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UPSC Prelims 2020 Art & Culture

Art & Culture PYQs for UPSC Prelims 2020.

2020 Art & Culture

With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term paramitas?

2020 Art & Culture

With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements: 1. Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism. 2. Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism 3. The deifi...

2020 Art & Culture

With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs: (a) Parivrajaka - Renunciantand Wanderer (b) Shramana - Priest with a high status (c) Upasaka - Lay follower of Buddhism Which of the pa...

2020 Art & Culture

Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own ...

2020 Art & Culture

With reference to the scholars/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements: 1. Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga. 2. Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana. 3. Kalidasa is associ...