Indian History Part-I Quick Study Episode- 18

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1. Which among the following chronology is correct regarding four ‘samvatas’ ?

a. Gupta–Gregorian–Hizri–Saka

b. Gregorian–Saka–Hizri–Gupta

c. Saka–Gregorian–Hizri–Gupta

d. Hizri–Gupta–Gregorian–Saka

1. Which among the following chronology is correct regarding four ‘samvatas’ ?

2. The home of Gargi, Maitrey, and Kapila was at

3. Which area of India was known as Avantika in ancient times ?

4. The Social System of the Harappans was :

5. Which of the following Vedas provides information about the civilisation of the Early Vedic Age?

6. The university which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was :

7. Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor ?

8. The first Indian ruler, who established the supremacy of Indian Navy in the Arabian Sea was :

9. Which statement on the Harappan Civilisation is correct?

10. The First Tirthankara of the Jains was :

11. The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by :

12. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?

13. The most important text of vedic mathematics is :

14. Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following?

15. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?

16. What inspired the paintings of Ajanta ?

17. Who among the following was the first to invade India ?

18. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty ?

19. With which of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” in Tamil associated ?

20. Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?

21. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?

22. Where is Brihadeshwar Temple situated ?

23. In Tamil literature the glorious books ‘Shilppadikaram and Manimekhalai’ are related to

24. Who established Mahabalipuram?

25. The Saka era commencing from A.D. 78, was founded by

26. Ganhadra school of art came into existence in

27. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development ?

28. Who, according to the Buddhists, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha ?

29. Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka ?

30. Which rulers built the Ellora temples?

31. Who amongst the following also had the name ‘Devanama Piyadassi’?

32. The subject-matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to

33. Which of the following Craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans ?

34. Mohammed-bin-Qasim conquered Sind in the year

35. The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the State Emblem of India were taken from

36. The earliest city discovered in India was

37. The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at

38. Epigraphy means

39. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites ?

40. Which among the following ‘MATH’ is related with Buddhism?

41. Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed ?

42. The Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the year :

43. The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to

44. The ‘Ajivikas’ were a

45. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of

46. How was Burma (now Myanmar) known to ancient Indians ?

47. With whom is ‘Junagarh Rock Inscription’ associated ?

48. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in

49. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of the

50. Who is hailed as the “God of Medicine” by the practitioners of Ayurveda ?

51. Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?

52. Which dynasty succeeded the Chalukyas in the Western India?

53. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the north-west ?

54. Prince Ellara conquered Sri Lanka in the second century BC. With which of the following dynasties of Dravida ruler was he associated ?

55. Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at

56. Which of the following domesticated animals was absent in the terracottas of the Indus civilisation ?

57. Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists ?

58. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of

59. Who was the first known Gupta ruler ?

60. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel ?

61. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at

62. The tutor of Alexander, the Great was

63. Which of the following literary works belongs to classical Sanskrit literature?

64. Who propounded the ‘Eight-Fold Path’ for the end of misery of mankind ?

65. The number system ‘Zero’ was invented by

66. ‘Charak’ was the famous court physician of

67. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were

68. The language used to write source materials in ancient time was

69. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the

70. Most of the chola temples were dedicated to

71. ‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha’s life ?

72. Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan Monarchy under Ashoka ?

73. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the

74. Lothal is a site where dockyards of which of the following civilization were found ?

75. ‘Buddha’ means

76. Where do you find the temple of Angkor Wat ?

77. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription ?

78. The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation was

79. Name the capital of the Pallavas

80. The word ‘Veda’ means