Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
A. Harisena
B. Mahasena
C. Veerasena
D. Vishnusena
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The eighth-century tripartite power struggle was among which of the following?
A. Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas
B. Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
C. Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas
D. Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas
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What is the ancient name of river Sutlej?
A. Askini
B. Vitasta
C. Shutudri
D. Parushni
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Who has given the treatise on the rule of the Pandyan kingdom by Pandala a daughter of Herakles?
A. Megasthenes
B. Kautilya
C. Banabhatt
D. Kalidas
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Who among the following wrote commentaries on Harshavardhana's administration and the court life in Kannauj?
A. AI-Beruni
B. Fa-Hien
C. Hiuen-Tsang
D. Ibn Batutah
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The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in
A. Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
B. Uttirameru Inscription
C. Kudumiyammalai Inscription
D. Kasadudi Copper Plates
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Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
A. Hoyasalas : Dwarasamudra
B. Kakatiyas : Warangal
C. Pallavas : Devagiri
D. Chalukyas : Kalyani
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Which one of following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Samaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian music
B. Atharvaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian medicine
C. Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
D. Yajurveda Samhita - Origins of rituals
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Which of the following cities was founded by Krishnadevaraya?
A. Warangal
B. Nagalpura
C. Udayagiri
D. Chandragiri
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Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Shiva at Ellora?
A. Dantidurga
B. Amoghvarsha-I
C. Krishna-I
D. Vatsraja
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Assertion (A): The Kushanas issued a large number of gold coins.
Reason (R): The period was marked by flourishing trade
A. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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Who wrote the famous Kural which in verse deals with many aspects of life and religion?
A. Bhartrihari
B. Bana
C. Magha
D. Thiruvalluvar
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Who among the following wrote the Kural, which deals with many aspects of life and religion?
A. Thiruvalluvar
B. Ayaikar
C. Shankracharya
D. Rishi Agasta
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Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented his coins as playing the lute or Veena?
A. Chandragupta-I
B. Chandragupta-II
C. Samudragupta
D. Skandagupta
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The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
A. Purva Mimamsa
B. Samkhya
C. Nyaya
D. Uttara Mimamsa
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Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
A. Rig Veda
B. Yajur Veda
C. Sama Veda
D. Atharva Veda
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Choose the correct option
I. Dharmpala was the founder of the Pala Empire.
II. Mihir Bhoja belongs to Pratihar dynasty.
III. Mihir bhoja was the devotee of Lord KRISHNA.
A. Only I, II
B. Only I, III
C. Only II
D. All of the above
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Who was the founder of Pataliputra?
A. Bimbisara
B. Ajatashatru
C. Udayin
D. Kanishka
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Taxila University was located between which two rivers?
A. Indus and Jhelum
B. Jhelum and Ravi
C. Beas and Indus
D. Satluj and Indus
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Bimbisara was succeeded by
A. Ashoka
B. Ajatashatru
C. Vasudeva
D. Chandragupta Maurya
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