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Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka?

(1) Kamban, Banabhatta, Asvagosha

(2) Nagarjuna, Asvagosha, Vasumitra

(3) Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta

(4) Kalidasa, Kamban, Vasumitra

Which rulers built the Ellora temples?

(1) Chalukya              (2) Sunga
(3) Rashtrakuta          (4) Pallava

Who amongst the following also had the name ‘Devanama Piyadassi’?

(1) Mauryan King Ashoka

(2) Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya

(3) Gautam Buddha
(4) Bhagwan Mahavira

The subject matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to
(1) Jainism                            (2) Buddhism
(3) Vaishnavism                    (4) Shaivism

Which of the following Craftsmanship was not practiced by the Aryans?
(1) Pottery                                          (2) Jewellery
(3) Carpentry                                     (4) Blacksmith

Mohammed-bin-Qasim conquered Sind in the year

(1) 712 A.D.                                    (2) 812 A.D.
(3) 912 A.D.                                    (4) 1012 A.D.

The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the State Emblem of India were taken from
(1) Upanishads                                    (2) Sama Veda
(3) Rig Veda                                        (4) Ramayana

The earliest city discovered in India was
(1) Harappa                         (2) Punjab
(3) Mohenjo Daro                (4) Sindh

The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at
(1) Ajanta
(2) Badami
(3) Mahabalipuram
(4) Ellora

Epigraphy means
(1) The study of coins
(2) The study of inscriptions
(3) The study of epics
(4) The study of geography

Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?
(1) Drains and well
(2) Fort
(3) Reservoirs
(4) Temple with Shikhar

Which among the following ‘MATH’ is related with Buddhism?

(1) Dakhma                          (2) Chaitya
(3) Khangah                         (4) Angeri

Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?
(1) Bamiyan                            (2) Hyderabad
(3) Kandy                                (4) Lhasa

The Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the year :
(1) 1935                            (2) 1942
(3) 1901                            (4) 1922

The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to
(1) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(2) Samudragupta
(3) Chandragupta-I
(4) Harshavardhana

The ‘Ajivikas’ were a
(1) sect contemporary to the
Buddha
(2) breakaway branch of the
Buddhists
(3) sect founded by Charvaka

(4) sect founded by Shankara-
charya

The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of
(1) Pashupati, Indra and the
     Mother Goddess
(2) Stones, trees, and animals
(3) Vishnu and Lakshmi
(4) Siva and Sakti

How was Burma (now Myanmar) known to ancient Indians?
(1) Malayamandalam
(2) Yavadwipa
(3) Suvarnabhumi
(4) Suvarnadwipa