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1 UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION B.A. SANSKRIT (2011 Admission) II SEMESTER COMPLEMENTARY COURSE CONTRIBUTION OF KERALA TO SANSKRIT LITERATURE QUESTION BANK 1.Who is the author of Mukundamala? a)kulasekhara, b)raghavananda, c)lilasuka d)kulasekhara Alwar 2.Which is the native place of Kulasekhara Alwar? a)trichur, b)cochin, c)calicut, d)thiruvanchikkulam 3.What is the name of the Tamil work written by Kulasekhara Alwar? a)perumaltirumozhi, b)akanannuru, c)puranannuru, d)cilappatikaram 4.Who is the famous commentator of Mukundamala? a)narayanabhatta, b)raghavananda, c)krisnananda, d)tolan 5.What is name of the commentary of Mukundamala written by Raghavananda? a)prakasika b)dipika c)tatparyadipika d)arthaprakasika Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 1

2 6.Who is the author of Krisnapadi commentary of Bhagavata? a)ramavarman b)vasudeva c) Raghavananda, d)kulasekhara, 7.Who is the earliest commentator of Visnubhujanga of Sankara? a)padmapada b)lilasuka c) Raghavananda d)nilakantha 8.Who is the guru of Raghavananda? a)sankara b)vilvamangala c) Krisnananda d)nityamrtayati 9.Who is the author of Tapatisamvarana? a)kulasekhara b)saktibhadra c) Kulasekhara Alwar d)narayanabhatta 10.Who is the author of Subhadradhananjaya? a)raghavananda b)vasudeva c) Narayanabhatta d)kulasekhara 11.What is the prose work of Kulasekhara? a)kadambari b)tilakamanjari c) Ascaryamanjari d)rasamanjari 12.Which was the capital city of KulasekharaVarman? a)mahodayapuram b)calicut c)trivandrum d)thrissur 13.What is the modern name of Mahodayapuram? a)tiruvanchikkulam b)thrissur c) Tirunava d)tiruvanantapuram Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 2

3 14.Where is the native place of the author of the Vyangyavyakhya? a)ramamangalam b)kundamangalam c) Mahodayapuram d)paramesvarmangalam 15.Who is the patron of the Yamaka poet Vasudeva? a)kulasekhara b)kulasekhara Alwar c) Ramavarman d)ravivarman 16.Who is identified with the author of Vyangyavyakhya? a)tolan b)narayanabhatta c)vasudeva d)srikantha 17.What is the famous yamakakavya of Vasudeva? a)narayaniya b)sriramacarita c)yudhisthiravijaya d)tapatisamvarana 18.Who is the author of Ascaryacudamani? a)kualsekhara b)rajasekhara c)saktibhadra d)vasudeva 19.Which is the date of Kulasekharavarman? a)900.a.d., b)600.a.d. c)100.b.c. d)1500a.d. 20.Who is the patron of the great astronomer viz, Sankaranarayana? a)ravivarman Kulasekhara b)kulasekhara Alwar c)ramavarman d)kulasekhara 21.Who is the author of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)nilakantha b)vasudeva c)narayanabhatta d)ravi Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 3

4 22.Who is the author of Tripuradahana? a)vasudeva b)narayanabhatta c)raghavananda d)krisnananda 23.How many Acts are there in Tapatisamvarana? a)twelve b)ten c)six, d)sevan 24.Who is the author of Krsnapadi? a)krishnanada b)lilasuka c)kulasekhara Alwar d)raghavananda 25.What is the name of the purana on which Raghavananda wrote commentary? a)brahmapurana b)bhagavatapurana c)sivapurana d)visnupurana 26.What is the name of the Mahakavya on which Rajanaka Ratnakantha wrote commentary? a)srikrsnakarnamrta b)yudhisthiravijaya c)tripuradahana d)narayaniya 27.Who is the author of Padarthadipini commentary of Tripuradahana? a)nityapriya b)raghavananda c)nilakantha d)narayanabhatta 28.Who is the author of Tripuradahana? a)vasudeva b)kulasekhara c)pankajaksa d)tolan 29.Who is the author of Hrdayagrahini commentary of Tripuradahana? a)pankajaksa b)vasudeva c)ramavarman d)tolan Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 4

5 30.Who is the author of Arthaprakasika commentary of Tripuradahana? a)pankajaksa b)narayana c)nilakantha d)srikantha 31.Who is the author of Saurikathodaya? a)narayanabhatta b)nilakantha c)srikantha d)vasudeva 32.Who is the author of Tattvaprakasika commentary of Saurikathodaya? a)nilakantha b)ramavarman c)kulasekhara d)vasudeva 33.Who is the patron of Nilakantha? a)ramavarman b)kulasekhara c)ravivarman d)godavarman 34.Who is the author of Anvayabodhika commentary of Saurikathodaya? a)nityamrtayati b)krishnananda c)raghavananda d)saktibhadra 35.Who is the author of Kavikanthabharana commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)raghavananda b)lilasuka c)srikantha d)nilakantha 36.When did dramatist Kulasekharavarman flourished? a)900a.d b)150 B.C c)1600 A.D. d)1300 A.D. 37.Who is the author of Vasudevavijaya? a)kulasekhara b) Vasudeva c)ravivarman d)narayanabhatta Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 5

6 38.Who was the contemporary of Vasudevavijaya s author? a) NarayanaBhatta b)vasudeva c)manaveda d)madhava 39.Who is the author of Govindacarita? a)nilakantha b)ramapanivada c) Vasudeva d)govinda 40.Who was the patron of Govindacarita s author? a) Ravivarman of Vettattunad b) Ramavarma of Cochin c) Kulasekhara of Mahodayapuram d) Manavikrama of Calicut 41.Who is the author of Pradyumnabhyudaya? a) King Ravivarman Kulasekhara b) Kulasekhara c)saktibhadra d)raghavananda 42.How many cantos are there in Yudhisthiravijaya? a)eight b) twelve c)five d)ten 43.What is the prominent sentiment of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)vira b) karuna c)srngara d)raudra 44.Where did the author of Yudhisthiravijaya lived? a)trichur b) Mahodayapuram c)perumanam d)cochin 45.Who is the author of the Vijayadarsika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)nilakantha b) Acyuta c)narayana d)vasudeva Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 6

7 46.Who is the author of the Ratnapradipika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)sivadasa b)dharmaraja c)cokkanatha d)sivarama 47.Who is the author of Vicaratilaka commentary of Subhadradhananjaya? a)sivarama b) Sivadasa c)raghava d)ratnakantha 48.Who is the author of Vivarana commentary of Tapatisamvarana? a)acyuta b) Sivadasa c)paramesvara d)sivarama 49.Which is the non-extent Mahakavya written by Tolan? a)mahodayapuravarnanam, b) Saurikathoda c) Tripuradahana d)vasudevavijaya 50.What is the guru s name of the Yamaka poet? a)paramesvara b) Krsna c)narayana d)kulasekhara 51.One of the celebrated works in Kerala, according to Paulino de San Bartholomeo? a)tapatisamvarana b) Saurikathodaya c)yudhisthiravijaya d)ascaryacudamani 52.What is the name of the work which authorship is attributed to the sweeper lady? a)srikrsnacarita b)pandavacarita c)ramacarita d)nalodaya 53.According to A.S.Ramanatha Iyer, who is the author of Nalodaya? a)vasudeva, b) Kalidasa. c)narayanabhatta d)nilakantha Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 7

8 54.Who is the author of Balavyutppattikarini commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)cokkanatha b) Nilakantha c)naryanabhatta d)ratnakantha 55.Who is the author of Ratnapradipika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)sivarama b) Raghava c)acyuta d)sivadasa 56.Who is the author of Vijayadarsika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)cokkanatha b) Nilakantha c)sivadasa d)acyuta 57.Who is the author of Prakasika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)dharmaraja b) Acyuta c)narayana d)vasudeva 58.Who is the author of Sisyahita commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)raghava b)dharmaraja c)ratnakantha d)pankajaksa 59.Who is the author of Padarthacintana commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a)raghava b)nilakantha c)narayana d)cokkanatha 60.In which Malayalam poem Sankara and Raghava are referred? a)unnunilisandesa b) Kokaduta c)candrotsavam d)tenkailanathodayam 61.What is the name of the nineteen court poets of Manavikrama of Calicut? a)navaratna, b)astadiggaja c)panditakavikal d)patinettarakkavikal, Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 8

9 62.Who is considered as a Half poet among the patinettarakkavikal? a)paramesvara b)rsi c)narayanabhatta d)punam 63.Who is the author of Tantrasamuccaya? a)melputtur Narayanabhatta b)manavikrama c)manaveda d)cennas Narayanan Namboodiri 64.Who is the author of Mallikamaruta and Kokilasandesa? a)parmesvarai b)rsiii c)kakkasseri Damodarabhatta d)uddanda Sastri 65.Where was the native place of Uddanda Sastri? a)cochin b)latapura c)calicut d)tanchavoor, 66.Who attributed the Mallikamaruta to Dandin a)manaveda b)jivananda Vidyasagar c)manavikrama d)krsna 67.Who is the author of Sukasandesa? a)kalidasa b)candidasa c)lakshmidasa d)matrdatta 68.Who is the author of Svatiprasamsa? a)kakkasseri Damodarabhatta b)narayanabhatta c)uddanda Sastri d)narayanapandita 69.Who attributes Natankusa to Uddanda Sastri? a)dr.k.k.raja b)narayanapandita c)ullur S. Paramesvara Iyer d)vatakkmukur Rajarajavarma 70.Who is the author of Indumatisvayamvara, according to Krishnamachariar? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 9

10 a)cennas Narayanan Namboodiri b)kakkassery DamodaraBhatta c)uddanda Sastri d)manaveda 71.Who is the author of Jusadhvamkarani and Svaditamkarani? a)payyur Paramesvara I b)rsi II c)vasudeva d)paramesvara II 72.Who is the author of Nyayakanika? a)mandanamisra b)vacaspatimisra c)kumarilabhatta d)prabhakara 73.Who is the author of Nyayasamuccaya? a)vasudeva b)paramesvara II c) Payyur Paramesvara I d)uddanda Sastri 74.What is the name the mother of Payyur Paramesvara II? a)gopalika b)arya c)gouri d)savitri 75.Which is the text on which Gopalika commentary has been written? a)naiskarmyasiddhi b)bodhaikyasiddhi c)advaitasiddhi d)sphotasiddhi 76.Who wrote commentary on Vibhramaviveka of Mandanamisra? a)payyur Paramesvara II b)narayanabhatta c)rsi II d)sankara 77.Who wrote commentary on Nititattvavirbhava of Cidananda? a)rsi II b)payyur Paramesvara II c)sankara d)bhavadasa 78.Who wrote Tattvavibhavana commentary on Tattvabindau of Vacaspatimisra? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 10

11 a)kumarilabhatta b)prabhakara c)payyur Paramesvara II d)ravivarman 79.Who is the author of Jaiminiyasutrarthasamgraha? a)divakara b)sankara c)purnasarasvati d)payyur Paramesvara III 80.Who is the author of Vasumatimanavikrama? a)payyur Paramesvara II b)kakkassery DamodaraBhatta, c)narayanapandita, d)manaveda 81.Who is the author of Sumanoramani commentary of Meghaduta? a)payyur Paramesvara I b)vasudeva c)mallinata d)arunagirinatha 82.Who is the author of Vidyullata commentary of Meghaduta? a)purnasarasvati b)payyur Paramesvara I c)mallinatha d)narayanapandita 83.Who is the author of Haricarita? a)payyur Paramesvara I b)manaveda Krsna d)narayanabhatta 84.Who is the author of Satyatapahkatha? a)krsna b)payyur Vasudeva II c)narayanabhatta d)vasudeva 85.Who is the author of Devicarita? a)rsi II b)sankara c)payyur Vasudeva II d)paramesvara I 86.Who is the author of Acyutalila? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 11

12 a)payyur Vasudeva II b)divakara c)vacaspatimisra d)mandanamisra 87.Who is the author of Sivodaya? a)rsi III b)payyur Vasudeva II c)bhavadasa d)sankara 88.Who is the author of Vakyavali and Kaumarilayuktimala? a)payyurvasudeva II b)sankara c)paramesvara I d)narayanapandita 89.Who is the author of Cakorasandesa? a)payyur Vasudeva II b)matrdatta c)karunakara d)rsi II 90.Who is also known as Traividyesa? a)rsi III b)paramesvara I c)rsi II d)paramesvara III 91.Who is the author of Krsnagiti and Purvabharatacampu? a)manaveda b)manavikrama c)ramavarman d)ravivarman 92.Who wrote the meya portion of Manameyodaya? a)narayanapandita b)narayanabhatta c)damodarabhatta d)vasudevabhatta 93.Who wrote the commentary on Purvabharatacampu? a)anayattu Krsna Pisaroti b)rama pisaroti c)karunakara pisaroti d)raghavananda 94.What is model text of Krsnagiti? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 12

13 a)narayaniya b)gitagovinda c)bhagavata d)ramayana 95.When did the Krsnagiti composed? a)897a.d, b)1652a.d. c)1245a.d d)1965a.d 96.Who is the author of Vipancika commentary of Krsnagiti? a)citrabhanu b)narayanapandita c)anantanarayana d)srikantha 97.Who is the author of Hladini commentary of Krsnagiti? a)anantanarayana b)krsna c)manaveda d)narayanabhatta 98.Who is the teacher of Manaveda? a)narayanapandita b)raghava c)lilasuka d)anayattu Krsna Pisaroti 99.Who is the Padarthadipika commentary on Raghuvamsa? a)narayanapandita b)manavikrama c)mallinatha d)vallabhadeva 100.Who is the Vivarana commentary on Kumarasambhava? a)narayanabhatta b)ramapisaroti c)narayanapandita d)pariksit Ramavarman 101.Who is the author of Aslesasataka? a)uddanda b)paramesvara II c)narayanapandita d)damodarabhatta 102.Who is the author of Raghudaya and Soricarita? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 13

14 a)rudradasa b)srikantha c)sambasiva d)divakara 103.Who wrote commentary on Raghudaya? a)rudradasa b)manavikrama c)anantanarayana d)krsna 104.What is the name of the yamaka poem in prakrt written by Srikantha? a)soricarita b)kamsavaho c)usaniruddho d)setubandha 105.Who is the author of Laksmimanaveda? a)kakkasseri Damodarabhatta b)divakara c)narayanapandita d)bhavadasa 106.Who is the author of Srngaravilasa Bhana? a)srikantha b)bhavadasa c)vasudeva d)sambasiva 107.Who is the author of Srngarasarvasva Bhana? a)mutukurissi Bhaskaran Nambudiripad b)anantanarayana c)mazhamangalam d)godavarma 108.Who is the author of Haribhaktikamadhenu, the commentary on Visnusahasranama? a)nilakantha b)sankara c)narayanabhatta d)anantanarayana 109.Who was the teacher of Manorama Tampuratti? a)rudra Variyar b)arur Madhavan Atitiri c)krsnapisaroti d)narayanabhatta Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 14

15 110.Who was the teacher of Arur Madhavan Atitiri? a)vasudevabhatta b)manaveda c)virakeralavarman d)manorama Tampuratti 111.Who is the author of Uttaranaisadha? a)harsa b)arur Madhavan Atitiri c)ramavariyar d)narayanapandita 112.Who is the author of Vilasini commentary on Sukasandesa? a)manaveda b)punnasseri NilakanthaSarma c)keralavarma d)ilattur Ramasastri 113.Who is the author of Padayojana commentary on Ekadasaskandha of Bhagavata. a)cirakkuzhi Bhavadasan Namboodiri b)vasudevabhatta c)manavikrama d)sankaracarya 114.At whose instance Bhavadasa wrote Padayojana? a)uttratam Tirunal Laksmi Tampuratti b)kulasekhara c)ramavarman d)manaveda 115.Who is the author of Srngaraketulilacarita Bhana? a)mazhamangalam Narayanan Namboodiri b)mutukurissi Bhaskaran Namboodiripad c)itavettikkad Narayanan Namboodiri d)ilattur Ramasastrikal 116.Who is the author of Narayaniya? a) Narayanapandita, b)narayanan Namboodiri of Cennas, c)narayanabhatta d)ramavariyar 117.Who is the author of Prakriyasarvasva? a)narayanabhatta b)paramesvara III c)ramasastri of Ilattur d)godavarman of Kodumkalloor Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 15

16 118.Who is the author of the Mana portion of Manameyodaya? a) Narayanapandita b)narayanabhatta c)manavikrama d)rsi II 119.Who is the author of Srikrsnakarnamrta? a)lilasuka b)narayanabhatta c)matrdatta d)laksmidasa 120.Who were the patrons of Mutukurissi Bhaskaran Namboodiripad? a)udayavarman of Kadattanadu and Manaveda b)manaveda and Virakeralavarman of Cochin c)ravivarma of Cochin and Godavarma of Kodumkalloor d)kartika Tirunal of Travancore and Manavikrama 121.Which is the earliest work written under the patronage of the Cochin Royal family? a)vitanidra Bhana b)rasasadanam, c)srngaratilakam d)rasankuram 122.Who is the author of Sivavilasa? a)nilakantha, b)damodara Cakyar c)narayanabhatta. d)ittiravi Cakyar 123.What is the date of the Vitanidara Bhana? a)14th century.a.d. b)15th century.a.d. c)9th century.a.d. d)8th century.a.d. 124.Who is the author of Tenkailanathodayam campu? a)nilakantha b)narayana c)paramesvara d)madhava Atitiri 125.Who was the patron of Balakavi? a) Ravivarman, b) Godavarman, c) Kartika tirunal d)ramavarman of Cochin royal family Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 16

17 126.Who is the author of Ramavarmavilasa? a) Krsna, b)ramapanivada c)narayana d)balakavi 127.Who is the author of Ratnaketudaya? a)balakavi b)jataveda c)ramavarman d)rudra. 128.Who was the patron of Mahisamangalam poets? a) Ramavarman of Cochin royal family b) Ravivarman c) Godavarman d) Svati tirunal 129.Where was the native place of Mahisamangalam poet? a)urakam b)candanakkavu c)amballur d)trippunittura 130.Who is the author of Prayascittavimarsini? a)mahisamangalam Narayanan Namboodiri, b)paramesvaran Namboodiri c)sankaran Namboodiri d)vasudevan Nambooridi 131.Who is the author of Asaucadipaka? a)mahisamangalam Paramesvaran Namboodiri b)sankarannamboodiri c)vasudevan Nambooridi d)ramapanivada 132.Who is the author of the Candrika commentary of Asaucadipaka? a)anantanarayana b)ramapanivada, c)sankara, d)one of the members of Mahisamangalam family 133.Who wrote the commentary other than Candrika on Asaucadipaka? a) Keralavarma b)abhirama, c)narayanapandita, d)godavarman Yuvaraja of Kotumkallur Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 17

18 134.What is name of the astronomer of Mahisamangalam family? a) Narayana Bhatta b)ramapanivada c)sankara d)rsi I 135.What is the grammatical work of Mahisamangalam Sankaran Namboodiri? a)mukhabhusana, b)rupanayanapaddhati c)rupavatara d)bhasyapradipa 136.Who is the author of Rasakrida poem? a) Damoracakyar b) Vasudeva c) Narayanapandita d)one of the members of Mahisamangalam family 137.Who is the author of Uttararamacarita campu? a) One of the members of Mahisamangalam family b) Vasudeva c) Narayanapandita d) Bhaskaran Namboodiri 138.Who is the author of the commentary of Kaladipaka? a) Narayanapandita b)mahisamangalam Sankaran Namboodiri c)ramapisaroti d)nilakantha 139.Who is the author of the commentary of Muhurttapadavi? a)paramesvaran Namboodiri b)vasudevabhatta c)mahisamangalam Sankaran Namboodiri d)payyur Paramesvara I 140.In which metre Rasakrida poem is written? a)vasantatilakam b)anustup c)sragdhara d)malini 141.Who is the author of Uttararaghaviya poem? a)narayanan Namboodiri of Itavettikkad family b)vasudevabhatta c)mahisamangalam Sankaran d)one of the members of Mahisamangalam family Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 18

19 142.Who was a younger contemporary of Balakavi? a)uddanda Sastri b)bhattojidiksita c)jagannathapandita d)appayya Diksita 143.Who is the author of Gosrinagaravarnana and Virakeralaprasasti? a)narayana Bhatta b)narayanapandita c)narayanaguru d)narayanan Namboodiri 144.Who was a follower of Madhva school in Cochin royal family? a)kartika Tirunal of Travancore royal family b)godavarma of Kotumkallur royal family c)keralavarman of Cochin royal family d)manaveda 145.Who is the author of Purnatrayisastuti? a)manaveda b)ramavarman of Cochin royal family c)narayanabhatta d)ramapisaroti 146.How many cantos are there in Uttaranaisadha? a)sixteen, b)ten c)seventeen d)twelve 147.Who were the parents of Arur Madhavan Atitiri? a)parmesvara and Gopalika b)naryana and Gouri c)neelakantha and Sridevi d)rsi and Arya 148.Who is the author of Rasasadana and Ramacarita? a)pariksit Ramavarman b) Ravivarman c) Ramavarma d)godavarman Yuvaraja of Kodumkallur royal family 149.When did the the author of Uttaranaisadha, Arur Atitiri lived? a)11th century A.D. b)9th century A.D. c)16th century A.D. d)19th century A.D Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 19

20 150.Who is the author of Citpuresastuti? a)ramavarman, b)ceranelloor Krsnan Karta c)ramapisaroti d)bhavadasa 151.Who is the author of Usaparinayacampu? a)krsnan Namboodiri b)narayanan Namboodiri of Ilayitatam c)itavettikkad Narayanan Namboodiri d)cirakkuzhi Bhavadasan Namboodiri 152.Who is the author of Rukminisvayamvaracampu? a)narayanan Namboodiri of Ilayitatam b) Itavettikkattu Narayanan Namboodiri c) Ramavarman of Cochin royal family d)cirakkuzhi Bhavadasan Namboodiri 153.Who is the author of Subodhini commentary of Muktavali? a)kartika Tirunal of Travancore royal family b)godavarma of Kotumkallur royal family, c)keralavarman of Cochin royal family d)pariksit Ramavarman of Cochin royal family 154.Who is the author of Sararthadipika commentary commentary of Sakuntala? a)asvati Tirunal of Travancore royal family b)ravivarma of Cochin royal family c)keralavarman of Cochin royal family d)pariksit Ramavarman of Cochin royal family 155.Who is the author of Pariksiccaritam? a)acyutaputuval, b)ceranelloor Krsnan Karta c)narayanapandita d)ramapanivada 156.Who was the greatest Naiyayika patronized by the Kings Cochin royal family? a) Pariksit Ramavarman b)mantitta Kuncu Namboodiri c) Itavettikkad Narayanan Namboodiri d)cirakkuzhi Bhavadasan Namboodiri 157.Who is the author of Nacaratnamalika? a)ramapisaroti b) Krsnan Karta c)mantitta Kuncu Namboodiri d)mazhamangalam 158.Who is the founder of Govt.Sanskrit college in Trippunithura? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 20

21 a)pariksit Ramavarman b)godavarman Yuvaraja of Kodumkallur royal family c)manaveda d)rajarsi Ramavarma Tampuran 159.What is that poem to which Uttaranaisadha is a suppliment? a)naisadhiyacarita b)kiratarjuniya c)raghuvamsa d)ramacarita 160.What is name of the work which deals with the Manipravalam in Sanskrit? a)mukundamala b)krsnapadi c)lilatilakam d)tatparyadipika 161.Who is the commentator of Dasarupaka, Citramimamsa and Kuvalayananda? a)k.rama Pisaroti b)a.r.rajarajavarma c)keralavarma d)t.ganapatisastri 162.Who is the author of Balapriya commentary on Dhvnyalokalocana? a)s. Nilakanthasastry b)pariksit Ramavarma Tampuran c)k.rama Pisaroti d)kuppuswamisastry 16.Who is the author of Dhvnyalokojjeevani? a)prof.s.neelakantha Sastri b)k.rama Pisaroti c)kuppuswamisastry d)ilattur Ramasastry 164.Who is the author of Kaumudi commentary on Dhvnyalokalocana? a)dasarathi b)vedantacarya c)udaya d)sadasivadiksita 165.Who is the author of Bhagavadbhaktirasayanavyakhya? a)tirumanngalattu Nilakantha b)ilattur Rama Sastrikal c)damodaran Namboodiripad) d)k.rama Pisaroti 166.Who wrote commentry on Alankarasarvasva in Kerala? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 21

22 a)udaya b)arunagirikavi c)vedantacarya d)samudrabandha 167..Who is the author of Kavyaprakasottejini? a)vedantacarya b)sadasivadiksita c)sarvesvara d)candamarutasastri 168.Who is the author of Kavyaprakasollasa? a)sarvesvara b)kartika Tirunal Balaramavarma c)k.rama Pisaroti d)tirumanngalattu Nilakantha 169.What is the particular name of the tenth chapter of the Kavyaprakasottejini commentary? a)ravirajayasobhusana b)godavarmayasobhusana c)prataparudrayasobhusana d)natankusa 170.Name one of the commentaries of Kavyaprakasa written in verses? a)kavyollasa b)kavyapradipa c)kuvalayananda d)natankusa 171.Who is the author of Ramavarmasataka? a)prof.s.neelakantha Sastri b)t.ganapati Sastri c)k.rama Pisaroti d)t.k.ramachandra Iyer 172.Who is the author of Arthacitramanimala? a)t.k.ramachandra Iyer b)candamarutasastri c)t.ganapati Sastri d)incur Kesavan Namboodiri 173.Who is the author of Ramodaya? a)prof.s.neelakantha Sastri b)ilattur Rama Sastrikal c)t.ganapati Sastri Sambasivasastri 174.Who is the author of Alankarakaustubha? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 22

23 a)arunagirikavi) b)kalyanasubrahmanyasuri c)damodaran Namboodiripad d)incur Kesavan Namboodiri 175.Who is the author of Godavarmayasobhusana? a)godavarma b)arunagirikavi c)ramavarma d)narayanabhatta 176.Who is the author of Kavyakalanidhi.? a)krsnasudhi b)mammatabhatta c)k.ramapisaroti d)t.k.ramachandra Iyer 177.Who is the author of Kulasekhariya? a)incur Kesavan Namboodiri b)damodaran Namboodiripad c)t.k.ramachandra Iyer d)kulasekhara 178.Who is the author of Balaramavarmayasobhusana? a)candamarutasastri b)sadasivadiksita c)arunagirikavi d)kartika Tirunal Balaramavarma 179.Who is the author of Balaramabharata? a)kartika Tirunal Balaramavarma b)candamarutasastri c)sadasivadiksita d)incur Kesavan Namboodiri 180.Who is the author of Sahityasara? a)sarvesvara b)sadasiva c)sivadasa d)sivarama 181.Which is the anonimous text deals with the Kutiyatta? a) Natankusa b)dasarupaka c)natyadarpana d)natyamandapa 182.Who is the author of Natyasastrasamiksa? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 23

24 a) T.K.Ramachandra Iyer b)incur Kesavan Namboodiri c)prof.s.neelakantha Sastri d)k.rama Pisaroti 183.Who is the author of Citramimamsoddhara? a) Candamarutasastri b)appayyadiksita c)jagannatha d)samudrabandha 184.Who is the author of Laghurasakusumanjali? a)k.rama Pisaroti b)candamarutasastri c)ilattur Rama Sastrikal d)vedantacarya 185.What is the date of Sahityasara? a)19th century A.D. b)13th centuary A.D. c)5th century A.D d)8th century A.D 186.Who has made an elaborate study on Balaramabharata? a)prof.n.p.unni b)prof.n.v.p.unithiri c)dr.esvarn Namboodiri d)prof.c.rajendran 187.Who was the patron of Candamarutasastri? a)kulasekhara of Mahodayapuram b)udayavarma Tampuran of Kadattanadu c)kartika Tirunal Balaramavarma d)ramavarma of Cochin 188.Which text deals with the defects in practices of Kutiyatta? a)dasarupaka b)natyadarpana c)balaramabharata d)natankusa 189.Which text deals with the grammatical points and poetic usages on the model of the last section of Vamana s Kavyalankarasutravrtti? a)mukhabhusana b)kavyollasa c)anjanam d)kaumudi 190.What is the name of the model full drama written by Sadasivadiksita? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 24

25 a)ascaryacudamani b)tapatisamvarana c)vasulaksmikalyana d)kamalinikalahamsa 191.Who was the patron of Sadasivadiksita? a)ramavarma of Cochin b)manaveda of Calicut c)udayavarman of Kadattanadu d)kartika Tirunal Balaramavarma of Travancore 192.The examples of which treatise praises Mulam Tirunal? a)kulasekhariya b)godavarmayasobhusana c)ramavarmayasobhusana d)ramavarmasataka 193.The examples of which treatise praises Kartika Tirunal Balaramavarma of Travancore? a)prataparudrayasobhusana b)ramavarmayasobhusana c)godavarmayasobhusana d)balaramavarmayasobhusana 194.The examples of which treatise praises Godavarma of Vatakkumkur? a)prataparudrayasobhusana b)godavarmayasobhusana c)balaramavarmayasobhusana d) Kavyakalanidhi 195.The examples of which treatise praises Ravivarman of Kolattunadu? a)ramavarmayasobhusana b)godavarmayasobhusana c)balaramavarmayasobhusana d)kavyakalanidhi 196.The examples of which treatise praises Visakham Tirunal? a)kavyakalanidhi b)ramavarmayasobhusana c)arthacitramanimala d)godavarmayasobhusana 197.The examples of which treatise praises Ramavarma Maharaja of Cochin and Lord Rama simultaneously? a)ramavarmayasobhusana b)ramavarmasataka c)balaramavarmayasobhusana d)kavyakalanidhi 198.Who wrote commetary on Ramavarmasataka? Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 25

26 a)k.ramapisaroti b)narayanan Namboodiri c)vasudeva d)k.p.koccunni Karta 199.Who is the author of Raghuvamsasvada? a)a.r.rajarajavarma b)keralavarma valiyakoyittampuran c)ramapanivada d)punnasseri NeelakanthaSarma 200.Who is the author of the Mayurasandesa in Sanskrit? a)divakara b)vasudeva c)udaya d)uddanda 201.What is the poetic work of Madhusudanasarsvati? a)bhagavadbhaktirasayana b)mukundamala c)krisnapadi d)kavyollasa 202.What is the date of Balaramavarmayasobhusana? a)8th centuary A.D. b)18th centuary A.D. c)13th centuary A.D. d)10th centuary A.D. 203.What is the date of Krsnasudhi? a)15th centuary A.D. b)19th centuary A.D. c)8th centuary A.D. d)11th centuary A.D. 204.Who is the author of Dhvnyaloka? a)anandavardhana b)abhinavagupta c)dhananjaya d)rajasekhara 205.Who is the author of Dhvnyalokalocana? a)vedantacarya b)abhinavaguptapada c)k.ramapisaroti d)candamarutasastri 206.Who is the author of Kuvalayananda? a)jagannatha b)anandavardhana Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 26

27 c)appayyadiksita d)ramavarma 207.Who is the author of Alankarasarvasva? a)ruyyaka b)samudrabandha c)jayaratha d)vidyacakravartin 208. Who is the author of Dasarupaka? a)uddanda b)dhananjaya c)balaramavarma d)dhanapala 209.Who is the author of Sakuntalaparamyam? a)ramavarma pariksit Tampuran b)k.ramapisaroti c)k.kunnan Raja d)keralavarma Valiyakoyi Tampuran Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 27

28 1. d) Kulasekhara Alwar 2. d) Thiruvanchikkulam 3. a) Perumaltirumozhi 4. b) Raghavananda 5. c) Tatparyadipika 6. c) Raghavananda 7. c) Raghavananda 8. c) Krisnananda 9. a) Kulasekhara 10 d) Kulasekhara 11 c) Ascaryamanjari 12 a) Mahodayapuram 13 a) Tiruvanchikkulam 14 d) Paramesvarmangalam 15 a) Kulasekhara 16. a) Tolan 17. c) Yudhisthiravijaya 18. c) Saktibhadra) 19. a) 900.A.D. 20. a) Ravivarman Kulasekhara 21. b) Vasudeva 22. a) Vasudeva 23. c) Six 24. d) Raghavananda 25. b) Bhagavatapurana 26. b) Yudhisthiravijaya 27. a) Nityapriya 28. a) Vasudeva 29. a) Pankajaksa 30. c) Nilakantha 31. d) Vasudeva 32. a) Nilakantha 33. a) Ramavarman ANSWER KEY 34. a) Nityamrtayati 35. c) Srikantha 36. a) 900A.D 37. b) Vasudeva 38. a) NarayanaBhatta 39. c) Vasudeva 40. a) Ravivarman of Vettattunad 41. a) King Ravivarman Kulasekhara 42. a) Eight 43. a) Vira 44. c) Perumanam 45. b) Acyuta 46. b) Sivadasa 47. a) Sivarama 48. d) Sivarama 49. a) Mahodayapuravarnanam 50. a) Paramesvara 51. c) Yudhisthiravijaya 52. b) Pandavacarita 53. a)vasudeva) 54. a) Cokkanatha 55. d) Sivadasa 56. d) Acyuta 57. a)dharmaraja 58. c) Ratnakantha 59. a) Raghava 60 c) Candrotsavam 61. d) Patinettarakkavikal 62. d) Punam 63. d) Cennas Narayanan Namboodiri 64. d) Uddanda Sastri 65. b) Latapura 66. b) Jivananda Vidyasagar Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 28

29 67. c) Lakshmidasa 68. c) Uddanda Sastri 69. c) Ullur S. Paramesvara Iyer 70 b) Kakkassery DamodaraBhatta 71 a) Payyur Paramesvara I 72 b) Vacaspatimisra 73 c) Payyur Paramesvara I 74 a) Gopalika 75 d) Sphotasiddhi 76 a) Payyur Paramesvara II 77 b) Payyur Paramesvara II 78 c) Payyur Paramesvara II 79 d) Payyur Paramesvara III 80 b) Kakkassery DamodaraBhatta 81 a) Payyur Paramesvara I 82 a) Purnasarasvati 83 a) Payyur Paramesvara I 84 b) Payyur Vasudeva II 85 c) Payyur Vasudeva II 86 a) Payyur Vasudeva II 87 b) Payyur Vasudeva II 88 a) Payyur Vasudeva II 89 a) Payyur Vasudeva II 90 a) Rsi III 91. a) Manaveda 92. a) Narayanapandita 93. a) Anayattu Krsna Pisaroti 94. b) Gitagovinda 95. b) 1652A.D. 96. a) Citrabhanu 97. a) Anantanarayana 98. d) Anayattu Krsna Pisaroti 99. a) Narayanapandita 100. c) Narayanapandita 101. c) Narayanapandita 102. b)srikantha 103. a) Rudradasa 104. a) Soricarita 105. b) Divakara 106. d) Sambasiva 107. b) Anantanarayana 108. d) Anantanarayana 109. a) Rudra Variyar 110. d) Manorama Tampuratti 111. b) Arur Madhavan Atitiri 112. a) Manaveda 113. a) Cirakkuzhi Bhavadasan Namboodiri 114. a) Uttratam Tirunal Laksmi Tampuratti 115. b) Mutukurissi Bhaskaran Namboodiripad 116. c) Narayanabhatta 117. a) Narayanabhatta 118. b) Narayanabhatta 119. a) Lilasuka 120. b) Manaveda and Virakeralavarman of Cochin 121. a) Vitanidra Bhana 122. b) Damodara Cakyar 123. a) 14th century.a.d a) Nilakantha 125. d) Ramavarman of Cochin royal family 126. d) Balakavi 127. a) Balakavi 128. a) Ramavarman of Cochin royal family 129. a) Urakam 130. a) Mahisamangalam Narayanan Namboodiri 131. a) Mahisamangalam Paramesvaran Namboodiri Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 29

30 132. d) One of the members of Mahisamangalam family 133. d) Godavarman Yuvaraja of Kotumkallur 134. c) Sankara 135. b) Rupanayanapaddhati 136. d) One of the members of Mahisamangalam family 137. a) One of the members of Mahisamangalam family 138. b) Mahisamangalam Sankaran Namboodiri 139. c) Mahisamangalam Sankaran Namboodiri 140. a) Vasantatilakam 141. d) One of the members of Mahisamangalam family 142. d) Appayya Diksita 143. a) Narayana Bhatta 144. c) Keralavarman of Cochin royal family 145. b) Ramavarman of Cochin royal family 146. a) sixteen 147. c) Neelakantha and Sridevi 148. d) Godavarman Yuvaraja of Kodumkallur royal family 149. d) 19th century A.D 150. b) Ceranelloor Krsnan Karta 151. b) Narayanan Namboodiri of Ilayitam 152. b) Itavettikkattu Narayanan Namboodiri 153. d) Pariksit Ramavarman of Cochin royal family 154. d) Pariksit Ramavarman of Cochin royal family 155. a) Acyutaputuval 156. b) Mantitta Kuncu Namboodiri 157. c) Mantitta Kuncu Namboodiri 158. d) Rajarsi Ramavarma Tampuran 159. a) Naisadhiyacarita 160. c) Lilatilaka 161. a) K.Rama Pisaroti 162. c) K.Rama Pisaroti 163. a) Prof.S.Neelakantha Sastri 164. c) Udaya 165. c) Damodaran Namboodiripad 166. d) Samudrabandha 167. a) Vedantacarya 168. d) Tirumanngalattu Nilakantha 169. a) Ravirajayasobhusana 170. a)kavyollasa 171. c) K.Rama Pisaroti 172. c)t.ganapati Sastri 173. b)ilattur Rama Sastrikal 174. b)kalyanasubrahmanyasuri 175. b) Arunagirikavi 176. a) Krsnasudhi 177. a) Incur Kesavan Namboodiri 178. b) Sadasivadiksita 179. a) Kartika Tirunal Balaramavarma 180. a) Sarvesvara 181. a) Natankusa 182. a) T.K.Ramachandra Iyer 183. a) Candamarutasastri 184. b) Candamarutasastri 185. b) 13th centuary A.D c) DR.Esvarn Namboodiri 187. b) Udayavarma Tampuran of Kadattanadu Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 30

31 188. d) Natankusa 189. a) Mukhabhusana 190. c) Vasulaksmikalyana 191. d) Kartika Tirunal Balaramavarma of Travancore 192. a) Kulasekhariya 193. d) Balaramavarmayasobhusana 194. b) Godavarmayasobhusana 195. d) Kavyakalanidhi 196. c) Arthacitramanimala 197. b) Ramavarmasataka 198. d) K.P.Koccunni Karta 199. d) Punnasseri NeelakanthaSarma 200. c) Udaya 201. a) Bhagavadbhaktirasayana 202. b) 18th centuary A.D b) 19th centuary A.D a) Anandavardhana 205. b) Abhinavaguptapada 206. c) Appayyadiksita 207. a) Ruyyaka 208. b) Dhananjaya 209. d) Keralavarma Valiyakoyi Tampuran (C) Reserved Contribution of Kerala to Sanskrit Literature Page: 31