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  1. 351UPPSC2017HistoryEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List-I (Tirthankara) (a) Adinatha (b) Mallinatha (c) Parshavanatha (d) Sambhavnatha List-II (Cognizance) 1. Bull 2. Horse 3. Snake 4. Water Jar

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    Correct option: A — a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2

  2. 352UPSC2003HistoryEnglish

    Consider the following statements. 1. Vardhaman a Mahavira’s mother was the daughter of Lichchhavi King Chetaka. 2. Gautama Buddha’s mother was a princess from the Koliyan dynasty. 3. Parshvanatha, the twentythird Tirthankara, belonged to Banaras. Which of these statements is/are correct?

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    Correct option: C — 2 and 3

  3. 353UPPSC1997HistoryEnglish

    Ardhanarisvara, a figure of half Shiva and half Parvati, represents

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    Correct option: C — Union of God with his Shakti

  4. 354UPPSC2006HistoryEnglish

    Who were Nayanars?

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    Correct option: A — Shaiva

  5. 355UPSC1996HistoryEnglish

    According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas, the sequential order of the cycle of four epochs (yugas) is

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    Correct option: C — Krita, Treta, Dvapara and Kali

  6. 356UPSC1996HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following was a Shaiva sect in ancient India?

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    Correct option: B — Mattamayura

  7. 357UPPSC2014HistoryEnglish

    Who were the ‘Nayanars’?

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    Correct option: B — Shaivites

  8. 358UPPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    Who among the following was not an ‘Alvar Saint’?

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    Correct option: B — Tirugyan

  9. 359BPSC1994HistoryEnglish

    Who contributes the most in the development of Bhagavata sect?

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    Correct option: D — Gupta

  10. 360RPSC1993HistoryEnglish

    The originator of Bhagavata Religion was

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    Correct option: B — Krishna

History practice — common questions

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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