Dandin and Bharavi were the two court poets of the Pallava dynasty. Bharavi wrote Kiratarjuniya. Dandin composed Dashakumaracharita. The Pallava kings were orthodox Hindus and worshipped Shiva and Vishnu. The Vaishnava and Saiva literature flourished during this period.

Majumdar looked after the accounts. The Fadnis used to respond to the letters of commanders of the forts. The Potnis looked after the income and expenditure of the royal treasury. Chitnis dealt with all diplomatic correspondences and wrote all royal letters.

The British Viceroy, Lord Curzon, was a staunch imperialist and believed in the superiority of the English people. He passed an Act in 1898, making it an offence to provoke people against the British rulers. He passed the Indian Universities Act in 1904, imposing stiff control over Indian Universities.

Hence, option A is correct.

The Madia live in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. There are two major groups: Bada Madia, mostly concentrated in the dense forest around the Laheri hills and the Chota Madia, that lives on plains. They are primarily, a hunting-gathering tribe.

Foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) are a special category of bonds. FCCBs are issued in currencies different from the issuing company's domestic currency. Corporates issue FCCBs to raise money in foreign currencies. These bonds retain all features of a convertible bond, making them very attractive to investors and issuers. A Foreign Currency Convertible Bond (FCCB) issued by an Indian company exclusively to Swiss Investors is known as an Alpine Convertible Bond (ACB). Hence, option A is correct.

● The input unit accepts the data or instructions from the user and converts it into a form that is acceptable by computer.

● The storage unit is used to store the data.

● The output unit produces the results to the end user.

● The control unit manages the entire computer system.

● Thus, the correct option is A.

• Parathyroid glands are small endocrine glands in the neck of humans and other tetrapods.

• Humans usually have four parathyroid glands.

• These are located on the back of the thyroid gland.

In a recent annual study and winter count by Xerces Society, it is found that number of western monarch butterflies has been falling down rapidly. The count is found to be less than 2000 and the insect is said to be in the verge of extinction.
This butterfly is most familiar in North America and is a well-known pollinator species.