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(Paper) MCQ Quiz: Indian History Question for IAS Exams (Solved)
- Bhavabbuti - Kiratarjuneeya
- Bharavi - Malatimadhava
- Answer is: Bana- Harshacharita
- Bhartruhari - Gita Govinda
In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period, women &
sudras speak
- Pali
- Answer is: Prakrit
- Sanskrit
- Sauraseni
Which of the following statements are associated with the Sangam
Age in South Indian history?
1. The whole of South India was politically unified.
2. Successive assemblies-of the Tamil poets were held at Madurai.
3. Several anthologies of Tamil poems were compiled.
4. Buddhism rose to the position of pre-eminence in South India.
- 1 and 2
- Answer is: 2 and 3
- 1,3 and 4
- 2,3 and 4
What is the correct chronological order of the following foreign
writers on India?
1. Megasthenes 2. Fahien 3. Ptolemy 4. Pliny
- 1,4,2,3
- 1,4,3,2
- 2,3,4,1
- Answer is: 3,4,1,2
The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of
the emblem of India are taken from
- Rigveda
- Satpath Brahmana
- Ramayana
- Answer is: Mundak Upanishad
In his works, Kalidasa exhibits a particular leaning towards the
worship of
- Vishnu
- Shiva
- Answer is: Durga
- Ganesha
Name the source which is silent about trade routes of ancient
India.
- Milinda Panho
- Answer is: Jataka stories
- Sangam literature
- All of these
Who among the following anticipated Newton by declaring that all
things gravitate to the earth?
- Answer is: Brahmagupta
- Aryabhatta
- Varahamihira
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Purusha-sukta is a part of ?
- Answer is: Rigveda
- Yoga-sutra
- Ramayana
- Bhagvadgita
Explanation:
The Purusha Sukta is a most commonly used
Vedic Sanskrit hymn. It is recited in almost all Vedic rituals and
ceremonies. It is often used during the worship of the Deity of
Vishnu or Narayana in the temple, installation and fire ceremonies,
or during the daily recitation of Sanskrit literature or for one's
meditation. The Purusha Sukta is an important part of the Rig-veda
(10.7.90.1-16). It also appears in the Taittiriya Aranyaka
(3.12,13), the Vajasaneyi Samhita (31.1-6), the Sama-veda Samhita
(6.4), and the Atharva-veda Samhita (19.6). An explanation of parts
of it can also be found in the Shatapatha Brahman, the Taittiriya
Brahmana, and the Shvetashvatara Upanishad. The Mudgalopanishad
gives a nice summary of the entire Purusha Sukta. The contents of
the Sukta have also been reflected and elaborated in the Bhagavata
Purana (2.5.35 to 2.6.1-29) and in the Mahabharata (Mokshadharma
Parva 351 and 352).
Source:
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/purusha_sukta.htm
The Upanishads were translated into Persian by the orders of
- Humayun
- Akbar
- Jahangir
- Answer is: Dara Shikoh
The Hathigumpha inscription describes the achievements of ?
- Harsha
- Ashoka
- Samudragupta
- Answer is: Kharvela
Explanation:
The Hathigumpha inscription("Elephant Cave"
inscription), from Udayagiri, near Bhubaneshwar in Orissa, was
written by Kharavela, the king of Kalinga in India, during the 2nd
century BCE. Hathigumpha inscription consists of seventeen lines
incised in deep cut Brahmi letters on the overhanging brow of a
natural cavern called Hathigumpha in the southern side of the
Udayagiri hill near Bhubaneswar in Orissa. It faces straight towards
the rock Edicts of Asoka at Dhauli situated at a distance of about
six miles.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathigumpha_inscription
The inscription which proves Chandragupta’s sway over western India is
- Answer is: Kalinga Rock Edict
- Girnar Rock Edict of Ashoka
- Junagarh Rock Edict of Rudradaman
- Sopara - Rock Edict of Ashoka
Kalinga Rock-edict: This inscription proves
Chandragupta's sway over western India.
The famous book Geet Govind was written by
- Mirabai
- Kalidas
- Banabhatta
- Answer is: Jayadev
Consider the following statements regarding Kautilya’s
Arthashastra
I. It places morality higher than political expediency.
2. It argues the case for a fully centralised government for the
empire.
3. It deals with problems of administration as well as laws of
property and crime
4. It includes section on government of the State and diplomatic
relations with other states.
Of these statements, the correct ones are
- 1,2 and 3
- Answer is: 2 and 3
- 1,2 and 4
- 3 and 4
The Panchatantra was written during the
- Later Vedic period
- Sultanate period
- Answer is: Maurya period
- Gupta period
Arrange the following in the chronological order in which they
were composed and select the correct answer. I. Gita Govinda
2. Vinayapitaka
3. Atharva veda
4. Raghuvamsa
- 1,3,4,2
- Answer is: 3,2,4,1
- 3,4,1,2
- 4,1,2,3
Who among the following was a lexicographer?
- Banabhatta
- Dandin
- Answer is: Amarasimha
- Panini
Nine gems during the reign of Vikramaditya: * Dhanvantari(Aayur veda) * Kshapanaka * Amarasimha(lexicographer) *
Sankabhata * Vetalabhatta * Ghatakharpara * Varahamithira *
Vararuchi * Kalidasa, lexicography is the art or craft of compiling,
writing and editing dictionaries
Names of sixteen Mahajanapadas were found in ?
- lndica
- Answer is: Anguttara Nikaya
- Kalpa Sutra
- Harshacharita
Ancient Buddhist texts like Anguttara Nikaya
make frequent reference to sixteen great kingdoms and republics
(Solas Mahajanapadas) which had evolved and flourished in the
northern/north-western parts of the Indian subcontinent prior to the
rise of Buddhism in India. Source:
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Mahajanapadas
Harsha wrote ?
- Raghuvamsa
- Kadambari
- Meghasandesam
- Answer is: Ratnavali
Explanation:
Besides being a great conqueror and a
religious minded and generous king, Harshavardhan was also a great
lover of education and learning. He is supposed to be the author of
`Ratnavali`, `Priyadarshika` and `Nagananda`. Historians say "Harsha
was not a mere detached patron of letters he himself appears to have
wielded the pen with no less dexterity and effect than the sword.
There are three plays, viz., the `Ratnavali`, `Priyadarsika` and the
`Nagananda`, which are said to have been composed by a king named
Harsadeva. This royal author has been identified with Harsha of
Kannauj, since it is contended that no other sovereign of this name
can meet the requirements of the case.
Source:http://www.indianetzone.com/25/literary_achievement_harsha_vardhan.htm
Zero was invented by ?
- Answer is: Aryabhatta
- Bhaskara
- Varahamihira
- None of these
Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Yogasutra’?
- Manu
- Vasishtha
- Answer is: Patanjali
- Visvamitra
The great scholar, Banabhatta, lived during the reign of
- Chandragupta II
- Answer is: Harsha
- Kanishka
- Ashoka
Which of the following is an ancient Indian work relating to
prayer and sacrificial ceremony?
- Amarakosa
- Vajasaneyi Samhita
- Answer is: Brahamanas
- Aranyakas
Who Was writer of Ramacharitamanas?
- Answer is: Tulsidas
- Kalidas
- Surdas
- Harsha
Who was Writer Of "Maha Bharat"?
- Tulsidas
- Kalidas
- Surdas
- Answer is: Ved vyas
Who was Writer Of "Maha Bharat"?
- Tulsidas
- Kalidas
- Surdas
- Answer is: Ved vyas
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