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Q. Who started the Saka Era and when?

A
Rudradaman-I in 78 AD
B
Kadphises in 58 BC
C
Vikramaditya in 58 BC
D
Kanishka in 78 AD

Correct Answer

Kanishka in 78 AD

More Questions on Ancient History

  • Q. During the Gupta Empire, the term “UPARIKARA” was used for
    A)Periodic supplies of fruits, firewood, flowers etc
    B)An extra tax levied on all subjects
    C)It was a voluntary offering by people to the king
    D)King's customary share of the production normally amounting to 1/6th of the production
    Answer: An extra tax levied on all subjects
  • 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. The Kailasha temple is located in the caves of
    A)Ellora
    B)Ajanta
    C)Elephanta
    D)Karle
    Answer: Ellora
  • Q. Bimbisara was the founder of which one of the following dynasties?
    A)Haryanka
    B)Nanda
    C)Maurya
    D)Shunga
    Answer: Haryanka
  • Q. Who was the founder of Vikramshila Vihar?
    A)Gopala
    B)Dharmapala
    C)Nagpala
    D)Mahipala
    Answer: Dharmapala
  • Q. The Vijaynagar ruler Krishna Dev Raya’s work ‘Amuktamalayada’ was written in which language?
    A)Malayalam
    B)Tamil
    C)Kanada
    D)Telugu
    Answer: Telugu
  • Q. Which one of following pairs is not correctly matched?
    A)Atharvaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian medicine
    B)Samaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian music
    C)Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
    D)Yajurveda Samhita - Origins of rituals
    Answer: Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
  • Q. What was the purpose of the Indian visit of Hiuen Tsang?
    A)To amass wealth
    B)To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
    C)To know the geography of India
    D)To establish political ties with India
    Answer: To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
  • Q. What was the capital of Avanti?
    A)Ujjain
    B)Gaya
    C)Satna
    D)Vallabhi
    Answer: Ujjain
  • 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. What was the suitable language for source material in Ancient Times?
    A)Pali
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Brahmi
    D)Kharoshthi
    Answer: Sanskrit
  • 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. 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. Which is representative of Dravida style of temple architecture?
    A)Shikhara
    B)Viman
    C)Mandapa
    D)Gopuram
    Answer: Viman
  • Q. During Karikala’s rule the important Chola port was
    A)Puhar
    B)Calicut
    C)Korkai
    D)Thondi
    Answer: Puhar
  • Q. The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem adopted by the Government of India have been taken from which Upanishad?
    A)Mundaka Upanishad
    B)Aitareya Upanishad
    C)Adhyatma Upanishad
    D)Prasna Upanishad
    Answer: Mundaka Upanishad
  • Q. Which was/were the greatest poetry and drama work of Kaildas?
    A)Raghuvamsa
    B)Kumarasambhava
    C)Meghaduta
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the following statements about the Rigvedic Aryans is incorrect?
    A)We have some indications of polyandry in this period
    B)We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
    C)There are no examples of child marriage in this period
    D)The practice of levirate was known
    Answer: We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
  • Q. Which among the following book based on the exploits of Yasovarman of Kanauj?
    A)Gaudavaho
    B)Rajatarangini
    C)Malavikagnimitram
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Gaudavaho
  • Q. Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
    A)Devaraya
    B)Harihara
    C)Krishnadevaraya
    D)Bukka
    Answer: Krishnadevaraya

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