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Questions : The Gupta king who destroyed Sakas was

(a) Samudra Gupta

(b) Chandra Gupta I

(c) Kumara Gupta

(d) Chandra Gupta II

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

The inventor of Yoga was

a) Charaka

b) Ramdeva

c) Aryabhatta

d) Patanjali

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on

a) A romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman

b) The court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya

c) A conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore

d) The story of the power struggle between two Aryan tribes

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

The themes of the murals of the Ajanta Caves are

  1. Decorative designs which include a variety of animals, trees and flowers.
  2. Portraits of various Buddhas and Bodhiysattvas.
  3. Narrative scenes portraying Jataka stories.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1 and 3 only

Answer: (b)

Ajanta caves are 29 rock cut cave monuments which date from 2nd century B.C. They have Buddhist religions art and depict Jataka tales. In 1819, John Smith a British army officer rediscovered the cave while on a hunting expedition. Paintings cover every surface except the floor.

Question : 4

Who of the following was the first Gupta ruler to issue coins?

a) Ghatotkacha

b) Srigupta

c) Chandragupta-I

d) Samudragupta

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

The word Vishti means

a) Irrigation tax

b) Forced labour

c) Property of women

d) Rights of slaves

Answer: (b)

The word Vishti means Forced labour. While the Kshatriyas acquired their share of the social surplus through the force of arms in the form of taxes (Kar, Shulka, Bali, etc.), forced labour (Vishti, Balutam, etc.), tithes, and other privileges.

The Brahmin clergy enforced its claim to the social surplus through a moral deterrent which was based on strength of the tribal morality of distribution.

Question : 6

All things fall to the earth by law of nature, for it is the nature of the earth to attract and keep things’. This was suggested by

a) Varahamihira

b) Aryabhatta

c) Brahmagupta

d) Chandragomia

Answer: (c)

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