Q. Who among the following writer’s book gives the detail information about the invasion of India by Alexander?
A)Megasthenes B)Herodotus C)Arrian D)Ptolemy
Answer: Arrian
Q. A Janapadin was the __________ of a janapada.
A)Minister B)Servant C)Army General D)Ruler
Answer: Ruler
Q. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
A)Shiva B)Ganesh C)Durga D)Vishnu
Answer: Shiva
Q. Vikram Shila University was founded by
A)Kanishka B)Chandra Gupta Maurya C)Dharampala D)Pulakesin II
Answer: Dharampala
Q. What is true about Lothal – ancient site? I. Lothal was an ancient port of Indus civilization. II. It was excavated by the S. R. Rao. III. Currently it is situated in the Pakistan.
A)Only I, III B)Only I , II C)II, III D)All of the above
Answer: Only I , II
Q. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
A)Samaveda B)Atharvaveda C)Yajurveda D)Rigveda
Answer: Yajurveda
Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related with the Kautilya’s Arthashastra? I. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in Gupta Period. II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)None of the above
Answer: Only II
Q. Which of the following statement is/are correct? I. Panini’s Ashtadhyayi, book on grammar in eight chapters is the final culmination of this excellent art of writing in sutra (precepts) in which every chapter is precisely interwoven. II. The Brahmanas elaborates vedic caste system of the society
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)None of the above
Answer: Both I & II
Q. Which one of the four varnas mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?
