ANCIENT HISTORY ART AND CULTURE QUIZ

Rabatak Inscription provides the evidence of which of the following rulers?

Kadphises I

Vasudeva II

Kanishka

Vima Kadphises

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Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest of arts of

Cholas

Chalukyas

Pallavas

Pandyas

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The Ajanta Paintings belong to the

Harappan period

Gupta period

Buddhist period

Mauryan period

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Which of the following play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayini during the reign of the King Palaka?

Raghuvansa

Mrcchakatika

None of these

Sri Adi Kala

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Who among the following is compiled the work “Ravanavadham”?

Banabhatta

Kalidasa

Bhatti

Bhasa

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The word ” Vihara” in Buddhism means____________?

Garden

Residence of Monks

Congregation Hall

Hall of Worship

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Which of the following is/are poetry and drama?

Abhijnanashakuntalam

Kumarasambhava

Raghuvamsa

All of these

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Which of the following statement is/are correct?I. Panini's Ashtadhyayi, book on grammar in eight chapters is the final culmination of this excellent art of writing in sutra (precepts) in which every chapter is precisely interwoven.II. The Brahmanas elaborates vedic caste system of the society

Both I & II

Only I

None of these

Only II

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What does the use of ‘Elephant’ as a motif in the Ashokan pillar symbolizes?

Departure of Siddhartha

Buddha\’s conception

Pride and Courage

Purity and Fecundity

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Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?

Tolkappiyam

None of these

Patinenmelkanakku

Patinenkilkanakku

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