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Kalamkari painting refers toRead the answer and worked solution →In medieval India, the designations 'Mahattara' and 'Pattakila' were used forRead the answer and worked solution →With reference to the cultural history of India, the term 'Panchayatan' refers toRead the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian Philosophy?Read the answer and worked solution →The national motto of India, 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken fromRead the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?Read the answer and worked solution →The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily ofRead the answer and worked solution →The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained byRead the answer and worked solution →The 'Great Bath' is the most famous structure of which Indus Valley city?Read the answer and worked solution →The 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mauryan Emperor ASHOKA embraced Buddhism after the:Read the answer and worked solution →The first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1290) was the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Battle of Talikota (1565) marked the END of which great south Indian empire?Read the answer and worked solution →The First Battle of Panipat in 1526 was fought between Babur and:Read the answer and worked solution →The Taj Mahal was built during the reign of which Mughal emperor?Read the answer and worked solution →Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was crowned (Rajyabhishek) in which year at Raigad fort?Read the answer and worked solution →Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire, had his capital at:Read the answer and worked solution →Citadel or Lower Town?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the layout of a Harappan cityRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: Harappan settlementRead the answer and worked solution →Reading the excavationRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every feature the chapter attributes to Harappan citiesRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: term with meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Order the reasoning: why the Citadel stands higherRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: evidence and interpretationRead the answer and worked solution →Built, or found?Read the answer and worked solution →Scale of the workRead the answer and worked solution →

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Kalamkari painting refers to

  1. a hand-painted cotton textile in South India
  2. a handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India
  3. a block-painted woollen cloth in Western Himalayan region of India
  4. a hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North-Western India
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Correct answer: A. a hand-painted cotton textile in South India

UPSC CSE Prelims 2015 (GS-I, Set A), Q.96. Official answer key: A.

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In medieval India, the designations 'Mahattara' and 'Pattakila' were used for

  1. military officers
  2. village headmen
  3. specialists in Vedic rituals
  4. chiefs of craft guilds
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Correct answer: B. village headmen

UPSC CSE Prelims 2014 (GS-I, Set A), Q.21. Official answer key: B.

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With reference to the cultural history of India, the term 'Panchayatan' refers to

  1. an assembly of village elders
  2. a religious sect
  3. a style of temple construction
  4. an administrative functionary
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Correct answer: D. an administrative functionary

UPSC CSE Prelims 2014 (GS-I, Set A), Q.44. Official answer key: D.

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