The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of
(1) religion                                    (2) art
(3) literature                                 (4) architecture

Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
(1) Sri Gupta
(2) Chandragupta \(\mathrm{I}\)
(3) Ghatotkacha
(4) Kumaragupta \(\mathrm{I}\)

Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
(1) Kalibangan                        (2) Harappa
(3) Mohenjodaro                     (4) Chanhudaro

Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at
(1) Pataliputra                         (2) Magadha

(3) Kalinga                               (4) Sarnath

The tutor of Alexander, the Great was
(1) Darius                     (2) Cyrus
(3) Socrates                 (4) Aristotle

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

(1) Dhammapada
(2) Vedas
(3) Meghadutam
(4) Dighanikaya

Who propounded the ‘Eight-Fold Path’ for the end of the misery of
mankind?
(1) Mahavir
(2) Gautam Buddha
(3) Adi Shankaracharya
(4) Kabir

The number system ‘Zero’ was invented by
(1) Ramanujam
(2) Aryabhatta
(3) Patanjali
(4) An unknown person

‘Charak’ was the famous court physician of
(1) Harsha
(2) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(3) Ashoka
(4) Kanishka

Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
(1) Merchants and Priests
(2) Moneylenders and Slaves
(3) Warriors and Traders
(4) Women and Sudras

The language used to write source materials in ancient time was
(1) Sanskrit                           (2) Pali
(3) Brahmi                             (4) Kharosthi