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

Which of the following Harappan sites had a dockyard?
(1) Harappa                (2) Mohenjodaro
(3) Lothal                    (4) Alamgirpur

Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?

(1) Kumara Gupta \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Chandra Gupta \(\mathrm{II}\)
(3) Samudra Gupta
(4) Skanda Gupta

The language in which Buddha preached?
(1) Hindi                       (2) Urdu
(3) Pali                         (4) Hebrew

Ashoka was a king of which dynasty?

(1) Pradyota                         (2) Haryanka
(3) Maurya                           (4) Nanda