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Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called the ‘Prince of Builders’?
(1) Akbar                           (2) Jahangir
(3) Shah Jahan                 (4) Babur

Name the kingdom which first used elephants in wars?
(1) Kosala                         (2) Magadha
(3) Champa                      (4) Avanti

The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was

(1) Vatsaraj
(2) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)
(3) Dantidurga
(4) Nagbhatta \(\mathrm{II}\)

Who is considered the founder of the Gupta Empire?
(1) Sengupta
(2) Samudra Gupta
(3) Chandra Gupta \(\mathrm{I}\) (4)
Chandra Gupta  \(\mathrm{II}\)

Kautilya’s “Arthashastra” mainly deals with ____ :
(1) Political state craft
(2) Social aspects
(3) Economic doctrines
(4) Military aspects

One of the following Indus Valley sites is in Pakistan :

(1) Lothal                             (2) Kalibangan
(3) Alamgirpur                     (4) Harappa

Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
(1) Harihara
(2) Devaraya
(3) Krishnadevaraya
(4) Bukka

Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

(1) Harisena                             (2) Mahasena
(3) Veerasena                          (4) Vishnusena

Who built the famous Shiva temple at Ellora?

(1) Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Mauryan Emperor Ashoka
(3) Gupta King Samudra Gupta
(4) Chalukyan King Pulikeshi \(\mathrm{II}\)

Which of the Kushana ruler patronized Buddhism?

(1) Ashoka                            (2) Vikramaditya
(3) Kanishka                         (4) Kautilya

Which of the following was the early capital of the Rashtrakutas?
(1) Sopara                         (2) Ellora
(3) Vatapi                          (4) Ajanta

Whose army did Alexander, the Greek ruler confront on the banks of the river Jhelum?
(1) Chandragupta Maurya
(2) Ambi
(3) Dhanananda
(4) Porus

Find the odd one :
(1) Samveda                   (2) Yajurveda
(3) Vishnu Purana          (4) Rigveda

Which Indian ruler fought the Kalinga War?
(1) Samudragupta
(2) Chandragupta
(3) Shivaji                (4) Ashoka

Name the Republic which was a confederacy of tribes in the 6th century B.C.
(1) Gandhara                              (2) Vajji
(3) Kosala                                   (4) Avanti

A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
(1) Prabandhas
(2) Angas
(3) Nibandhas
(4) Charits

In which of the following mudra did Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at Sarnath?
(1) Abhaya Mudra
(2) Dhyana Mudra
(3) Dharmachakra Mudra
(4) Bhumisparsa Mudra

Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?
(1) Bihar
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Karnataka
(4) Assam