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Panchsidhantika : Varharmihara

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  • Q. Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions?
    A)Devanagiri
    B)Brahmi
    C)Gurmukhi
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Brahmi
  • Q. Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Allahabad?
    A)Dhruvasena Ii
    B)Harshavardhana
    C)Narshimhvarman
    D)Akabar
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
    A)Samkhya
    B)Purva Mimamsa
    C)Nyaya
    D)Uttara Mimamsa
    Answer: Samkhya
  • Q. Which one of the following places has yielded earliest Stupa railing?
    A)Bharhut
    B)Sanchi
    C)Amaravati
    D)Nagarjunkondas
    Answer: Sanchi
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct regarding Ancient Indian Literature that helps in restructuring of Indian history? I. Ancient literature is religious in nature, and contain exaggerated mythical story without any chronology i.e., puranic and epic literature II. A large number of inscriptions, coins, and local chronicles do indicate an effort towards history writing
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Magical charms and spells are given in which of the following Vedas?
    A)Sarna Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)Yajurveda Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • 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. Which of the following is related to Etymology?
    A)Kalpa
    B)Shiksha
    C)Nirukta
    D)Vyakaran
    Answer: Nirukta
  • Q. Which one of following pairs is not correctly matched?
    A)Atharvaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian medicine
    B)Samaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian music
    C)Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
    D)Yajurveda Samhita - Origins of rituals
    Answer: Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
  • Q. Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the ‘Golden Age’ of ancient India. Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  • Q. Which of the following Kushan kings, who assumed the title “the Lord of the Whole World”?
    A)Kadphises II
    B)Kadphises I
    C)Kanishka
    D)Huvishka
    Answer: Kadphises II
  • Q. Which one of the following sources states that Srinagar was built by Ashoka?
    A)Divyavadana
    B)Kalhana's Rajatarangini
    C)Tarantha's History of Tibet
    D)Mahavamsa
    Answer: Kalhana's Rajatarangini
  • Q. Which was probably the most popular assembly in which even women enjoyed an equal status with men in the Early Vedic period?
    A)Samiti
    B)Sabha
    C)Gana
    D)Vidatha
    Answer: Vidatha
  • Q. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the
    A)Chola Administration
    B)Maratha Administration
    C)Ganga Administration
    D)Vijayanagar Administration
    Answer: Ganga Administration
  • Q. Patanjali, the second great grammarian of Ancient India, was a contemporary of
    A)Chandragupta-II
    B)Kanishka
    C)Gautamiputra Satakarni
    D)Pushyamitra Sunga
    Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
  • Q. Upanishads are books on
    A)Philosophy
    B)Politics
    C)Medicine
    D)Social life
    Answer: Philosophy
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the literature in Ancient India? I. The earliest known work of the Aryans in India was the Rig Veda which is a collection of 1048 hymns in Vedic Sanskrit. II. Most of the hymns are in praise of different Vedic deities and were intended for recitation at the Yajnas or sacrifices
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only II
  • 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. Which of the following is not a religious text?
    A)Sangam
    B)Rigveda
    C)Upanishad
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Sangam
  • Q. The Kailasha temple is located in the caves of
    A)Ellora
    B)Ajanta
    C)Elephanta
    D)Karle
    Answer: Ellora

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