Q1.Who of the following also had the name Devanama Priyadasi?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Bindusara
(d) Harsha
Q2.Kautilya’s Arthashastra deals with the aspects of
(a) Political policies
(b) Religious life
(c) Social life
(d) None of these
Q3.Who of the following was known as Amitrochates?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Bindusar
(c) Ashoka
(d) Kautilya
Q4.The third Buddhist council during the reign of Ashoka was held at
(a) Rajgriha
(b) Vaishali
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Nalanda
Q5.Chanakya, the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated with
(a) Nalanda
(b) Vaishali
(c) Takshashila
(d) Vikramshila
Q6.Charaka was the famous court physician of
(a) Kanishka
(b) Pushyamitra
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Ashoka
Q7.The first inscriptional evidence of Satipratha has been found from
(a) Eran
(b) Junagarh
(c) Mandsaur
(d) Sanchi
Q8.Who among the following was called Shakespeare of India?
(a) Kalidas
(b) Patanjali
(c) Chanakya
(d) Gautam
Q9.The Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by the
(a) Pallavas
(b) Pandyas
(c) Cholas
(d) Cheras
Q10.Which one of the following Chola kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first ?
(a) Aditya I
(b) Rajaraja I
(c) Rajendra
(d) Vijayalaya
11.Who wrote the ‘Harshacharita’?
(a) Kalidasa
(b) Banabhatta
(c) Vishnugupta
(d) Parimalgupta
12.Rath Temples at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler?
(a) Mahendravarman
(b) Narasinghvarman I
(c) Parameshwarvarman
(d) Nandivarman I
13.The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Madurai
(d) Mount Abu
14.The Dilwara temple is located at
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Khajuraho
(d) Mount Abu
15.Who founded the four Mathas in the four corners of India?
(a) Shankaracharya
(b) Ramanujacharya
(c) Bhaskaracharya
(d) Madhvacharya
