From which among the following rulers has the Government of India borrowed and adopted its symbols?
(1) Ashoka
(2) Krishnadevaraya
(3) Pulakesin
(4) Kanishka

6th century B.C. was an age of
(1) Reasoning
(2) Intellectual awakening
(3) Political unrest
(4) Religious ferment

Which of the following countries has asked India to return the famous ‘Dancing Girl’ statue from
Mohenjodaro?
(1) Bangladesh                          (2) Bhutan
(3) China                                   (4) Pakistan

Who is the founder of Jainism in India?
(1) Gautama                                 (2) Mahavira
(3) Chandragupta                         (4) Ashoka

Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
(1) Valmiki
(2) Veda Vyasa
(3) Vishnu Sharma
(4) Tulsidas

Ajanta Caves were built during period of
(1) Gupta                  (2) Kushana
(3) Maurya                (4) Chalukya

Which was the backbone of the Indus Economy?

(1) Agriculture
(2) Trade
(3) Wheel Made Pottery
(4) Carpentry

The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of
(1) Ashoka
(2) Chandragupta Maurya
(3) Samudragupta
(4) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha the Rashtrakuta King ?
(1) Adipurana
(2) Ganitasara Samgraha
(3) Saktayana
(4) Kavirajamarga

Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora?
(1) Rajendra \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Mahendra Varman \(\mathrm{I}\)
(3) Krishna \(\mathrm{I}\)
(4) Govinda \(\mathrm{I}\)

The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in

(1) Thalavaipuram Copper Platces
(2) Uttirameru Inscription
(3) Kudumiyammalai Inscription
(4) Kasadudi Copper Plates