1. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period ?
i) Saumilla
ii) Susrutha
iii) Shaunaka
iv) Sudraka
Answer: ii) Susrutha
2. According to Mimamsa system of philosophy,liberation is possible by means by ?
i) Karma
ii) Bhakti
iii) Yoga
iv) Jnana
Answer: i) Karma
3. Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariable show the deity with ?
i) Eight hands
ii) Six hands
iii) Two hands
iv) Four hands
Answer: iv) Four hands
4.The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is ?
i) Sutudri
ii) Sarasvati
iii) Sindhu
iv) Ganga
Answer: iii) Sindhu
5.In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisatva Avalokitesvara was also known as ?
i) Vajrapani
ii) Manjusri
iii) Padmapani
iv) Maitreya
Answer: iii) Padmapani
6.The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year ?
i) 1901
ii) 1921
iii) 1935
iv) 1942
Answer: ii) 1921
7.The people of Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of ?
i) Pucca Bricks
ii)Stone
iii) Wood
iv) None of the above
Answer: i) Pucca Bricks
8.The Indus Valley people traded with the ?
i)Chinese
ii)Mesopotamians
iii)Parthians
iv) None of the above
Answer: ii)Mesopotamians
9.The Local name of Mohenjodaro is ?
i)Mound of the Living
ii)Mound of the Great
iii)Mound of the Dead
iv)Mound of the Survivor
Answer: iii)Mound of the Dead
10.Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?
i)Rigveda
ii)Atharvaveda
iii)Yajurveda
iv)Samaveda
Answer: ii)Atharvaveda
11.The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was ?
i)Rice and Pulses
ii)Barley and Rice
iii)Milk and Its Products
iv)Vegetables and Fruits
Answer: iii)Milk and Its Products
12.Who among the following wrote Sanskrit Grammar ?
i)Aryabhatt
ii)Kalidasa
iii)Charaka
iv)Panini
Answer: iv)Panini
13.The hymns of ‘Rigveda’ are the work of ?
i)One Author
ii)Two Author
iii)Many Author
iv)None of the Above
Answer: iii)Many Author
14.Upanishad are books on..?
i)Yoga
ii)Law
iii)Philosophy
iv)None of the Above
Answer: iii)Philosophy
15.Patanjali is well-known for the compilation of ..?
i)Yoga Sutra
ii) Panchatantra
iii) Ayurveda
iv)None of the Above
Answer: i)Yoga Sutra
