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Q. Upanishads are books on

A
Philosophy
B
Politics
C
Medicine
D
Social life

Correct Answer

Philosophy

More Questions on Ancient History

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    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Bimbisara
    C)Ashoka
    D)Pushyamitra Sunga
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?
    A)Patinenmelkanakku
    B)Tolkappiyam
    C)Patinenkilkanakku
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Tolkappiyam
  • Q. Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?
    A)Sama Vedas
    B)Rig Vedas
    C)Brahamans
    D)Aryankas
    Answer: Rig Vedas
  • Q. Who built the famous Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram?
    A)Parameswara Varman II
    B)Narasimhavarman II
    C)Nandivarman II
    D)Aparajita Varman
    Answer: Nandivarman II
  • 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
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    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
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    A)Vaisheshika
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    A)Hiuen-Tsang : Promotes the term Yin-Tu to refer India.
    B)Chinese : Used the term Tien-Chu or Chuantu for India during the 1st century A.D.
    C)I-Tsing : Mentioned the terms such as Arya-desa and Brahmarashtra for India.
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