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Foreign travelers & books - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    Which Chinese monk visited India after Hiuen Tsang?
    1. Al-Biruni
    2. Sung Yun
    3. I-Tsing
    4. Fa-Hien
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  2. Question 2

    Megasthenes was the ambassador of which Greek ruler?
    1. Ptolemy
    2. Alexander
    3. Seleucus Nicator
    4. Antiochus
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  3. Question 3

    Megasthenes was sent to the court of—
    1. Ashoka
    2. Samudragupta
    3. Chandragupta Maurya
    4. Harshavardhana
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  4. Question 4

    The famous book Indica was written by—
    1. Ptolemy
    2. Megasthenes
    3. Fa-Hien
    4. Pliny
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  5. Question 5

    Who among the following did not visit India during ancient times?
    1. Hiuen Tsang
    2. I-Tsing
    3. Al-Biruni
    4. Fa-Hien
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  6. Question 6

    Which Chinese traveler translated Buddhist texts from Sanskrit to Chinese?
    1. Hiuen Tsang
    2. I-Tsing
    3. Sung Yun
    4. Fa-Hien
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  7. Question 7

    Who composed 'Kiratarjuniya'?
    1. Bharavi
    2. Kalidasa
    3. Banabhatta
    4. Bhavabhuti
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  8. Question 8

    Which of these is a Jain text?
    1. Tripitaka
    2. Angas
    3. Vedas
    4. Upanishads
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  9. Question 9

    'Buddhacharita' was written by:
    1. Nagarjuna
    2. Chanakya
    3. Kalidasa
    4. Ashvaghosha
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  10. Question 10

    'Dashakumaracharita' was written by:
    1. Dandin
    2. Kalidasa
    3. Sudraka
    4. Bhavabhuti
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  11. Question 11

    'Jataka Tales' are related to:
    1. Hindu mythology
    2. Jain stories
    3. Life of Buddha
    4. Yoga philosophy
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  12. Question 12

    Which book contains the teachings of Mahavira?
    1. Agamas
    2. Vedas
    3. Puranas
    4. Ramayana
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  13. Question 13

    Who wrote 'Prithviraj Raso'?
    1. Jayasi
    2. Chand Bardai
    3. Malik Muhammad Jayasi
    4. Amir Khusrau
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  14. Question 14

    Which author is considered one of the earliest Sanskrit dramatists?
    1. Bhasa
    2. Kalidasa
    3. Banabhatta
    4. Bhavabhuti
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  15. Question 15

    Which is the earliest known Tamil grammar book?
    1. Tholkappiyam
    2. Silappadikaram
    3. Manimekalai
    4. Tirukkural
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  16. Question 16

    Sangam literature is composed in which language?
    1. Sanskrit
    2. Telugu
    3. Tamil
    4. Kannada
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  17. Question 17

    Which is the oldest among the Tamil Sangam texts?
    1. Purananuru
    2. Tholkappiyam
    3. Silappadikaram
    4. Ahananuru
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  18. Question 18

    Which Tamil epic deals with the story of Kannagi and Kovalan?
    1. Tholkappiyam
    2. Manimekalai
    3. Silappadikaram
    4. Purananuru
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  19. Question 19

    Who wrote 'Silappadikaram'?
    1. Ilango Adigal
    2. Sattanar
    3. Tiruvalluvar
    4. Mangudi Maruthanar
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  20. Question 20

    Which Sangam work is known as the 'Tamil Veda'?
    1. Silappadikaram
    2. Tirukkural
    3. Tholkappiyam
    4. Aingurunuru
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