A)The capital of Gahadwal Dynasty was Kannauj B)The capital of pandyas was Madurai C)The capital of the Videha Kingdom was Mithila D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q. Gandhara Art is the combination of
A)Indo Greek B)Indo Roman C)Indo Islamic D)Indo China
Answer: Indo Greek
Q. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
A)Gupta B)Maurya C)Kushan D)Kanva
Answer: 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 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. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
A)Vishnu B)Lord Shiva C)Brahma D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
Q. Vikram Shila University was founded by
A)Kanishka B)Chandra Gupta Maurya C)Dharampala D)Pulakesin II
Answer: Dharampala
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 Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Shiva at Ellora?
Q. The earliest specimen of Kavya style is found in?
A)Ellora B)Ajanta C)Kathiawar D)Mohenjodaro
Answer: Kathiawar
Q. Who wrote the famous Kural which in verse deals with many aspects of life and religion?
A)Bana B)Bhartrihari C)Magha D)Thiruvalluvar
Answer: Thiruvalluvar
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 statements is/are correct regarding the Vedic literature available for reconstructing the ancient Indian history? I. Vedic literature, mainly the four Vedas i.e. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas, are entirely in a different language, which can be called the Vedic language. II. The vocabulary of Vedic literature contains a wide range of meaning and at times different in grammatical usages
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)None of the above
Answer: Both I & II
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. 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. In which of the following places Vardhaman attained the state of enlightenment?
A)Pavapuri B)Kundagram C)Jrimbhik Gram D)Kashmir
Answer: Jrimbhik Gram
Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct about Ancient Indian literature? I. Brahmanas and Aryankas followed by philosophical doctrines of Upanishads. II. Brahmanas are contains detailed explanation about Vedic literature and instructions.
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)Neither I nor II
