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Who started Saka Era and when
Kanishka 78AD
Study of coins
Numismatic
study of inscriptions
epigraphy
Dholavira River is situated st which bank of river
Luni River
Mohenjodaro is situated at which bank of river
Indus
Which civilization is located at the banks of river Ravi
Harappa
Greek Roman art has found a place in?
Gandhara
Viman is a representative of what style of temple architecture
Dravida Style
capital of surasena mahajanapada
Mathura
Kalibangan is situated at the bank of river
Ghaggar
First grammarian of Sanskrit language
Panini ( famous work - ashtadhyayi)
Prithivyah Pratham veer was the title of?
Samudragupta (aka Kaviraja, Indian napoleon)
Which queen of Kakatiya Dynasty ruled over warangal, part of modern Andhra pradesh
Rudramaden
Is sangam a religious text?
False
Name some poems and dramas written by kalidasa
1) Kumarasambhava
2) Raghuvamsa
3) Abhijnanashakuntalam
Idol of girl dancing (bronze) is found in which civilization
Indus valley civilization (in mohenjodaro)
Greatest Chola king in the dynasty of cholas of Thanjavur was?
Rajaraja 1
Which renowned scholar wrote the biography of king Harsha and Kadambari
Bana
Capital of Kosala
Shravasti
in which city of India is Dhamek Stupa located
Varanasi
Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit
Rig vedas
Ramcharita was written by
Sandhyakara Nandi during Pala empire
* IT narrates stories of Ramayana and Pala king - Rama pala
What type of cities were in Harappa and Mohenjodaro
Planned cities
Vardhamana Mahvira’s Father, mother, wife, and daughter name
Siddhartha(father)
Tisala (mother)
Yashoda (wife)
Priyadarshina (daughter)
What poem was written by
1) Kalidasa
2) Shudraka
3) Varahamira
4) Vishakhadatta
1) Kumarasambhava
2) Mrichchhakatika
3) Beihat- Samhita
4) Vijay Bhattarika
Who wrote Nyaya Sutra
Gautam
In Vedic age, who was the head of “Grama”
Gramini
Author of Meghdoot
Kalidasa
Mahabalipuram was established by
Pallava
Capital of Vijaynagar
Hampi
What was hampi known for
Capital of vijayanagar
Dasavatara Temple of Nagra style is located at?
Jhansi, Lalitpur
Who wrote the book “Letters to self”
Narendra Modi
Two books written by Narendra Modi
Exam warriors and Social Harmony
“Changing India” was written by?
Manmohan Singh
(13th Prime Minister of India)
“Matters of discussion” was written by
Inder Kumar Gujral
(12th Prime minister of India)
“Ringside” was written by
Dr. Vijay Darda
“Maya, Modi, Azad: Dalit Politics in the time of Hindutva” was written by
Sajjan kumar and Sudha Pai
“Colours of Devotion” was written by
Anita Bharat Shah
Who has won the award of Sahitya Akademi Children’s literature award in Hindi language for the books “KOTUK APP” in2023
Surya Nath Singh
Author of the book “Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The story of India through it’s languages”
Dr. Peggy Mohan
Who won the “Mathrubhoomi book of the year 2023” award for “Wanderers. Kings, Merchants: The story of India through it’d languages”
Dr. Peggy Mohan
Author of book “Madam Commissioner”
Meeran Chadha Borwankar
Who wrote the book “The book of life: My dance with Buddha for success”
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri
