a) Rudradaman of Kathiawar
b) Ashoka
c) Rajendra I
d) none of the above
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2. On whose coins is Buddha depicted?
a) Vim Kadphises
b) Kanishka
c) bathing
d) Budha Gupta
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B; Explanation Coming Soon...
3. Which Gupta emperors were represented on their coins playing flute or veena?
a) Chandragupta.
b) Chandragupta.
c) Samudragupta
d) Skandagupta
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4. Which of these Gupta kings got the Sudarshan lake repaired for the second time in the history of the Maurya period? Rudradaman got the repairs done for the first time.
a) Samudragupta
b) Skandagupta
c) Chandragupta.
d) Chandragupta.
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B; Explanation Coming Soon...
5. Vaishnavism reached its zenith under the patronage of which rulers?
a) Maurya
b) Kushan
c) Sung
d) secret
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6. In which of the following is the name of poet Kalidas mentioned?
a) In the Allahabad pillar article
b) In Aihole inscription
c) In Alapadu donation letter
d) In the Hanumkonda inscription
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B; Explanation Coming Soon...
7. To whom did Chandragupta II marry his daughter Prabhavati?
a) Rudrasen I
b) Rudrasen II
c) Agnimitra
d) Nagsen
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B; Explanation Coming Soon...
8. What was the land given to temples in ancient India called?
a) Brahmadev
b) Panchkul
c) Agrahara
d) payable
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9. Panchasiddhantika of Varahamihira is related to?
a) Fruitful Astrology
b) Astronomy
c) medical science
d) anatomy
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10. Which empire is considered as the golden age of Hinduism?
a) Maurya
b) Mughal
c) secret
d) Chola
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11. Which Chola ruler was murdered by an angry mob?
a) Kulottunga I
b) Kulottunga II
c) Adhirajendra
d) Rajendra Tritiya
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12. Which river was the lifeline of the Pandya kingdom?
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Tungabhadra
d) Vengi
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13. For what purpose did the Chola rulers conduct a detailed survey of the land?
a) To determine the right of ownership
b) To fix the revenue share of the government
c) production of food grains
d) extent of sources of irrigation
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14. Who was the Chola king who gave complete independence to Sri Lanka and gave his daughter in marriage to a Sinhala prince?
a) Kulotung.
b) Rajendra.
c) Adhirajendra
d) Rajadhiraj.
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15. The famous bronze sculpture of Nataraja is a typical example of which art?
a) Chola art
b) Gandhara art
c) Mathura Art
d) Maurya Art
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16. Which Chola ruler is said to have destroyed Anuradhapura, once the capital of Ceylon?
a) Rajaraja I
b) Rajendra I
c) Rajadhiraja I
d) Kulotung I
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17. Which of the following is known as the 'Bible of the Tamil land'?
a) Silappadhikaram
b) Murugaruppadia
c) Thirukkural
d) Ayanagurunuru
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C; Explanation Coming Soon...
18. Which Chinese king built the Great Wall of China in 220 BC?
a) Bang Huatay
b) Puyi
c) Shih Wang Tea
d) Whang Tlang Tea
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C; Explanation Coming Soon...
19. Which ruler of Cambodia built the famous Angkor Wat temple?
a) Ananthavarman
b) Suryavarman.
c) Suryavarman.
d) Chandravarman
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20. In what form is Meenakshi, the fish-eyed goddess of the Pandyas of Madurai recognized?
a) Lakshmi
b) Parvati
c) Saraswati
d) Savitri
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21. By which ruler was the famous Shiva temple at Deoghar built?
a) Raj Phanimukut Rai
b) Puranmal
c) Shiv Balak
d) Rudra Pratap
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22. Where are the oldest rock cut caves in western India?
a) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta
b) Junar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora
c) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondne
d) Bhaja, Pitalkhora and Kondne
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23. The main items exported from India during the Sangam period were -
a) cotton and silk
b) spices
c) ivory
d) weapons
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24. 'Civilization originated in-
a) in valleys
b) in the plains
c) in the plateaus
d) in the hills
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25. Which one of the following texts lays down the rules for the re-admission of Hindus converted to Islam by force?
a) Deval Smriti
b) Narad Smriti
c) Vishnu Smriti
d) Yajnavalkya Smriti
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26. Who among the following laid the foundation of idol worship in India?
a) Jainism
b) Buddhism
c) Aajeev
d) Vedic religion
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27. Which one of the following cultures was the first to paint its pottery?
a) Mesolithic
b) Chalcolithic
c) Neolithic
d) Iron Age
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B; Explanation Coming Soon...
28. Which one of the following pairs is not exactly matched?
a) Megasthenes-India
b) Ashvaghosha - Buddhacharita
c) Panini- Mahabhashya
d) Visakhadatta Mudrarakshasa
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29. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Karpoormanjari - Harsh
b) Malavikagnimitra - Kalidas
c) Mudrarakshasa- Visakhadatta
d) Soundarananda Ashwaghosh
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30. Which ancient Indian kingdom was its marked as wrong pair with capital?
a) Maurya - Pataliputra
b) Pandyas Madurai
c) Pallava - Vellore
d) Kakatiya- Warangal
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31. Who has mentioned that ginger and cinnamon were produced in large quantities in the Pandya country?
a) Megasthenes
b) Ptolemy
c) Ibn Said
d) Marco Polo
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32.The important trading center - Pratishthan was situated on the bank of which river?
a) Kaveri
b) Krishna
c) Godavari
d) Narmada
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33. When did Rani Didda rule in Kashmir?
a) in the seventh century
b) in the 8th century
c) in the ninth century
d) in the tenth century
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34. Throne by election according to Rajatarangini who was the receiving king?
a) Gopal
b) Yashaskar
c) Nandivarman
d) Karikaal
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35. What were the first wheels made of?
a) rubber
b) glass
c) wood
d) iron
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36. Which Tibetan Buddhist monk made Bhutan a nation collected as?
a) Ugyen Wangchuk
b) Gawang Namgyal
c) Gawang Gyaltsen
d) Jigme Wangchuk
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37. With which religion is 'Zend Avesta' associated?
a) Zoroastrianism
b) Sikhism
c) Buddhism
d) Jainism
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38. To which deity are the Elephanta Caves dedicated?
a) Shiva
b) Krishna
c) Indra
d) Hanuman
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39. What is the cruelest form of violence according to Gandhiji?
a) permanence of poverty
b) cow slaughter
c) homicide
d) Harassment of women and children
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40. In which year Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa?
a) 1915
b) 1917
c) 1916
d) 1918
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