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Question 01
Santamula I was a devotee of which deity?
1. Option A: Vishnu
2. Option B: Surya
3. Option C: Kartikeya
4. Option D: Buddha
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Kartikeya
**Why C is correct.** He was a devotee of **Kartikeya**, also invoked as **Mahasena**. **Why A is incorrect.** No **Vishnu** devotion is recorded for Santamula I; the **Astabhujaswamy** shrine at Nagarjunakonda belongs to a later reign. **Why B is incorrect.** No **Surya** devotion is recorded for him. **Why D is incorrect.** **Buddhism** was patronised only by **Virapurushadatta**, not Santamula I.
Question 02
Acharya Nagarjuna, traditionally associated with the hill of Nagarjunakonda, is the propounder of:
1. Option A: Sautrantika
2. Option B: Sarvastivada
3. Option C: Sunyavada (Madhyamika)
4. Option D: Yogachara
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Sunyavada (Madhyamika)
**Why C is correct.** **Nagarjuna** propounded **Sunyavada**, the **Madhyamika** philosophy. **Why A is incorrect.** **Sautrantika** is a **Hinayana** school. **Why B is incorrect.** **Sarvastivada** is a **Hinayana** school. **Why D is incorrect.** **Yogachara** is traditionally started by **Maitreyanatha**.
Question 03
Consider the following statements regarding the inscriptions of the Ikshvakus: 1. Ikshvaku inscriptions have been found at Nagarjunakonda, Jaggayyapeta, Ramireddipalli and Phanigiri. 2. The early Ikshvaku inscriptions are in the Prakrit language and Brahmi script. 3. Sanskrit began to be used in Ikshvaku inscriptions from the reign of Santamula I, the founder. Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. Option A: 3 only
2. Option B: 1 and 2 only
3. Option C: 1 and 3 only
4. Option D: 1, 2 and 3
Answer and explanation
Answer: B. 1 and 2 only
**Statement 1 is correct.** These four sites are all listed as yielding **Ikshvaku inscriptions**. **Statement 2 is correct.** The early records are in **Prakrit** and **Brahmi**. **Statement 3 is incorrect.** Sanskrit entered Ikshvaku inscriptions only from **Ehuvala Santamula**, the third ruler, not the founder.
Question 04
Upasika Bodhisri, the Buddhist lay benefactress of Nagarjunakonda, was related to the treasurer Bodhi Sharma of Virapurushadatta's court as his:
1. Option A: Niece
2. Option B: Wife
3. Option C: Sister
4. Option D: Mother
Answer and explanation
Answer: A. Niece
**Why A is correct.** She was the **niece** of the treasurer **Bodhi Sharma**. **Why B is incorrect.** She is not described as his **wife**. **Why C is incorrect.** She is not described as his **sister**. **Why D is incorrect.** She is not described as his **mother**.
Question 05
Who is regarded as the greatest ruler of the Ikshvaku dynasty?
1. Option A: Virapurushadatta
2. Option B: Santamula I
3. Option C: Ehuvala Santamula
4. Option D: Rudra Purusha Datta
Answer and explanation
Answer: A. Virapurushadatta
**Why A is correct.** **Virapurushadatta (Matariputra Sri Virapurushadatta)** is regarded as the greatest Ikshvaku ruler. **Why B is incorrect.** **Santamula I** was the founder, not the greatest ruler. **Why C is incorrect.** **Ehuvala Santamula** is remembered for Sanskrit inscriptions and temples. **Why D is incorrect.** **Rudra Purusha Datta** was the last ruler of the dynasty.

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