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MPSC Rajyaseva 2020 GS Paper 1 — Question 8

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जोड्या जुळवा : / Match the following :

(a)परिक्षित / Parikshit

(b)जनमेजय / Janamejaya

(c)प्रबाहण-जैबाली / Pravahana-Jaivali

(d)जनक / Janaka

(i)अथर्ववेदातील प्रशस्ती काव्याचा नायक / Is the hero of a famous song of praise found in the Atharvaveda

(ii)पृथ्वी प्रदक्षिणेचे श्रेय दिले जाते / Is credited with having gone round the earth

(iii)प्रसिद्ध तत्त्वज्ञ / Famous philosopher

(iv)याज्ञवल्क्यांचे संरक्षक / The patron of Yagnavalkya

1)(a) (iv) (b) (iii) (c) (ii) (d) (i)
2)(a) (iii) (b) (iv) (c) (i) (d) (ii)
3)(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (iv)✓ Correct
4)(a) (ii) (b) (i) (c) (iv) (d) (iii)

In ancient Vedic philosophy texts (Upanishads/Brahmanas), Parikshit is correctly paired with his respective philosophical context/region (i), Janamejaya with (ii), Pravahana-Jaivali with (iii), and Janaka with (iv), maintaining standard textual mappings.

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