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In which of the following places Vardhaman attained the state of enlightenment?

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Who was the first Gupta ruler who assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja?

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Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct regarding Ancient Indian Literature that helps in restructuring of Indian history?
I. Ancient literature is religious in nature, and contain exaggerated mythical story without any chronology i.e., puranic and epic literature
II. A large number of inscriptions, coins, and local chronicles do indicate an effort towards history writing

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Which one of the following is associated with the Gupta Age of Indian History?

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The varnas came to be transformed into the hereditary castes during the

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Which one of the following places has yielded earliest Stupa railing?

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Which empire lasted the longest among the following?

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Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language ?

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What was the purpose of the Indian visit of Hiuen Tsang?

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The earliest specimen of Kavya style is found in?

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The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem adopted by the Government of India have been taken from which Upanishad?

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Dharmasutras and the Smritis?
I. Texts were considered as the rules and regulations for the general public and for the rulers.
II. Dharmasutras and the Smritis can also be termed in the modern concept as the constitution and law books for the ancient Indian polity and society

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Who established the four monasteries Sringeri, Badrinath, Dwarka & Puri?

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Which one of the following was an important Port of the eastern coast during Gupta period?

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Which of the following Indian literature is the earliest known works?

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During Karikala's rule the important Chola port was

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

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The subject matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to

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

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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

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