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Question 1

Who started Saka Era and when

Answer 1

Kanishka 78AD

Question 2

Study of coins

Answer 2

Numismatic

Question 3

study of inscriptions

Answer 3

epigraphy

Question 4

Dholavira River is situated st which bank of river

Answer 4

Luni River

Question 5

Mohenjodaro is situated at which bank of river

Answer 5

Indus

Question 6

Which civilization is located at the banks of river Ravi

Answer 6

Harappa

Question 7

Greek Roman art has found a place in?

Answer 7

Gandhara

Question 8

Viman is a representative of what style of temple architecture

Answer 8

Dravida Style

Question 9

capital of surasena mahajanapada

Answer 9

Mathura

Question 10

Kalibangan is situated at the bank of river

Answer 10

Ghaggar

Question 11

First grammarian of Sanskrit language

Answer 11

Panini ( famous work - ashtadhyayi)

Question 12

Prithivyah Pratham veer was the title of?

Answer 12

Samudragupta (aka Kaviraja, Indian napoleon)

Question 13

Which queen of Kakatiya Dynasty ruled over warangal, part of modern Andhra pradesh

Answer 13

Rudramaden

Question 14

Is sangam a religious text?

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Name some poems and dramas written by kalidasa

Answer 15

1) Kumarasambhava
2) Raghuvamsa
3) Abhijnanashakuntalam

Question 16

Idol of girl dancing (bronze) is found in which civilization

Answer 16

Indus valley civilization (in mohenjodaro)

Question 17

Greatest Chola king in the dynasty of cholas of Thanjavur was?

Answer 17

Rajaraja 1

Question 18

Which renowned scholar wrote the biography of king Harsha and Kadambari

Answer 18

Bana

Question 19

Capital of Kosala

Answer 19

Shravasti

Question 20

in which city of India is Dhamek Stupa located

Answer 20

Varanasi

Question 21

Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit

Answer 21

Rig vedas

Question 22

Ramcharita was written by

Answer 22

Sandhyakara Nandi during Pala empire
* IT narrates stories of Ramayana and Pala king - Rama pala

Question 23

What type of cities were in Harappa and Mohenjodaro

Answer 23

Planned cities

Question 24

Vardhamana Mahvira’s Father, mother, wife, and daughter name

Answer 24

Siddhartha(father)
Tisala (mother)
Yashoda (wife)
Priyadarshina (daughter)

Question 25

What poem was written by 1) Kalidasa 2) Shudraka 3) Varahamira 4) Vishakhadatta

Answer 25

1) Kumarasambhava 2) Mrichchhakatika 3) Beihat- Samhita 4) Vijay Bhattarika

Question 26

Who wrote Nyaya Sutra

Answer 26

Gautam

Question 27

In Vedic age, who was the head of "Grama"

Answer 27

Gramini

Question 28

Author of Meghdoot

Answer 28

Kalidasa

Question 29

Mahabalipuram was established by

Answer 29

Pallava

Question 30

Capital of Vijaynagar

Answer 30

Hampi

Question 31

What was hampi known for

Answer 31

Capital of vijayanagar

Question 32

Dasavatara Temple of Nagra style is located at?

Answer 32

Jhansi, Lalitpur

Question 33

Who wrote the book "Letters to self"

Answer 33

Narendra Modi

Question 34

Two books written by Narendra Modi

Answer 34

Exam warriors and Social Harmony

Question 35

"Changing India" was written by?

Answer 35

Manmohan Singh (13th Prime Minister of India)

Question 36

"Matters of discussion" was written by

Answer 36

Inder Kumar Gujral (12th Prime minister of India)

Question 37

"Ringside" was written by

Answer 37

Dr. Vijay Darda

Question 38

"Maya, Modi, Azad: Dalit Politics in the time of Hindutva" was written by

Answer 38

Sajjan kumar and Sudha Pai

Question 39

"Colours of Devotion" was written by

Answer 39

Anita Bharat Shah

Question 40

Who has won the award of Sahitya Akademi Children's literature award in Hindi language for the books "KOTUK APP" in2023

Answer 40

Surya Nath Singh

Question 41

Author of the book "Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The story of India through it's languages"

Answer 41

Dr. Peggy Mohan

Question 42

Who won the "Mathrubhoomi book of the year 2023" award for "Wanderers. Kings, Merchants: The story of India through it'd languages"

Answer 42

Dr. Peggy Mohan

Question 43

Author of book "Madam Commissioner"

Answer 43

Meeran Chadha Borwankar

Question 44

Who wrote the book "The book of life: My dance with Buddha for success"

Answer 44

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri