Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Ancient History - 01


1.       The ancient Indian play Mudra Rakshasa of Visakhakhdutt has its subjects on – The court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya

2.       The practice of military governorship was first introduce in India by the – Greeks

3.       The dynasty who was rulings over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion -- Nanda

4.       A ambassadors to pataliputra who was sent by the Greek sovereigns – Megasthenes

5.       The Indus valley houses were built of – Bricks

6.       Sanghamitra was sent to foreign countries to preach Buddhism by --- Asoka 

7.       Gautam Buddha was born in --- Lumbini

8.       The Indus valley people were familiar with the use of --- Tin, Lead and Copper

9.       Budhha’s preachings were concerned most with ---- Purity of thaught and Conduct    

(Works)                            (Subject)
Astanga-Sangraha-------------- Medicine
Dasarupaka---------------------- Dramaturgy
Leelavati ------------------------ Mathematics
Mahabhasya -------------------- Grammar

(Folkdance)                               (State)
Garia ------------------------- Tripura
Garbia------------------------ Gujarat
Jhummar--------------------- Punjab
       Thabal Chongba------------ Manipur

10. First Buddhist conference after the death of Buddah was presided over by --- Mahakashyapa

11. The auther of ‘Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of --- Chandragupta Maurya

12. The Buddhist council held during the reign of kanishkaat Kashmir presided by --- Vasumitra

13. Result of the third Buddhist council – Compilation of Abhidhamma Pitak

14. The Indus people traded with the – Mesopotamians

15. Gandhara School of Art is associated with–The Kushans

(List-I)                        (List-II)
 Rigveda-----------------Hymns realting to natural dieties 
 Yajurveda --------------Different yajnas and their rituals
 Samaveda --------------Composition of music
 Athervaveda -----------Magic, tantric, rituals etc.

16. Causes of the decline of the Mauryan Empire ---
(a) The revolt of provisional governors
(b) Ashoka’s pacifism
(c) Brahminical resentment with Ashoka’s pro Buddhist policies

17. Ashoka’s Dhamma can be best described as --- A socio ethical code of conduct

18. The Harappans were the earliest people to produce --- Cotton

19. The Megalithic Culture  (500 B.C.-100 A.D.) brings us to the historical period in south India. The Megaliths used --- Graves encircled by big pieces of stones

20. Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the period of Harsha vardhan was --- Hiuen-t-Sang

21. Chalukya king Pulakesin II was defeated by --- Narasimha Varman I

22. Greek-Roman Art has found a place in --- Gandhara

23. The Ajanta paintings belong to the --- Gupta period

24. Match the following.
A .Mudrarakshsa—Visakhsadatta
B. Prithva Raj Raso—Chand Bardai
C. Rajaterangini—Kalhana
D. Vikrama Charita—Bilhana
 
25. The book Tehqiq-a-Hind was written by –Alberuni

26. I- testing, a chinese traveller visited India during—7th century AD.

27. The total number of Puranas are – 18

28. Hari sena was the poet laureate of –Samudragupta

               A                                         B
Junagadh Rock Inscription—   Rudradaman I
Aih—                                       Chand Bardai
 Rajaterangini—                       Kalhana

29. Yadavas – Devgiri

30. Kaktiyas – Warangal

31. Hoysalas – Dvarasamudra

32. Cholas –Kanchipuram

33. Four Agnikula class of Rajputs – Pratiharas, Pawars, Solankis and Chauhans

34. Kathsaritsagara was written by – Somadeva

35. The saint, greatly influenced by Tantricism – Vrajayana

36. Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theater by the --- Greeks

37. Saka era still used by the government of India started by --- Kanishka

38. Started the practice of granting Tax free villages to Brahmans and Buddhist monks by the rulers of --- Sata-vahanas Dynasty

39. The most important text of the Vedic Mathematics is --- Sulava Sutras

40. Gupta Dynasty was famous for --- Art and Architecture

41. The Harappans were --- urban

42. The crop which was known to Vedic people is --- Barley, Wheat and Rice


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