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Ancient Indian History | Set 4

1. With which of the following is the classic "Jivaka Chintamani" in Tamil associated?

Correct : A. Jainism

2. Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?

Correct : D. Kushinagar

3. Most of the chola temples were dedicated to -

Correct : B. Shiva

4. Which among the following MATH' is related with Buddhism?

Correct : B. Chaitya

5. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?

Correct : A. Kanishka

6. Where has the world's largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?

Correct : A. Bamiyan

7. The Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the year -

Correct : D. 1922

8. The tutor of Alexander, the Great was -

Correct : D. Aristotle

9. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are -

Correct : D. Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

10. The Seven Pagodas of Mahaba-lipuram are a witness to the art patronized by the -

Correct : A. Pallavas

11. Fa-hien visited India during the reign of -

Correct : A. Chandragupta II

12. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment.

Correct : B. Bodh Gaya

13. Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of -

Correct : C. Chandragupta Vikramaditya

14. Which was the oldest Untversity?

Correct : C. Nalanda

15. Which Chola king founded the city of Puhar?

Correct : D. Karikala

16. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Sivaat 1 Ellora?

Correct : C. Krishan-I

17. Who built Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?

Correct : B. Raja Raja Chola

18. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?

Correct : B. Magasthenese

19. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?

Correct : A. Kushans

20. Who among the following were the first to invade India?

Correct : C. Arabs

21. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called

Correct : A. Bali

22. Buddha preached his first sermon at-

Correct : B. Sarnath

23. Who among the following was not a physician?

Correct : C. Charvaka

24. Kalinga war took place in the year -

Correct : A. 261 BC

25. he school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as -

Correct : C. Gandhara art

26. Where was the first Buddhist Council held?

Correct : C. Rajagriha

27. The Gandhara art flourished under:

Correct : A. the Kushanas

28. Which one of the following inscriptions relate to the Chalukya king, Pulakesin II?

Correct : C. Aihole

29. Varahamihira was -

Correct : D. An Ancient Astronomer

30. During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at -

Correct : C. Takshsila

31. Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called the 'Prince of Builders'?

Correct : C. Shah Jahan

32. The Upanishads are the -

Correct : C. Source of Hindu Philosophy

33. The word Satyameva Jayate' have been derived from which Upanishad?

Correct : B. Mundaka Upanishad

34. Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of Vatapikonda" after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulakesin II?

Correct : A. Narsimha Varman I

35. Harsha moved his capital from to -

Correct : A. Thanesar, Kannauj

36. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dockyard?

Correct : C. Lothal

37. Tripitakas' are sacred books of -

Correct : D. Buddhists

38. Name the kingdom which first used elephants in wars?

Correct : B. Magadha

39. The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was -

Correct : B. Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)

40. Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan Court.

Correct : B. Megasthanese

41. Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom?

Correct : B. Sunga

42. Which of the following ruler was a contemporary of Buddha?

Correct : B. Bimbisara

43. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?

Correct : C. Guptas

44. 'Charak was the famous court physician of -

Correct : D. Kanishka

45. Who amidst the following wasa wife of emperor Ashoka who in fluenced him?

Correct : D. Karuwaki

46. The Third Buddhist Council was patronized by -

Correct : B. Ashoka

47. Which museum houses the largest collection of Kushan sculptures?

Correct : A. Mathura Museum

48. Who is called as the Second Ashoka'?

Correct : C. Kanishka

49. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court was:

Correct : C. Megasthenes

50. Name the clan Buddha belonged to -

Correct : C. Sakya

51. Which of the following literary works belongs to classical Sanskrit literature?

Correct : C. Meghadutam

52. Who propounded the Eight-Fold Path' for the end of misery of mankind?

Correct : B. Gautam Buddha

53. The title 'Indian Napolean' has been attached to -

Correct : B. Samudragupta

54. Which one of the following is the most lasting contribution of the Rastrakutas?

Correct : B. Pampa, Ponna, Ranna, the three writers of Kannada poetry and Kailasha Temple

55. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?

Correct : A. Brahmacharya - Grihastha- Vanaprastha - Sanyasa

56. The 'Ajivikas' was a -

Correct : A. sect contemporary to the Buddha

57. Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?

Correct : D. The culture was not generally static.

58. That the Rig-Vedic aryans were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that -

Correct : D. All of the above

59. What was Hampi known for?

Correct : D. It was the capital of Vijayanagara

60. Which of the following is not true about Ajanta Caves?

Correct : C. They depict the techniques used in Ancient India

61. Chinese travellers visited India primarily because -

Correct : A. they were interested in Buddhism

62. The Aryans successded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because -

Correct : D. they used chariots driven by horses

63. The Megalithic culture (500 B.C. A.D. 100) brings us to the historical period in South India. The Megaliths used -

Correct : C. graves encircled by big pieces of stones.

64. Which of the following state ments about the Guptas is NOT true?

Correct : B. Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son