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Topics: Philosophy & Religion (3)Architecture & World Heritage (1)Cultural Institutions & Awards (1)Literature & Languages (1)

With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets ?

  1. Nayaputta
  2. Shakyamuni
  3. Tathagata

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of the above are epithets of Gautama Buddha
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Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

Consider the following statements :

  1. There are no parables in Upanishads.
  2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas.

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
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Answer: (b) 2 only

Which one of the following was the latest inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO ?

(a) Chhau dance
(b) Durga puja
(c) Garba dance
(d) Kumbh mela
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Answer: (c) Garba dance

Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa ?

(a) Kavyalankara
(b) Natyashastra
(c) Madhyama-vyayoga
(d) Mahabhashya
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Answer: (c) Madhyama-vyayoga

Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on :

(a) Prajnaparamita Sutra
(b) Visuddhimagga
(c) Sarvastivada Vinaya
(d) Lalitavistara
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Answer: (c) Sarvastivada Vinaya

Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO : 1. 2. 3. 4.

How many of the above properties were included in 2023 ?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four
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Answer: (b) Only two