Q. Who started the Saka Era and when?

Correct Answer

Kanishka in 78 AD

More Questions on Ancient History

  • Q. Which type of pottery was most popular with the Later Vedic people?
    A)Black and Red Ware
    B)Black-slipped Ware
    C)Painted Grey Ware
    D)Red Ware
    Answer: Painted Grey Ware
  • Q. Who wrote Mudrarakshasa?
    A)Panini
    B)Vishakhadatta
    C)Patanjali
    D)Shudrak
    Answer: Vishakhadatta
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
    A)Kakatiyas : Warangal
    B)Hoyasalas : Dwarasamudra
    C)Pallavas : Devagiri
    D)Chalukyas : Kalyani
    Answer: Pallavas : Devagiri
  • Q. Who was the first Gupta ruler who assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja?
    A)Chandragupta I
    B)Skandhgupta
    C)Chandragupta II
    D)Kumaragupta
    Answer: Chandragupta I
  • Q. What was the purpose of the Indian visit of Hiuen Tsang?
    A)To amass wealth
    B)To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
    C)To know the geography of India
    D)To establish political ties with India
    Answer: To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
  • Q. Which was/were the greatest poetry and drama work of Kaildas?
    A)Raghuvamsa
    B)Kumarasambhava
    C)Meghaduta
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the following is incorrectly matched (in Gupta administration)?
    A)Vishya - state
    B)Bhukti - province
    C)Vithika - city
    D)Gram - village
    Answer: Vishya - state
  • Q. Which of the following statement is wrong?
    A)Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
    B)Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra
    C)Ashoka invaded the Kalinga in 261 BC
    D)Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator
    Answer: Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
  • Q. Bagh painting of Gupta Empire was found in which of the following Indian states?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Bihar
    C)Chattisgarh
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the under mentioned Pallava kings? I. Nandivarman II II. Mahendravarman I III. Narasimhavarman I IV. Simhavishnu
    A)IV, II, III, I
    B)I, II, III, IV
    C)III, I, IV, II
    D)II, III, I, IV
    Answer: IV, II, III, I
  • Q. Which among the following is correct
    A)The capital of Gahadwal Dynasty was Kannauj
    B)The capital of pandyas was Madurai
    C)The capital of the Videha Kingdom was Mithila
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct about Aryankas? I. It is a treatise of forest which explain the rituals while dwelling into the philosophical discussions of the Brahmanas. II. They record the transitions between ritualistic symbolism of Brahmanas and philosophical aspects of Upanishads
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. The Virupaksha Temple was built by the
    A)Pallavas
    B)Chalukyas
    C)Kakatiyas
    D)Satavahans
    Answer: Chalukyas
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?
    A)Vishnusarma
    B)Suserman
    C)Vasudeva
    D)Vasumitra
    Answer: Vasudeva
  • Q. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Shiva at Ellora?
    A)Amoghvarsha-I
    B)Dantidurga
    C)Krishna-I
    D)Vatsraja
    Answer: Krishna-I
  • Q. The accounts of Kalinga war is depicted by
    A)Ruminidei
    B)Rock edict XIII
    C)Kalsi
    D)Junagarh
    Answer: Rock edict XIII
  • Q. Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest of arts of
    A)Cholas
    B)Pallavas
    C)Pandyas
    D)Chalukyas
    Answer: Pallavas
  • Q. The Vijaynagar ruler Krishna Dev Raya’s work ‘Amuktamalayada’ was written in which language?
    A)Malayalam
    B)Tamil
    C)Kanada
    D)Telugu
    Answer: Telugu
  • Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
    A)Vishnu
    B)Lord Shiva
    C)Brahma
    D)Indra
    Answer: Lord Shiva

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