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Find out the odd one
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
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Which of the following statement is wrong?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Ashoka, sometimes Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. The grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism.
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Which of the following pairs of persons are correctly matched?
I. Chandragupta-II : Fa-Hien
II. Skandagupta: I-tsing
III. Harsha: Hiuen Tsang
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Chandragupta-II : Fa-Hien and Harsha: Hiuen Tsang are correctly matched.
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Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha the Rashtrakuta King?
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Answer: Option D
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Amoghavarsha was a scholar in Kannada and Sanskrit literature. His own writing Kavirajamarga is a landmark literary work in the Kannada language and became a guide book for future poets and scholars for centuries to come.
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Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Panini's great grammar the Ashtadhyayi?
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Answer: Option C
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Pāṇini was an ancient Sanskrit philologist, grammarian, and a revered scholar in ancient India. Considered the father of linguistics. Ashtadhyayi is the foundational text of the grammatical branch of the Vedanga, the auxiliary scholarly disciplines of Vedic religion.
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Who was the last great ruler of Gupta dynasty?
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Answer: Option A
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Skandagupta, son and successor of Kumaragupta I is generally considered to be the last of the great Gupta rulers. He assumed the titles of Vikramaditya and Kramaditya.
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Which among the following is correct
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Answer: Option D
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Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the 'Golden Age' of ancient India.
Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The era between the 3rd century and 6th century CE of ancient India during the Gupta Empire can be truly defined as the 'Golden Age of India', as there was peace, development and prosperity in the country then. During the rule of the Gupta Empire, India had made lots of contribution in various sectors.
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Who built Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?
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Answer: Option B
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It is also known as Periya Kovil, Raja Rajeswara Temple and Rajarajeswaram. It is one of the largest temples in India. Brihadeshwara is an example of Hindu architecture from South India from the Chola period. It was built by Raja (Tirupur) and emperor Raja Raja Chola I and completed in 1010 AD.
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Gandhara Art is the combination of
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Answer: Option B
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Gandhāra is noted for the distinctive Gandhāra style of Buddhist art, which developed from a merger of Greek, Syrian, Persian, and local artistic influences. This development began during the Parthian Period (50 BC – AD 75). The Gandhāran style flourished and achieved its peak during the Kushan period, from the 1st to the 5th centuries. It declined and was destroyed after the invasion of the White Huns in the 5th century.