Q1.The book Indica was written by
(a) Seleucus
(b) Megasthenes
(c) Kalidas
(d) Pliny
Q2.Which was the currency in circulation during the Maurya period?
(a) Pana
(b) Tola
(c) Kakini
(d) Dinar
Q3.Who was the author of Arthashastra?
(a) Vasudeva
(b) Megasthenes
(c) Kautilya
(d) Vishakhadutta
Q4.Sarnath Stambh was built by
(a) Harshwardhan
(b) Ashoka
(c) Bindusar
(d) Kanishka
Q5.The Prayaga Prasasti inscription is associated with which one of the following?
(a) Mahapadmanand
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta II
(d) Samudragupta
Q6.Who was the author of legal treatise ‘Nitisara’?
(a) Veer Sena
(b) Harisena
(c) Vishakhadutta
(d) Kamandaka
Q7.Who declared the ‘Law of Gravity’ long before the Newton’s law?
(a) Aryabhatta
(b) Prithuyasas
(c) Brahmagupta
(d) Varahamihira
Q8.Which among the following is not found inscribed on Chola coins?
(a) Fish
(b) Bow
(c) Tiger
(d) Elephant
Q9.Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1202 AD?
(a) Muhammad Ghori
(b) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(c) Mahmud of Ghazni
(d) Qutbuddin Aibak
Q10.The Lakshman Era was started by which of the following dynasty?
(a) Pratiharas
(b) Palas
(c) Chauhan
(d) Senas
Q11.The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Madurai
(d) Mount Abu
Q12.Jeevak the royal physician of Rajgrih was the son of the Ganika named as
(a) Shalwati
(b) Ramaniya
(c) Basantsena
(d) Amrapali
Q13.The Indian king who opposed Alexander was
(a) Ambhi
(b) Porus
(c) Dhanananda
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Q14.In sixth century BC, Suktimati was the capital of
(a) Panchala
(b) Kuru
(c) Chedi
(d) Avanti
Q15.Who was the president of third Tamil Sangam?
(a) Nakkirara
(b) Agastya
(c) Tolkappiyara
(d) Kapilara
