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1. Which of the following statement is wrong?




2. Which of the following pairs of persons are correctly matched? , I. Chandragupta-II : Fa-Hien, II. Skandagupta: I-tsing, III. Harsha: Hiuen Tsang




3. Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha the Rashtrakuta King?




4. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Panini’s great grammar the Ashtadhyayi?




5. During Karikala’s rule the important Chola port was




6. Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest of arts of




7. The subject matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to




8. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of development of art under the




9. 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




10. Who was the last great ruler of Gupta dynasty?




11. Which among the following is not correct




12. Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the ‘Golden Age’ of ancient India. ,Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins




13. Who built Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?




14. Gandhara Art is the combination of




15. Which following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ancient Sanskrit literature?,I. The works of Kalidasa include the Kumarsambhava, the Raghuvamsha, the Meghaduta, the Abhijnanshakuntalam are considered classics in field of poetry and style.,II. Bana wrote Harshacharita which is a biography of King Harsha and Kadambari.,III. Dandin wrote Daskumarcharita (the tale of 10 prince)




16. Who among the following has written Malavikagnimitram?




17. What was the capital of Avanti?




18. Who is the author of Vikramakacharita?




19. Which of the following is incorrectly matched (in Gupta administration)?




20. The most famous Chera ruler was




21. The Vedic term vrihi stands for




22. Vikram Shila University was founded by




23. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to




24. 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




25. Who among the following had written the ‘Rajatarangini’ which was the metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the north-western Indian subcontinent?




26. Kalinga was situated between?




27. Kanishka ruled from?




28. Who was the first Indian astronomer to calculate the time taken by earth to orbit the sun?




29. Odisha’s World famous Konark Sun Temple was buit by




30. The Badami rock inscription of Pulakesin-I is dated in Saka Year 465. If the same work to be dated in Vikram Samvat, the year would be




31. Banabhatta, a great scholar, lived during the reign of




32. Which rulers built the Ellora temples?




33. Which of the following does not have a Stupa?




34. Which among the following is not a correct pair?




35. Which of the following statements is correct?




36. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of




37. Mahabhasya was written by




38. Which Ancient Indian literature deals with concepts about origin of universe, death and birth, material and spiritual world?




39. Which was probably the most popular assembly in which even women enjoyed an equal status with men in the Early Vedic period?




40. What is the correct chronological sequence of the under mentioned Pallava kings? ,I. Nandivarman II,II. Mahendravarman I,III. Narasimhavarman I,IV. Simhavishnu




41. Which inscription mentions about the village administration under the Cholas?




42. Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?




43. The art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called




44. The first elaborate description of Upanayana Sanskar is found in the




45. The Mehrauli pillar inscription belongs to the period of the




46. In which city of India is Dhamek Stupa located?




47. Which of the following statement (s) is/ are correct related to the Atharva Veda?,I. The Atharva Veda basically consists of charms and spells that were prevalent at that time in the society.,II. The Atharva Veda presents a portrait of the Vedic society. One can find an independent and parallel stream of knowledge and thought in the Atharva Veda




48. Who was the last Hindu emperor of northern India?




49. Bimbisara was the founder of which one of the following dynasties?




50. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?




51. Which of the following are two works of Kalidasa?




52. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?




53. Which painting is made from Fresco style?




54. Which one of the following was the capital of Kosala?




55. Who among the following occupied the supreme position in the Later Vedic pantheon?




56. Which of the following books is not written by Harshavardhan?




57. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?




58. The traces of Janapadas and Mahajanpadas are found in__________?




59. Which of the following temples was not constructed by Chandela dynasty?




60. Who among the following writer’s book gives the detail information about the invasion of India by Alexander?




61. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?




62. The accounts of Kalinga war are depicted by




63. Who among the following renowned Scholar wrote the biography of King Harsha and Kadambari?




64. What led to the end of Indus Valley Civilization?




65. Which among the following is a place in Larkana district of Sind province in Pakistan?




66. Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?




67. The greatest Chola king in the dynasty of the Cholas of Thanjavur was




68. Idol of dancing girl (Bronze) is found in which of the following civilzation?




69. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the historical literary sources of Ancient India?, I. The ‘Puranas’ serves as a source of historical facts of ancient India. There are eighteen Puranas. They provide historical information of various dynasties., II. According to Dr. R.C. Majumdar, the war occurred in 1000 B.C. Apart from the Kurukshetra war, the Mahabharata contains various accounts of social life and religious thinking of the people of ancient India




70. Economy of Vedic period was based on?




71. Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?




72. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the literature in Ancient India?,I. The earliest known work of the Aryans in India was the Rig Veda which is a collection of 1048 hymns in Vedic Sanskrit.,II. Most of the hymns are in praise of different Vedic deities and were intended for recitation at the Yajnas or sacrifices




73. Where is the longest corridor of the temple?




74. Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Allahabad?




75. Which is a treatise on the science of governance?




76. Which of the following Ancient Indian literature was a treatise on the science of governance?




77. Select correct pair of book and author




78. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?




79. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?




80. Which ancient account describes the Nandas expedition over all their rival monarchs that make them powerful rulers of North India?




81. Which of the following is/are poetry and drama?




82. Which of the following is not a religious text?




83. Which of the following is related to Etymology?




84. The Virupaksha Temple was built by the




85. Select the correct pair of writer and their book