BIHAR APO 2021 Prelims

Bihar APO2021200 questionsPrevious year paper

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  1. Q1. How many types of Purohitas for Yajna (Sacrificial priests) are described in the Rig Veda?

    • A. Four
    • B. Five
    • C. Six
    • D. Seven
    Reveal answer

    Answer: A — Four

    The Rig Veda describes four types of priests (Ritvij) for performing Yajnas: Hotri, Adhvaryu, Udgatri, and Brahma.

  2. Q2. Which one among the following animals is not depicted in Sanchi Stupa's sculpture? A. Fish b.Snake c. Tortoise d. Monkey

    • A. a and b
    • B. b and c
    • C. a, b, d
    • D. All of the above
    Reveal answer

    Answer: D — All of the above

    This question was marked as deleted/disputed (*) in the answer key. All four animals have debatable presence in Sanchi Stupa sculptures.

  3. Q3. Who among the following was the founder of Kardamaka line of Shaka dynasty?

    • A. Chastana
    • B. Rudradaman I
    • C. Nahapana
    • D. Jayadaman
    Reveal answer

    Answer: A — Chastana

    Chastana was the founder of the Kardamaka line (branch) of the Western Kshatrapa (Shaka) dynasty, ruling from Ujjain.

  4. Q4. How many types of land are described in Amarakosha?

    • A. Ten
    • B. Twelve
    • C. Fourteen
    • D. Six
    Reveal answer

    Answer: B — Twelve

    Amarakosha, the famous Sanskrit thesaurus by Amarasimha, describes twelve types of land (Bhumi).

  5. Q5. In which language was Kalinga King Kharavela's Hathigumpha Prashasti inscribed?

    • A. Prakrit
    • B. Pali
    • C. Sanskrit
    • D. Tamil
    Reveal answer

    Answer: A — Prakrit

    The Hathigumpha inscription of King Kharavela of Kalinga (near Bhubaneswar, Odisha) was inscribed in Prakrit language using Brahmi script.

  6. Q6. Who wrote Prakrita Prakasha?

    • A. Patanjali
    • B. Panini
    • C. Vararuchi
    • D. Amar Singh
    Reveal answer

    Answer: C — Vararuchi

    Vararuchi wrote Prakrita Prakasha, one of the earliest grammars of the Prakrit language.

  7. Q7. By which name were Gupta gold coins mentioned in their inscriptions?

    • A. Karshapana
    • B. Pana
    • C. Satman
    • D. Dinar
    Reveal answer

    Answer: D — Dinar

    Gupta gold coins were called 'Dinar' in their inscriptions, a term derived from the Roman 'Denarius'. They are popularly known as 'Dinara' in numismatic studies.

  8. Q8. The content of Sandhyakar Nandi's book, famous Ramacharit is associated with

    • A. Ramapala of Pala dynasty
    • B. Vikramaditya VI of Chalukya dynasty
    • C. Ramachandra of Gurjara Pratihara dynasty
    • D. Bhoj of Parmar dynasty
    Reveal answer

    Answer: A — Ramapala of Pala dynasty

    Sandhyakar Nandi's Ramacharit is a Sanskrit kavya that narrates the story of both Lord Rama and Ramapala of the Pala dynasty simultaneously (a double entendre poem).

  9. Q9. Name the first person who propounded the principle of Wahdat-ul-Wujud in Sufi world.

    • A. Ibn al-Arabi
    • B. Jalaluddin Rumi
    • C. Fareed ud-Din Attar
    • D. Mansoor Hallaj
    Reveal answer

    Answer: A — Ibn al-Arabi

    Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240 CE) was the first to propound the principle of Wahdat-ul-Wujud (Unity of Being/Existence) in Sufi philosophy.

  10. Q10. Name the author of the book, Rag Vibodh.

    • A. Somnath
    • B. Kalhana
    • C. Amir Khusrow
    • D. Sharangdev
    Reveal answer

    Answer: A — Somnath

    Somnath authored Rag Vibodh, a treatise on Indian classical music.

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