PRAKRIT
PAPER – II
Note : This paper contains hundred (100) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Prakrit is known as the language of this group :
(1) Dravidian
(2) Old Indo-Aryan
(3) Middle Indo-Aryan
(4) New Indo-Aryan
2. The development of the period of Prakrit is :
(1) 1500 BCE – 500 BCE
(2) 600 BCE – 1000 CE
(3) 800 BCE – 600 BCE
(4) 1200 CE – 1700 CE
3. Asokan Inscriptional Prakrit is known to be the Prakrit of this period :
(1) Second phase
(2) First phase
(3) Third phase
(4) Modern phase
4. The language of a fisherman is prescribed in ancient dramas is :
(1) Magadhi
(2) Pracya
(3) Sauraseni
(4) Maharastri
5. The word ‘arthapatih’ is changed into Magadhi as :
(1) astavadi
(2) arthavadi
(3) astavadi
(4) aîòavadi
6. Intervocalic 
is changed into Magadhi as :
(1) s
(2) 
(3) 
(4) h
7. In Magadhi conjunct ‘st’ is changed into :
(1) sta
(2) tta
(3) ttha
(4) tha
8. The verbal form ‘tisthati’ is changed into Magadhi as :
(1) titthadi
(2) tittadi
(3) citthai
(4) cisthadi
9. The language of the svetambara canonical texts is :
(1) Sauraseni
(2) Ardhamagadhi
(3) Magadhi
(4) Daksinatya
10. Nominative singular of masculine ‘a’ base is changed into ‘e’ in this Prakrit :
(1) `Sauraseni
(2) Avanti
(3) Ardhamagadhi
(4) Maharastri
11. The hero of the Prakrit ‘ Dvasrayakvya’ is:
(1) Satavahana
(2) Kumarapala
(3) Yasovarma
(4) Samaraditya
12. ‘Ravanavaho’ is the other name of this text :
(1) Kamsavaho
(2) Setubandha
(3) Gaudavaho
(4) Davvasangaho
13. The kuvalayamalakaha belongs to this type of narrative form :
(1) Sankirnakatha
(2) Khandakatha
(3) Parihasakatha
(4) Divya-Manusikatha
14. Mainly this ‘Rasa’ is found in the Mracchakatikam:
(1) Santa Rasa
(2) Vira Rasa
(3) Srangara Rasa
(4) Karuna Rasa
15. Number of chapters (Adhikaras) of the Akhyanamanikosa’ is :
(1) Thirty nine
(2) Forty one
(3) Fifty three
(4) Forty eight
16. Kavi Dhanesvarasuri has composed the text :
(1) Paumacariyam
(2) Manoramakaha
(3) Surasundricaryiyam
(4) Supasanahacariyam
17. The setubandha was composed by :
(1) Vimalasuri
(2) Kavi Hall
(3) Pravarsena
(4) Kalidas
18. The Gaudavaho was composed by :
(1) Rajasekhara
(2) Vakpatriaja
(3) Pravarasena
(4) Bhojaraja
19. Identify the Prakrit Khanda Kavya text from the following :
(1) Lilavai
(2) Usaniruddha
(3) Vajjalagga
(4) Candaleha
20. The Dhurtakhyana text is a :
(1) Satiric Prakrit work
(2) Romantic story
(3) Dramatic work
(4) Poetics work
21. Veerasenacarya is the author of :
(1) Parikarma Tika
(2) Satkhandagama
(3) Mahabandha
(4) Dhavala Tika
22. The Gommatasara of Acarya Nemichandra was composed at :
(1) Manyakheta
(2) Shravanabelagola
(3) Amaravati
(4) Girnar
23. THe Tiloyapannatti composed by :
(1) Gunadhara
(2) Sivarya
(3) Vattakera
(4) Yativrasabha
24. The ‘Prasnavyakarana’ agama deals mainly with :
(1) Jiva-Ajiva
(2) Bandha-Moksa
(3) Punya-Papa
25. Out of the following four texts, the Sauraseni Agamas are correctly shown in the which code?
(a) Samayasara
(b) Kasayapahuda
(c) Ayaro
(d) Mulacara
Code :
(1) (b) + (c) + (a)
(2) (a) + (c) + (b)
(3) (a) + (b) + (d)
(4) (d) + (c) + (a)
26. The ‘Pannavana’ text is included in this group of texts :
(1) Painnaim
(2) Upanga
(3) Anga
(4) Mulasutra
27. Arya Skandil was a leader of the Agamavacana (conference) held at :
(1) Kasi
(2) Mathura
(3) Vallabhi
(4) Udaigiri
28. The correct answer of this query Anganam kim saro ? is this text:
(1) Acaranga
(2) Vipakasutra
(3) Uvasagadasao
(4) Suyagado
29. The Mahabandha (Mahadhavala) Àgama was published before 1960 A.D. from :
(1) Nagpur
(2) Kashi
(3) Ahmedabad
(4) Vaishali
30. This pair of texts of Sauraseni Agama literature is correct :
(1) Uttaradhyayanasutra, Astapahuda
(2) Vipakasutra, Rayanasara
(3) Niyamsara, Pancastikaya
(4) Pravacanasara, Acarangasutra
31. The ‘Dhavala Tika’ is a commentary of this text:
(1) Mahabandha
(2) Kasayapahuda
(3) Mularadhana
(4) Chakkhandagama
32. The title of the first chapter of the Uttara-dhayanasutra is:
(1) Cittasambhutiya
(2) Kesigotamiya
(3) Vinayasuyam
(4) Namipavvajja
33. Acharya Bhutabali is a writer of:
(1) Mulacara
(2) Bhavapahuda
(3) Pancastikaya
(4) Mahabandha
34. The name of the dynasty of emperor Asoka is :
(1) Nanda dynasty
(2) Maurya dynasty
(3) Kaniska dynasty
(4) Gupta dynasty
35. The meaning of the word ‘pasamda’ used in the Girnar Version of Asokan Inscription is :
(1) Hypocrisy
(2) Showy
(3) Unnatural
(4) Sect
36. The line on ‘bamhana-samananam sadhu danam’ used in the Girnar Version is found in the:
(1) Ninth
(2) Twelfth
(3) Seventh
(4) Second
37. The line ‘dhammacarane pi na bhavati asilasa’ is inscribed in this inscription of Asoka :
(1) Seventh
(2) Third
(3) Fifth
(4) Fourth
38. In this inscription of Asoka teaching of service to parents has been mentioned :
(1) Fourth
(2) Twelfth
(3) Third
(4) Fifth
39. In this inscription of Asoka the appointment of women Presidents and women ministers has been mentioned :
(1) Thirteenth
(2) Twelfth
(3) Ninth
(4) Seventh
40. The period of emperor Kharvela is :
(1) Fifth century BCE
(2) Second century CE
(3) First century CE
(4) Second century BCE
41. The word ‘Bharadhavasa’ is mentioned in this line of HÂthÍgumph inscription :
(1) Twelfth
(2) Tenth
(3) Eighth
(4) Ninth
42. Conducting an assembly of the sages in Kumari hill has been mentioned by Emperor Kharavela in this line of the Inscription :
(1) Second
(2) Fifth
(3) Fourteenth
(4) Twelfth
43. On which line of the Hathigumpha inscription the childhood – plays have been mentioned :
(1) Fourth
(2) Twelfth
(3) Second
(4) Fifth
44. This group belongs to Prakrit Sattakas:
(1) Karpuramanjari, Singaramanjari, Kavidarpana
(2) Namamala, Amarakosa, Anandasundari
(3) Mrcchakatika, Karpuramanjari, Kavidarpana
(4) Anandasundari, Singaramanjari, Candaleha
45. Match each author from Part – I and his work from Part – II and identify the correct answer :
46. ‘Valaa a sundara ara raanankura Jalapadivaddha’ this line is quoted from this text.
(1) Karpuramanjari
(2) Avimaraka
(3) Abhijnanasakuntalam
(4) Mrcchakatikam
47. The Karpuramanjari is known as:
(1) Nataka
(2) Prakarana
(3) Prahasana
(4) Sattaka
48. In Mrcchakatikam –
‘Tado mae padhamam samtappidavvam, genha edam raanavalim, this statement is given by :
(1) Radanika
(2) Basantasena
(3) Madanika
(4) Vidusaka
49. Read the units I and II for the correct match :
50. Ebba nedam, turagassa sigghattane kim pucchianti ‘ this statement used by:
(1) Kurangika
(2) Vaitalika
(3) Vicaksana
(4) Vidusaka
51. The Paiyalacchinamamala is composed by:
(1) Hemachandra
(2) Dhanapala
(3) Jinaprabha
(4) Visvanatha
52. In Mrcchakatikam-
‘Ko tam gunara vindam silamiankam Jano na Janasi’ this statement is given by:
(1) Basantasena
(2) Sakara
(3) Candanaka
(4) Viraka
53. Rayanavali is the text of this kind :
(1) Kavya
(2) Drama
(3) Kosa
(4) Chanda
54. Rayanavali is composed in this language :
(1) Pali
(2) Apabhramsa
(3) Sanskrit
(4) Prakrit
55. This is not a correct pair:
(1) Jinabhadra-Rayanavali
(2) Virahanka-Vrttajatisamuccaya
(3) Dhanapala-Paiyalacchinamamala
(4) Ratnasekharsuri – Chandakosa
56. ‘Ohario pavahano Vaccai majjhena raamaggassa’ this line occurs in this work:
(1) Karpuramanjari
(2) Rambhamanjari
(3) Mrcchakatikam
(4) Mudraraksasa
57. The Prakrit paingalam was composed in this century:
(1) 11th CE
(2) 13th CE
(3) 14th CE
(4) 12th CE
58. The radda chanda of Apabhramsa is found, the text is:
(1) Alankara dappana
(2) Vrttajatisamuccaya
(3) Kavidarpana
(4) Gahalakkhana
59. In Mrcchakatikam :
‘Ese mhi tulidatulide lankana alie gaana gachante’, this statement used by:
(1) Bhiksu
(2) Viraka
(3) Vidusaka
(4) Sakara
60. The number of the Gathas in Gahalakkhana is :
(1) 82
(2) 72
(3) 90
(4) 92
61. The word ‘Sarvajnah’ is changed into Maharastri as:
(1) Savvanno
(2) Savvannu
(3) Savannu
(4) Savvajju
62. In Maharastri the preceding vowel of the conjunct consonants becomes thus:
(1) short
(2) long
(3) prolated
(4) elided
63. Root bhu is substituted in Maharastri as:
(1) raho, rahuva, rahava
(2) kho, khuva, khava
(3) ho, huva, hava
(4) saho, sahuva, sahava
64. Changinf of n into n is found in this Prakrit :
(1) Sakari
(2) Dhakki
(3) Maharastri
(4) Paisaci
65. The word ‘hrdaya’ is developed into Paisaci as:
(1) hiyaya
(2) hitapaka
(3) hidao
(4) hidayo
66. This is an Apabhramsa term of the word ‘trna’ optionally’:
(1) tina
(2) tana
(3) trnu
(4) tana
67. This is an example of quantitative change:
(1) sayya > sejja
(2) puskara > pokkhara
(3) lata > laya
(4) deva > deva
68. This is not a example of palatalization :
(1) Saccam
(2) kicca
(3) gajja
(4) sakka
69. ‘Sottio via suhovavittho niddaadi duvario’ is found in this text:
(1) Karpuramanjari
(2) Mrcchakatikam
(3) Mudraraksasa
(4) Candaleha
70. The subject matter of Kavidarpana is :
(1) Alamkara
(2) Kosa
(3) Kavya
(4) Chanda
71. In Prakrit Sandhi does not occur in this case:
(1) a + a
(2) a + u
(3) i + a
(4) a + i
72. This vowel does not occur in Prakrit:
(1) i
(2) au
(3) e
(4) o
73. In Prakrit Visarga after ‘a’ sound becomes :
(1) a
(2) i
(3) o
(4) u
74. In Prakrit Genitive Plural of the word ‘mala’ becomes :
(1) malasu
(2) malae
(3) malena, malenam
(4) malana, malanam
75. The author of Kaharayana Kosa is:
(1) Gunacandra
(2) Somaprabhasuri
(3) Mahesvarasuri
(4) Jinaharsagani
76. This is the correct group of Anga-Agamas:
(1) Ayaro, Suyagado, Pavayanasaro
(2) Uvasagadasao, Dasvealiyam, Uttarajjhayanani
(3) Panhavagaranaim, Bhagavai, Antagadadasao
(4) Ayaro, Samavayanga, Mulacara
77. Match the Unit-I and II for the correct answer :
78. The name of this garden has been mentioned in the chapter of kesi -Gotamiya of Uttaradhyayana.
(1) Gunasila
(2) Tinduka
(3) Salibhadra
(4) Durgila
79. The Uttaradhyayna Sötra has this number of chapters :
(1) 36
(2) 38
(3) 40
(4) 42
80. Sattacchaanam gandho laggai hiae ……….!”
this portion of verse the ‘Sattacchaanam’ term referred to :
(1) Seven types of shadow
(2) Touching seven leaves
(3) Tree with the bunch of seven leaves
(4) Leaves with hole
81. The inherent meaning of the word ‘samana’ as mentioned in the pravacanasara is :
(1) Anamtavirio
(2) Sama-suha-dukkho
(3) dhammassa kattaro
(4) neyam loyaloyam
82. The name of vidusaka of Karpuramanjari is :
(1) Maitreya
(2) Candapala
(3) Bhairavananda
(4) Kapinjala
83. Total number of matras are found in “Gaha” chanda :
(1) 41
(2) 37
(3) 35
(4) 57
84. Identify the correct pair :
(1) Jo janadi so nanam – Savarya
(2) Tamha Savve vi naya micchaditthi – Kundakunda
(3) Tiakkale cadupana – Siddhasena
(4) Dhammem vinu na atthu Sahijjai – Kavi Puspadanta
85. As referred in the Uttaradhyayanasutra, kesi Kumar was the :
(1) Deva
(2) Tirthankara
(3) Sramana
(4) Sarvajna
86. The number of sub chapters (Uddesaka’s) of “Lokavicaya” chaptrs Acaranga is :
(1) 6
(2) 7
(3) 9
(4) 10
87. “Anu-gurudeha-Pamano” in this term, according to Dravya Sangraha refford to the feature of this substance:
(1) Kala Dravya
(2) Dharma Dravya
(3) Jiva Dravya
(4) Akasa Dravya
88. The subject matter of Jnanadhikara of Pravacansara is:
(1) Mahavrata
(2) Dravya-Guna Viveccana
(3) Atma-Jnana Swarupa
(4) Karma Siddhanta
89. Acarya Haribhadra Suri belongs to this period:
(1) Fifth Century C.E.
(2) Seventh Century C.E.
(3) Eighth Century C.E.
(4) Eleventh Century C.E.
90. This pair is not correct :
(1) Vasudevahindi – Sanghadasa Dharmadasagani
(2) Kumara valapadiboha – Somaprabha Suri
(3) Jinadattakhyana – Jinaharsa Suri
(4) Akkhanayamanikosa – Nemicandra Suri
91. The number of works in Apabhramsa of Mahakavi puspadanta is :
(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Five
(4) Six
92. “Aha padivannavirohe rahavavammahasarena manabbhahie”. This portion of verse occurs in this work:
(1) Kuvalayamalakaha
(2) Setubandha
(3) Gaudavaho
(4) Paumacariam
93. This statement is not true:
(1) Setubandha is an epic
(2) Setubandha has been written in Maharastri Prakrit
(3) The story of setubandha is related to churning of the ocean
(4) Setubandha has been written by Praversena.
94. Simli of a person without Purusartha is given in Kuvalayamalakaha as :
(1) Lotus
(2) Campaka flower
(3) Rose
(4) Sugarcane flower
95. “Ghorasamam Caittanam” in tis term the meaning of Ghorasamam is :
(1) Asceticism
(2) Jain Temple
(3) House-hold life
(4) Sthanaka
96. A. N. Upadhye is the editor of this next :
(1) Pravacanasara
(2) Vasudevahindi
(3) Jayadhavala Tika
(4) Satkhandagama
97. This is not included into the Mulasutra :
(1) Uttaradhyayana
(2) Dasavaikalika
(3) Acaradasa
(4) Avasyaka
98. “Cicca abhinikkhanot, egantamahitthio bhayavam” from the above portion of the verse the meaning of ‘bhayavam’ is :
(1) Sudharma
(2) Gautama
(3) Nami Rajarsi
(4) Tirthankara Neminatha
99. He is an established author as a commentator and narrator :
(1) Jinabhadra Gani
(2) Jinadasagani Mahattara
(3) Sanghadasa Gani
(4) Uddyotana Suri
100. This is the work of Mahakavi Puspadanta:
(1) Sanatkumaracariu
(2) Bhavisayttakaha
(3) Vilasavaikaha
(4) Jasaharacariu
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