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1What is the sacred book of Buddhism called?
Tripitakas
Kalagnan
Anagas
Epics
 

Right Answer: 1
Theravada Buddhism, the standard collection of buddhavacana are in pali script, also known as the Tripi?aka (three baskets).
Question ID: 195

2Arya Bhatta and Varahamihira were belong to which age?
Guptas
Cholas
Mauryas
Ikshwakas
 

Right Answer: 1
Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belonged to Gupta age. During Gupta period education flourished and many great discoveries were made in these fields.
Question ID: 94

3Who was author of Mahabasya?
Vedavyas
Pathanjali
Kalidas
Kalhana
 

Right Answer: 2
The Mahabhasya is a great commentary by Patanjali on selected rules of Sanskrit grammar from Patanjali's treatise, the Astadhyayi, as well as Katyayana's varttika-sutra, an elaboration of Panni's grammar during the 2nd century CE.
Question ID: 177

4Who was the author of ritual book called Brihatkatha?
Gunadhya
Hala
Sarvavarma
Nagarjuna
 

Right Answer: 1
Brihatkatha is an ancient Indian epic, said to have been written by Gunadhya in a poorly understood language known as Paisaci
Question ID: 154

5Which of the following is a Great Bath at Mohenjodaro?
Swimming pool
Great Well
Well furnished bath room
Bath tub
 

Right Answer: 1
The Great Bath is part of a large citadel complex that was found in the 1920s during excavations of Mohenjo-daro, one of the main centres of the Indus civilization.
Question ID: 258

6Who wrote the book "Abhignana Sakuntala" the story Shakuntala and Dushyanta?
Kalidasa
Peddana
Pothana
Vishnu Sharma
 

Right Answer: 1
Shakuntala is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is told in the Mahabharata and dramatized by many writers, the most famous adaption being Kalidasa's play Abhignana Sakuntala.
Question ID: 178

7Who was the mother of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan?
Jagat Gosain
Aruna Bhanu
Noorjahan
Jodhabai
 

Right Answer: 1
Shahjahan mother was a Rajput princess from Marwar called Princess Jagat Gosaini (her official name in Mughal chronicles was Bilqis Makani).
Question ID: 43

8Who wrote the Book Raghu Vamsha the story of Raghu Dynasty?
Tenali Rama Krishna
Bammera Pothana
Kalidas
Vishnu Sharma
 

Right Answer: 3
Raghuvamsha is a Sanskrit mahakavya (epic poem) by the most celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. The stories related to the Raghu dynasty, namely the family of Dilipa and his descendants up to Agnivarna, who include Raghu, Dasharatha and Rama.
Question ID: 174

9To which of the following age, was the Indus Valley Civilization belong?
Bronze Age
Old Stone Age
Pre historic Age
None
 

Right Answer: 1
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the north western regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE.
Question ID: 257

10Which was the capital of Ikshvakus?
Vijayagiri
Vijayanagar
Visakhapatnam
Vijayapuri
 

Right Answer: 4
The Ikshvaku dynasty ruled in the eastern Krishna River valley of India, from their capital at Vijayapuri (modern Nagarjunakonda in Andhra Pradesh) during approximately 3rd and 4th centuries CE.
Question ID: 57

11The remains of indus valley civilization are found in___________
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
Misapatomeia
Nagarjuna Konda
Sanchi
 

Right Answer: 1
Mohenjo-daro was built in the 26th century BCE. It was one of the largest cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, also known as the Harappan Civilization.
Question ID: 44

12Who was the founder of All India Harijan Sabha ?
B.R. Ambedkar
Mahathma Gandhi
Jyothiba Pule
Babu Jagajjivan Ram
 

Right Answer: 2
Harijan Sevak Sangh is a non-profit organisation founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 to eradicate untouchability.
Question ID: 83

13Whose period was referred to as the Golden Age of Indian history?
Gupta Period
Sathavahana
Kalinga
Chola
 

Right Answer: 1
The period between the 4th and 6th centuries CE is known as the Golden Age of India because of the considerable achievements of Indians in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, science, religion and philosophy during the Gupta Empire.
Question ID: 2

14Where did Lord Gautama Buddha breathe his last (Mahaparinirvan)?
Lumbini
Kushinagar
Bodh Gaya
Saraswathi
 

Right Answer: 2
The Parinirvana Stupa is a Buddhist temple in Kushinagar, India which is said to be the place of death of Gautama Buddha.
Question ID: 196

15The earliest civilization in India which belonged to the metal age was ________
Indus Valley
Dravidian Civilization
Babylonia
None
 

Right Answer: 1
Indus civilization, also called Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent.
Question ID: 40

16Which of the following was the main activity of the Indus People?
Business
Industries
Agriculture
None
 

Right Answer: 3
Agriculture was the main occupation of the Indus Valley people. Crops such as wheat, barley, peas and bananas were raised.
Question ID: 253

17Who was thehe king of Magadha that became a disciple of Buddha?
Sathavahana
Chandra Gupta
Ashoka
Sudhodhana
 

Right Answer: 3
Ashoka the Great was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, converted to Buddhism after witnessing the mass deaths of the Kalinga War, which he had waged out of a desire for conquest and which reportedly directly resulted in more than 100,000 deaths and 150,000 deportations.
Question ID: 144

18In whose reign Mogul Paintings were reached its climax?
Jahangir
Humain
Auranga Jeb
Akbar
 

Right Answer: 1
After the death of Akbar, architect of the Mughal empire and active patron of the arts, his son Jahangir ascended to the throne.
Question ID: 41

19Who wrote the book Humayun Nama on request of emperor Akbar during his reign?
Gulbadan Begam
Ahmed Yadgar
Abbas Sarwani
Faizis Sarhindi
 

Right Answer: 1
Gulbadan Begum ( c. 1523-1603) was a Mughal princess and the daughter of Emperor Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire. Humayun Nama was the biography of Emperor Humayun.
Question ID: 146

20Who was the founder of Sathavahana Kingdom?
Satakarni
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Yagnamitra Satakarni
Simukha
 

Right Answer: 4
Simuka was an Indian king belonging to the Satavahana dynasty. He is mentioned as the first king in a list of royals in a Satavahana inscription at Nanaghat.
Question ID: 52


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