Q. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Shiva at Ellora?
A
Amoghvarsha-I
B
Dantidurga
C
Krishna-I
D
Vatsraja
Correct Answer
Krishna-I
More Questions on Ancient History
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 is not a religious text?
A)Sangam B)Rigveda C)Upanishad D)None of the above
Answer: Sangam
Q. Which Ancient Indian literature deals with concepts about origin of universe, death and birth, material and spiritual world?
A)AtharvaVedas B)Rig Vedas C)Aryankas D)Upanishad
Answer: Upanishad
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. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of development of art under the
A)Pallavas B)Rashtrakutas C)Pandyas D)Chalukyas
Answer: Chalukyas
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. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
A)Gupta B)Maurya C)Kushan D)Kanva
Answer: Maurya
Q. Which of the following literatures is known as Apaurusheya?
A)Brahman B)Vedas C)Upanishad D)Aranyak
Answer: Vedas
Q. Megasthenes was succeeded as ambassador by
A)Demetrius B)Darius C)Deimachos D)Philip
Answer: Deimachos
Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Megasthenese profess of writing? I. Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called ‘Indica’ which is no longer available to us. II. Megasthenese’s writings could be seen through various extracts in the writings of Diodorous, Strabo and Arrian. III. Megasthenese mentions that Indian society comprised of seven castes (jatis)
A)I and II B)Only I C)II and III D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q. Which of the following statement is/are correct? I. Panini’s Ashtadhyayi, book on grammar in eight chapters is the final culmination of this excellent art of writing in sutra (precepts) in which every chapter is precisely interwoven. II. The Brahmanas elaborates vedic caste system of the society
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)None of the above
Q. Who was the first Gupta ruler who assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja?
A)Chandragupta I B)Skandhgupta C)Chandragupta II D)Kumaragupta
Answer: Chandragupta I
Q. Which was probably the most popular assembly in which even women enjoyed an equal status with men in the Early Vedic period?
A)Samiti B)Sabha C)Gana D)Vidatha
Answer: Vidatha
Q. The main contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar to education and in particular to women education are
A)Charles wood dispatch on education, influenced it towards female education B)Break priestly monopoly of scriptural knowledge(Sanskrit) and opening to non-Brahmins C)Lady Hardinge medical college at Delhi D)Both A and B
Answer: Both A and B
Q. Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language ?
A)Munda B)Santali C)Awadhi D)Sanskrit
Answer: Awadhi
Q. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
A)Shiva B)Ganesh C)Durga D)Vishnu
Answer: Shiva
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. Which among the following is a place in Larkana district of Sind province in Pakistan?
A)Harappa B)Alamgirpur C)Rangapur D)Mohenjo-Daro
Answer: Mohenjo-Daro
Q. Which symbol shows renunciation of Gautama Buddha?
