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1.What is the name of Kalhana’s book?

  • (a) Arthashastra
  • (b) Indica
  • (c) Purana
  • (d) Rajatarangini
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ANS:(d) Rajatarangini

2. ‘Rajatarangini’ written by Kalhan is associated with which of the following?

  • (a) Chandragupta’s reign
  • (b) Anthology of lyrics
  • (c) History of Kashmir
  • (d) Reign of Krishna Deva Raya
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ANS:(c) History of Kashmir

3. Daskumar Charitam was composed by –

  • (a) Surdas
  • (b) Dandin
  • (c) Tulsidas
  • (d) Kalidas
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ANS:(b) Dandin

4. Which of the following classical works of literature were written during the Gupta Era?

1. Amarakosha
2. Kamasutra
3. Meghaduta
4. Mudrarakshasa
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Code :
  • (a) 1 and 2 only
  • (b) 2 and 3 only
  • (c) 1, 2, and 3 only
  • (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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ANS:(d) 1,2,3 and 4

5. ‘Ashtadhyayi’ was written by –

  • (a) Vedavyas
  • (b) Panini
  • (c) Shukadeva
  • (d) Valmiki
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ANS:(b) Panini

6. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer

             List- I                   List- II
A. Vishakhadatta    1. Medicine
B. Varahamihira     2. Drama
C. Charaka                3. Astronomy
D. Brahmagupta     4. Mathematics
Code :
A B C D
  • (a) 1 3 4 2
  • (b) 2 1 3 4
  • (c) 2 3 1 4
  • (d) 3 4 1 2
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ANS:(c) 2 3 1 4

7. With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla, and Kshemeshvara were famous

  • (a) Jain monks
  • (b) Playwrights
  • (c) Temple architects
  • (d) Philosophers
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ANS:(b) Playwrights

8. Milindapanha is in the form of a dialogue between king Menander and Buddhist monk :

  • (a) Nagarjuna
  • (b) Nagabhatta
  • (c) Nagasena
  • (d) Kumarilabhatta
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ANS:(c) Nagasena

10. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List I (Author)                  List II (Text)
A. Varahamihira    1. Prabandha Chintamani
B. Vishakhadatta   2. Mrichchakatikam
C. Sudraka                3. Brihat-Samhita
D. Bilhana                4. Devi-Chandragupta
                                      5. Vikramankadevacharita
Code :
A B C D
  • (a) 3 4 5 2
  • (b) 3 4 2 5
  • (c) 5 3 4 1
  • (d) 1 3 5 2
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ANS:(b) 3 4 2 5


11. The protagonist of the Play ‘Malavikagnimitra’, written by Kalidasa is –

  • (a) Pushyamitra Shunga
  • (b) Gautamiputra Satakarni
  • (c) Agnimitra
  • (d) Chandragupta- II
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ANS:(c) Agnimitra

12. Who is the author of ‘Geet Govind’?

  • (a) Jayadeva
  • (b) Surdasa
  • (c) Kesava
  • (d) Mira
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ANS:(a) Jayadeva

13. Which ancient Indian book has been translated into 15 (fifteen) Indian and 40 (forty) foreign languages?

  • (a) Hitopadesha
  • (b) Panchatantra
  • (c) Katha Saritsagar
  • (d) Shakuntala
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ANS:(b) Panchatantra

14. ‘Manusmriti’ is mainly related to –

  • (a) Social System
  • (b) Law
  • (c) Economics
  • (d) Working Method of State
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ANS:(b) Law

15. ‘Lilavati’ was written by :

  • (a) Mahaviracharya
  • (b) Hemchandracharya
  • (c) Bhaskaracharya
  • (d) Kalkacharya
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ANS:(c) Bhaskaracharya

16.  ‘Panchatantra’ was originally written by –

  • (a) Kalidasa
  • (b) Vishnu Sharma
  • (c) Tulsidas
  • (d) Raidas
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ANS:(b) Vishnu Sharma