UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (2014 Admn. onwards) III Semester Complementary Course of BA MALAYALAM BA/B.Sc. (2014 Admn. onwards) KERALA CONTRIBUTION TO SANSKRIT Question Bank & Answer Key QUESTION BANK 1 Who is the author of Vedadhikaranirupana? a) Chattambiswamikal b) Sankaracharya 2 Who is the author of Prasthanatrayabhasya? a) Sreenarayanaguru b) Sankaracharya 3 Which is the birth place of Sankaracharya? a) Thirur b) Koduman 4 Who is the father of Sankaracharya? a) Sivaguru b) Mathrudatta 5 Who is the author of Mukundamala? a) Kulasekhara, b) Raghavananda, 6 The philosophy of Sankaracharya is a) Dvaita b) Dvaitadvaita 7 According to Advaita, the jagat is c) Madhava d) Sreenarayanaguru c) Chattambiswamikal d) Vagbhtananda c) Kalady d) Pattambi d) Narayana c) Lilasuka d) Kulasekhara Alwar c) Advaita d) Visistadvaita Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 1
a) mithya b) reality 8 The ultimate reality according to Advaita is a) Maya b) Ignorance 9 What is called Prasthanatraya? a) Brahmasutra, Bhagavadgita, Upanisads b) Brahmasutra, Ramayana, Upanisads 10 Who is the author of Soundaryalahari? a) Vallabha b) Sankaracharya c) dream d) truth c) Smrti d) Brahma c) Puranas, Bhagavadgita, Upanisads d) Brahmasutra, Bhagavadgita, Manusmrti c) Ramanuja d) Bhasa 11 How many upanisads are commentated by Sankaracharya? a) Three c) Seven b) Eight d) Ten 12 Upanisads are also called a) Sankhya c) Yoga b) Vedanta d) Lokayata 13 How many Maths are founded by Sankaracharya? a) One b) Two 14 Who is the author of Bhajagovinda? a) Ramanuja b) Kapila 15 The author of Advaitacintapaddhati is a) Chattambiswamikal b) Vagbhatananda 16 Who is the father of Chattambiswamikal? a) Damodara b) Neelakanda 17 Kristumatanirupana is the work of a) Sankaracharya b) Chattambiswamikal 18 The vedas are a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four c) Sankaracharya d) Kalidasa c) Sivaguru c) Vasudeva d) Narayana c) Narayanaguru d) Poykayil Yohannan c) Three d) Four Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 2
19 Which is the native place of Chattambiswamikal? a) Thiruvananthapuram c) Kalady b) Kozhikkode d) Kochi 20 Who is considered as the father of Kerala renaissance? a) Agamananda b) Ayyankali 21 Who is the author of Atmopadesasataka? a) Sreenarayanaguru b) Ayyankali c) Sreenarayanaguru d) Makti Thangal c) Prabhakara d) Kumarila 22 Where is the native place of the author of the Vyangyavyakhya? a)ramamangalam b)kundamangalam 23 Who is the patron of the Yamaka poet Vasudeva? a)kulasekhara b)kulasekhara Alwar c) Mahodayapuram d)paramesvarmangalam c) Ramavarman d)ravivarman 24 Who is identified with the author of Vyangyavyakhya? a)tolan c)vasudeva b)narayanabhatta d)srikantha 25 What is the famous yamakakavya of Vasudeva? a)narayaniya b)sriramacarita 26 Who is the author of Ascaryacudamani? a)kualsekhara b)rajasekhara 27 Which is the date of Kulasekharavarman? a)900.a.d., b)600.a.d. c)yudhisthiravijaya d)tapatisamvarana c)saktibhadra d)vasudeva c)100.b.c. d)1500a.d. 28 Who is the author of Tapatisamvarana? a)kulasekhara b)saktibhadra 29 Who is the author of Subhadradhananjaya? a)raghavananda b)vasudeva 30 What is the prose work of Kulasekhara? a)kadambari b)tilakamanjari c) Kulasekhara Alwar d)narayanabhatta c) Narayanabhatta d)kulasekhara c) Ascaryamanjari d)rasamanjari Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 3
31 Which was the capital city of KulasekharaVarman? a)mahodayapuram c)t rivandrum b)calicut d) Thrissur 32 What is the modern name of Mahodayapuram? a) Tiruvanchikkulam c) Tirunava b) Thrissur d) Tiruvanantapuram 33 How many cantos are there in Yudhisthiravijaya? a)eight c) five b) Twelve d) ten 34 What is the prominent sentiment of Yudhisthiravijaya? a) vira c) srngara b) karuna d) raudra 35 Where did the author of Yudhisthiravijaya live? a) Trichur c) Perumanam b) Mahodayapuram d) Cochin 36 Who is the author of the Vijayadarsika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a) Nilakantha c) Narayana b) Acyuta d) Vasudeva 37 Who is the author of the Ratnapradipika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a) Sivadasa c) Cokkanatha b) Dharmaraja d) Sivarama 38 Who is the author of Balavyutppattikarini commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a) Cokkanatha c) Naryanabhatta b) Nilakantha d) Ratnakantha 39 Who is the author of Ratnapradipika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a) Sivarama c) Acyuta b) Raghava d) Sivadasa 40 Who is the author of Vijayadarsika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a) Cokkanatha c) Sivadasa b) Nilakantha d) Acyuta 41 Who is the author of Prakasika commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a) Dharmaraja c) Narayana b) Acyuta d) Vasudeva 42 Who is the author of Sisyahita commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a) Raghava c) Ratnakantha b) Dharmaraja d) Pankajaksa 43 Who is the author of Padarthacintana commentary of Yudhisthiravijaya? a) Raghava c) Narayana b) Nilakantha d) Cokkanatha 44 Who wrote the meya portion of Manameyodaya? Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 4
a) Narayanapandita c) Damodarabhatta b) Narayanabhatta d) Vasudevabhatta 45 Who is the author of Narayaniya? a) Narayanapandita, c) Narayanabhatta b) Narayanan Namboodiri of d) Ramavariyar Cennas, 46 Who is the author of Prakriyasarvasva? a) Narayanabhatta b) Paramesvara III c) Ramasastri of Ilattur d) Godavarman of Kodumkalloor 47 Who is the author of the Mana portion of Manameyodaya? a) Narayanapandita b) Narayanabhatta 48 Who is the author of Srikrsnakarnamrta? a) Lilasuka b) Narayanabhatta 49 Who is the author of Dhatukavya? a) Narayanabhatta b) Saktibhadra 50 Who is the author of Apan iniyapramanata? a) Atula b) Damodara c) Manavikrama d) Rsi II c) Matrdatta d) Laksmidasa c) Atula d) Damodara c) Manaveda d) Narayanabhatta 51 Who is the author of Niranunasikaprabandha? a) Atula c) Narayanabhatta b) Damodara 52 Who is the author of Kotiviraha? a) Narayanabhatta b) Saktibhadra 53 Who is the author of Astamicampu? a) Narayanabhatta b) Saktibhadra c) Atula d) Damodara c) Manaveda 54 Who is the author of Subhadraharana? a) Atula b) Damodara c) Manaveda d) Narayanabhatta 55 The base of Narayaniya is a) Bhagavata b) Mahabharata Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 5
c) Ramayana d) Bhagavadgita 56 How many dasakas in Narayaniya? a) 18 c) 7 b) 100 d) 9 57 The text on Mimamsa written by Narayanabhatta is a) Narayaniya b) Kotiviraha e) 58 Who was the teacher of Narayanabhatta? c) Dhatukavya d) Manameyodaya a) Achyutha Pisharati b) Saktibhadra c) Manaveda 59 Who was the father of Narayanabhatta? a) Sivarama c) Acyuta b) Raghava d) Matrudatta 60 Which is the grammatical book written by Narayanabhatta? a) Prakriyasarvasva b) Manameyodaya c) Raghaviya d) Kaumudi 61What is the other name of Vilvamangala? a) Ramapanivada b) Krishnalilasuka d) Tolan 62Who is the author of Krsnakarnamrta? a) Vilvamangala b) Achyutha Pisharati 63Who is the father of Vilvamangala? a) Damodara b) Saktibhadra 64The guru of Vilvamangala was a) Dharmaraja b) Acyuta 65Who is the author of Vr ndavanastuti? a) Ramapanivada b) Sukumara 66Who is the author of Kalavadha? a) Vilvamangala b) Raghava c) Saktibhadra d) Manaveda c) Manaveda c) Narayana d) Isanadeva c) Vilvamangala d) Bhoja c) Nilakantha d) Narayana 67Who is the author of Suvarnacashaka commentary on Krsnakarnamrta? a) Papayallayasuri c) Somayaji b) Damodara d) Mammata Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 6
68Which is the commentary of Gopalabhatta on Krsnakarnamrta? a) Dipika c) Balabodhini b) Krshnavallabha d) Candrika 69The verses from which work are widely seen in Vishnustuti? a) Ramayana c) Krsnakarnamrta b) Mahabharata d) Narayaniya 70The verses from which work are widely seen in Balagopalastuti? a) Krsnakarnamrta c) Kotiviraha b) Narayaniya d) Dhatukavya 71Who is the author of Subodhini commentary on Krsnakarnamrta? a) Bhavadasa c) Raghava b) Chaitanyadasa d) Nilakantha 72The verses from which work are widely seen in Bilvamangalastotra? a) Krsnakarnamrta c) Ramayana b) Mahabharata d) Bhagavadgita 73The verses from which work are widely seen in Krshnastotra? a) Bhagavata c) Ramayana b) Mahabharata d) Krsnakarnamrta 74Who is the author of Raghaviya? a) Ramapanivada c) Damodara b) Papayallayasuri d) Somayaji 75Who is the author of Vrttavarttika? a) Rajasekhara b) Ramapanivada 76Who is the author of Visnuvilasa? a) Ramapanivada b) Vilvamangala 77Which is the work of Ramapanivada? a) Sitaraghava b) Krsnakarnamrta 78Who is the author of Candrika? a) Vilvamangala b) Ramapanivada 79Who is the author of Madanaketucarita? a) Ramapanivada b) Damodara 80Which is the work of Ramapanivada? a) Narayaniya b) Kotiviraha 81Who is the author of Bhagavatacampu? c) Vilvamangala d) Appayyadikshita c) Appayyadikshita d) Narayana c) Narayaniya d) Kotiviraha c) Papayallayasuri d) Damodara c) Saktibhadra d) Manaveda c) Dhatukavya d) Mukuntasataka Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 7
a) Ramapanivada b) Papayallayasuri 82The plot of Tapatisamvarana is taken from? a) Agnipurana b) Ramayana 83Who is the hero of Tapatisamvarana? a) Samvarana b) Rama 84 How many acts in Tapatisamvarana? a) Three b) Nine 85Who is the author of Mahodayapuresacaritam? a) Manaveda b) Tolan 86Who is the author of Ascaryacudamany? a) Sakthibhadra b) Vilvamangala 87Who is the author of Unmadavasavadatta? a) Vilvamangala b) Appayyadikshita 88 How many acts in Ascaryacudamany? a) Eight b) Seven 89The plot of Ascaryacudamany is taken from? a) Ramayana b) Brhadsamhita 90 How many cantos in Yudhistiravijaya? a) Eight b) Four 91The plot of Yudhistiravijaya is taken from? a) Ramayana b) Brhadsamhita c) Damodara d) Somayaji c) Brhadsamhita d) Mahabharata c) Krsna d) Bhima c) Six d) Four c) Saktibhadra d) Narayana c) Ramapanivada d) Papayallayasuri c) Narayana d) Sakthibhadra c) Three d) Four c) Mahabharata d) Padmapurana c) Five d) Six c) Mahabharata d) Padmapurana 92Who is the author of Prakasika commentary on Yudhistiravijaya? a) Dharmaraja c) Tolan b) Manaveda d) Saktibhadra 93Who is the author of Ratnapradipika commentary on Yudhistiravijaya? a) Papayallayasuri c) Somayaji b) Damodara d) Sivadasa 94Who is the author of Kavikan tabharana commentary on Yudhistiravijaya? Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 8
a) Srikandha b) Vilvamangala c) Appayyadikshita d) Narayana 95The work without nasal sounds by Narayanabhatta is a) Raghaviya b) Niranunasikaprabandha 96Who is the author of Keralodaya? a) P C Devasya b) Dr KN Ezhuthachan c) Narayaniya d) Manameyodaya c) Dharmaraja d) Manaveda 97 How many cantos in Keralodaya? a) 21 b) 25 e) 98 How many Manjaris in Keralodaya? a) 2 b) 3 99 Keralodaya begins with the myth of a) Parasurama b) Bali 100 Keralagita is a part of a) Angalasamrajya b) Keralodaya 101Who is the author of Krstubhagavata? a) PC Devasya b) KN Ezhuthachan c) 33 d) 28 c) 4 d) 5 c) Krsna d) Sankara c) Narayaniya d) Navabharata c) Dharmaraja d) Manaveda 102Whose story is described in Kristubhagavata? a) Vishnu b) Mohammed 103 How many cantos in Krstubhagavata? a) 18 b) 33 c) Jesus Christ d) Buddha c) 24 d) 60 104 According to katapayadi system, ka stands for a) 1 c) 3 b) 2 d) 4 105According to katapayadi system, ra stands for a) 1 c) 3 b) 2 d) 4 Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 9
106 Who is the founder of Parahita system? a) Narayana b) Parameswara 107 Who is the author of Mahamarganibandhana? a) Haridatta b) Narayana 108 Who is the author of Grahacaranibandhana? a) Haridatta b) Narayana 109 Parahita system is a correction of a) Bhatabdasamskara b) Suryasiddhanta 110 Who is the founder of Drg system? a) Haridatta b) Narayana 111 Who is the author of Aryabhatiya? a) Bhaskara b) Neelakanda 112 Who is called golavid? a) Sangamagrama Madhava b) Bhaskara 113 Who is the author of Lagnaprakarana? a) Haridatta b) Sangamagrama Madhava 114 Who is the author of Venvaroha? a) Sangamagrama Madhava b) Bhaskara c) Haridatta d) Somayaji c) Parameswara c) Trivikrama c) Grahana 115 Who is the author of Mahajyanayanaprakara? a) Sangamagrama Madhava b) Bhaskara 116 Who is the author of Madhyamanayanaprakara? a) Aryabata b) Sangamagrama Madhava 117 Who was disciple of Sangamagrama Madhava? a) Vatassery Parameswara b) Aryabata 118 Who is the author of Drgganita? a) Sangamagrama Madhava b) Bhaskara c) Trivikrama d) Parameswara c) Aryabhata d) Parameswara d) Aryabhata c) Bhaskara d) Aryabhata d) Aryabhata c) Bhaskara d) Vatassery Parameswara Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 10
119 Who is the author of Goladipika? a) Vatassery Parameswara b) Haridatta 120 Who is the author of Grahanastaka? a) Vatassery Parameswara b) Sangamagrama Madhava 121 Who is the author of Grahanamandana? a) Bhaskara b) Neelakanda 122 Who is the author of Grahananyayadipika? a) Vatassery Parameswara b) Bhaskara 123 Who is the author of Candracchayaganita? a) Bhaskara b) Neelakanda 124 Who is the author of Vakyakarana? a) Vatassery Parameswara b) Bhaskara 125Who is the author of Tantrasngraha? a) Neelakanda Somayaji b) Aryabata 126 Who is the author of Grahananirnaya? a) Parameswara b) Neelakanda Somayaji 127 Who is the author of Candracchayaganita? a) Neelakanda Somayaji b) Aryabata 128 Who is the author of Golasara? a) Narayana b) Neelakanda Somayaji 129 Who is the author of Siddhantadarpana? a) Neelakanda Somayaji b) Aryabata 130 Who is the author of Jyotirmimamsa? a) Neelakanda Somayaji b) Haridatta 131 Who is the author of Grahapariksakrama? a) Aryabhata b) Neelakanda Somayaji c) Bhaskara c) Aryabhata d) Vatassery Parameswara d) Aryabhata c) Aryabhata d) Vatassery Parameswara d) Aryabhata c) Aryabhata d) Vatassery Parameswara c) Haridatta d) Sangamagrama Madhava Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 11
132 Who is the author of Sphutanirnaya? a) Achyuta Pisharodi b) Haridatta 133Who is the author of Rasigolasphutaniti? a) Parameswara b) Achyuta Pisharodi 134Who is the author of Uparagakriyakrama? a) Parameswara b) Neelakanda Somayaji 135 Who is the author of Uparagavimsati? a) Achyuta Pisharodi b) Aryabata Somayaji d) Haridatta d) Achyuta Pisharodi 136 Which is the work on Tantra and Vastusastra written by Ravi? a) Prayogamanjari b) Raghaviya c) Niranunasikaprabandha d) Narayaniya 137 What is the other name of Prayogamanjari? a) Saivagamasiddhantasara e) Krsnakarnamrta f) Narayaniya b) Kotiviraha 138 How many patalas in Prayogamanjari? a) 15 b) 21 c) 52 d) 48 139 Who is the author of Pradyota commentary on Prayogamanjari? a) Thrivikrama c) Narayanabhatta b) Narayanapandita d) Manavikrama 140 How many chapters in Mayamata? a) 23 b) 45 c) 36 d) 29 141 Who is the author of Isanasivagurudevapaddhati? a) Isanasivaguru b) Gurudeva c) Krishnadeva d) Damodara 142 How many patalas in Isanasivagurudevapaddhati? a) 225 b) 65 c) 119 d) 220 143 Kriyapada of Isanasivagurudevapaddhati deals with a) Ganita b) Architecture c) Economics d) Politics 144 What is the other name of Isanasivagurudevapaddhati? a) Tantrapaddhati b) Mantrapaddhti c) Yagapaddhati d) Jnanapaddhati Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 12
145 Who is the author of Tantrasamuccaya? a) Achyuta Pisharodi b) Aryabata d) Narayana of Cennas family 146 Who is the author of Devalayacandrika? a) Narayana of Cennas family b) Achyuta Pisharodi 147 Who is the author of Manushyalayacandrika? a) Neelakanda b) Isanasivaguru 148 How many chapters in Manushyalayacandrika? a) 6 c) 8 b) 7 d) 9 149 Who is the author of Silparatna? a) Sreekumara b) Saktibhadra 150 Which is the Manipravalam version of Silparatna? a) Kuzhikkattu pacha b) Grahabhasha c) Aryabata d) Sangamagrama Madhava c) Gurudeva d) Krishnadeva c) Manaveda c) Taikkattubhasha d) Bhashakairali ANSWER KEY 1 a) Chattambiswamikal 2 b) Sankaracharya 3 c) Kalady 4 a) Sivaguru 5 d) Kulasekhara Alwar 6 c) Advaita 7 a) mithya 8 d) Brahma 9 a) Brahma sutra, Bhagavadgita, Upanisads 10 b) Sankaracharya 11 d) Ten 12 b) Vedanta 13 d) Four 14 c) Sankaracharya 15 a) Chattambiswamikal 16 c) Vasudeva 17 b) Chattambiswamikal 18 d) Four 19 a) Thiruvananthapuram 20 c) Sreenarayanaguru 21 a) Sreenarayanaguru 22 d) Paramesvarmangalam 23 a) Kulasekhara 24 a) Tolan 25 c) Yudhisthiravijaya 26 c) Saktibhadra) 27 a) 900.A.D. 28 a) Kulasekhara 29 d) Kulasekhara 30 c) Ascaryamanjari 31 a) Mahodayapuram Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 13
32 a) Tiruvanchikkulam 33 a) Eight 34 a) Vira 35 c) Perumanam 36 b) Acyuta 37 a) Sivadasa 38 a) Cokkanatha 39 d) Sivadasa 40 d) Acyuta 41 a)dharmaraja 42 c) Ratnakantha 43 a) Raghava 44 a) Narayanapandita 45 c) Narayanabhatta 46 a) Narayanabhatta 47 b) Narayanabhatta 48 a) Lilasuka 49 a) Narayanabhatta 50 d) Narayanabhatta 51 c) Narayanabhatta 52 a) Narayanabhatta 53 a) Narayanabhatta 54 d) Narayanabhatta 55 a) Bhagavata 56 b) 100 57 d) Manameyodaya 58 a) Achyutha Pisharati 59 d) Mathrudattan 60 a) Prakriyasarvasva 61 b)krishnalilasuka 62 a) Vilvamangala 63 a) Damodara 64 d) Isanadeva 65 c) Vilvamangala 66 a) Vilvamangala 67 a) Papayallayasuri 68 b) Krshnavallabha 69 c) Krsnakarnamrta 70 a) Krsnakarnamrta 71 b) Chaitanyadasa 72 a) Krsnakarnamrta 73 d) Krsnakarnamrta 74 a) Ramapanivada 75 b) Ramapanivada 76 a) Ramapanivada 77 a) Sitaraghava 78 b) Ramapanivada 79 a) Ramapanivada 80 d) Mukuntasataka 81 a) Ramapanivada 82 d) Mahabharata 83 a) Samvarana 84c) Six 85b) Tolan 86 a) Sakthibhadra 87 d) Sakthibhadra 88 b) Seven 89 a) Ramayana 90 a) Eight 91 c) Mahabharata 92 a) Dharmaraja 93 d) Sivadasa 94 a) Srikanda 95 b) Niranunasikaprabandha 96 b) Dr KN Ezhuthachan 97 a) 21 98 d) 5 99 a) Parasurama 100 b) Keralodaya 101 a) PC Devasya 102 c) Jesus Christ 103 b) 33 104 a) 1 105 b) 2 106 c) Haridatta 107 a) Haridatta 108 a) Haridatta 109 a) Bhatabdasamskara 110 d) Parameswara 111 a) Aryabhata Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 14
112 a) Sangamagrama Madhava 113 b) Sangamagrama Madhava 114 a) Sangamagrama Madhava 115 a) Sangamagrama Madhava 116 b) Sangamagrama Madhava 117 a) Vatassery Parameswara 118 d) Vatassery Parameswara 119 a) Vatassery Parameswara 120 a) Vatassery Parameswara 121 d) Vatassery Parameswara 122 a) Vatassery Parameswara 123 d) Vatassery Parameswara 124 a) Vatassery Parameswara 125 a) Neelakanda Somayaji 126 b) Neelakanda Somayaji 127 a) Neelakanda Somayaji 128 b) Neelakanda Somayaji 131 b) Neelakanda Somayaji 132 a)achyuta Pisharodi 133 b) Achyuta Pisharodi 134 d) Achyuta Pisharodi 135 a) Achyuta Pisharodi 136 a) Prayogamanjari 137 a) Saivagamasiddhantasara 138 b) 21 139 a) Thrivikrama 140 c) 36 141 a) Isanasivaguru 142 c) 119 143 b) Architecture 144 a) Tantrapaddhati 145 d) Narayana of Cennas family 146 a) Narayana of Cennas family 147 a) Neelakanda 148 b) 7 149 a) Sreekumara 150 c) Taikkattubhasha 129 a) Neelakanda Somayaji 130 a) Neelakanda Somayaji Prepared By: Dr KL Padmadas, Asst. Professor of Sanskrit Sahitya, Department of Sanskrit Sahitya, SNGS College, Pattambi SCRUTINISED BY Dr. Pushpadasan Kuniyil, Asst. Professor of Sanskrit Sahitya, S. N. G. S. College, Pattambi. Kerala Contribution to Sanskrit Page 15