Q. Which of the following Indian literature is the earliest known works?
A)Rig Vedas B)Puranas C)Sama Vedas D)Rajtrangini
Answer: Rig Vedas
Q. A Janapadin was the __________ of a janapada.
A)Minister B)Servant C)Army General D)Ruler
Answer: Ruler
Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the literature in Ancient India? I. The earliest known work of the Aryans in India was the Rig Veda which is a collection of 1048 hymns in Vedic Sanskrit. II. Most of the hymns are in praise of different Vedic deities and were intended for recitation at the Yajnas or sacrifices
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I and II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only II
Q. Which ancient account describes the Nandas expedition over all their rival monarchs that make them powerful rulers of North India?
A)Vedas B)Manusmriti C)Puranas D)Brahamanas
Answer: Puranas
Q. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
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. Who was the ruler of the kingdom between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab?
A)Darius III B)Alexander the Great C)King Porus D)Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: King Porus
Q. For which period did Harihara Raya II of Sangma dynasty ruled the Vijaynagara Empire?
A)1485-1491 B)1446-1465 C)1491-1505 D)1377-1404
Answer: 1377-1404
Q. Aryabhatta, believed to have been born in the 5th century AD, was a most renowned scholar of
A)Biology B)Astronomy C)Medicine D)Physiology
Answer: Astronomy
Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Smritis? I. It deals with the performance of duties, customs and laws prescribed according to Dharma II. It is concerned mainly with the rules of the organization of the monasteries
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
A)Vishnu B)Lord Shiva C)Brahma D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
Q. Mahabhasya was written by
A)Manu B)Gargi C)Bana D)Patanjali
Answer: Patanjali
Q. Who was the last Hindu emperor of northern India?
A)Pulakesin II B)Harsha C)Rajyavardhana D)Skandagupta
Answer: Harsha
Q. Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented his coins as playing the lute or Veena?
Q. Kalidasa’s works include: I. Abhijnanashakuntalam II. Meghadutam III. Raghuvamsa IV. Malvikagnimitram V. Ritusamhara VI. Kumarasambhava Select the correct option
A)I, II, IV, V and VI B)I, II, III and IV C)I, III , IV and V D)All of them
Answer: All of them
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 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. In India, Ancient Iron Age is attached with
A)Black and Red Pottery B)Gray pottery C)Ocher Coloured Pottery D)Northern Black Polish Pottery
