Indian History - Mock Test 153

Question 1521

Which of the following sets of books and authors has been incorrectly matched?

A) Kadambari - Banabhatta B) Arthasastra - Kalhana C) Uttarramcharita - Bhavabhuti D) Mudrarakshasa – Vishakhadatta

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Question 1522

The earliest surviving extant, i.e. still standing, temples date from the ______ period?

A) Gupta B) Sunga C) Vedic D) Maurya

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Question 1523

Identify the temple, from among the Collowing, that was built by the Rashtrakutas?

A) The Kailash temple, Mahabalipuram B) The Surya Temple, Konark C) The Channakeshava temple, Batur D) The Shiva Temple, Ellora

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Question 1524

The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the _____ art?

A) Early Mathura B) Maurya C) Gupta D) Gandhara

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Question 1525

The bronze coins of Natraja or Dancing Shiva during the Chola period invariably depicted the deity with _____ arms.?

A) Eight B) Six C) Four D) Two

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Question 1526

To whom did the term 'Macedonia's madaman' refer?

A) Alexander B) Xersus C) Darius D) Phillip II

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Question 1527

Which sage or scholar had recast the original single Veda into four distinct Vedas?

A) Patanjali B) Kapila C) Vyasa D) Shankaracharya

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Question 1528

Who is the author of Kadambari, from among the following?

A) Kalidas B) Panini C) Kautilya D) Bana

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Question 1529

In ancient India, Nalanda University represented a great centre for the study of?

A) Mahayana Buddhism B) Hinduism C) Hinayana Buddhism D) Jainism

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Question 1530

Who among the following anticipated Newton by affirming that all things tended to gravitate to the earth?

A) Aryabhatta B) Brahmagupta C) Varahamihira D) Buddhagupta

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