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1. Veda deals with Magic spells and witchcrafts? Arthavaveda
2. The later Vedic age means the compilation of: Samhitas,Brahmanas, Aryeaanakas.
3. Which veda contains the famous Gayatri Mantra? Rig Veda
4. The famous Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to? Savita
5. 2 Highest Gods in Rig Vedic Ages were? Indra & varuna
6. 1st metal used by people in India was? Copper
7. 1st to discover the traces of Harappa Site? Daya Ram Sahni
8. Which metal was not known to Harappan People? Iron
9. Most common animal figure during Harappan Civilization:Unicorn Bull
10. Which veda got compiled at 1st? Rig Veda
11. Two popular assemblies of the Vedic Period were? Sabha & Samriti pular
12. Founder of Nanda Dynasty? Mahapadma Nanda
13. Kushan rule came to end by? The Hindu Shahi Dynasty
14. Ashoka was inspired the most by which monk: Upagupta
15. Konark Sun Temple was built by? Narsimhan Deva I
16. Who wrote Mrichchhakatika (Clay Cart): Sudraka
17. Gautam Buddha as prince was known as: Siddhartha
18. Vikramaditya was the title received by: Chandragupta II
19. The Philosphy propounded in Upanishads: Vedanta
20. Founder of Jainism? Mahavira (24th Tirthankar)
21. The name Buddha means- Enlightenment
22. The great Exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was? Nagarjuna
23. Jatakas are the stories of? Buddha's previous lives
24. During Alexander's invasion, King of Magadh? Nandas
25. Wrote the book 'Indica'? Megasthenese
26. Kalinga war was fought in which year? 261BC
27. In his inscriptions, Ashoka calls himself? Devanampriya Priyadarshi King
28. Who killed the last ruler of Maruyans, Brihadratha: Pushyamitra Sunga
29. Which Harappan civilization site is located on Indus River? Mohenjodaro
30. Gautam Budhha was brought by? Maha Prajapati
31. Mahavira was? 24th Tirthankar (Last)
32. Which sect of Jains are naked? Digambar Jains
33. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in? Pali
34. 1st Buddhist Council was held in? Rajgriha
35. Megasthenes visited India during the reign? CG Maurya
36. Megasthenes was the ambassador of? Selecus Nicator
37. Rig Veda consists of how many hymes? 1028 Hymes
38. The Vishnu Purana, gives account of? Mauryan Dynasty
39. Last Mauryan King? Brihadratha
40. Bimbisara (1st king of Haryankas) was succeeded by: Ajatshatru
41. 1st National Ruler of India: Chandragupta Maurya
42. During Alexander's invasion, Taxila was ruled by: Ambhi
43. Mudra Rakshasa was written by? Vishakadutta
44. Kanvas Dynasty was established by? Vasudeva
45. Kharavela of Kalinga was a follower of? Jainism
46. Buddha delivered his 1st sermon at? Sarnath
47. Buddha attained Nirvana (death) at? Kushinagar
48. Name of Kautilya: Vishnugupta, Chanakya, Dhramindacharya
49. Kautilya hailed from: Taxila
50. Most Important Pahlava Ruler of Pahlava was?Gondophemes
51. Capital of Kanishka Empire was? Peshawar
52. 4th Buddhist Council was held at? Kundalvan, Kashmir
53. Girnar is also known as: Jain Temple City
54. Mother of Vardhaman Mahavira: Trishala
55. Megasthenes as ambassador succeeded by? Demetrious
56. The Saka Era was founded by? Kanishka
57. Kanishka was the follower of which sect? Mahayana Sect (Buddhism)
58. The Nanda Dynasty was founded by? Mahapadma Nanda
59. Main port of the Indus People? Lothal
60. The Indus people worshipped? Mother Goddess
61. Vardhamaan Mahvira was born at? Kundagrama
62. Another name of Patliputra? Kusumpura
63. 1st ruler of Satvahana Dynasty? Simuka
64. In whose court did Asvaghosha lived? Kanishka
65. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi? Panini
66. Last Ruling dynasty of Magadha was? Gupta Dynasty
67. Greatest Conqueror of Gupta Dynasty? Samudragupta
68. Gupta ruler known as Indian Napoleon? Samudragupta
69. Chinese traveler Fa-Hien came during? Chandragupta II
70. Harshacharitra, biography of Harsha was written by?Banabhatta
71. Works of Kalidas? Shakuntala, Meghdoot, Kumarasambhava
72. Founder of Sankhya School of Philosophy? Kapila
73. Birthplace of Vardhaman Mahavira? Vaishali
74. Which ruler embraced Jainism? Chandragupta Maurya
75. Buddhim became the state religion during? Ashoka
76. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism? Asvaghosha
77. Buddhism propagated out of India in? Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
78. Oldest Indian Linguistic Text? Ashtaghyayi
79. Oldest seat of Learning? Taxila
80. Author of Kadambari? Banabhatta
81. Original Buddhist texts are written in language? Pali
82. The title 'The Liberator' was earned by: Ashoka
83. The Saka Era was established by Kanishka in: 78AD
84. The script of Indus Valley Civilization? Dravadian
85. Largest Urban centre in Ancient India? Kannauj
86. The Temple 'Seven Pagodas' was built by: Pallavas
87. Madurai was the capital of?Pandyas
88. River Chenab in ancient times was known as? Asikuru
89. 24th Tirthankara was: Vardhaman Mahavir
90. 23rd Tirthankara was: Parsvanatha
91. Aryabhatta lived during the period of? Gupta Period
92. Ayurveda has its origin from? Atharva Veda
93. Capital of Pallavas? Kanchi or Conjeevaram
94. Banabhatta, scholar lived during the reign of? Harsha
95. Official language of Mauryan Court? Magadhi
96. What was the original name of Euthydemia? Sakala
97. Lowest unit of Chola administration was? Kurram
98. The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in? 1921
99. The great Hindu law giver was? Manu
100. The teachings of Mahavira are contained in? Purvas
101. Which king was also known as Mamallan (the great wrestler)? Narasimhavarman I
102. Nagananda play is written by? Harshavardhana
103. Priyadarshika play is written by? Harshavardhana
104. Ratnavali play is written by? Harshavardhana
105. 2nd Buddhist Council was held in? Vaishali in 383 BC
106. Who was successor of Samudragupta? Chandragupta II
107. Which city was tax-free in Ashoka's reign? Lumbini
108. The 'Satpatha Brahmana' is a text of? Yajurveda
109. The 'Taitriya Brahmana' is a text of? Yajurveda
110. Which Indus site was divided into 3 parts? Dholavira
111. Which Kushana King adopted the epithet 'Dharma Thida'? Kuzul Kadaphises
112. Which Gupta ruler called himself 'Licchavi- Dauhitra'?Samudragupta
113. Who is referred as Nigantha Nataputta? Mahavira
114. The earliest evidence of rice cultivation was found in which civilization?Belan Valley
115. The Brahmi Script was deciphered by? James Princep
116. Who was Tamil Grammatical treatise? Tolkappiam
117. Veda which is partly in prose and verses is? Yajurveda
118. 1st Chola King to capture Maldives? Raja Raja
119. 1st Satvahanas King to introduce the Ruler's Face on the coins? Satkarni I
120. Which place was mint center of Yaudheyas? Rohtak
121. Who is the author of 'Kathavatthu’? Mogliputta Tissa
122. 'Mudrakshasha' play is written by? Vishakhadutta
123. Title 'Paramasaugupta' was adopted by? Rajya Vardhan
124. Lord Buddha was born at? Lumbini, Nepal
125. Lord Buddha gave his 1st sermon in? Sarnath
126. Lord Buddha attained enlightenment in? Bodh Gaya
127. Lord Buddha died in? Kushinagar
128. Mahavira Swami was born in? Vaishali
129. Alexander vs Porus fought in? Battle of Hydapses
130. Battle was Hydapses was fought on which river? Jhelum
131. Battle of Hydapses was fought in? 326 BC
132. Who was the 1st Mauryan King? Chandragupta Maurya
133. Who was the last Mauryan King? Brihadratha
134. Brihadratha was killed by whom? Pushyamitra Sunga
135. Rulers of which dynasty took title ‘Devaputra’? Kushans
136. Who started the Vikram Era (58BC)? Vikramaditya
137. Who was the teacher of Lord Buddha?Alara Kalama
138. Who invented 'Zero'? Aryabhatta
139. Aryabhatta received his education from? Nalanda University
140. Gitikapadam was written by? Aryabhatta
141. Who was the author of Kadambari? Banabhatta
142. Which is most famous image of Chola Period? Nataraja
143. The Black Pagoda Temple was contructed by? Pallavas
144. Black Pagoda Temple is situated in? Mahabalipuram
145. 'Harappa' site was discovered by? Daya Ram Sahni
146. 'Mohenjodaro' site was discovered by? R.D. Bannerji
147. The Kailasa Temple is in? Ellora, Maharashtra
148. Brihadeeshwara Temple was built by? Raja Raja Chola
149. Brihadeeshwara Temple is in? Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
150. The famous Parvati Temple is in? Khajuraho (MP)
151. In his inscriptions, Ashoka called himself? Priyadarshini
152. 'Surkotada' Indus Site is presently in? Gujrat
153. Which Indus site has best drainage system? Harappa
154. Veda has origins of Indian music? Samaveda Samhita
155. Veda has origins of Indian medicine? Arthvaveda
156. The earliest Veda is the? Rig Veda
157. Veda has origins of Rituals? Yajurveda Samhita
158. Who wrote the book 'Kitab-ul-Hind'? Al-Berun
159. King Harshavardhana was defeated by? Pulakeshin
160. Pulakeshin II was from which dynasty? Chalukyas
161. Pulakeshin II was defeated by? Narsimha Varman I
162. Most distinguished ruler of Chalukyas? Pulakeshin II
163. Founder of Vikramshila University? Dharmapala
164. Who were the 1st to invade India? The Arabs
165. Which rulers built the Ellora Temples? Rashtrakutas
166. Who built Kailash Temple at Ellora? Krishan I
167. Who was the founder of Rashtrakutas? Dandi Durga
168. Who established the city of Mahabalipuram? Pallavas
169. What was the capital of Pallavas? Kanchi
170. What was the capital of Chola Kings? Tanjore
171. Who was the founder of Haryanka Dynasty? Bimbisara
172. Who was the 1st foreigner to invade India? Derious
173. Name of Gautam Buddha's mother? Yashodhara
174. Who fought the battle of Jhelum? Alexander and Porus
175. Buddha's leaving home known as? Mahabhinishkraman
176. What was the symbol of 1st Tirthankara? Bull
177. Mahavira Swami attained knowledge in?Jumbhikagram
178. Who established city of Patliputra? Udayin
179. Who was also known as 'Amitraghata'? Bindusara
180. 'Double Burials' is found in which Indus site? Lothal
181. Largest Indian Indus Valley site is? Dholaveer
182. 'Kalibanga' Indus Valley Site is situated in? Rajasthan
183. '7 fire altars' are found in which Indus site? Kalibanga
184. How many Hymes are there in Rig Veda? 1028 Hymes
185. Who wrote Astadhyayayi? Panini (Grammer Scholar)
186. Who was 1st Sanskrit Scholar? Panini
187. Who wrote 'Arthashastra'? Vishnugupta/Chanakya
188. Who wrote 'Mrichhakatikam'? Sudraka
189. New post was created by Ashoka? Dhammahamatra
190. 'Satyamev Jayate' is taken from? Mundkoupanishads
191. Which is the oldest Religious sculpture? Bhagvat Puran
192. Who presided in 1st Buddhist Council? Mahakashyapa
193. Founder of Gupta Period? Chandragupta I
194. Gupta Ruler was a good 'Veena Player'? Samudragupta
195. Gupta Ruler who destroyed 'Sakas'? Chandra Gupta II
196. Gold coin in Gupta Period was known as? Rupaka
197. Which Gupta Ruler in the Gupta Empire assumed the title of 'Mahendraditya'? Vishnu Gupta
198. Total Inscriptions of Gupta Period? 42 Inscriptions
199. Who was the court poet of 'Samudragupta'? Harisena
200. Who took the title of 'Kaviraja'? Samudragupta
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