ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 40

ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 40

1. Identify the temple, from among the Collowing, that was built by the Rashtrakutas?
(a) The Kailash temple, Mahabalipuram
(b) The Surya Temple, Konark
(c) The Channakeshava temple, Batur
(d) The Shiva Temple, Ellora
Ans: (d)

 
2. The earliest surviving extant, i.e. still standing, temples date from the ______ period?
(a) Gupta
(b) Sunga
(c) Vedic
(d) Maurya
Ans: (a)
 
3. Which of the following sets of books and authors has been incorrectly matched?
(a) Kadambari - Banabhatta
(b) Arthasastra - Kalhana
(c) Uttarramcharita - Bhavabhuti
(d) Mudrarakshasa – Vishakhadatta
Ans: (b)
 
4. An elaborate system of municipal administration had been established by
(a) Skanda Gupta
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Kanishka
(d) Harshavardhana
Ans: (b)
 
5. During the period of Hiuen Tsang's visit, the city most famous for the production of cotton cloth was
(a) Benaras
(b) Pataliptura
(c) Mathura
(d) Ujjain
Ans: (c)
 
6. Foreigners were absorbed in a large number in the Indian society during the 
period?
(a) Rajput
(b) Gupta
(c) Mauryan
(d) Kushan
Ans: (c)

7. Of the following books and their respective fields, which of the combinations is incorrect?
(a) Charaka Samhita - Architecture
(b) Malavikagnimitra - Drama
(c) Surya Siddhanta - Astronomy
(d) Mitakshara – Law
Ans: (a)
 
8. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been
(a) The growth of Sanskrit
(b) The rise of an other-worldly outlook
(c) The progress of philosophy
(d) The consolidation of the caste system
Ans: (d)
 
9. The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in
(a) Brahmi
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Pali
(d) Magadhi
Ans: (c)
 
10. The greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature has been
(a) Nagarjuna
(b) Ashvaghosha
(c) Vasumitra
(d) Buddhaghosha
Ans: (b)