Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest in arts of
(1) Pallavas                                (2) Cheras
(3) Pandyas                               (4) Chalukyas

The Indus people knew the use of Weights and Measures, which is proved by the discovery of the

seal a —
(1) Kalibangan                    (2) Harappa
(3) Chanhudaro                  (4) Lothal

Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?
(1) Sanskrit                           (2) Prakrit
(3) Pali                                  (4) Sauraseni

The Hoyasala’s capital was
(1) Warangal
(2) Devagiri
(3) Dwarasamudra
(4) Krishnagiri

Who, among the following, was not a part of the Mauryan dynasty?
(1) Ajatsatru
(2) Bindusara
(3) Chandragupta Maurya
(4) None of these

Sangam Age is associated with the history of
(1) Benaras             (2) Allahabad
(3) Tamil Nadu        (4) Khajuraho

Who was the court poet of Harsha?
(1) Bhani                       (2) Ravi Kirti
(3) Banabhatta              (4) Vishnu Sharma

Where is the Lingaraja Temple located?
(1) Madurai
(2) Tiruchendur
(3) Bhubaneswar
(4) Ujjain

Who wrote the grammatical work Ashtadhyayi?
(1) Charvaka                                (2) Kautilya
(3) Panini                                     (4) Kapila

Beetapala and Dhiman, the two great artists that India had produced, belonged to the

(1) Pala Age                                (2) Gupta Age
(3) Maurya Age                           (4) Pathan Age

Buddha gave his first religious message at
(1) Rajagriha              (2) Pataliputra
(3) Gaya                     (4) Sarnath