301. Which of the following countries has asked India to return the famous ‘Dancing Girl’ statue from Mohenjodaro ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Pakistan )
Description:- The Sindh government of Pakistan, in February 2014, requested Islamabad for asking India to return the famous statue of the Dancing Girl, which is in possession of the Indian authorities since 1946. The 10.8-cm bronze statue, made in 2500 BC, is on display at the National Museum in New Delhi.
302. Who is the founder of Jainism in India ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Mahavira )
Description:- According to Jain scriptures, Vardhaman Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara founded Jainism as a faith in the 5th or 6th century B.C. The religion derives its name from the jinas (‘conquerors’), a title given to twenty-four great teachers (Tirthankara) through whom their faith was revealed.
303. Who compiled the tales of ‘The Panchatantra’ ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Vishnu Sharma )
Description:- The Panchatantra is attributed to Vishnu Sharma. It an ancient Indian collection of inter-related animal fables in verse and prose arranged within a frame story. The original Sanskrit work, some scholars believe was composed around the 3rd century BC.
304. Ajanta Caves were built during period of
Correct Answer:-A ( Gupta )
Description:- The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 A.D. Most of them were constructed during Gupta Period.
305. Which was the backbone of Indus Economy ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Agriculture )
Description:- As in most other contemporary civilizations, agriculture was the backbone of the Indus economy. The people made extensive use of the wooden plows. Barley and wheat were the main food crops. Agriculture sustained the rudimentary urban centers that emerged (Studies in World History Volume 1 by James P. Stobaugh).
306. The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of
Correct Answer:-B ( Chandragupta Maurya )
Description:- The Arthashastra was authored by Kautilya, also known as Vishnugupta, who was a contemporary and mentor of Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan Empire. It is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit.
307. Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha the Rashtrakuta King ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Kavirajamarga )
Description:- ‘Kavirajamarga’ (meaning ‘Royal Path for Poets’) was written by the famous Rashtrakuta King ‘Nrupatunga’ Amoghavarsha I. it is the earliest available writing on rhetoric, poetics and grammar in the Kannada language. It was written around 850 A.D.
308. Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Krishna I )
Description:- The Kailasa temple was built by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I in the 8th century A.D. It is a megalith carved out of one single rock, one of the 34 monasteries and temples known collectively as the Ellora Caves. It is a remarkable example of Dravidian architecture.
309. The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in
Correct Answer:-A ( Thalavaipuram Copper Platces )
Description:- The Thalavaipuram copper plate brought out during 1018 and 1054 A.D by the Pandyan kings, describes land system, giant waves, etc. For example, it mentions six qualifications for a Brahmin to get land as a gift from the king. Kasakudi plates and Uthiramerur inscription are related to the Pallava and Chola dynasties respectively.
310. Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Gautamiputra Satkarni )
Description:- Gautamiputra Satakarni (78-102 A.D) is often acknowledged by historians as the greatest of the Satavahana rulers. He defeated the Yavanas, Sakas, and Pallavas and re-established the ancient glory of the Satavahanas. He performed two Ashwamedha sacrifices.
311. The word ‘Buddha’ means
Correct Answer:-C ( A Enlibhtened one )
Description:- The word Buddha means ‘awakened one’ or ‘the enlightened one’. ‘Buddha’ is also used as a title for the first awakened being in an era. Gautam Buddha was born as Siddhartha in a royal family; he began to be called the Buddha after attaining enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in Gaya.
312. Who built the famous Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Nandi Varman II )
Description:- Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram or Vaikunta Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram is believed to have been built by the Pallava king Nandivarman II, with later contributions from Medieval Cholas and Vijayanagara kings. It is constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture.
313. The first to invade India were the
Correct Answer:-A ( Aryans )
Description:- A majority of historians believe that the Aryans were the first to invade India in the later stages of the Indus Valley Civilization around 1700 B.C. The Aryans came to India in bands and over several centuries in the 2nd millennium B.C. Historians are divided on the issue of their original homeland.
314. Name the oldest Indian civilization.
Correct Answer:-A ( Indus Valley civilization )
Description:- Indus Valley civilization was the oldest civilization to have flourished in the Indian subcontinent. Generally dated between 3000 B.C to 1800 B.C, it was one of three early civilizations of the Old World along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. It was a Bronze Age civilization.
315. Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called the ‘Prince of Builders’?
Correct Answer:-C ( Shah Jahan )
Description:- Shah Jahan was a great builder and he built many splendid buildings. That is why many scholars called him the ‘Engineer King’ or ‘Prince of Builders,’ etc. apart from building the Taj Mahal which is justly regarded as a jewel of the builder’s art; he also built he Jama Masjid, the Red Fort, etc.
316. Name the kingdom which first used elephants in wars?
Correct Answer:-B ( Magadha )
Description:- Elephants were always part of warfare in India. However, it were the rulers of Magadha who first employed elephants as a weapon of large-scale destruction. According to Plutarch, at the time of Alexander’s invasion of India, the Nanda army comprised 6,000 war elephants which discouraged Alexander’s men from further advancement. According to Megasthenes, Chandragupta Maurya’s army consisted of 9,000 war elephants.
317. The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was
Correct Answer:-B ( Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj) )
Description:- Mihira Bhoja I (836–885 CE) or Bhoja I is considered as the greatest and most powerful ruler of the Pratihara dynasty. At its height, Bhoja’s empire extended to Narmada River in the South, Sutlej River in the northwest, and up to Bengal in the east. He was a scholar as well.
318. Who is considered founder of the Gupta Empire ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Srigupta )
Description:- The history of the Gupta dynasty begins with its founding by Sri-Gupta around 240 CE. He has been described as Maharaja in edicts. The most likely time for the reign of Sri Gupta is c. 240–280 CE. Chinese traveller I-Tsing mentioned about Sri Gupta in his writings.
319. Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’ mainly deals with ____ :
Correct Answer:-A ( Political state craft )
Description:- The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written by Kautilya. It is essentially a book of state and administrative system and deals with the art of government and politics. It is a comprehensive manual on how a state ought to be ruled and administered by a king and his administration.
320. One of the following Indus Valley sites is in Pakistan :
Correct Answer:-D ( Harappa )
Description:- Harappa is an archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan. The site takes its name from a modern village located near the former course of the Ravi River. Harappa contains the ruins of a Bronze Age fortified city, which was part of the Cemetery H culture and the Indus Valley Civilization, centered in Sindh and the Punjab.
321. Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Krishnadevaraya )
Description:- Krishnadevaraya (1509–1530), the greatest’ emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, composed Amuktamalyada. Considered a masterpiece in Telugu literature, the epic poem is believed to have been written and dedicated to Lord Venkateswara. The administration of the empire was carried on along the lines indicated in his Amuktamalyada.
322. Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
Correct Answer:-A ( Harisena )
Description:- The Allahabad Pillar inscription or Allahabad Prasasti is one of the most important epigraphic evidences of the imperial Guptas. It was composed by Harisena, the court poet and minister of Samudragupta. It delineates a vivid description of the reign and conquests of Samudragupta.
323. Who built the famous Shiva temple at Ellora ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna I )
Description:- The Kailasa temple at Ellora, Maharashtra, was built in the 8th century by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I as attested in Kannada inscriptions. This is one of the 34 temples and monasteries known collectively as the Ellora Caves. It is a megalith carved out of one single rock.
324. Which of the Kushana ruler patronised Buddhism?
Correct Answer:-C ( Kanishka )
Description:- Kushana, the most famous Kushana ruler, patronized Buddhism. The Fourth Buddhist Council, in which Buddhism got split into two different schools – Hinayana and Mahayana – was held during his reign in Kashmir. He also patronized the Buddhist scholars – Vasumitra, Asvagosha and Nagarjuna.
325. Which of the following was the early capital of the Rashtrakutas?
Correct Answer:-B ( Ellora )
Description:- There is uncertainty about the location of the early capital of the Rashtrakutas. However, since most of the Rashtrakuta monuments are found at Ellora (Ilapura), with nothing correspondence at Malkhed (Manyakhet), it has been suggested that the early Rashtrakuta capital was located in the vicinity of the Ellora caves in the time of Dantidurga who was the founder and first ruler of the dynasty. Later, Amoghavarsha I made Manyakhet his capital that remained the Rashtrakutas’ regal capital until the end of the empire.
326. Whose army did Alexander, the Greek ruler confront on the banks of the river Jhelum ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Porus )
Description:- The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought by Alexander the Great in 326 BC against King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the river Hydaspes (Jhelum) in the Punjab near Bhera. The battle resulted in a complete Macedonian victory and the annexation of the Punjab.dragupta gave away his throne to his son, Bindusara, and spent his life as an ascetic. He accepted Jainism and spent his last days at Sravanabelagola in Karnataka along with Bhadrabahu. He gave up his life by the strict Jain ritual of sallakhena.
327. Find the odd one :
Correct Answer:-C ( Vishnu Purana)
Description:- There are four Vedas: the Rig-Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sama Veda and the Atharva Veda. On the other hand, Vishnu Purana is a religious Hindu text and one of the eighteen Mahapuranas. It has been given the name Puranaratna.
328. Which Indian rular fought the Kalinga War?
Correct Answer:-D ( Ashoka )
Description:- The Kalinga War was fought between the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka and Raja Anantha Padmanabhan of Kalinga in 262-261 B.C. It was the only major war Ashoka fought after his accession to throne. However, it is one of the major and bloodiest battles in world history. The bloodshed of this war is said to have prompted Ashoka to adopt Buddhism.
329. Name the Republic which was a confederacy of tribes in the 6th century B.C.
Correct Answer:-B ( Vajji )
Description:- Vajji or Vrijji was a confederacy in the 6th century B.C. The rulers of Vajji were a confederacy of the eight clans (atthakula) of whom the Vajjis, the Licchavis, the Jnatrikas and the Videhas were the most important. It was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas.
330. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
Correct Answer:-B ( Angas )
Description:- The sacred books of the Jains are collectively called agama. Comprising fifty separate works which differ in small matters, the texts are written mainly in Ardha- Magadhi Prakrit and Sauraseni. The canon also includes 14 ‘Purva’ or ‘earlier’ works attributed in part to Mahavira and number of anga sections composed by Mahavira’s disciples, besides various other books of rules.
