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Q :  

The main capital of Kanishka was :-

(A) Purushpur

(B) Taxila

(C) Mathura

(D) Pataliputra

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who got Sudarshan Lake revitalized again?

(A) Skandagupta

(B) Samudragupta

(C) Chandragupta

(D) Ashok

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who composed the Prayag Prashasti during the Gupta period?

(A) Harishena

(B) Kalhan

(C) Aryabhatta

(D) Brahmbhatt

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who was the President of 3rd Tamil Sangam?

(A) Naqqirar

(B) Elara

(C) Chintamani

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

The author of the secondary philosophy was:-

(A) Charak

(B) Nagarjuna

(C) Aryabhatta

(D) Brahmbhatt

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Which king defeated Harshavardhana?

(A) Pulication II

(B) Narasimhavarman I

(C) Mahendravarman

(D) Vishnuvardhana

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Which two Tirthankaras of Jainism are mentioned in Rigveda?

(A) Rishabhdev and Arishtanemi

(B) Rishabhdev and Mahavir

(C) Parshvanath and Mahavir

(D) Mahavira and Arishtanemi

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

What composed Kalpadrum?

(A) Kalidas

(B) Lakshmidhar

(C) Sarvesh

(D) Sadal Mishra

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

To which place did the 23rd Jain Tirthankara belong?

(A) Vaishali

(B) Kashi

(C) Pataliputra

(D) Vajji

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

1. Jainism and Buddhism originated during the later Vedic period when the people were developing into Mahajanapadas.

2. Jainism was founded by Rishabhdev who was born in Ayodhya and his symbol was the bull.

Sl. No.          - Name                         -  Symbol         - Birthplace

1                Rishabhnath (Adinath)   Bull                    Ayodhya

2                Ajitnath                              Hathi                 Ayodhya                                           

22              Neminath                          Shankh               Dwarka

23            Parshvanath                       snake                  Kashi

24           Mahavir Singh                   Sher                 Kshatriyakund


Q :  

She was the first Muslim woman ruler of India.

(A) Noorjahan

(B) Mirza Altunia

(C) Maham Anga

(D) Razia Sultana

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Sultan Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din, popularly known as Razia Sultana, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. She was the first female Muslim ruler of the subcontinent, and the only female Muslim ruler of Delhi.


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