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Q1: The Badami cave temples were built by which dynasty?

A) Chalukyas B) Pallavas C) Rashtrakutas D) Guptas

Q2: Who was the last ruler of the Pallava dynasty?

A) Aparajita B) Nandivarman III C) Narasimhavarman II D) Mahendravarman II

Q3: Nalanda University was destroyed by—

A) Bakhtiyar Khilji B) Mahmud of Ghazni C) Muhammad Ghori D) Alauddin Khalji

Q4: The Buddhist university at Vikramashila was founded by—

A) Dharmapala B) Devapala C) Gopala D) Mahipala

Q5: Which is the earliest Buddhist text containing the essence of Buddhist philosophy?

A) Sutta Pitaka B) Abhidhamma Pitaka C) Dhammapada D) Vinaya Pitaka

Q6: Who is regarded as the first grammarian of Sanskrit?

A) Panini B) Patanjali C) Katyayana D) Bhartrihari

Q7: The term 'Vrihi' in ancient India referred to—

A) Wheat B) Barley C) Rice D) Cotton

Q8: The famous 'Dancing Girl' bronze image was found at—

A) Harappa B) Mohenjo-Daro C) Kalibangan D) Lothal

Q9: The Indus Valley people worshipped—

A) Pashupati B) Vishnu C) Shiva Linga D) Buddha

Q10: The earliest evidence of cotton cultivation in India has been found at—

A) Harappa B) Lothal C) Mehrgarh D) Mohenjo-Daro

Q11: Who built the Kailasanatha temple at Ellora?

A) Krishna I B) Dantidurga C) Amoghavarsha D) Vikramaditya I

Q12: The first ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty was—

A) Dantidurga B) Govinda I C) Amoghavarsha D) Krishna I

Q13: Which Chalukya ruler built the Virupaksha temple at Pattadakal?

A) Pulakesin II B) Vikramaditya II C) Mangalesha D) Kirtivarman I

Q14: Who wrote 'Rajatarangini'?

A) Bana B) Kalhana C) Bhavabhuti D) Jayadeva

Q15: The Pallava king who built the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram was—

A) Narasimhavarman I B) Mahendravarman I C) Nandivarman II D) Narasimhavarman II

Q16: Which Chola ruler built the Brihadeshwara Temple?

A) Rajendra Chola I B) Aditya Chola C) Rajaraja Chola I D) Kulottunga I

Q17: Who was the author of 'Kadambari'?

A) Bana B) Bhavabhuti C) Kalidasa D) Vishnu Sharma

Q18: Which work of Bana gives the biography of Harsha?

A) Kadambari B) Harshacharita C) Raghuvamsha D) Rajatarangini

Q19: Who was the founder of the Vardhana dynasty?

A) Harshavardhana B) Rajyavardhana C) Pushyabhuti C) Pushyabhuti

Q20: Which text was written by Kalidasa?

A) Raghuvamsha B) Panchatantra C) Arthashastra C) Arthashastra

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