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61. Which one\r\nof the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of\r\nhistorical value?
(1) KhudaBaksh Oriental Public Library
(2) Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
(3) Asiatic Society Library
(4) Rampur Raza Library
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62. Who built\r\nthe Khajuraho temples? (1) Holkars
(2) Scindiaa
(3) Bundela Rajputs
(4) Chandela Rajputs
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63. Where did\r\nLord Buddha breathe his last?
(1) Rajgir (2)\r\nBodh Gaya
(3) Samath (4)\r\nKushinagar
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64. The ‘Kirti\r\nStambha’ (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by—
(1) Rana Pratap (2)\r\nRana Kumbha
(3) Rana Sanga (4) Bappa\r\nRaval
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65. Who got\r\nthe monumental ‘Raya-gopurams’ in front of the temples at Hampi,\r\nTiruv-annamalai, Chidambaram, Srirangam, Tirupati, etc., constructed?
(1) Vidyaranya.
(2) Krishnadevaraya
(3) Harihara
(4) Rajaraja
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66. Who were\r\nthe first kings to issue gold coins in India?
(1) Mauryas (2)\r\nIndo-Greeks
(3) Guptas (4)\r\nKushans
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67. Where is\r\nBrihadeshwar Temple situated ?.
(1) Kanchi (2)\r\nMadurai
(3) ShriShailan (4)\r\nTanjore
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68. Which of\r\nthe following architectural wonders was not constructed in the 12th A.D.?
(1) Sun-temple of Konark
(2) Temple of Khajuraho
(3) Ankorvat
(4) Notre Dam, the Paris
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60. In Tamil literature the\r\nglorious books ‘Shilppadikaram and Manimekhalai’ are related to
(1) Jainism (2)\r\nBuddhism
(3) Hindusim (4)\r\nChristianity
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70. Where was saint Kabir born ?
(1) Delhi (2)Varanasi
(3) Mathura (4)\r\nHyderabad
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61. (1) Khuda\r\nBakhsh Oriental Library was opened to public in October, 1891 by Khan Bahadur\r\nKhuda Bakhsh with 4,000 manuscripts, of which he inherited 1,400 from his\r\nfather Maulvi Mohammed Bakhsh. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry\r\nof Culture, Government of India, and is governed by a Board with the Governor\r\nof Bihar’as its exofficio Chairman. It is known for its rare collection of\r\nPersian and Arabic manuscripts. It also hosts paintings made during the Rajput\r\nand Mughal eras of India.
62. (4) The\r\nKhajuraho Group of Monuments are located in Khajuraho, a town in the Indian\r\nstate of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District. Khajuraho has the largest\r\ngroup of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for their erotic sculptures.\r\nThe city was the cultural\r\ncapital of Chandela Rajputs, a Hindu dynasty that ruled this part of India from\r\nthe 10 12th centuries. The political capLal of the Chandelas was Kalinjar, The\r\nKhajuraho tei aples were built over a span\r\nof 200 years, from fc 5o to 1150. The Chandela capital was moved to\r\nMahoba after this time, but Khajuraho continued to flourish for some time.\r\nKhajuraho has no forts becuuse the Chandel Kings never lived In their cultural\r\ncapital.
63. (4)\r\nKushlnagar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kushinagar district in the Indian\r\nstate of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where\r\nGautama Buddha Is thought to have attained Parinir- vana after his death. It is\r\none of the most important four holy “sites ior Buddhists. At this location,\r\nnear the Hiranyavati River, Gautama Buddha attained Parinirvana (or ‘Final\r\nNirvana’) after falling ill from eating a meal of a species of mushroom, or\r\npossibly pork.
64. (2) Kirti\r\nStambh is situated at Chittorgarh fort in Rajasthan, India. The 22 metre high\r\ntower was built by a Rana Kumbha to commem- orate his victory against Mahmud\r\nKhilji of Malwa. The tower is built in the Solanki style. It is 30 feet at the\r\nbase and narrows down to 15 feet at the top. It is dated approximately around\r\nthe 12th century AD. Kirti Stambh is older than another tower in the same fort,\r\nknown as the Vijay Stambh (Tower of Victory).
65. (2)\r\nRajagopuram literally means Royal Tower, an entrance that is fit for royalty\r\nbut especially for the God in the Temples. Krishnad- evaraya is credited with\r\nthe building of thousand pillared mandapas and the raya-gopurams which were\r\nspread out throughout the country-side in South India.
66. (2) The\r\nIndo-Greek kings were the first to issue gold coins in India and their coins\r\nwere special in the sense that each king had his own distinctive coins by which\r\nhe could be definitely identified. The names of at least thirty Bactrian kings\r\nare known with the help of numerous coins, and they help in the reconstruction\r\nof the history of the kings. The coins carry legends in Greek and also in\r\nKharosthi and Brahmi.
67. (4) The\r\nBrihadeshwar Temple at Thanjavur (Tanjore) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu,\r\nis a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and a brilliant example of the major\r\nheights achieved by Cholas in Tamil architecture. It is a tribute and a\r\nreflection of the power of its patron Raja Raja Chola I. It remains India’s\r\nlargest temple and is one of the greatest glories of Indian architecture. The\r\ntemple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Great Living Chola Temples”.
68. (1) Konark Sun Temple is a 13th century Sun Temple (also known as\r\nthe Black Pagoda), at Konark, in Orissa. It was constructed from oxidized and weathered\r\nferruginous sandstone by King Narasimhadeva-I (1238-1250 CE) of the Eastern\r\nGanga Dynasty. The temple is an example of Orissan architecture of Ganga\r\ndynasty. The temple is one of the most renowned temples in India and is a World\r\nHeritage Site.
69. (2) Shilppadikaram is one of the five Great Epics according to\r\nlater Tamil literary tradition, the others being Manimegalai, CivakaCintamani,\r\nValayapathi and Kundalakesi. The poet prince Ilango Adigal is credited with\r\nthis work. He is reputed to be the brother of Senguttuvan from Chera dynasty.\r\nIlango Adigal was a Buddhist monk and Silappadhikaram and Manimekalai are\r\nBuddhist epics. Manimekalai, a purely Buddhist work of the 3rd Sangam period in\r\nTamil literature is the most supreme and famous among the Buddhist work done in\r\nTamil. It is a work expounding the doctrines and propagating the values of Buddhism.lt\r\nalso talks about the Tamil Buddhists In the island. (Source: L. Basam\r\nPage No. 475)
70. (2) Not much is known of Kabir’s birth parents, but it is known\r\nthat
he was brought up in a family of
Muslim weavers. He was found by a Muslim weaver named Niru\r\nand his wife, Nima, in Lehartara, situated in Varanasi. Kabir’s family is\r\nbelieved to have lived in the locality of Kabir Chaura in Varanasi. Kabir matha,\r\nlocated in the back alleys of Kabir Chaura, celebrates his life and times.
