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 museum houses the largest collection Kushan sculptures?
A)Bombay Museum B)Mathura Museum C)Madras Museum D)Delhi Museum
Answer: Mathura Museum
Q. Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented his coins as playing the lute or Veena?
Q. Which of the following is/are poetry and drama?
A)Raghuvamsa B)Kumarasambhava C)Abhijnanashakuntalam D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q. Who among the following wrote commentaries on Harshavardhana’s administration and the court life in Kannauj?
A)Fa-Hien B)AI-Beruni C)Hiuen-Tsang D)Ibn Batutah
Answer: Hiuen-Tsang
Q. Who built Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?
A)Raja Raj Chola B)Aditya Chola C)Rajendra Chola D)Karikala Chola
Answer: Raja Raj Chola
Q. Who wrote Panchatantra?
A)Vishnu Sharma B)Kalidas C)Chanakya D)Nagarjun
Answer: Vishnu Sharma
Q. During Karikala’s rule the important Chola port was
A)Puhar B)Calicut C)Korkai D)Thondi
Answer: Puhar
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?
Q. Who among the following renowned Scholar wrote the biography of King Harsha and Kadambari?
A)Bhartrihari B)Bharavi C)Bana D)Magha
Answer: Bana
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. Which emperor wrote the play ‘Nagananda’ in Sanskrit language?
A)Harshavardhana B)Prabhakara vardhana C)Chandragupta II D)Bindusara
Answer: Harshavardhana
Q. Which of the following inscriptions is found in purest Sanskrit?
