Q. The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?

Correct Answer

Alberuni

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    A)Palaeolithic cultures
    B)Mesolithic cultures
    C)The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India
  • Q. The six famous Smiritis are :
    A)Kapil Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
    B)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Ram Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
    C)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
    D)Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narayan Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smrit
    Answer: Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti
  • Q. Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ has been adopted as India’s National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
    A)The whole song
    B)Only the first stanza
    C)Third and Fourth stanza
    D)First and Second stanza
    Answer: Only the first stanza
  • Q. Jayadeva, composer of the Gita Govinda adorned the court of Lakshmanasena who was the last Hindu ruler of:
    A)Bihar
    B)Oddisa
    C)Bengal
    D)Gujrat
    Answer: Bengal
  • 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. Balance of payment includes:
    A)Only trade
    B)Only Visible
    C)The Visible and Invisible
    D)Visible, invisible trade and debts
    Answer: Visible, invisible trade and debts
  • Q. The four important dynasties that stand out prominently in the sixth century B.C. are :
    A)The Haryankas, the Guptas, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
    B)The Guptas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.
    C)The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.
    D)The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
    Answer: The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.
  • Q. Which of the battles was fought between the Marathas on the one side and the forces of Ahmed Shah Abdali on the other?
    A)Second Battle of Panipat, 1556
    B)First Battle of Panipat, 1526
    C)Third Battle of Panipat 1761
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Third Battle of Panipat 1761
  • 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. Chanakya was the chief advisor of which ruler?
    A)Harshvardhan
    B)Ashok
    C)Chandragupta Maurya
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
    A)Hyderabad
    B)Lucknow
    C)Jaipur
    D)Mysore
    Answer: Lucknow
  • Q. In which year were Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged?
    A)In the year 1925
    B)In the year 1931
    C)In the year 1913
    D)In the year 1905
    Answer: In the year 1931
  • Q. Asoka the great appointed a class of officers vested with judicial power known as :
    A)Rajukas
    B)Dhamma
    C)Chandashok
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Rajukas
  • Q. As the evidence from Koldhiwa in the Belan Velly shows rice seems to have been domesticated in India by about :
    A)5500 B.C
    B)5000 B.C
    C)6000 B.C
    D)7000 B.C
    Answer: 7000 B.C
  • Q. Which period is referred as the Classical Age or Golden Age of Ancient India?
    A)Maurya Period
    B)Gupta Period
    C)Satwahan Period
    D)Sakya Period
    Answer: Gupta Period
  • Q. The Vijayanagar Empire in the south came into existence in :
    A)A. D. 1336
    B)A. D. 1236
    C)A. D. 1136
    D)A. D. 1390
    Answer: A. D. 1336
  • Q. Where did the Tebhaga peasant Movement occur in 1946?
    A)Bengal
    B)Odisha
    C)Bihar
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. Mahabhasya has been written by:
    A)Patanjali
    B)Pāṇini
    C)Kātyayana
    D)None of these
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. The Buddihst sources like Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa describes Chandragupta Maurya as a scion of :
    A)Haryankas
    B)Sakyas
    C)Puravas
    D)Pandyut
    Answer: Sakyas
  • Q. Mahabhasya – an outstanding work in the fields of grammar – is a composition by:
    A)Ghosha
    B)Ashwins
    C)Kakshivat
    D)Patanjali
    Answer: Patanjali

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