Miscellaneous Test 11 (Ancient history) Welcome to your Miscellaneous Test 11 (Ancient history) Name Email 1.Which of the following books is written by Varaha Mihira? (a) Kumarasambhava (b) Shakuntala (c) Brihat Samhita (d) Ritusamhara None 2.Which dynasty had developed the Gandhara School of Art in ancient India ? (a) Kushana dynasty (b) Gupta dynasty (c) Mauryan dynasty (d) Chola dynasty None 3.Who wrote the book ‘Amuktamalyada’ ? (a) Krishna Dev Rai (b) Brahmadev Rai (c) Bucca Rai (d) Harihar Rai None 4.Which of the following temples was built by the Rashtrakutas Dynasty ? (a) Kailash Temple (b) Adi Kumbeswarar (c) Brihadeshwara Temple (d) Chennakeshava Temple None 5. Kanishka was a _____king. (a)Kushan (b)Gupta (c)Maurya (d)Chola None 6. Kalhana penned the book named ____in the 12th century which is a metrical chronicle of the kings of Kashmir. (a)Tarikh-i-FiruzShahi (b)Nuh Sipihr (c)Rajatarangini (d)Padmavat None 7.Alexander invaded India in _____.CE (a)467 BC (b)323 BC (c)454 BC (d)326 BC None 8.The Battle of ____was fought in 326 BC by Alexander, the Great against King Porus. (a) Hydaspes (b) Tarain (c) Panipat (d) Plassey None 9.The second battle of Tarain was fought in the year __________. (a) 1345 AD (b) 1294 AD (c) 1079 AD (d) 1192 AD None 10.The first Invasion of Muhammad Ghori was in ___when he attacked Multan. (a)1089 AD (b) 1475 AD (c) 1175 AD (d) 1287 AD None 11.Guru___is known as the cobbler saint. (a)Ravidas (b)Narahari (c)Jiva Goswami (d)Ayya Vaikundar None 12.Which of the following Indian rulers was defeated by Mahmud Ghazni in his first attack in the year 1001 AD? (a) Anandpal (b) Chandrapal (c) Jaipal (d) Sukhpal None 13._______ attacked the southern coast of Kathiawar along the Arabian Sea, where he sacked the city of Somnath and its renowned Hindu temple in 1026. (a) Firoz Shah Tugalaq (b) Mahmud of Ghazni (c) Ahmed Shah Tughlaq (d) Muhammad Ghori None 14.The Vikramasila University was founded by____. (a) Ashoka (b) Dharmapala (c) Chandragupta I (d) Bimbisara None 15.Alexander invaded India in _________ . (a)467 BC (b)323 BC (c)454 BC (d)326 BC None 16.Konark Temple in Odisha was built by which of the following kings? (a) Bhanu Deva (b) Anantavarman Chodagangadeva (c) Narasimha Deva I (d) Ananga Bhima Deva None 17.Who among the following defeated Harsha Vardhan in 618 CE? (a) Chandragupta I (b) Pulakeshin II (c) Pushyamitra (d) Alexander None 18. Panchavati, a key part of the Valmiki Ramayana, is located in which state of India? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Uttrakhand None 19. Sant Kabir received his spiritual training from his preceptor named__. (a) Muktanand (b)ChidaNanda Swami (c) Sarvanand (d) Ramanand None 20.The former princely state of Tripura in the north-eastern part of India was ruled by _____ Dynasty. (a) Haihaya (b) Manikya (c) Nagvanshi (d) Ahom None 21.The ‘Tanakh’ is the sacred text of which religion/sect? (a) Judaism (b) Taoism (c) Zen Buddhism (d)Confucianism None 22.The Khajuraho Temples are located in the state of _________. (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) Uttar Pradesh None 23.Who is the author of the book 'Rajatarangini'? (a) Banabhatta (b) Kalhana (c) Kalidasa (d) Somadeva None 24.Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath temple in 1026 AD ? (a) Muhammad Ghori (b) Mahmud of Ghazni (c) Nadir Shah (d) Genghis Khan None Time's up
