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1
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Who started Saka Era and when

A

Kanishka 78AD

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2
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Study of coins

A

Numismatic

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3
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study of inscriptions

A

epigraphy

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4
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Dholavira River is situated st which bank of river

A

Luni River

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5
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Mohenjodaro is situated at which bank of river

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Indus

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6
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Which civilization is located at the banks of river Ravi

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Harappa

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7
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Greek Roman art has found a place in?

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Gandhara

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8
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Viman is a representative of what style of temple architecture

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Dravida Style

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9
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capital of surasena mahajanapada

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Mathura

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10
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Kalibangan is situated at the bank of river

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Ghaggar

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11
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First grammarian of Sanskrit language

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Panini ( famous work - ashtadhyayi)

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12
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Prithivyah Pratham veer was the title of?

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Samudragupta (aka Kaviraja, Indian napoleon)

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13
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Which queen of Kakatiya Dynasty ruled over warangal, part of modern Andhra pradesh

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Rudramaden

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14
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Is sangam a religious text?

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False

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15
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Name some poems and dramas written by kalidasa

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1) Kumarasambhava
2) Raghuvamsa
3) Abhijnanashakuntalam

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16
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Idol of girl dancing (bronze) is found in which civilization

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Indus valley civilization (in mohenjodaro)

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17
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Greatest Chola king in the dynasty of cholas of Thanjavur was?

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Rajaraja 1

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18
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Which renowned scholar wrote the biography of king Harsha and Kadambari

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Bana

19
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Capital of Kosala

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Shravasti

20
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in which city of India is Dhamek Stupa located

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Varanasi

21
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Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit

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Rig vedas

22
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Ramcharita was written by

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Sandhyakara Nandi during Pala empire
* IT narrates stories of Ramayana and Pala king - Rama pala

23
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What type of cities were in Harappa and Mohenjodaro

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Planned cities

24
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Vardhamana Mahvira’s Father, mother, wife, and daughter name

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Siddhartha(father)
Tisala (mother)
Yashoda (wife)
Priyadarshina (daughter)

25
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What poem was written by
1) Kalidasa
2) Shudraka
3) Varahamira
4) Vishakhadatta

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1) Kumarasambhava
2) Mrichchhakatika
3) Beihat- Samhita
4) Vijay Bhattarika

26
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Who wrote Nyaya Sutra

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Gautam

27
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In Vedic age, who was the head of “Grama”

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Gramini

28
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Author of Meghdoot

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Kalidasa

29
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Mahabalipuram was established by

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Pallava

30
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Capital of Vijaynagar

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Hampi

31
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What was hampi known for

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Capital of vijayanagar

32
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Dasavatara Temple of Nagra style is located at?

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Jhansi, Lalitpur

33
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Who wrote the book “Letters to self”

A

Narendra Modi

34
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Two books written by Narendra Modi

A

Exam warriors and Social Harmony

35
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“Changing India” was written by?

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Manmohan Singh
(13th Prime Minister of India)

36
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“Matters of discussion” was written by

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Inder Kumar Gujral
(12th Prime minister of India)

37
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“Ringside” was written by

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Dr. Vijay Darda

38
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“Maya, Modi, Azad: Dalit Politics in the time of Hindutva” was written by

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Sajjan kumar and Sudha Pai

39
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“Colours of Devotion” was written by

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Anita Bharat Shah

40
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Who has won the award of Sahitya Akademi Children’s literature award in Hindi language for the books “KOTUK APP” in2023

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Surya Nath Singh

41
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Author of the book “Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The story of India through it’s languages”

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Dr. Peggy Mohan

42
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Who won the “Mathrubhoomi book of the year 2023” award for “Wanderers. Kings, Merchants: The story of India through it’d languages”

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Dr. Peggy Mohan

43
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Author of book “Madam Commissioner”

A

Meeran Chadha Borwankar

44
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Who wrote the book “The book of life: My dance with Buddha for success”

A

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri

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