Q. Natya – Shastra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written by

Correct Answer

Bharat Muni

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  • Q. The Puranas define the term Bharatavarsha as the country marked by seven main chains of mountains viz.:
    A)Mahendra, Malaya, Nashukha, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    B)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    C)Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Amalya, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    D)Mahendra, Haruna, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
    Answer: Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra
  • Q. Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?
    A)Aristhanemia
    B)Rishabhanath
    C)Parsva Natha
    D)Vardhamana Mahavira
    Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira
  • Q. The relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in:
    A)Lothal
    B)Mohenjodaro
    C)Harappa
    D)Kalibagan
    Answer: Harappa
  • Q. Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from:
    A)1782 to 1799
    B)1782 to 1805
    C)1772 to 1799
    D)1782 to 1790
    Answer: 1782 to 1799
  • Q. Asoka’s inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in
    A)Karnataka
    B)Kerala
    C)Tamilnadu
    D)Maharastra
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. The department named Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi related to agriculture was established by :
    A)Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Akber
    D)Allaudin Khilji
    Answer: Muhammd Bin Tughlaq
  • Q. The Khajuraho temples were built under:
    A)Pauravas Kings
    B)Chandela Kings
    C)Ikshvakus Kings
    D)Haryanka Kings
    Answer: Chandela Kings
  • Q. The author of Tarikh-i-Mubaraks Shahi is :
    A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
    B)Abu Bakr Shah
    C)Qutbuddin Aibak
    D)Yahya Sirhindi
    Answer: Yahya Sirhindi
  • Q. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja was :
    A)Chandragupta II
    B)Chandragupta I
    C)Samundra Gupta
    D)Kumargupta
    Answer: Chandragupta I
  • Q. Who built Jama Masjid at Delhi?
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Shahjahan
  • Q. The roads of cities in the Indus Valley Civilization generally divided the city into :
    A)Circular Blocks
    B)Rectangular Blocks
    C)Triangular Blocks
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Rectangular Blocks
  • Q. Which Delhi Sultan levied the irrigation tax on the farmers for the first time ?
    A)Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III
    B)Abu Bakr Shah
    C)Sultan Firoz Tuglaq
    D)Nusrat Shah
    Answer: Sultan Firoz Tuglaq
  • Q. Dhamma as propounded by Ashoka the great is not a religion but:
    A)Message of religion
    B)A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.
    C)Unavoidable Order of king
    D)None of Above
    Answer: A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.
  • Q. Lothal, Sutkagendor, Allahdino, Balakot and Kuntasi were the port cities of:
    A)Eastern Civilization
    B)Greek Civilization
    C)Indus Valley Civilization
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
  • Q. Vedic literature Comprises literary productions namely
    A)The Brahamans
    B)The Samhitas of Vedas
    C)The Aranyakas
    D)The Upanishads
    Answer: E
  • Q. Who founded the Haryanka dynasty in Magadha ?
    A)Ajatashatru
    B)Udayabhadra
    C)Bimbisara
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Bimbisara
  • Q. According to Max Muller, Aryans migrated to India from :
    A)Central Asia
    B)South Asia
    C)North Asia
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Central Asia
  • Q. In Rig Vedic period, the type of marriage under which a widow could marry the younger brother of her deceased husband was known as:
    A)Prajapatya
    B)Niyoga
    C)Daiva
    D)Arsha
    Answer: Niyoga
  • Q. The three dynasties which ruled over Vijayanagar were:
    A)The Saluva, Tuluva and Satwahan
    B)The Saluva, Haryak and Aravidu
    C)The Satwahan, Haryak and Aravidu
    D)The Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu
    Answer: The Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu
  • Q. Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India?
    A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
    B)J. Joshi
    C)R. K. Mehta
    D)A. L. Bansal
    Answer: A. L. Bansal

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