1. The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Chandragupta-II
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Kumaragupta
2. Which one of the following vedas contains sacrificial formulae?
(a) Sama Veda
(b) Yajur Veda
(c) Rig Veda
(d) Athrva Veda
3. When did the best productions of Gandhara sculpture appear?
(a) Mauryan Period
(b) Gupta Period
(c) Kushana Period
(d) Harsha Period
4. The caves of Ajanta and EIlora belonged to
(a) Jains
(b) Hindus
(c) Buddhists
(d) Sikhs
5. Name the temple in Indonesia where scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharata are
depicted?
(a) Brihadeshwara
(b) Angkor Wat
(c) Kailashnath
(d) Borobudur
6. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than
that of Ashoka was
(a) Kadphises
(b) Kanishka I
(c) Vaishka
(d) Huvishka
7. The worship of images in India began during the _____ period.
(a) Mauryan
(b) Sunga
(c) Kusana
(d) Gupta
8. The concept of Eight-Cold Path forms the theme of
(a) Dipavamsa
(b) Divyavadana
(c) Mahaparinibban Sutta
(d) Dharmachakrapravartana Sutta
9. The Camoua ruler of ancient India who is said to have been converted to Jainism,
towards the end of his life, is
(a) Bindusara
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Ashoka
10. The harappan economy was primarily___ in nature.
(a) Rural
(b) Industrial
(c) Urban
(d) Capitalist