61. The Prayaga Prashasti (Allahabad Pillar Inscription) was composed by
(A) Kalidasa in Sanskrit
(B) Banabhatta in Sanskrit
(C) Harishena in Sanskrit
(D) Ravikriti in Sanskrit
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62. Statement (I): The Amaranayaka system was a major political innovation of the Vijayanagara empire.
Statement (II): The Amaranayakas were military commanders who were given territories to govern, from which they collected taxes to maintain a stipulated contingent of horses and elephants for Raja (King).
(A) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct and Statement (II) is the correct explanation for statement (I).
(B) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct and Statement (II) is not the correct explanation for statement (I).
(C) Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect.
(D) Statement (I) is incorrect but statement (II) is correct.
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63. Statement (I): In the Mughal Agrarian system, the Zamindars were considered the owners of all the lands in their domain.
Statement (II): The Zamindars were a class of intermediaries who enjoyed certain hereditary rights in land and collected revenue on behalf of the state, but the actual cultivation was alone by peasants. (Ryots)
(A) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct and Statement (II) is the correct explanation for statement (I).
(B) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct and Statement (II) is not the correct explanation for statement (I).
(C) Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect.
(D) Statement (I) is incorrect but statement (II) is correct.
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64. Match the Harappan sites with their specific features.
List I (Site)
A) Chanhudaro
B) Kalibangan
C) Dholavira
D) Banawali
List II (Features)
1) Evidence of ploughed field
2) Specialized center for craft production (bead making)
3) Terracotta models of the plough
4) Large water reservoirs
(A) A-(2), B-(1), C-(4), D-(3)
(B) A-(2), B-(4), C-(1), D-(3)
(C) A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4)
(D) A-(3), B-(1), C-(4), D-(2)
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65. Match the Ancient texts with their Subjects/Authors.
List I
A) Ashtadhyayi
B) Charaka Samhita
C) Mudrarakhasa
D) Silappadikaram
List II
1) Earliest Sanskrit grammar by panini
2) Encyclopedia of Indian Medicine (Ayurveda)
3) Play by Vishakhadatta describing Mauryan Politics
4) Tamil Epic about kovalan and kannagi
(A) A-(2), B-(1), C-(4), D-(3)
(B) A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4)
(C) A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)
(D) A-(3), B-(2), C-(4), D-(1)
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