UGC NET History Practice Question

What was the exact official administrative designation of the dice keeper in the Later Vedic state setup?

Akshavapa ✓

Bhagadugha

Sangrahitri

Palagala

The Akshavapa was the Later Vedic royal official responsible for dice/gambling arrangements at court — one of several specialized "Ratnin" (jewel-officer) posts listed in Vedic texts that show the growing administrative differentiation of the emerging state.

What were the Satavahana rulers designated as in the genealogical sections of the Puranas?

Andhras ✓

Chutus

Ikshvakus

Nagas

The Puranic king-lists refer to the Satavahana dynasty collectively as "Andhras," reflecting their association with the Andhra region of the Deccan — this Puranic label is a key textual cross-reference historians use alongside Satavahana inscriptions and coins.

Who was the historical founder of the Vakataka dynasty in Central India?

Vindhyashakti ✓

Pravarasena I

Rudrasena I

Prithvisena I

Vindhyashakti (c. 3rd century CE) is credited as the founder of the Vakataka dynasty, which rose to prominence in central India after Satavahana decline; his successor Pravarasena I later expanded the kingdom and took the title Samrat.

Which 22nd Jain Tirthankara is traditionally linked with Lord Krishna in Jain mytho-historical texts?

Rishabhanatha

Neminatha ✓

Parshvanatha

Mahavira

Jain tradition holds Neminatha (Aristanemi), the 22nd Tirthankara, to be a cousin of Krishna, linking Jain sacred history to the Yadava lineage of the Krishna legend — a point of interaction between Jain and Puranic/Vaishnava tradition.

Author of the ancient veterinary treatise Hastyayurveda, dealing with diseases of elephants, was:

Palakapya ✓

Vagbhata

Sushruta

Charaka

Palakapya is the traditional author of the Hastyayurveda, an ancient Sanskrit treatise on elephant medicine and care — distinct from Sushruta and Charaka, who authored the major human-medicine (Ayurveda) Samhitas.

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