The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
(1) Chandra Gupta \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Samudra Gupta
(3) Kumara Gupta
(4) Chandra Gupta \(\mathrm{II}\)

Varahamihira is an/a
(1) Astronomer
(2) Astronaut
(3) Space Shuttle
(4) Power Station

Which one of the following Vedas contains sacrificial formulae?

(1) Sama Veda                                            (2) Rig Veda
(3) YajurVeda                                              (4) Atharva Veda

When did the best productions of Gandhara sculpture appear?
(1) Mauryan period
(2) Kushan period
(3) Gupta period
(4) Harsha period

The seashore temple at Mahabalipuram was built by

(1) Mahendra Varman \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Narasimha Varman \(\mathrm{I}\)
(3) Nandi Varman \(\mathrm{II}\)
(4) Dandi Varman

The caves of Ajanta and Ellora belonged to :
(1) Jains                         (2) Buddhists
(3) Hindus                      (4) Sikhs

The subject matter which Manu Smriti deals with is related to
(1) Economics                     (2) Politics
(3) Law                                (4) Arts

Name the temple in Indonesia where scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharatha are depicted.
(1) Borobudur
(2) Kailashnath
(3) Angkor Wat
(4) Brihadeshwara

The Nalanda University was founded by
(1) Harsha Vardhana
(2) Kumara Gupta
(3) Samudra Gupta
(4) Chandra Gupta

The religion, which preached “Desire is the cause for all sufferings” is

(1) Buddhism                           (2) Jainism
(3) Sikhism                              (4) Hinduism

The Jaina literature is known as
(1) Tripitakas                      (2) Epics
(3) Aryasutras                    (4) Angas