIE A FEW EXHIBITIONS WILL BE GIVEN AT WATSON'S HOTEL TONIGHT". It appeared in the year —