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Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom ?Read the answer and worked solution →The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings atRead the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generallyRead the answer and worked solution →Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?Read the answer and worked solution →With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term 'Araghatta' refers toRead the answer and worked solution →With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?Read the answer and worked solution →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 →

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Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom ?

  1. Kakinada
  2. Motupalli
  3. Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam)
  4. Nelluru
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Correct answer: B. Motupalli

Motupalli was an important seaport of the Kakatiya kingdom. Therefore, the correct displayed option is B.

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The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at

  1. Ajanta
  2. Badami
  3. Bagh
  4. Ellora
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Correct answer: A. Ajanta

The famous Bodhisattva Padmapani painting is in Cave 1 at the Ajanta Caves. Therefore, the correct displayed option is A.

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Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?

  1. Swapnavasavadatta
  2. Malavikagnimitra
  3. Meghadoota
  4. Ratnavali
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Correct answer: B. Malavikagnimitra

UPSC CSE Prelims 2016 (GS-I, Set A), Q.10. Answer key: B (coaching consensus; UPSC did not publish an official 2016 AK separately on upsc.gov.in).

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