ANCIENT HISTORY FOR SSC
MOST IMPORTANT PREVIOUS YEAR QUES.
1.Which of the following was a portcity of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal (c) Rakhigarhi (d) Dholavira
Sol : (b)
- The Samkhya School of Philosophywas founded by ______.
(a) Patanjali (b) Kapila(c) KumarilaBhatta (d) Gautama
Sol : (b)
- Which of the following texts gives a detailed account of the kings of Kashmir ?
(a) Rajatarangini(b) Dipavamsa(c)VinayaPitaka(d) Katha SaritSagar
Sol : (a)
- Which one of the following is INCORRECTLY matched ?
(a)Sama-Veda-knowledge of Science
(b) Rig Veda-knowledge of the Hymnsof Praise
(c) Atharva-Veda-knowledge of the magic formulas
(d) Yajur-Veda-knowledge of the sacrificial formulas
Sol : (a)
5.The______is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy that was written in Sanskrit. Kautilya is traditionally credited as the author of the text.
(a) Rigveda (b) Puranas (c) CharakaSamhita (d) Arthashastra
Sol: (d)
- The archeological site Inamgaon is situated in
(a) Karnataka (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
Sol: (d)
- ____ is considered to be the oldest discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization ?
(a) Bhirdana (b)Mohenjodaro (c) Rakhigarhi (d) Allhdino
Sol: (a)
- Which of the following is an ancient poem written by Banabhatta?
(a) Kadambari (b) Mrichchhakatika(c) Meghaduta (d) Gita Govinda
Sol: (a)
9.MohenjoDaro is situated on the bank of which river ?
(a) Sarasvati (b) Ravi (c) Ghaggar (d) Sindhu
Sol: (d)
- The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is associated with which of the following ancient cultures ?
(a) Egyptian (b) Mesopotamia (c) Chinese (d) Harappan
Sol: (b)
- Which of the following sites of ndus valley civilization is not on the bank of river Indus?
(a) Chanhudaro (b) Mohenjodaro c) Ropar (d) Kot-Dij
Sol: (c)
- How many Vedangas are there in total ?
(a) Ten (b) Six (c) Five (d) Two
Sol: (b)
- What is the Rigvedic name of the river Ravi?
(a) Vitasa (b) Asikini (c) Shutudri (d) Parushni
Sol: (d)
- Which among the following is a mature-phase Harappan site situated in the state of Rajasthan?
(a) Manda (b) Kalibangan (c) Chanhudaro (d)Nageshwar
Sol: (b)
- The Rig Veda is divided into _____ books or mandalas.
(a) 34 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 12
Sol: (b)
- In which state is the archaeological site of Surkotadasituated ?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Haryana (d) Gujarat
Sol: (d)
- Which of the following archaeological sites has evidence of pitdwellings?
(a) Mehrgarh (b) Burzahom (c) RanaGhundai (d) Palavoy
Sol: (b)
- Burzahom, the neolithic site, is located in
(a) Karnataka (b) Goa (c) Mizoram (d) Jammu and Kashmir
Sol: (d)
- In which province of Pakistan is the site of the ancient civilisation of MohenjoDaro located.
(a) Balochistan (b) Sindh (c) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (d) Punjab
Sol: (b)
- From which of the following Harappan era sites has the evidence of ploughed fields been found
(a) Mohenjodaro (b) Chanhudaro (c) Kalibangan (d) Harappa
Sol: (c)
- ‘Microliths’ were _____ used by early humans.
(a) coins (b) stone tools
(c) clothes (d) earthen pots
Sol: (b)
- Of the following sites of Harappan Civilization, which one is NOT located in Pakistan?
(a) KotDiji (b) Chanhudaro
(c) Shortughai (d) Balakot
Sol: (c)
- Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Afghanistan?
(a) Shortughai (b) Balakot
(c) Nageswar (d) Kalibangan
Sol: (a)
- Lothal, a prominent city of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, is situated in which of the following states?
(a) Gujarat (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab
Sol: (a)
- Which of the following is false asper Vedic theory?
(a)The Kshatriyas, or warrier rulers, came from Purusha’s arms
(b)The Vaishyas, or the commoners, came from Purusha’s thighs
(c)The Brahmans, or priests, came from Purusha’s ears
(d)The Shudras, or labourers and servants, came from Purusha’s feet
Sol: (c)
- With reference to the Vedangas, which of the following terms denotes ‘Ritual’?
(a) Vyakarana (b) Chada
(c) Kalpa (d) Shiksha
Sol: (c)
- The words ‘SatyamevaJayate’ on the state emblem has been taken from which Upanishad?
(a) Katha (b) Prasna
(c) Kena (d) Mundaka
Sol: (d)
- At one stage in the Vedic Age, theking was called ‘gopati’ which meant ‘______’.
(a) lord of the universe
(b) lord of the people
(c) lord of land
(d) lord of cattle
Sol : (d)
- The collections of Vedic hymns or mantras are known as ______.
(a) Jnati (b) Bali
(c)Samhita (d) Vidatha
Sol: (c)
- A person’s Vedic approach and his relationship with society are determined by the four goals of life. Which of the following is not among these goals?
(a) sidhi (b) artha
(c) moksha (d) dharma
Sol: (a)
- According to ‘The Ramayana’, Ratnakar was the other name of ______.
(a) Vishvamitra (b) Gautam
(c) Durbasa (d) Valmiki
Sol: (d)
- ‘PurushaSukta’ is a hymn from which Veda?
(a) Atharvaveda (b) Yajurveda (c) Rigveda (d) Samaveda
Sol: (c)
- Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
(a) Yajurveda (b) Rigveda
(c) Samaveda (d) Atharvaveda
Sol: (a)
- In which year were 30 Rig Veda manuscripts dating from 1800 to 1500 BC included in the UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register?
(a) 2008 (b) 2005
(c) 2009 (d) 2007
Sol: (d)
- In which of the following states was Lord Mahaviraborn ?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Bihar (d) Gujarat
Sol : (c)
- The _________ is a Jain text containing the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, most notably Parshvanath and Mahavira.
(a)Uttaradhyayana (b)AdiPurana
(c)Mahapurana (d)Kalpa Sutra
Sol: (d)
- According to the Jain Philosophy,the term ‘Jina’ means _____.
(a)Iord (b)free from fetters
(c)worthy (d)the conqueror
Sol: (d)
- Name the holy city recognized as the birthplace of the first (rishabhdev) and fourth (abhinandannath) JainTirthankaras.
(a) Varanasi (b) Dwaraka
(c) Ayodhya (d) Gaya
Sol: (c)
- Mahavira, who was known in Paliliterature as NiganthaNataputta, founded a religion called ______.
(a) Zoroastrianism (b) Baháʼí
(c) Jainism (d) Sikhism
Sol: (c)
- Where did Lord Mahavira attain salvation?
(a) Sonagiri (b) Pawapuri
(c) Shravanabelagola (d) Mount Abu
Sol: (b)
- _______ is famous for outstanding specimens of Buddhirt art and architecture , belonging to the period between the third century B.C. and the 12th century A.D.
(a) Satna (b) Vidisha
(c) Sanchi (d) Dewas
Sol: (c)
- One of the prominent Buddhist structures in India, _________ Stupa at Sarnath was constructed by the great Mauryan king, Ashoka.
(a) Dhauli (b) Dhamekh
(c) Bharhut (d) Lalitgiri
Sol: (b)
- The concept of ‘The Four Noble Truths’ belongs to which of the following religions?
(a)Jainism (b)Sikhism
(c)Hinduism (d)Buddhism
Sol: (d)
- Which of the following sites is associated with the birth of Gautama Budhha?
(a)Sarnath (b)Lumbini
(c)Kushinagar (d)Bodh Gaya
Sol: (b)
- The Chaitya and Viharas were constructed for the monks of which religion ?
(a) Judaism (b) Christianity
(c) Buddhism (d) Hinduism
Sol: (c)
- Lomas Rishi Cave, constructed for Buddhist monks is located in which state ?
(a)Madhya Pradesh (b)Chhattisgarh
(c)Jharkhand (d)Bihar
Sol: (d)
- Which Mauryan ruler became a follower of Buddhism?
(a) Samudragupta (b) Brihadratha
(c) Ashoka (d) Chandragupta
Sol: (c)
- Which historical site is located in Jogad in Odisha?
(a) Royal semicircular auditorium ofGupta dynasty
(b) Ashoka’s rock inscription site
(c) Ancient artwork site of MauryaEmpire
(d) Palace of the Nawabs of Bengal
Sol: (b)
- The ‘Gandhara’ School of Art was influenced by the art from which of the following European countries?
(a) Italy (b) Belgium
(c) Hungary (d) Greece
Sol. (d)Greece
- Which of the following terms is associated with the architecture of a Buddhist Stupa?
(a) Gopuram (b) Mandapam
(c) Garbhagriha (d) Harmika
Sol: (d)
- Which of the following Stupa sites is NOT located in the state of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Chaukhandi (b) Dhamek
(c) Bharhut (d) Ramabhar
Sol: (c)
- In which city was the third Buddhist council held?
(a) Shravasti (b) Taxila
(c) Pataliputra (d) Rangoon
Sol: (c)
- Which of the following Buddhist sites is located in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Karle (b) Sarnath
(c) Amaravati (d) Sanchi
Sol: (b)
- The rules made for the _____ were written down in a book called ‘VinayaPitaka’.
(a) Lingayats (b) Vaishnavites
(c) Buddhist sangha (d) Shakta cult
Sol: (c)
- At which of the following places did Lord Buddha give his first sermon on the Four Noble Truths?
(a) Bodh Gaya (b) Lumbini
(c) Rajgir (d) Sarnath
Sol: (d)
- At which of the following places did Lord Buddha attain enlightenment?
(a) Vaishali (b) Sarnath
(c) Bodh Gaya (d) Rajgir
Sol: (c)
- One of the major events of Ashoka’s reign was the convening of the _____ Buddhist Sangha (council) in 250 BCE in the capital Pataliputra.
(a) First (b) Fourth
(c) Third (d) Second
Sol: (c)
- _____’s foster mother MahapajapatiGotami was the first woman to be ordained as a Bhikkhuni.
(a) Ashoka (b) Buddha
(c) Arjuna (d) Bindusara
Sol: (b)
- The First Buddhist Council is said to have been patronised by:
(a) Porus
(b) Ashoka
(c) Ajatashatru
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Sol: (c)
- The earliest Buddhist texts were written in:
(a) Pali (b) Apabhramsha
(c) Prakrit (d) Sanskrit
Sol: (a)
- ___ assumed the title of ‘Gangaikondachola’ or the conqueror of the river Ganga.
(a) RajadhirajaChola (b) RajarajaChola I
(c) RajendraChola I (d) VijayalayaChola
Sol: (c)
- The monuments of Khajuraho in the state of Madhya Pradesh are fine denotations of the ______dynasty.
(a) Chola (b) Chalukya
(c) Chandela (d) Pallava
Sol: (c)
- Temple for Goddess Nishumbhasudini was built by ______.
(a) Pallavas (b) Cholas
(c) Gupta Dynasty (d) Muttaraiyar
Sol: (b)
- Ajatshatru, a ruler of the Haryanka Dynasty, was the son of _______.
(a) Naga-Dasak (b) Udayin
(c) Anurudha (d) Bimbisara
Sol: (d)
- The famous physician Jeevaka was appointed by the court of:
(a) Krishnadeva Raya (b) Samudragupta
(c) Ashoka (d) Bimbisara
Sol: (d)
- Who among the following was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty?
(a) Dhanananda (b) Panduka
(c) Govishanaka (d) Kaivarta
Sol: (a)
- _____ was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BCE.
(a) Rajagriha (b) Pataliputra
(c) Varanasi (d) Mathura
Sol: (a)
- In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to ______.
(a) Mathura (b) Varanasi
(c) Panipat (d) Pataliputra
Sol: (d)
- Which dynasty built the pancharathas of Mahabalipuram?
(a) Chera (b) Pallava
(c) Satavahana (d)Chola
Sol: (b)
- Which of the following is an example of a Chola empire temple?
(a) Badami cave temple (b) Chennakesava temple
(c) Airavatesvara temple (d) Virupaksha temple
Sol: (c)
- How many great powers (Mahajanpadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC, during the lifetime of Lord Gautam Buddha?
(a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 17
Sol: (a)
- Who was the founder of the Chalukya dynasty?
(a)Narasimhavarman (b) Mangalesa
(c) Kirtivarman (d) Pulakesin I
Sol: (d)
- Vikramshila University was founded by_____ a Pala King.
(a) RajendraChola(b) Pulakeshin I
(c) MihiraBhoja (d) Dharmapala
Sol: (d)
- The BadamiChalukyas first had their capital at _______before they moved it to Badami.
(a)Pattadakal (b)Aihole
(c)Hubli (d)Bijapur
Sol: (b)
- The present day city of Bhopal was built by which of the following Pratihara rulers?
(a) MahendraBhoja (b) Rajyapala
(c) Vijayasena (d) MihirBhoja
Sol: (d)
- The first ruler of Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was_____.
(a)Bimbisara (b)Prasenajit
(c)Ashoka (d)Ajatshatru
Sol; (a)
- Despite being a powerful Mahajanapada, Magadha was under another form of administration in Vaishali (Bihar) including its capital Vajji which was called ____.
(a) Socialism (b) democracy
(c) Gana or Sangha (d) Panchayati
Sol: (c)
- Rivers such as the Ganga and Son flowed through _____, a mahajanapada in ancient India.
- a) Kamboja (b) Kosala
(c) Magadha (d) Machcha
Sol: (c)
- Name the state Chandragupta-I got in dowry from the Licchavis.
(a) Ujjain (b) Pataliputra
(c) Prayaga (d) Saketa
Sol: (b)
- The Barabar Caves, the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, mostly belong to which of the following periods?
(a) Chola Dynasty (b) Gupta Empire
(c) Mauryan Empire (d) Chera Dynasty
Sol: (c)
- Megasthenes, a Greek historian visited India in the reign of ____in the 4th century B.C.
(a) Ashoka (b) Bindusara
(c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Alexander
Sol: (c)
- Who has written the book “Arthashastra” ?
(a) Kautilya (b) AbulFazal
(c) Bhaskara (d) Vikram Seth
Sol: (a)
- Which of the following is the only correct pair as described by Chola inscriptions?
(a)Pallichchhandam- land donated to Jaina institutions
(b)Shalabhoga- land gifted to Brahmanas
(c)Vellanvagai-land of Brahmana peasant proprietors
(d)Brahmadeya-land gifted to temples
Sol: (a)
- Chandragupta led a revolt against the ______ and overthrew them.
(a) Shishunagas (b) Kushans
(c) Haryankas (d) Nanda
Sol: (d)
- A type of court called ‘Kantakasodhana’ was prevalent in the _____ Empire.
(a) Kushana (b) Mauryan
(c) Chola (d) Rashtrakuta
Sol: (b)
- Who among the following published a set of Ashokan inscriptions in 1877?
(a) DC Sircar
(b) MS Vats
(c) Alexander Cunningham
(d) Colin Mackenzie
Sol: (c)
- According to Ashokan edicts, how many years after becoming the king didAshoka wage war on Kalinga (ROCK EDICT 13)?
(a) Five (b) Eight (c) Six (d) Seven
Sol: (b)
- Who among the following was the first scholar to decipher the Ashokan edicts?
(a) Alexander Cunningham
(b) James Prinsep
(c) James Taylor
Sol: (b)
- Who among the following rulers inscribed his messages to his subjects and officials on stone surfaces?
(a) Ashoka (b) Chandragupta I
(c) Bindusara (d) Chandragupta Maurya
Sol: (a)
- Who among the following kings founded the Mauryaempire in ancient India?
(a) Dasaratha (b) Ashoka
(c) Bindusara (d) Chandragupta
Sol: (d)
- Which was the first empire in ancient India to use elephants in its war on a large scale?
(a) Shunga (b) Chola
(c) Kushans (d) Magadha
Sol: (d)
- Who was the last king of the Mauryan dynasty?
(a) Devavarman (b) Satadhanvan
(c) Brihadratha (d) Samprati
Sol: (c)
- Which dynasty ruled India between 320 AD and 550 AD?
(a) Mauryan Dynasty (b) Hoysala Dynasty
(c) Magadha Dynasty (d) Gupta Dynasty
Sol: (d)
- Emperor Ashoka embraced Buddhism after the:
(a) Kalinga War (b) Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Haldighati (d) Battle of Tarain
Sol: (a)
- Which of the following rulers did NOT belong to the Mauryan Dynasty?
(a) Ashoka (b) Chandragupta
(c) Bimbisara (d) Bindusara
Sol: (c)
- Which of the following was NOT a part of the ‘Navratna’ at Vikramaditya’scourt ?
(a) Surdas (b) Vararuchi
(c) Kshapanaka (d) Kalidasa
Sol: (a)
- Which pillar inscriptions have recorded the achievements of Samudra Gupta, who was known as the ‘Napoleon of India’ for his conquests?
(a) Iron Pillar (b) Sun Pillar
(c) VijayaStambha (d) Allahabad Pillar
Sol: (d)
- During the Gupta period, Gold coins were called by which names?
(a) Rupaka (b) Tanka
(c) Drama (d) Dinaras
Sol: (d)
- The ____period has been described as the ‘golden age’ of Indian history.
(a) Mughal (b) Maratha
(c) Gupta (d) Buddhist
Sol; (c)
- The last recognised king of the Gupta line was_____.
(a) Samudragupta (b) Vishnugupta
(c) bimbisara (d) Ashoka
Sol: (b)
- Who among the following was NOT a ruler of the Kushana dynasty?
(a) Nahapana (b) Vasishka
(c) Vasudeva (d) Huvishka
Sol: (a)
- Who was the founder of Vakataka dynasty in the third century?
(a) Nagabhata (b) Vindhya shakti
(c) Pravarasena (d) Rudrasena
Sol: (b)
- Who among the following was a Gupta ruler?
(a) VimaKadphises (b) Vikramaditya
(c) Dhanananda (d) Kanishka
Sol: (b)
- Who among the following rulers is called the ‘Napoleon of India’?
(a) Samudragupta (b) Chandragupta I
(c) Bindusara (d) Ashoka
Sol: (a)
- Who wrote Samudragupta’sprashasti (a eulogy written in the form of poetry or prose, usually by court poets) at Allahabad?
(a) Kalidasa (b) Vagabhatta
(c) Harishena (d) Amarsimha
Sol: (c)
- The Caves of Elephanta are predominantly dedicated to which of the following deities?
(a) Lord Shiva (b) Lord Krishna
(c) Lord Rama (d) Lord Ganesha
Sol: (a)
- Who among the following rulers belonged to the Tuluva dynasty?
(a) PushyamitraSunga (b) Vishnuvardhana
(c) Simha Vishnu (d) Krishnadeva Raya
Sol: (d)
- Who among the following Gupta rulers married a girl from the Lichchhavi clan?
(a) Samudragupta (b) Sri Gupta
(c) Chandragupta-I (d) Ramagupta
Sol: (c)
- During whose reign did the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visit India ?
(a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya (b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta I (d) Harshavardhana
Sol: (d)
- During the reign of which of the following kings did Chinese traveller Xuanzang visit India?
(a) Harshavardhana (b) PrabhakaraVardhana
(c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Ashoka
Sol: (a)
- Banabhatta was the court poet of which of the following Indian King?
(a) Harshavardhana (b) Chandra Gupta II
(c) Pulkesin II (d) Yasovarman
Sol: (a)
- King Harshavardhan ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, ______.
(a) Indravardhan (b) Suryavardhan
(c) Rajyavardhana (d) Chandravardhan
Sol: (c)
- The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, ____.
(a) Dandin (b) Kamban
(c) Banabhatta (d) Jinsena
Sol: (c)
- Who among the following defeated HarshaVardhan in 618 CE?
(a) Chandragupta I (b) Pulakeshin II
(c) Pushyamitra (d) Alexander
- Pushyabhuti, who ruled from Thaneswar, was the founder of _____dynasty.
(a) Vardhana (b) Chera
(c) Pandya (d) Chalukya
Sol: (a)
- King Shashanka, against whom Harshvardhana declared war, was a ruler of the ______kingdom.
(a) Kanyakubja (b) Junagarh
(c) Magadha (d) Gauda
Sol: (d)
- Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath temple in 1026 AD ?
(a) Muhammad Ghori (b) Mahmud of Ghazni
(c) Nadir Shah
Sol: (b)
- The Khajuraho Temples are located in the state of _________.
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand (d) Uttar Pradesh
Sol: (a)
- GautamiputraSatakarni was the greatest ruler of the _____ Empire in the 2nd century CE.
(a) Chera (b) Rashtrakuta
(c) Chola (d) Satavahana
Sol: (d)
- The former princely state of Tripura in the north-eastern part of India was ruled by _____ Dynasty.
(a) Haihaya (b) Manikya
(c) Nagvanshi (d) Ahom
Sol: (b)
- SantKabir received his spiritual training from his preceptor named__.
(a) Muktanand (b)ChidaNanda Swami
(c) Sarvanand (d) Ramanand
Sol: (d)
- Panchavati, a key part of the Valmiki Ramayana, is located in which state of India?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra (d) Uttrakhand
Sol: (c)
- KonarkTemple (sun temple 12th century) in Odisha was built by which of the following kings?
(a) Bhanu Deva (b) AnantavarmanChodagangadeva
(c) Narasimha Deva I (d) AnangaBhima Deva
Sol: (c)
- Alexander invaded India in ________ .
(a)467 BC (b)323 BC
(c)454 BC (d)326 BC
Sol; (d)
- Which of the following Indian rulers was defeated by Mahmud Ghazni in his first attack in the year 1001 AD?
(a) Anandpal (b) Chandrapal
(c) Jaipal (d) Sukhpal
Sol: (c)
- Guru___is known as the cobbler saint.
(a)Ravidas (b)Narahari
(c)JivaGoswami (d)AyyaVaikundar
Sol: (a)
- Bhaskaravarman of the Varman dynasty ruled in the ______ region.
(a) Kamarupa (b) Ujjain
(c) Magadha (d) Vaishali
Sol: (a)
- With reference to early Indian history, who among the following was famous in the field of medicine?
(a) Sushruta (b) Visakhadatta
(c) Harisena (d) Charaka
Sol: (a)
- The Battle of ___was fought in 326 BC by Alexander, the Great against King Porus.
(a) Hydaspes (b) Tarain
(c) Panipat (d) Plassey
Sol: (a)
- Kalhana penned the book named ___in the 12th century which is a metrical chronicle of the kings of Kashmir.
(a)Tarikh-i-FiruzShahi (b)NuhSipihr
(c)Rajatarangini (d)Padmavat
Sol: (c)
- Kanishka was a _____king.
(a)Kushan (b)Gupta
(c)Maurya (d)Chola
Sol: (a)
- Which of the following temples was built by the RashtrakutasDynasty ?
(a) Kailash Temple (b) AdiKumbeswarar
(c) Brihadeshwara Temple (d) Chennakeshava Temple
Sol: (a)
- Who wrote the book ‘Amuktamalyada’ ?
(a) Krishna DevRai (b) BrahmadevRai
(c) BuccaRai (d) HariharRai
Sol: (a)
- Which dynasty had developed the Gandhara School of Art in ancient India ?
(a) Kushana dynasty (b) Gupta dynasty
(c) Mauryan dynasty (d) Chola dynasty
Sol: (a)
- Which of the following books is written by VarahaMihira?
(a) Kumarasambhava (b) Shakuntala
(c) BrihatSamhita (d) Ritusamhara
Sol: (c)
- Which of the following religions NOT originated in India?
(a)Zoroastrianism (b)Buddhism
(c)Sikhism (d)Jainism
Sol: (a)
- Who among the following was the greatest ruler of the Pratihara Dynasty?
(a) Nagabhata (b) Ramabhadra
(c) MihirBhoja (d) Samantha Sena
Sol: (c)
- Which of the following is associated to the Sanskrit Mahabharata ?
(a) Gitagovinda (b) Yuddha Kanda(c) Shanti Parva (d) Kathasaritasagar
Sol; (c)
- The archaeological site of Koldihwa is located at :
(a)Maharashtra (b)Bihar
(c)Uttar Pradesh (d)Madhya Pradesh
Sol: (c)
- Which of the following styles is not a Temple Architecture Style in India
(a) Vesara Style (b) Nagar Style (c) Dravid Style (d) Gothic Style
Sol: (d)
- Who had built the grand ‘Chariot’ cave temples in Mahabalipuram ?
(a)MaharanaPratap Singh (b)Narsimha
(c) Ashok (d) Akbar
Sol; (b)
- Identify the Indian state which was known as ‘Pragjyotisha’ during the epic period.
(a) Assam (b) Odisha
(c) Kerala (d) Bihar
Sol: (a)
- What was the name of that last Hindu dynasty of Gujarat, which ruled from 1244 to 1304?
(a) Gujjar Dynasty (b) Janpad Dynasty
(c) Vaghela Dynasty (d) Nand Dynasty
Sol: (c)
- National Emblem of India is taken from Mauryan Pillar located at _____.
(a) Sarnath (b) Amravati
(c) Delhi (d) Meerut
Sol: (a)
- _____________is An Epic Poem In The Sanskrit Mahakavya Style On The Life And Nirvana Of Gautama Buddha ByAśvaghoṣa.
(a) Buddhacarita (b) ShishupalVadh
(c) Arthashastra (d) Kiratarjuniya
Sol: (a)
- Kolathunadu, Valluvanad and Thekkumkoor were ancient small-time kingdoms in which state of India?
(a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala (d) Bihar
Sol: (c)
- When did the Vikrama Era begin?
(a) 47 BC (b) 55 BC
(c) 57 BC (d) 50BC
Sol; (c)
- In which state The Jaugada Rock Edict of Asoka is located?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat
(c) Odisha (d) Uttarakhand
Sol: (c)
- Who was the founder of the Pala Dynasty?
(a) Dharampala (b) Mahipala
(c) Ramapala (d) Gopala
Sol: (d)
- Who among the following was associated with Vaisheshika School of Philosophy ?
(a) Kanada (b) Patanjali
(c) Gautama (d) Jaimini
Sol: (a)
- The famous caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri are located in :
(a) Tripura (b) Uttarakhand
(c) Odisha (d) Chhattisgarh
Sol: (c)
- The ‘Kathasaritsagara’ is written by:
(a) Somadeva (b) Jayadeva
(c) Kalidasa (d) Bhasa
Sol: (a)
- Which of the following books was written by Panini?
(a) Raghuvamsam (b) Ashtadhyayi
(c) Manusmriti (d) Kathasaritsagara
Sol: (b)
- Who among the following was known as ‘DevanamPiya’?
(a) Kanishka (b) Amoghavarsha
(c) Ashoka (d) Kharavela
Sol: (c)
- Tolkappiyar is a famous ancient grammarian of the _________ language.
(a) Tamil (b) Telugu
(c) Kannada (d) Oriya
Sol: (a)
- As per ancient Indian philosophy, the Purusharthas or the four aims of life does NOT include:
(a) kama (b) moksha
(c) artha (d) yasha
Sol: (d)
- In which of the following temples will you find Gopurams?
(a) Shiva Temple, Chidambaram (b) Bhabatarini Temple, Dakshineswar
(c) Golden Temple, Amritsar (d) Dilwara Temple, Mount Abu
Sol: (a)
- The Mysore Palace was theresidence of the ______.
(a) Chandelas (b) Palas
(c) Bundelas (d) Wodeyars
Sol: (d)
- Pattachitra art form is dedicatedto which Lord in Hindu mythology?
(a) Lord Jagannath (b) Lord Ganesha
(c) Lord Brahma (d) Lord Shiva
Sol: (a)
- Which of the following is a work on statecraft written by Krishnadevaraya?
(a) Karpuramanjari (b) Amuktamalyada
(c) Tolkappiyam (d) Kadambari
Sol: (b)
- Who among the following established the Rashtrakuta Kingdom?
(a) Krishna I (b) Dantidurga
(c) Ashoka (d) Amoghavarsha
Sol; (b)