Q1. Lord Mahavira died at
(a) Saravana Belagola
(b) Lumbini Garden
(c) Kalugumalai
(d) Pavapuri
Q2. The Indus people knew the use of Weights and Measures, which is proved by the discovery of the seal at–
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Harappa
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Lothal
Q3. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism ?
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Prakrit
(c) Pali
(d) Sauraseni
Q4. The Hoyasala’s capital was
(a) Warangal
(b) Devagiri
(c) Dwarasamudra
(d) Krishnagiri
Q5. Who among the following, was not a part of the Mauryan dynasty ?
(a) Ajatsatru
(b) Bindusara
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) None of these
Q6. Sangam Age is associated with the history of
(a) Benaras
(b) Allahabad
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Khajuraho
Q7. Who was the court poet of Harsha ?
(a) Bhani
(b) Ravi Kirti
(c) Banabhatta
(d) Vishnu Sharma
Q8. Where is the Lingaraja Temple located ?
(a) Madurai
(b) Tiruchendur
(c) Bhubaneswar
(d) Ujjain
Q9. Who wrote the grammatical work Ashtadhyayi ?
(a) Charvaka
(b) Kautilya
(c) Panini
(d) Kapila
Q10. Beetapala and Dhiman, the two great artists that India had produced, belonged to the
(a) Pala Age
(b) Gupta Age
(c) Maurya Age
(d) Pathan Age
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
S2. Ans.(b)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(c)
S5. Ans.(a)
S6. Ans.(c)
S7. Ans.(c)
S8. Ans.(c)
S9. Ans.(c)
S10. Ans.(a)
