Q. What is true about Lothal – ancient site? I. Lothal was an ancient port of Indus civilization. II. It was excavated by the S. R. Rao. III. Currently it is situated in the Pakistan.
A)Only I, III B)Only I , II C)II, III D)All of the above
Answer: Only I , II
Q. Taxila University was located between which two rivers?
A)Jhelum and Ravi B)Indus and Jhelum C)Beas and Indus D)Satluj and Indus
Answer: Indus and Jhelum
Q. Which one of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?
Q. Which one of the four varnas mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?
A)Kshatriyas B)Brahmanas C)Vaishyas D)Shudras
Answer: Shudras
Q. Who among the following occupied the supreme position in the Later Vedic pantheon?
A)Prajapati B)Indra C)Agni D)Varuna
Answer: Prajapati
Q. Which of the following books is based on Astrology?
Q. Which following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ancient Sanskrit literature? I. The works of Kalidasa include the Kumarsambhava, the Raghuvamsha, the Meghaduta, the Abhijnanshakuntalam are considered classics in field of poetry and style. II. Bana wrote Harshacharita which is a biography of King Harsha and Kadambari. III. Dandin wrote Dashakumaracharita (the tale of 10 prince)
A)Only II B)Only I C)I & III D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q. Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
A)Devaraya B)Harihara C)Krishnadevaraya D)Bukka
Answer: Krishnadevaraya
Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I and II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
Q. On which of the following systems of Hindu Philosophy , Shankaracharya wrote commentary in 9th century AD?