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Question : 16

Who was Dhanavantri?

a) A Physician

b) A Chemist

c) A Surgeon

d) A Philosopher

Answer: (a)

Question : 17

Who was the author of Mandasore inscription?

a) Harisena

b) Vatsabhatta

c) Banabhatta

d) Veersena

Answer: (d)

Veersena was the author of Mandasore inscription. There is an inscription about Bandhuverma at Mandasore. The silk workers had constructed a Sun temple here which was repaired by Bandhuverma in Samvat 493.

This indicates that he was present there till 436 CE. The Risthal stone slab inscription discovered in 1983 has brought to light another Aulikara dynasty, which comprised the following kings in the order of succession: Drumavardhana, Jayavardhana Ajitavardhana, Vibhishanavardhana, Rajyavardhana and Prakashadharma.

Question : 18

Kumaradevi, a queen of Govinda Chandra Gahadavala, constructed Dharma-chakra-Jina Vihara at

a) Rajgrih

b) Kushinagar

c) Sarnath

d) Bodhgaya

Answer: (c)

Kumaradevi, a queen of Govindachandra Gahadavala, constructed Dharmachakra-Jina Vihara at Sarnath.

Monastery lying 232 m from east to west and occupied by a central block of buildings, Dharmachakra Jina Vihara was the gift of Kumaradevi, the Buddhist queen of the great Gahadavala king Govindrachandra of Kashi (CE 1114-1154). All the halls and apartments of the monks have disappeared.

Question : 19

Sugandhadevi who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi was a Queen of

a) Kashmir

b) Orissa

c) Saurashtra

d) Karnataka

Answer: (a)

Sugandhadevi who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi was a queen of Kashmir.

The auspicious markings on Srimati Radharani’s lotus feet include the signs of the conch shell, moon, elephant, barleycorn, rod for controlling elephants, chariot flag, small drum, svastika and fish.

Question : 20

Who declared the ‘Law of Gravity’ long before the Newton’s law ?

a) Prithuyasas

b) Brahmagupta

c) Varahamihira

d) Aryabhatta

Answer: (b)

Brahmagupta declared the ‘Law of Gravity’ long before Newton’s Law. The great 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta wrote some important works on both mathematics and astronomy.

He was from the state of Rajasthan of northwest India (he is often referred to as Bhillamalacharya, the teacher from Bhillamala), and later became the head of the astronomical observatory at Ujjain in central India.

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