EPFO APFC 2025 • General Ability Test • Q.26

Shri Jatin Goswami, a Padma Bhushan awardee in the year 2025, is an exponent of which one of the following dance forms ?

Which of the following statements with reference to Mahayana (Buddhism) is/are correct ? 1. Female deities are benevolent saviours and protectors who embody Buddhist virtues. 2. In Prajfiapdramita texts, knowledge is visualised in feminine form, as a deity ? called Prajfiaparamita. 3. Prajiiiparamita is described as the source of the omniscience of all the Buddhas and the mother of all the Buddhas. Select the answer using the codes given below :

Which one among the following temples in India is referred to as the “Black Pagoda” ?

Which of the following is the correct chronological order in the evolution of Indian painting (starting with the earliest) ? 1. Mahajanaka Jataka, Ajanta 2. Bhimbetka rock art 3. Royal portrait, Sittannavasal cave 4. Heavenly musicians, Brihadishvara temple Select the answer using the codes given below :

Which of the following statements about 3 Bharata’s Natyashastra is/are correct ? 1. It is dated by scholars between the second century BCE and the second century CE. 2. It analyses theatrical spectacle as an amalgam of speech, vocal and instrumental music, gesture, mime, etc. 3. The ground it covers is less extensive than Aristotle’s Poetics, its nearest ancient Greek counterpart. ; Select the answer using the codes given below :