- Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?
- (1) Bamiyan
- (2) Hyderabad
- (3) Kandy
- (4) Lhasa
ANSWER: (1) Bamiyan
2. The Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the year :
- (1) 1935
- (2) 1942
- (3) 1901
- (4) 1922
ANSWER: (4) 1922
3. The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to
- (1) Chandra Gupta Maurya
- (2) Samudragupta
- (3) Chandragupta-I
- (4) Harshavardhana
ANSWER: (2) Samudragupta
4. The ‘Ajivikas’ was a
- (1) sect contemporary to the Buddha
- (2) breakaway branch of the Buddhists
- (3) sect founded by Charvaka
- (4) sect founded by Shankaracharya
ANSWER: (1) sect contemporary to the Buddha
5. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of
- (1) Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess
- (2) Stones, trees, and animals
- (3) Vishnu and Lakshmi
- (4) Siva and Sakti
ANSWER: (2) Stones, trees, and animals
6. How was Burma (now Myanmar) known to ancient Indians?
- (1) Malayamandalam
- (2) Yavadwipa
- (3) Suvarnabhumi
- (4) Suvarnadwipa
ANSWER: (3) Suvarnabhumi
7. With whom is ‘Junagarh Rock Inscription’ associated?
- (1) Rudradaman
- (2) Bimbisara
- (3) Chandragupta II
- (4) Gautamiputra Satakarni
ANSWER: (1) Rudradaman
8. Nalanda University was a great center of learning, especially in
- (1) Buddhism
- (2) Jainism
- (3) Vaishnavism
- (4) Tantra
ANSWER: (1) Buddhism
9. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of the
- (1) Palas
- (2) Cholas
- (3) Rashtrakutas
- (4) Pallavas
ANSWER: (4) Pallavas
10. Who is hailed as the “God of Medicine” by the practitioners of Ayurveda?
- (1) Susruta
- (2) Chyavana
- (3) Dhanwantari
- (4) Charaka
ANSWER: 3) Dhanwantari
