Q. Patanjali, the second great grammarian of Ancient India, was a contemporary of

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Pushyamitra Sunga

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    A)Harappa
    B)Alamgirpur
    C)Rangapur
    D)Mohenjo-Daro
    Answer: Mohenjo-Daro
  • Q. In which of the following places Vardhaman attained the state of enlightenment?
    A)Pavapuri
    B)Kundagram
    C)Jrimbhik Gram
    D)Kashmir
    Answer: Jrimbhik Gram
  • Q. Find the correct pair of Poet in the Court of the King during Ancient India
    A)Harisena : Chandragupta II
    B)Vasumitra : Kanishka
    C)Kalidasa : Samudragupta II
    D)Banabhatta : Pulkesin II
    Answer: Vasumitra : Kanishka
  • Q. Select the correct pair of writer and their book
    A)Bharavi's Mricchakatika
    B)Bhavabhuti's Utter -Ramacharita
    C)Vishakhadatta's Rajdoot
    D)Shudraka's Kirtarjuniya
    Answer: Bhavabhuti's Utter -Ramacharita
  • Q. Who wrote Si- Yu- ki?
    A)Selucas Nicator
    B)Harshavardhan
    C)Hieun Tsiang
    D)Megasthanese
    Answer: Hieun Tsiang
  • Q. The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in
    A)Uttirameru Inscription
    B)Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
    C)Kudumiyammalai Inscription
    D)Kasadudi Copper Plates
    Answer: Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
  • Q. Which of the following cities was founded by Krishnadevaraya?
    A)Nagalpura
    B)Warangal
    C)Udayagiri
    D)Chandragiri
    Answer: Nagalpura
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/ are correct related to the Atharva Veda? I. The Atharva Veda basically consists of charms and spells that were prevalent at that time in the society. II. The Atharva Veda presents a portrait of the Vedic society. One can find an independent and parallel stream of knowledge and thought in the Atharva Veda
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The earliest specimen of Kavya style is found in?
    A)Ellora
    B)Ajanta
    C)Kathiawar
    D)Mohenjodaro
    Answer: Kathiawar
  • Q. The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at
    A)Badami
    B)Ajanta
    C)Ellora
    D)Elephanta
    Answer: Ellora
  • Q. Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
    A)Devaraya
    B)Harihara
    C)Krishnadevaraya
    D)Bukka
    Answer: Krishnadevaraya
  • Q. In which of the following sects was Bindusara interested?
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Ajivakas
    D)Lokayata
    Answer: Ajivakas
  • Q. Tuluva Narasa who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1491-1503 belonged to which dynasty?
    A)Saluva Dynasty
    B)Sangama Dynasty
    C)Tuluva Dynasty
    D)Aravidu Dynasty
    Answer: Tuluva Dynasty
  • 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. Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
    A)Mahasena
    B)Harisena
    C)Veerasena
    D)Vishnusena
    Answer: Harisena
  • Q. The Mehrauli pillar inscription belongs to the period of the
    A)Kushanas
    B)Mauryas
    C)Sungas
    D)Guptas
    Answer: Guptas
  • Q. Which Ancient Indian literature deals with concepts about origin of universe, death and birth, material and spiritual world?
    A)AtharvaVedas
    B)Rig Vedas
    C)Aryankas
    D)Upanishad
    Answer: Upanishad
  • Q. The art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called
    A)Verna
    B)Sikhara
    C)Nagara
    D)Gandhara
    Answer: Gandhara
  • Q. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
    A)The Maurya
    B)The Nanda
    C)The Sunga
    D)The Kanva
    Answer: The Nanda
  • 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

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