PRAKRIT
PAPER – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. This Prakrit is known as the Ārsa Prakrit
(1) Mahārāstri
(2) Paiśāci
(3) Apabhramśa
(4) Ardhamāgadh
2. Prakrit is related with this family of languages
(1) Celtic
(2) Slavic
(3) Indo-Aryan
(4) Tokharian
3. This earliest available text in Śaurseni Prakrit is
(1) Samayasāra
(2) Kasāyapāhuda
(3) Mūlācāra
(4) Tiloyapannatti
4. The first Rāmkathākāvya of Apabhramsa is this.
(1) Paumacariu
(2) Jasaharacariu
(3) Paumacariyam
(4) Setubandha
5. The author of the Bhagavati Ārādhanā is
(1) Śivārya
(2) Vattakera
(3) Kārtikeya
(4) Yativrsabha
6. This group is correct according to chronological order of these writers :
(1) Haribhadra, Yatibrasabha, Kundakunda and Dharasena
(2) Kundakunda, Haribhadra, Dharasena and Yatibrasabha
(3) Dharasena, Kundakunda, Yatibrasabha and Haribhadra
(4) Yatibrasabha, Dharasena, Kundakunda and Haribhadra
7. Ardhamāgadhi Anga text Bhagawat sūtra is also known as
(1) Āyāro
(2) Sūtrakrtāng
(3) Vivāhapannatt
(4) Nandisūtra
8. Nominative Singular of the word Sādhu is
(1) Sāhū
(2) Sāhú
(3) Sādhu
(4) Sāhūno
9. In Prakrit the initial y is changed into
(1) t
(2) p
(3) k
(4) j
10. ś, s and s are changed into Māgadhi as
(1) s
(2) s
(3) h
(4) ś
11. Cūlikā Paiśāci is an addition of
(1) Āvanti
(2) Ābhiri
(3) Prācyā
(4) Paiśāci
12. In Prakrit ‘k a’ is changed into
(1) kha, cha, jha
(2) ta, pha, la
(3) ra, sa, na
(4) ma, nva, ga
13. The word ‘p thak’ in Prakrit is changed into
(1) piham
(2) pihao
(3) viham
(4) vihao
14. The alternative form of the word ‘ojjharo’ in Prakrit is
(1) ijjharo
(2) ibbharo
(3) uvvaro
(4) uddhāro
15. Gommattasāra mainly deals with
(1) Jñāna
(2) Darśana
(3) Theory of karma
(4) Lōka
16. In the following group of texts is the correct group of Śauraseni
(1) Attapāhuda, Niyamasāra, Davvasanghaho
(2) Pavayanasāra, Vipakasūtra, Mūlācāra
(3) Āyārangasutta, Gomattasāra, Samayasāra
(4) Bhagawati Ārādhanā, Ācārāngasūtra, Tiloyapannatti
17. Name of the sixth Anga Āgama is
(1) Vivāgasuyam
(2) Nāyādhammakahā
(3) Āyārro
(4) Uvāsagadasāo
18. Name of ninth chapter of Uttarādhyayanasutra is
(1) Vinaya
(2) Cittasa bhutiya
(3) Nami-pavijjā
(4) Kesi -Gautamiya
19. Māgadhi is the Prakrit of this region of India
(1) Southern
(2) Eastern
(3) Western
(4) North-Western
20. This is the sub-dialect of Māgadhi -Prākrit.
(1) Pāñcāli
(2) Dāksinātyā
(3) Śākāri
(4) Āvanti
21. The vowel “au” in Prakrit is changed into
(1) i
(2) ai
(3) o
(4) e
22. In Prakrit l. changes into
(1) ila
(2) ili
(3) lu
(4) lā
23. Māgadhi is spoken by this character in Sanskrit drama.
(1) Fisherman
(2) King
(3) Jester
(4) Queen
24. This feature is found in the Pāiyalacchināmamālā
(1) Written in prose and verse
(2) Used of Dvāsraya method
(3) Written in Apabhramśa language
(4) Divided into Āśvasās
25. ‘Siricindhakavva’ is also known by this name
(1) Rayanaval
(2) Kumarpālapratibodha
(3) Govindābhiseka
(4) Ravanavadha
26. Identify the correct pair of text and their author.
(1) Usāniruddha – Rāmapānivāda
(2) Kansavahō – Rājaśekhara
(3) Vasudevahindi – Haribhadrasūri
(4) Bhrngasandeśa – Nayacāndra
27. The Usāniruddha text belongs to this form
(1) Chandakāvya
(2) Kōśakāvya
(3) Muktakakāvya
(4) Prabandhakāvya
28. The hero of Lilāvaikahā is
(1) King Yaśōvarmā
(2) King Sātavāhana
(3) King Kumārapāla
(4) Vākpatirāja
29. The writing period of Lilāvaikahā is
(1) 9th century C.E.
(2) 12th century C.E.
(3) 14th century C.E.
(4) 15th century C.E.
30. The writing period of Pāiyalacchināmamālā is
(1) 8th century C.E.
(2) 10th century C.E.
(3) 12th century C.E.
(4) 13th century C.E.
31. This statement is not true
(1) Setubandha is a Prakrit Epic
(2) Mrgankalekhā is a sattaka text
(3) Prakrit Puskarani is a collection text
(4) Gāhāsattasai is a Muktaka text
32. The author of Nirvānalilāvati Kathā is
(1) Harichandra
(2) Jinasena
(3) Dhaneśvarasūri
(4) Jineśvarasūri
33. The period of Dhūrtākhyāna is this
(1) Sixth century C.E.
(2) Eighth century C.E.
(3) Tenth century C.E.
(4) Eleventh century C.E.
34. Surasundaricariyam is composed at
(1) Caddāvali
(2) Anahilapura
(3) Jābālipura
(4) Pātaliputra
35. Śauraseni Prakrit in Sanskrit Dramas is spoken by
(1) Vidūsaka
(2) Dhivara
(3) Rājā
(4) Śakāra
36. The author of the Ānandasundari Sattaka is
(1) Hastimalla
(2) Laksmidhara
(3) Ghanaśyāma
(4) Rāmapānivāda
37. Read the Unit – I and II for correct match :
38. The reference of the appointment of ‘itthijhakha-mahāmātā’ in this inscription of Girnar version of Emperor Aśoka
(1) First inscription
(2) Fifth inscription
(3) Third inscription
(4) Twelfth inscription
39. Emperor Aśoka was the follower of this religion
(1) Shaivism
(2) Buddhism
(3) Jainism
(4) Vaishnavism
40. The princehood of Khāravela has been mentioned in this line of the Khāravela Inscription
(1) Fifth line
(2) First line
(3) Second line
(4) Third line
41. The word ‘Supavata-Vijayacake’ is mentioned in this line of Khāravela inscription
(1) Fourteenth line
(2) Ninth line
(3) Fourth line
(4) Eighth line
42. The word ‘Kalimga-jina’ has been mentioned in this line of the Khāravela inscription
(1) Eleventh line
(2) Ninth line
(3) Twelfth line
(4) Fourteenth line
43. Read the Unit – I and II for correct match :
Identify the correct answer code :
(1) (a) + (i)
(2) (b) + (iii)
(3) (c) + (ii)
(4) (d) + (iv)
44. The word ‘coya hi-a ga’ has been mentioned in this line of the Khāravela inscription
(1) Eighth line
(2) Eleventh line
(3) Ninth line
(4) Sixteenth line
45. The name of Nandarāja has been mentioned in this line of the Khāravela Inscription
(1) Ninth line
(2) Sixth line
(3) Third line
(4) Twelfth line
46. ‘Raya āvali is authored by
(1) Haribhadra
(2) Hemacandra
(3) Gu abhadra
(4) Samantabhadra
47. The number of Gāthas in Pāiyalacchināmamāla is
(1) 379
(2) 289
(3) 279
(4) 489
48. Rayanāvali is a text of this kind
(1) Kavya
(2) Kośa
(3) Chanda
(4) Jyotisa
49. Dhanapāla is the author of
(1) Desisabdasangraha
(2) Pāia-sadda-mahannavo
(3) Pāiyalacchināmamāla
(4) Abhidhanarājendra
50. Hemacandra is the writer of
(1) Pāiyalacchināmamālā
(2) Pāia-sadda-mahannavo
(3) Desināmamālā
(4) Ardhamāgadhikosa
51. Read the Unit – I and II for correct match :
Choose the correct answer code :
(1) (a) + (ii)
(2) (b) + (iii)
(3) (c) + (iv)
(4) (d) + (i)
52. The language of Nāyakumāracariu is _________.
(1) Hindi
(2) Sanskrit
(3) Apabhramśa
(4) Pāli
53. In Māgadhi aham is changed into
(1) hage
(2) aham
(3) amhe
(4) ahakam
54. Main feature of Sauraseni is
(1) p becoming v
(2) r becoming l
(3) t becoming d
(4) c becoming j
55. In sauraseni the example of initial t becoming d is
(1) daicca
(2) dinna
(3) dakkhina
(4) dāva
56. The word ‘yauvana’ is changed into Prakrit as
(1) yauvana
(2) yovana
(3) jovvana
(4) jovana
57. The word padhamam does not occur in Prakrit as
(1) Pudhumam
(2) Padhamam
(3) Padhumam
(4) Pahamam
58. This is an example of Palatalization
(1) jalam
(2) raggo
(3) saccam
(4) rajjam
59. This is an example of cerebralization
(1) pahudam
(2) Ramayanam
(3) dappanam
(4) takko
60. This is an example of labialisation
(1) lābho
(2) sahāvo
(3) vavahāro
(4) dūhavo
61. Udyotanasūri has considered these three as ‘purusārtha’ _______.
(1) Pudhvi-jala-teu
(2) Dhammo-attho-kāmo
(3) Jivo-dhammo-adhammo
(4) Sukha-dukkha-moho
62. ‘Ayau Sammai paramajinu’ in this reference of Nayakumaracariu, ‘Sammai’ reflects to
(1) Shrenika
(2) Vardhamana
(3) Nanna
(4) Pushpadanta
63. ‘Eśā nanakamūśikāmavaśikā macchāśikā lāśikā’ this statement of Shakāra is in this type of Prakrit ______.
(1) Māgadhi
(2) Mahārāstri
(3) Śauraseni
(4) Paiśāci
64. ‘Thanajudana puggalajivana thanasahayari’ is the characteristic of this substances _____.
(1) Dharma-dravya
(2) Adharma-dravya
(3) Ākāśa-dravya
(4) Kāla-dravya
65. In ninth chapter of Uttarādhyayana-Sūtra, the dialogue took place between these two
(1) Kapil-Gautama
(2) Nami-Indra
(3) Raj mati-Rathanemi
(4) Kesi-Gautama
66. ‘Pravahana viparyaya’ is the event of this act of the Mrcchakatikam _______
(1) Sixth
(2) Fifth
(3) Fourth
(4) Third
67. “Dhammo divo paitthā ya gai saranamuttamam ”
The above statement of Uttarādhyayana is made by
(1) Rathanemi
(2) Gautama
(3) Rājarśi Nami
(4) Kesikumāra
68. This Prakrit language is used by Basantasenā in Mrcchakatikam
(1) Māgadhi
(2) Śākāri
(3) Śauraseni
(4) Dhakki
69.‘Padhamavibuddha sirisevio Mahumahano’ in this statement of setubandha the term ‘Mahumahano’ reflects to
(1) Krishna
(2) Shiva
(3) Ram
(4) Vishnu
70. This character does not belong to Karpūramanjari
(1) Vicaksanā
(2) Radanikā
(3) Chandrapāla
(4) Ghanasāramañjari
71. Benedictory versus of Nāyakumāracariu are composed in this metre-style
(1) Dohā
(2) Kadavaka
(3) Chaupāi
(4) Anustup
72. “Se Āyāvāi Logāvāi kammāvāi kiriyāvāi ” the above text is quoted from this Āgama
(1) Satkhandāgama
(2) Ācārānga
(3) Pannavanā
(4) Thānānga
73. Read the terms in Unit – I and number of types in Unit – II for correct match :
(1) (a) + (ii)
(2) (b) + (iv)
(3) (c) + (i)
(4) (d) + (iii)
74. This group is called ‘Dravya’
(1) Nirjarā – Moksa
(2) Āsrava – Samvara
(3) Jiva – Ajiva
(4) Punya – Pāpa
75. In Nāyakumāracariu this king is described as the contemporary of Vardhamāna Mahāvira
(1) Nandarāja
(2) Krisnarāja
(3) Śrenika
(4) Varmadeva
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