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The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi is believed to record the achievements of
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Answer: Option D
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The iron pillar of Delhi is a 7 m (23 ft) kirti stambha (column of fame or victory column), originally erected and dedicated as dhvaja (banner) to Hindu deity lord Vishnu in 3rd to 4th century CE by king Chandragupta II, currently standing in the Qutb complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, India.
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Who is the most prominent god of 'Rig Veda'?
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Answer: Option A
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There are 1000 hymns in the Rigveda, most of them dedicated to specific deities. Indra, a heroic god, slayer of Vritra and destroyer of the Vala, liberator of the cows and the rivers.
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Which was the world- famous treatise of the amorous arts?
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Answer: Option A
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The Kamasutra is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text on sexuality, eroticism and emotional fulfillment in life. Attributed to Vatsyayana, the Kama Sutra is neither exclusively nor predominantly a sex manual on sex positions, but written as a guide to the "art-of-living" well, the nature of love, finding a life partner, maintaining one's love life, and other aspects pertaining to pleasure-oriented faculties of human life.
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Who constructed the Khajuraho temples?
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Answer: Option D
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The temples of Khajuraho were commissioned by the Rajput rulers of Chandella Dynasty who ruled over central India from the 10th to the 13th Century CE. The temples were built over a period of 100 years and it is believed that each Chandela ruler commissioned at least one temple in the complex during his lifetime.
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Which was/were the greatest poetry and drama work of Kaildas?
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Answer: Option D
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Kumarasaṃbhavam is an epic poem by Kalidasa. The Kumarasaṃbhavam is widely regarded as one of Kalidasa's finest works, a paradigmatic example of kavya poetry. Raghuvamsha is a Sanskrit mahakavya by the most celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. Meghaduta is a lyric poem written by Kālidāsa, considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets.
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What is true about Lothal - ancient site?
I. Lothal was an ancient port of Indus civilization.
II. It was excavated by the S. R. Rao.
III. Currently it is situated in the Pakistan.
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Answer: Option A
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Ancient port Lothal, India. Lothal was originally the site for the lustrous Red Ware culture, associated with the post-Rigvedic Vedic civilization. It was first excavated in 1957 by S R Rao.
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Which of the following literatures is known as Apaurusheya?
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Answer: Option A
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Apaurusheya shabda ("impersonal words, authorless") is an extension of apaurusheya which refers to the Vedas and numerous other texts in Hinduism. Apaurusheya is a central concept in the Vedanta and Mimamsa schools of Hindu philosophy.
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Gupta Empire declined in the fifth century A. D. as a consequence of
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Answer: Option C
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Foreign invasions was the second major factor in the decline and disappearance of the Gutpas. The invasion of barbaric tribe Pushyamitra was not the decisive. A far more important invasion was that of the White Huns, who, after settling in the Oxus vally, invaded India. First appeared during the reign of Budhagupta. Again they reappeared under the command of Toramana who annexed a large portion of the north-western region including parts of Moder U.P. He followed by hisson, Mihirakula, who became the overlord of north India. Indeed he was defeated by Yashodharman of Malwa but the repercussions of these invasions were disastrous for the Gupta Empire.
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Who among the following Kushan Emperors was the first to introduce the gold coinage in India?
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Answer: Option A
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Vima Kadphises added to the Kushan territory by his conquests in Afghanistan and north-west Pakistan. He issued an extensive series of coins and inscriptions. He was the first to introduce gold coinage in India, in addition to the existing copper and silver coinage.
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Who among the following Gupta rulers faced invasion of Hunas?
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Answer: Option D
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First Huna invasion, found in Bhitari village of Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, is a Gupta era pillar with an inscription dating to the reign of Gupta ruler Skandagupta (c. 455 – c. 467 CE).