Q. The author of the famous play Mrichchakatika (मृच्छकटिकम्) considered one of the best plays of ancient India is:

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Sudraka

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    A)Maurya Dynasty
    B)Gupta Dynasty
    C)Sakya Dynasty
    D)Nanda Dynasty
    Answer: Nanda Dynasty
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    A)Odissi
    B)Kuchipudi
    C)Baharatanatyam
    D)Kathak
    Answer: Baharatanatyam
  • Q. Mughal emperor Akbar divided his empire into :
    A)Five Provinces (Subas)
    B)Eight Provinces (Subas)
    C)Twelve Provinces (Subas)
    D)Ten Provinces (Subas)
    Answer: Twelve Provinces (Subas)
  • Q. The writer of Kitab-Ur-Rahela is :
    A)Ibne-Batuta
    B)Alberuni
    C)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang
    D)I - Tsing
    Answer: Ibne-Batuta
  • Q. The Dharm Chakra Pravatan mentioned in the Buddihst test is:
    A)Birth of Buddha
    B)Nirvana
    C)The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
    D)None of these
    Answer: The first sermon delivered by Buddha at Sarnath
  • Q. Annie Besant arrived in India in:
    A)1885
    B)1878
    C)1893
    D)1900
    Answer: 1893
  • 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
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    A)V. Smith
    B)James Princep
    C)R. K. Mehta
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    Answer: James Princep
  • 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. The famous book of Huin-Tsang which forms an invaluable source to ancient Indian history is :
    A)Hi-Nu-Si
    B)Si-Yu-Ki
    C)Kitab-e-Hind
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Si-Yu-Ki
  • Q. The extent of the Harappa civilization in the north was up to:
    A)Punjab
    B)Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Haryana
    Answer: Manda (Akhnoor district of Jammu and Kashmir)
  • Q. The three great Chinese pilgrims who visited India in search of knowledge, manuscripts and relics between the fifth and seventh centuries A. D. are:
    A)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and Meghasthanise
    B)Meghasthanise, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
    C)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
    D)Fa-Hien, Meghasthanise, and I-Tsing
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  • 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. The eastern most outpost of Indus Valley Civilization (Alamgirpur) was excavated by :
    A)B.B. Lai
    B)J. Joshi
    C)Y. D. Sharma
    D)S.R. Rao
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  • Q. Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India?
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    B)J. Joshi
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    D)A. L. Bansal
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  • 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
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    B)The year 1469
    C)The year 1480
    D)The year 1467
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    A)Chandragupta II
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    B)1500 A.D.
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    D)1800 A.D.
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