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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2023 (General Studies)
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Which one of the following explains the practice of 'Vattakirutal' as mentioned in Sangam poems?
A
Kings employing women bodyguards
B
Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
C
Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
D
A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2023 (General Studies)
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"Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other natural. objects not looked on as living by other religious sects."

The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which one of the following religious sects of ancient India? 

A
Buddhism
B
Jainism
C
Shaivism
D
Vaishnavism
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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2023 (General Studies)
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Consider the following pairs:

Site Well known for
1. Besnagar Shaivite cave shrine.
2. Bhaja Buddhist cave shrine
3. Sittanavasal  Jain cave shrine


How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

A
Only one
B
Only two
C
All three
D
None
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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2022 (General Studies)
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The world's second tallest statue in sitting pose of Ramanuja was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India at Hyderabad recently. Which one of the following statements correctly represents the teachings of Ramanuja?
A
The best means of salvation was devotion.
B
Vedas are eternal, self-existent and wholly authoritative.
C
Logical arguments were essential means for the highest bliss.
D
Salvation was to be obtained through meditation.
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