What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of Qutub Minar primarily famous for?

(1) Proverbial height
(2) Skilful stone cutting
(3) Excellent quality steel
(4) Statue of Buddha on top

Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions?
(1) Brahmi                       (2) Devanagiri
(3) Gurmukhi                   (4) Sanskrit

Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
(1) Vasumitra                                  (2) Nagarjuna
(3) Charaka                                    (4) Patanjali

The Veda which deals with the rituals are known as
(1) Rigveda               (2) Yajurveda
(3) Samaveda           (4) Atharvaveda

The capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at

(1) Pataliputra                     (2) Vaishali
(3) Lumbini                          (4) Gaya

Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located?
(1) Mysore
(2) Mahabalipuram
(3) Thanjavur
(4) Kanyakumari

Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
(1) Kalhana                                    (2) Maitreyi
(3) Kalidasa                                   (4) Panini

To which ganarajya Gautam Buddha belonged?

(1) Shibi                                   (2) Shakya
(3) Saurasena                          (4) Shabara

The school of Indian art which is also known as the Greco–Roman–Buddhist art is the _______ school
(1) Mauryan                                       (2) Shunga
(3) Gandhara                                     (4) Gupta

Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of “Vatapikonda” after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulakesin \(\mathrm{II}\)?
(1) Narsimha Varman \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Mahendra Varman \(\mathrm{I}\)
(3) Parameshwar Varman \(\mathrm{I}\)
(4) Nandi Varman

Harsha moved his capital from _____ to _____ .
(1) Thanesar, Kannauj
(2) Delhi, Deogiri
(3) Kamboj, Kannauj
(4) Valabhi, Delhi