A)Krishna II B)Krishna I C)Ramakrishna I D)Ramakrishna II
Answer: Krishna I
Q. Which of the following statement (S) is/are correct related to the Ancient Indian Literature? I. Vedas, Puranas, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, and other literature besides foreign accounts are only available literary sources that restructure the Ancient Indian History. II. The archaeological sources like epigraphic, numismatic and architectural remains besides archaeological explorations and excavations also help in restructuring Ancient Indian History.
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I and II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
Q. Who built Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?
A)Raja Raj Chola B)Aditya Chola C)Rajendra Chola D)Karikala Chola
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. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
Q. Who was the last Hindu emperor of northern India?
A)Pulakesin II B)Harsha C)Rajyavardhana D)Skandagupta
Answer: Harsha
Q. Who has given the treatise on the rule of the Pandyan kingdom by Pandala a daughter of Herakles?
A)Kautilya B)Megasthenes C)Banabhatt D)Kalidas
Answer: Megasthenes
Q. The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at
A)Badami B)Ajanta C)Ellora D)Elephanta
Answer: Ellora
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. Gandhara Art is the combination of
A)Indo Greek B)Indo Roman C)Indo Islamic D)Indo China
Answer: Indo Greek
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. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
A)Samaveda B)Atharvaveda C)Yajurveda D)Rigveda
Answer: Yajurveda
Q. Which of the following is related to Etymology?
A)Kalpa B)Shiksha C)Nirukta D)Vyakaran
Answer: Nirukta
Q. The main focus of the Rigvedic culture was
A)Punjab and Delhi region B)Indo-Gangetic Valley C)Indus Valley D)Region between the Swat and the Indus
Answer: Indus Valley
Q. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
