1. During whose reign did Hiuen Tsang visit Kanchipuram, the capital of the Pallavas?
(a) Narasimhavarman-I (b) Mahendravarman-I
(c) Narasimhavarman-II (d) Mahendravarman-II
2. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and sudras speak:
(a). Sanskrit (b). Prakrit
(c). Pali (d). Sauraseni
3. The Arthashastra is not concerned with
(a). Appointment of superintending officers for agriculture
(b). Appointment of superintending officers for industries
(c). Assignment of lands to officers for their services
(d). Administration of tests of loyalty to ministers
4. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India, noted for his justice and popularity with his subjects, was
(a). Menander (b). Demetrios
(c). Rudradaman (d). Eukratides
5. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is
(a). Major Rock Edict-IV (b). Major Rock Edict-XIII
(c). Girnar Rock Edict (d). Minor Rock Edic-III
6. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from
(a). Pataliputra to Taxila (b). Indus to Pataliputra
(c). Prayag to Ujjaini (d). Pataliputra to Prayag
7. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada ?
(a). Rajendra Chola (b). Pulakesin-II
(c). Krishnadeva Raya (d). Rajendra-I
8. Kanishka organised the fourth Buddhist Council with a view to
(a). Honouring the Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha
(b). Reviving the Buddhist Sangha
(c). Examining the Buddhist scripture and preparing commentaries
(d). Compiling the original Buddhist texts
9. Dhanvantri, a renowned physician of ancient India, adorned the court of
(a). Chandragupta Vikramaditya (b). Kanishka
(c). Samudragupta (d). Ashoka
10. Which of the following works of kalidasa is not a play ?
(a). Vikramorvasiya (b). Malavikagnimitra
(c). Meghadootam (d). Abhijinana Shakuntalam
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