Correct Answer :   Adi Shankaracharya

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Adi Shankaracharya consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. His works in Sanskrit discuss the unity of the Atman and Nirguna Brahman “brahman without attributes”. He is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism.

Correct Answer :   Both of the above

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Correct Answer :   Both of the above

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Scholars recognize two major extant branches of Buddhism: Theravada (The School of the Elders) and Mahayana (The Great Vehicle).

Correct Answer :   All of the above

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Vajrayana is a body of teachings attributed to Indian adepts. It is viewed  as a separate branch of Mahayana Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhism which is practiced in Mongolia, and Kalmykia preserves the Vajrayana teachings of eighth-century India.

Correct Answer :   Alauddin Khalji

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Correct Answer :   10th century

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With regards to metrics Utpala was the only important writer on Sanskrit metres. He lived in the latter hall of the tenth century AD.

Correct Answer :   10th century AD

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The Muktesvara temple of Orissa was built most probably in the middle of the tenth century AD. This temple is considered as the gem of Orissan architecture. Its parts are so beautifully adjusted that the disposition of the whole is elegant as well as effective.

Correct Answer :   Kathakali

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Correct Answer :   1953

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Correct Answer :   Santoor

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