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IV SEMESTER

COMMON COURSE IN SANSKRIT

HISTORY OF SANSKRIT LITERATURE,

KERALA CULTURE & TRANSLATION
QUESTION BANK

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The capital of the Kosala Kingdom is called

a) Magadha
b) Mithila
c) Ayodhya
d) Vidarbha
The name Saketa is given to the Kosala Kingdom by
a) Aryans
b) Dravidians
c) Hindus
d) Buddhists
Who is halabhrt?
a) Sri Rama
b) Bhrgurama
c) Balarama
d) None of these
Vasistha Ramayana is said to have composed by
a) Vasistha
b) Valmiki
c) Vyasa
d) Narada
Adhyatma Ramayana is an extract from
a) Visnu Purana
b) Brahmanda Purana
c) Agni Purana
d) Matsya Purana
Mula Ramayana describes the importance of
a) Rama
b) Sita
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The most well known commentary on the Ramayana is

a) Valmiki Ramayana
b) Bhusanam
c) Dharmakuta
d) Ramayananvayi
Ramayanadipika is written by
a) Maheswaratirtha
b) Vidyanatha Diksita
c) Hari Pandita
d) Nagesa
Valmikihrdayam is a commentary on the Ramayana written by
a) Ahobala
b) Govindaraja
c) Bhavanacarya
d) Nrsimha
.. is a splendid critique on the Ramayana.
a) Dharmakutam
b) Ramayanabhusanam
c) Tirthiyam
d) None of these
The author of Dharmakutam is
a) Tryambaka Makhin
b) Gangadhara
c) Nrsimha
d) Venkatacarya
How many verses are there in the Ramayana?
a) 24,000
b) 25,000
c) 1, 00,000
d) 22,000
How many sargas are there in the Ramayana?
a) 200
b) 400
c) 500
d) 300
Subodhini is a commentary on the Ramayana written by
a) Raghuttamasarma
b) Abhinava Ramabhadrasarma
c) Varadaraja
d) Devarama
Ramayanakathavimarsa is a short narrative of the Ramayana written
by
a) Dharmaraja
b) Venkatacarya
c) Narayana
d) Ranganatha
Who was Vyasas father?
a) Narada
b) Parasara
c) Lord Brahma
d) Vasistha
What was Vyasas original name?
a) Dvaipayana
b) Krsna
c) Santanu
d) Suka
Vyasas mother was
a) Amba
b) Ambika
c) Satyavati
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Who wrote the Mahabharata?

a) Valmiki
b) Vyasa
c) Vasistha
d) Kalidasa
Who is the pupil of Vyasa?
a) Vaisampayana
b) Suka
c) Narada
d) Kapila
The author of Brahmasutra is
a) Patanjali
b) Gautama
c) Badarayana
d) Sri Sankaracarya
How many chapters (Parvam) are there in the Mahabharata?
a) Twelve
b) Sixteen
c) Fourteen
d) Eighteen
Who is the eldest of the Pandavas?
a) Bhima
b) Yudhisthira
c) Arjuna
d) Duryodhana
How many days did the Mahabharata war last for?
a) Sixteen
b) Nineteen
c) Eighteen
d) Fourteen
Mahabharata-tatparya-nirnaya is an epitome of the Mahabharata written
by
a) Vyasa
b) Arjunamisra
c) Sri Madhvacarya
d) Bharatacarya
Brhat Pandava Purana is also called
a) Mahapurana
b) Brhatpurana
c) Mahabharata
d) Bharata
Harivamsa is a work of
a) Devaprabhasuri
b) Vyasa
c) Vardhamana
d) Valmiki
Bharata war took place at Dvaparayuga. Who said this?
a) S.P.L. Narasimha
b) Kalhana
c) Megasthenese
d) R.C. Dutt
Where did the Pandavas disguise themselves during the exile?
a) Vidarbha
b) Videha
c) Virata
d) Vidisa
What was Bhima during the exile?
a) Gambling master
b) Master of horse
c) Dance master
d) Chief cook
Who is the earliest commentator of the Mahabharata?
a) Kavindra
b) Vadiraja
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Who is the wife of the Pandavas?

a) Kunti
b) Draupadi
c) Bhanumati
d) Madri
In which Parva of the Mahabharata is the Bhagavad Gita included?
a) Udyoga
b) Bhisma
c) Drona
d) Salya
Who is the father of the Pandavas?
a) Vyasa
b) Pandu
c) Dhrtarastra
d) Bhisma
Who was the Guru of the Pandavas and the Kauravas?
a) Sakuni
b) Drona
c) Bhisma
d) Vidura
Who is known as the Pitamaha?
a) Drona
b) Bhisma
c) Vyasa
d) Dhrtarastra
The author of Brhatsamhita is
a) Kalhana
b) Varahamihira
c) Bharata
d) Aryabhata
Vrkodara is the other name of
a) Arjuna
b) Nakula
c) Bhima
d) None of these
This mountain is said to have the abode of Gods
a) Vindhya
b) Meru
c) Malaya
d) None of these
According to Mac Donell the date of Mahabharata is
a) About 400 B.C.
b) About 500 B.C.
c) 700 B.C.
d) 200B.C.
The author of Rajatarangini is
a) Rajasekhara
b) Kalhana
c) Ksemendra
d) None of these
The prevailing sentiment of the Mahabharata is
a) Vira
b) Karuna
c) Santa
d) Srngara
Kalhana belonged to
a) 1100 A.D.
b) 1200 A.D.
c) 1400 A.D.
d) None of these
Who is the author of Raghunathabhyudaya?
a) Raghunatha
b) Ramabhadramba
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Bharatasudha is a work of
a) King Raghunatha
b) Madhava
c) Chokkanatha
d) None of these
What is the contribution of Atula to Sanskrit Literature?
a) Naisadhiyacarita
b) Musikavamsa
c) Kavyanusasana
d) Rajavali
Musika Kingdom is in
a) North Kerala
b) Middle Kerala
c) South Travancore
d) North Travancore
Who is famous as Kerala Kalidasa?
a) A.R. RajarajaVarma
b) Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Tampuran
c) DR. K.N. Ezhuttacchan,
d) Ravi Varma
Who is the author of Visakhavijaya?
a) Sri Harsa
b) Atula
c) Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Tampuran
d) None of these
The Sandesakavya written by Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Tampuran
a) Kokilasandesa
b) Sukasandesa
c) Mayurasandesa
d) None of these
Which among the following is not a historical kavya?
a) Narayaniya
b) Musikavamsa
c) Visakhavijaya
d) Angalasamrajya
Who is the author of Angalasamrajya?
a) T. Ganapati Sastri
b) A.R. Rajaraja Varma
c) Visakhadatta
d) None of these
Who is known as Kerala Panini?
a) Ravi Varma
b) A.R. Rajaraja Varma
c) Melputtur Narayana Bhattatiri
d) None of these
What is the theme of Angalasamrajya?
a) Kerala History
b) Indian History
c) British Indian History
d) Vedic Indian History
Who is the author of Laghupaniniya?
a) Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Tampuran,
b) A.R. Rajaraja Varma
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Who is the author of Keralodaya?

a) Prof. P.C. Devasya
b) DR. K.N. Ezhuttacchan
c) T. Ganapati Sastri
d) None of these
Keralodaya was published in
a) 1977 A.D.
b) 1979 A.D.
c) 1989 A.D.
d) 1970 A.D.
A Mahakavya about Kerala History is
a) Angalasamrajya
b) Keralodaya
c) Navabharata
d) None of these
Raghunathabhyudaya was written in
a) 16th century A.D.
b) 17th century A.D.
c) 18th century A.D.
d) 19th century A.D.
Raghunathabhyudaya was first published in
a) 1925 A.D.
b) 1926 A.D.
c) 1935 A.D.
d) 1949 A.D.
In Musikavamsa which dynasty is described?
a) Kolattiri
b) Samootiri
c) Travancore
d) None of these
A composition with a mixture of prose and poetry is called
a) Gadya
b) Padya
c) Campu
d) None of these
Nalacampu is written by
a) Srikantha
b) Trivikrama
c) Nagadeva
d) None of these
Trivikrama is also known as
a) Nemaditya
b) Devaditya
c) Simhaditya
d) Sridhara
Trivikrama was a court poet of
a) Rastrakuta King IndraIII
b) Rastrakuta King IndraII
c) Rastrakuta King Indra I
d) None of these
The most ancient campu is
a) Nalacampu
b) Yasastilakacampu
c) Ramayanacampu
d) Mahabharatacampu
Nalacampu was written in
a) 7th century A.D.
b) 9th century A.D.
c) 10th century A.D.
d) None of these
Nalacampu is also known as
a) Nalakatha
b) Damayantikatha
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Yasastilakacampu is composed by
a) Trivikrama
b) Nemaditya
c) Somadeva
d) Bhoja
Somadeva was a
a) Buddhist
b) Jain
c) Zorastrian
d) Hindu
Somadeva was patronized by the king
a) Arikesari
b) Mahipala
c) Bhoja
d) None of these
Somadeva wrote Yasastilakacampu in Saka
a) 831 A.D.
b) 881 A.D.
c) 861 A.D.
d) 681 A.D.
The definition of campu is given by
a) Bhamaha
b) Mammata
c) Dandi
d) Bharata
Yasastilakacampu was written for the popularity of
a) Buddhism
b) Jainism
c) Hinduism
d) None of these
Ramayanacampu, which is one of the most popular campus in Sanskrit,
was written by
a) Somadeva
b) Bhoja
c) Ramapanivada
d) None of these
Bhoja was the King of
a) Magadha
b) Kalinga
c) Dhara
d) Videha
Ramayanacampu was completed by
a) Somadeva
b) Vikrama
c) Bhoja
d) Laksmanasuri
Which portion of the Ramayanacampu was written by Laksmanasuri?
a) Balakanda
b) Ayodhyakanda
c) Yuddhakanda
d) Sundarakanda
The author of Bharatacampu is
a) Bhoja
b) Vikrama
c) Anantabhatta
d) None of these
Nilakanthavijayacampu was composed by
a) Bhanudatta
b) Neelakantha Diksita
c) Melputtur
d) Ahobala
Nilakanthavijayacampu was written in
b) 16th century A.D.
a) 17th century A.D.
c) 18th century A.D.
d) 19th century A.D.

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Nilakantha Diksita was the court poet of

a) Vikramaditya
b) Tirumala Naikan
c) Bhoja
d) Harsa
Nilakantha was the grandson the famous Sanskrit scholar
a) Bhattoji Diksita
b) Appayya Diksita
c) Jagannadha Pandita
d) Govinda Diksita
Viswagunadarsacampu was composed by
a) Venkatacarya
b) Venkatadhvari
c) Srikrsnakavi
d) None of these
Viswagunadarsacampu was written in
a) 17th century A.D.
b) 16th century A.D.
c) 15th century A.D.
d) 14th century A.D.
Which among the following is a yatra campu?
a) Nalacampu
b) Ramayanacampu
c) Visvagunadarsacampu
d) None of these
Which is the most remarkable one among the campus from Kerala?
a) Daksayagam
b) Amogharaghavam
c) Purvabharatam
d) Subhadraharanam
The author of Purvabharatacampu is
a) Melputtur
b) King Manaveda
c) Divakarakavi
d) Sitaramakavi
Another famous work of King Manaveda is
a) Krsnagiti
b) Krsnagatha
c) Keralabharanam
d) None of these
Purvabharatacampu was composed in
a) 17th century A.D.
b) 16th century A.D.
c) 18th century A.D.
d) 19th century A.D.
Who was Sri Sankaras father?
a) Sivanatha
b) Sivaguru
c) Sivadasa
d) Sivasankara
Sankaracaryas mother was
a) Jnanamba
b) Aryamba
c) Varadamba
d) None of these
Sankaracarya was born at
a) Aluva
b) Kaladi
c) Kanci
d) Srngeri
Sankaracaryas birth place was on the bank of the river
a) Nila
b) Curni
c) Pampa
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Who was the teacher (Guru) of Sankaracarya ?

a) Sri Ramakrsna
b) Vidyadhiraja
c) Govindapada
d) None of these
The famous doctrine established by Sankaracarya is
a) Dvaita
b) Advaita
c) Visistadvaita
d) None of these
Which of the following does not belong to Prasthanatraya?
a) Brahmasutra
b) Gita
c) Purana
d) Upanisad
How many Peethas or Mutts did Sankaracarya establish?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
Where is the University in the name of Sankaracarya found?
a) Thrissur
b) Kalady
c) Aruvippuram
d) Cempazhanti
Kanakadharastava is stotrakavya written by
a) Melputtur
b) Vilvamangalam
c) Sankaracarya
d) Kulasekhara
Which Goddess is praised in Kanakadharastavam?
a) Laksmi
b) Sarasvati
c) Parvati
d) None of these
Melputtur Narayana Bhattatiri was born in
a) 1560AD
b) 1660AD
c) 1460AD
d) 1550AD
Melputtur was suffering from
a) Vataroga
b) Ksaya
c) Jvara
d) None of these
Name the famous Stotrakavya in Sanskrit written by Melputtur
a) Krsniyam
b) Narayaniyam
c) Narayanacarita
d) Ramakatha
The campu which was not written by Melputtur is
a) Kirata
b) Dutavakya
c) Rajasuya
d) Damayantikatha
Melputtur composed the campus mainly for of
a) Scholars
b) Students
c) Cakyars
d) None of these
The theme of Narayaniya is selected from
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108. The famous book on grammar written by Melputtur is

a) Niranunasikaprabandha
b) Rajasuya
c) Prakriyasarvasva
d) None of these
109. What is the peculiarity of Surpanakhapralapa?
a) No anunasikas
b) No ghosaksaras
c) No consonants
d) None of these
110. In which text the term Ayurarogyasaukhyam is used?
a) Daksayaga
b) Subhadraharana
c) Narayaniya
d) None of these
111. What is the significance of Ayurarogyasaukhyam?
a) A phrase
b) Kalidinasankhya
c) A prayer
d) None of these
112. Ramapanivada lived about in the middle of
a) 18th century A.D.
b) 19th century A.D.
d) 16th century A.D.
c) 20th century A.D.
113. Who among the following was patronised by the king of
Ampalappuzha?
a) Krsnasudhi
b) Ramapanivada
c) Melputtur
d) None of these
114. The author of the Mahakavya Raghaviya is
a) Kumaradasa
b) Sukumarakavi
c) Ramapanivada
d) Padmanabha
115. Name one Mahakavya written by Ramapanivada
a) Mukundastaka
b) Usaniruddha
c) Prakrtaprakasa
d) Raghaviya
116. The Vithi written by Ramapanivada is
a) Candrika
b) Visnuvilasa
c) Bharatacarita
d) Kamsavadha
117. Name the prahasana written by Ramapanivada
a) Gitaramam
b) Madanaketucaritam
c) Lilavati
d) Sitaraghavam
118. The drama written by Ramapanivada is
a) Candrika
b) Lilavati
c) Sitaraghavam
d) None of these
119. Which work of Melputtur was commented upon by Ramapanivada?
a) Prakriyasarvasva
b) Dhatukavya
c) Narayaniya
d) None of these
120. Name the composition of Ramapanivada in Prakrt language
a) Candrika
b) Kamsavaho
c) Raghaviya
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121. The campu written by Ramapanivada

a) Bharata campu
b) Ramayana campu
c) Bhagavata campu
d) Nala campu
122. The composition of Ramapanivada in the field of music is
a) Talaprastara
b) Vrttaratnakara
c) Vrttavartika
d) Sangeetapravesika
123. Among the following Stotrakavyas, which one is not written by
Ramapanivada?
a) Mukundastaka
b) Sivasataka
c) Suryasataka
d) Amarukasataka
124. Name the Nrttaprabandha written by Ramapanivada
a) Gitarama
b) Nrttarama
c) Nrttapravesika
d) None of these
125. With which of the following Malayalam poets was Ramapanivada
identified?
a) Unnayi Warrier
b) Kuncan Nambiar
c) Ramapurathu Warrier
d) None of these
126. Cattampi Svamikal was born in
a) 1853 A.D.
b) 1855 A.D.
c) 1864 A.D.
d) 1884 A.D.
127. Among the following name the work written by Cattampi Svamikal
are
a) Laghubhagavata
b) Paramasivastava
c) Annadatrstava
d) None of these
128. The former name of Cattampi Svamikal was
a) Nanu Pilla
b) Kunju Pilla
c) Kunjan Pilla
d) None of these
129. The most famous and revolutionary work written by Cattampi Svamikal is
a) Tarkarahasyaratna
b) Brahmatatvanirbhasa
c) Stavaratnavali
d) Vedadhikaranirupana
130. A famous disciple of Cattampi Svamikal
a) Sri Narayana Guru
b) Sri Sankaracarya
c) Ayyankali
d) None of these
131. Sri Narayana Guru was born at
a) Cempazhanti
b) Aruvippuram
c) Varkala
d) None of these
132. Darsanamala is a famous work written by
a) Cattampi Svamikal
b) Sri Narayana Guru
c) SvamiVivekananda
d) Sri Sankaracarya
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133. Sri Narayana Guru was born in

a) 1855 A.D.
b) 1845 A.D.
c) 1850 A.D.
d) 1852 A.D.
134. Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalanayogam (SNDP) was founded by
a) Cattampi Svamikal
b) Sri Narayana Guru
c) Svami Vivekananda
d) None of these
135. SNDP was founded in
a) 1902 A.D.
b) 1903 A.D.
c) 1904 A.D.
d) 1905 A.D.
136. Darsanamala of Sri Narayana Guru Contains darsanas
a) Ten
b) Twelve
c) Fourteen
d) Sixteen
137. Sri Narayana Guru became Mahasamadhi at
a) Cempazhanti
b) Varkala
c) Sivagiri
d) None of these
138. Who founded the Sanskrit College at Pattampi?
a) Punnassery Sridharan Nambi
b) Punnassery Nilakantha Sarma
c) Saktan Tampuran
d) None of these
139. Punnassery Nilakantha Sarma wrote a lot of books on
a) Astrology
b) Ayurveda
c) Nyaya
d) Vedanta
140. Punnassery Nilakantha Sarma was born in
a) 1858
b) 1850
c) 1860
d) 1560
141. Vijnanacintamani was a Sanskrit journal commenced by
a) Sri Narayanaguru
b) Punnassery Nilakantha Sarma
c) Punnassery Sridharan Nampi
d) None of these.
142. The commentary by Punnassery Nilakantha Sarma on Raghuvamsa is
a) Raghuvamsadipika
b) Raghuvamsasvada
c) Raghuvamsasubodhini
d) None of these
143. Name a prabandha written by Punnassery Nilakantha Sarma
a) Puraprabandha
b) Bhagavataprabandha
c) Pattabhisekaprabandha
d) None of these
144. Who is known as Garbhasriman?
a) Tyagaraja Svamikal
b) Svati Tirunal
c) Muttu Svami Diksita
d) Syama Sastrikal
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145. When was Svati Tirunal born?

a) 1813 A.D.
b) 1913 A.D.
c) 1823 A.D.
d) 1900 A.D.
146. Name the social reformer who was a famous musician as well as a
king.
a) Rani Laksmi Bhai
b) Sri Citira Thirunal
c) Svati Tirunal
d) None of these
147. Who was a member of the court of Svati Tirunal?
a) Satkala Govinda Marar
b) Semmamkuti Srinivasa Iyer
c) Iravivarman Thampi
d) None of these
148. Name the ancient classical art form of Kerala which follows the rules
of Natyasastra
a) Kathakali
b) Kutiyattom
c) Krsnanattom
d) Ramanattom
149. The ancient classical art form of Kerala approved by UNESCO
a) Kathakali
b) Kutiyattom
c) Mohiniattom
d) Krsnanattom
150. Kutiyattom is traditionally performed by family
a) Nambiar
b) Marar
c) Namputhiri
d) Cakyar
151. The main instrument used in Kutiyattom is
a) Centa
b) Tabla
c) Timila
d) Mizhavu
152. The instrument which is not used in Kutiyattom
a) Idakka
b) Mizhavu
c) Timila
d) Kuzhitalam
153. The female character in Kutiyattom was performed by
a) Nambiar
b) Cakyar
c) Nangiar
d) None of these
154. How many types of abhinaya are there in Kutiyattom?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
155. Which form of literature is accepted to perform Kutiyattom?
a) Prose
b) Poetry
c) Drama
d) None of these
156. Dramas in which language were selected for Kutiyattom?
a) Sanskrit
b) Tamil
c) Malayalam
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157. How many ragas are there in Kutiyattom?

a) Twelve
b) Twenty
c) Twenty four
d) Forty
158. In ancient days Kutiyattom was performed in
a) Uttupura
b) Nalampalam
c) Kuttampalam
d) None of these
159. The first Sanskrit drama from Kerala is
a) Sakuntala
b) Ascaryacudamni
c) Nagananda
d) Kalyanasougandhika
160. The author of Ascaryacudamani is
a) Vyasa
b) Kalidasa
c) Kulasekhara
d) Saktibhadra
161. Which text is mainly followed in Kutiyattom for performing
mudrabhinaya
a) Natyasastra
b) Abhinayadarpana
c) Hastalaksanadipika
d) Balaramabharata
162. How many ankas (chapters) are there in Ascaryacudamani?
a) Six
b) Seven
c) Eight
d) Nine
163. Name the drama by Kulasekhara
a) Mattavilasa
b) Subhadradhananjaya
c) Bhagavadajjuka
d) Kalyanasougandhika
164. Bhagavadajjuka is written by
a) Kulasekhara
b) Bhodhayanakavi
c) Saktibhadra
d) None of these
165. Who plays main role in Cakyarkutttu?
a) Sutradhara
b) Nayaka
c) Vidusaka
d) None of these
166. Cakyarkuttu is also known as
a) Parakkumkuttu
b) Nangiarkuttu
c) Prabandhakkuttu
d) None of these
167. In Cakyarkuttu vidusaka uses
a) Sanskrit
b) Prakrt
c) Regional language
d) None of these
168. While narrating Puranic tales the Cakyar adopts the technique of
a) Ilakiyattom
b) Colliyattom
c) Pakarnnattom
d) None of these
169. Which is not an off-shoot of Kutiyattom?
a) Kuttu
b) Pathakam
c) Nangiarkuttu
d) Mohiniyattom
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170. The female of Cakyar is known as

a) Nangiar
b) Nambiar
c) Illotamma
d) Brahmani Amma
171. The story selected for Nangiarkuttu is
a) Sri Krsnacarita
b) Nalacarita
c) Sivacarita
d) Sakuntala
172. In Sri Krsnacaritam Nangiarkuttu the story of Sri Krsna is enacted by
a) Sutradhara
b) Kalpalatika
c) Sakuntala
d) Damayanti
173. Which abhinaya is given more importance in Nangiarkuttu?
a) Angika
b) Vacika
c) Aharya
d) Satvika
174. The context of Nangiarkuttu is connected with the Drama
a) Subhadradhananjaya
b) Mattavilasa
c) Ascaryacudamani
d) Tapatisamvarana
175. Sri Krsnacaritam Nangiarkuttu is enacted as a part of
a) Sthapana
b) Prasthavana
c) Nirvahana
d) Nandi
176. The ancient classical art form of Kerala purely based on the stories of
Sri Krsna is
a) Krsnanattom
b) Kutiyattom
c) Kathakali
d) None of these
177. Krsnanattom is based on the text
a) Bhagavata
b) Krsnagiti
c) Krsnagatha
d) Krsnalila
178. Krsnagiti was written by
a) Kulasekhara
b) Manaveda
c) Jayadeva
d) Saktibhadra
179. Krsnagiti was composed in
a) 1650 A.D.
b) 1651 A.D.
c) 1652 A.D.
d) 1653 A.D.
180. In how many days is the performance of Krsnagiti completed?
a) Six
b) Seven
c) Eight
d) Nine
181. Among the ancient classical art forms of Kerala which one gives
importance to Nrtta?
a) Kathakali
b) Krsnanattom
c) Kutiyattom
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182. Where is Krsnanattom performed in Kerala?

a) Kodungallur
b) Guruvayur
c) Thrissur
d) Thiruvananthapuram
183. Where is Krsnanattom kalari situated?
a) Palakkad
b) Kodungallur
c) Guruvayur
d) Thirunavaya
Write Sanskrit equivalents
184. Forest
a) +h
c) +:
185. Mother
a) h
c) Vxx
186. Bird
a) {bM:
c) :
187. Man
a) :
c) x:
Write English equivalents
188. E:
a) School
c) Temple
189. V:
a) Hand
c) Food
190. E
a) Louts
c) Jasmine
191. n:
a) Sky
c) Wind

b)
d)

M:
]E

b) J
d) Vi
b)
d)

M:
:

b) x:
d) x{:

b) College
d) House
b) Leg
d) None of these
b) Sunflower
d) Marigold
b) Ocean
d) Cloud

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Translate into Sanskrit

192. Rama went to the forest.
a) : x MSUi*
b) : x Mi*
c) : x +MSUi*
d) : x +MSUi*
193. He studies Sanskrit.
a) : Ei {`i*
b) : Ei {` i*
c) : Ei {`i*
d) : Ei {`i*
194. The students are playing in the playground.
a) : GbbEh Gbxi*
b) Uj: GbbEh Gbxi*
c) Uj: GbbEh Gbxi*
d) Uj: GbbEh Gbxi*
195. Where are you going?
a) i Ej MSUi?
b) i Ej MSU?
c) i Ej MSUi?
d) i Ej M?
Translate into English
196. I x {ixi*
a) A fruit is falling from a tree
b) Fruits are falling from trees
c) Fruit will be falling from trees
d) None of these
197. : {M =ni*
a) The sun rises in the East
b) The sun rises in the west
c) The sun sets in the west
d) The sun will rise in the east
198. Uj: t MSUi*
a) A student is going to school
b) A students are going to school
c) A student will go to school
d) A student went to school
199. +Mx {I +Mi*
a) The Examination will be in the next month
b) The examination will be in the next week
c) The examination will be next year
d) None of these
200. i: Vx: Vh {bi:*
a) Hundreds of people are suffering from fever
b) Thousands of people are suffereing from fever
c) Thousands of people will be suffering from fever
d) None of these

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c) Ayodhya
d) Buddhists
c) Balarama
b) Valmiki
b) Brahmandapurana
d) Hanuman
b) Bhusanam
b) Vidyanatha Diksita
a) Ahobala
a) Dharmakutam
a) Tryambaka Makhin
a) 24,000
c) 500
b) Abhinavaramabhadra Sarma
b) Venkatacarya
b) Parasara
b) Krsna
c) Satyavati
b) Vyasa
a) Vysampayana
c) Badarayana
d) 18
b) Yudhistira
c) 18
c) Madhvacarya
c) Mahabharata
b) Vyasa
b) Kalhana
c) Virata
d) Chief cook
c) Sarvajna Narayana
b) Draupadi
b) Bhisma
b) Pandu
b) Drona
b) Bhisma
b) Varahamihira
c) Bhima

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b) Meru
b) About 500 B.C.
b) Kalhana
c) Santa
b) 1200 A.D.
b) Ramabhadramba
a) Raghunatha
b) Musikavamsa
a) North Kerala
b) Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi
Tampuran
c) Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi
Tampuran
c) Mayurasandesa
a) Narayaniya
b) A.R. Raja Raja Varma
b) A.R. Raja Raja Varma
c) British Indian History
b) A.R. Rajaraja Varma
b) DR. K.N. Ezhuttacchan
a) 1977 A.D.
b) Keralodaya
b) 17th Century A.D.
c) 1935 A.D.
a) Kolattiri
c) Campu
b) Trivikrama
c) Simhaditya
a) Rastrakuta King Indra III
c) Nalacampu
c) 10th Century A.D.
b) Damayantikatha
c) Somadeva
b) Jain
a) Arikesari
b) 881 AD
c) Dandi
b) Jainism
b) Bhoja
c) Dhara

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d) Lakmana Suri
c) Yuddhakanda
c) Anantabhatta
b) Nilakantha Diksita
a) 17thCentury A.D.
b) Tirumala Naikan
b) Appayya Diksita
b) Venkatadhvari
16th Century A.D.
c) Visvagunadarsa campu
c) Purvabharatam
b) King Manaveda
a) Krsnagiti
17th Century A.D.
b) Sivaguru
b) Aryamba
b) Kaladi
b) Curni
c) Govindapada
b) Dvaita
d) Purana
c) Four
b) Kalady
c) Sankaracarya
a) Laksmi
a) 1560 A.D.
a) Vataroga
b) Narayaniyam
d) Damayantikatha
c) Cakyars
b) Bhagavata
c) Prakriyasarvasva
a) No anunasikas used
c) Narayaniya
b) Kalidinasankhya
a) 18th Century A.D.
b) Ramapanivada
c) Ramapanivada
d) Raghaviya
a) Candrika

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b) Madanaketucarita
c) Sitaraghava
b) Dhatukavya
b) Kamsavaho
c) Bhagavata campu
a) Talaprastara
d) Amarukasataka
a) Gitarama
b) Kuncan Nambiar
a) 1853 A.D.
b) Paramasivastava
c) Kunjan Pilla
d) Vedadhikaranirupana
a) Sri Narayana Guru
a) Cempazhanti
b) Sri Narayana Guru
a) 1855 A.D.
b) Sri Narayana Guru
a) 1903 A.D.
a) Ten
b) Varkala
b) Punnassery Nilakantha
Sarma
a) Astrology
a) 1858 A.D.
b) Punnassery Nilakantha
Sarma
b) Raghuvamsasvada
c) Pattabhisekaprabandha
b) Svati Tirunal
a) 1813 A.D.
c) Svati Tirunal
a) Satkala Govinda Marar
b) Kutiyattom
b) Kutiyattom
d) Cakyar
d) Mizhavu
c) Timila
c) Nangiar
d) Four

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c) Drama
a) Sanskrit
c) Twenty four
c) Kuttampalam
b) Ascaryacudamani
d) Saktibhadra
c) Hastalaksanadipika
b) Seven
b) Subhadradhananjaya
b) Bodhayanakavi
c) Vidusaka
c) Prabandhakuttu
c) Regional language
c) Pakarnnattom
d) Mohiniyattom
c) Illotamma
a) Srikrsnacarita
b) Kalpalatika
d) Satvika
a) Subhadradhananjaya
c) Nirvahana
a) Krsnanattom
b) Krsnagiti
b) Manaveda
a) 1650 A.D.
c) Eight
c) Krsnanattom
b) Guruvayur
c) Guruvayur
a) +h
c) Vxx
b) M:
b) x:
b) College
a) Hand
c) Jasmine
d) Cloud
c) : x +MSUi
a) : Ei {`i*

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b) Uj: GbbEh G]xi*

b) i Ej MSU?
b) Fruits are falling from trees.
a) The sun rises in the east.
a) A student is going to school.
c) The examination will be in
the next week.
200. b) Thousands of people are
suffering from fever.

(c)
Reserved

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