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Question

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(Ancient city) - (Location)

The correct answer is
Vijayapuri - Dharanikot

Ancient City Location Matching

This question requires identifying the incorrectly matched pair between an ancient city and its modern location. Let's analyze each option:

  • Pushkalavati - Charasadda: This is a correctly matched pair. The ancient city of Pushkalavati is located near modern Charsadda in Pakistan.
  • Sakala - Sialkot: This is also a correctly matched pair. Sakala, an important ancient city, corresponds to modern Sialkot in Pakistan.
  • Tamralipti - Tamluk: This pair is correct. Tamralipti was a significant ancient port city, identified with modern Tamluk in West Bengal, India.
  • Vijayapuri - Dharanikot: This is the incorrectly matched pair. Vijayapuri, notably the capital of the Ikshvaku dynasty, is generally identified with sites near Nagarjunakonda in Andhra Pradesh. Dharanikot (Dharanikota) is a separate ancient site located near Guntur, also in Andhra Pradesh, known for its association with the Satavahana period. While both are in the same general region, they represent distinct historical locations/cities.

Identifying the Mismatch

Based on the analysis, the pair Vijayapuri - Dharanikot is not correctly matched as they refer to distinct ancient sites.

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Important Questions from Ancient History

  1. Choose the correct statements from the following:

    A. Islamic domination affected the northern languages and literatures more profoundly and
    gave India a new literary language, Urdu.
    B. British colonial domination affected the upper layers of Indian society and gave India a
    literary language, Indo-English.
    C. Some languages such as Sanskrit, Persian and English have been the languages of Political
    domination.
    D. Anant is the symbol of space in Hindu iconography.
    E. The great Indian epic Ramayana was also called Jaya which was itihasa of a king's triumph
    in a war.

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  2. Arrange the following Literary Languages chronologically according to their history:

    A. Marathi
    B. Tamil
    C. Oriya
    D. Kannada

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  3. Arrange the following in a chronological order:

    A. Bhamaha
    B. Abhinavagupta
    C. Anandavardhana
    D. Hemachandra
    E. Dandina

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  4. The Pali epic Padyachudamani was written around twelfth century by
  5. Choose the correct statements on Apabhransa from the following.
    A. Primarily, it meant a sub-standard or a corrupt speech.
    B. Dandin described it as a dialect of the Abhiras (the cow herds) raised to the literary status.
    C. It was recognized as a literary language by scholars like Anandavardhana.
    D. Modern linguists have not identified any phonological and morphological features in it.
    E. Apabhransa was not prevalent in the whole of India.
    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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