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Foreign travelers & books - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    Which Sangam work focuses on ethics and moral values?
    1. Purananuru
    2. Tirukkural
    3. Paripadal
    4. Kalittokai
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  2. Question 2

    Which work contains 400 poems about love and heroism?
    1. Purananuru
    2. Tholkappiyam
    3. Manimekalai
    4. Ahananuru
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  3. Question 3

    Which is the main theme of 'Paripadal'?
    1. Love
    2. Religion
    3. War
    4. Grammar
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  4. Question 4

    Which Sangam poet was a female?
    1. Ilango Adigal
    2. Sattanar
    3. Avvaiyar
    4. Tiruvalluvar
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  5. Question 5

    ‘Pathitrupathu’ is a collection praising which dynasty?
    1. Chola
    2. Pandya
    3. Chera
    4. Pallava
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  6. Question 6

    Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of which Gupta emperor?
    1. Samudragupta
    2. Chandragupta I
    3. Chandragupta II
    4. Kumaragupta
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  7. Question 7

    Which Chinese traveler visited India in the 5th century AD?
    1. Fa-Hien
    2. Hiuen Tsang
    3. I-Tsing
    4. Sung Yun
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  8. Question 8

    What was the main objective of Fa-Hien’s visit to India?
    1. Trade
    2. Conquest
    3. Diplomatic mission
    4. Study of Buddhism
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  9. Question 9

    Which traveler visited India during Harshavardhana’s reign?
    1. Fa-Hien
    2. Hiuen Tsang
    3. Megasthenes
    4. I-Tsing
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  10. Question 10

    Who wrote the book ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ based on his travel in India?
    1. I-Tsing
    2. Hiuen Tsang
    3. Fa-Hien
    4. Al-Biruni
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  11. Question 11

    The travelogue ‘A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms’ is written by—
    1. Hiuen Tsang
    2. Megasthenes
    3. Fa-Hien
    4. Al-Biruni
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  12. Question 12

    RAS/RTS Pre / UK PCS Pre 2010
    Which ancient Indian book has been translated into 15 Indian and 40 foreign languages?
    1. Hitopadesha
    2. Panchatantra
    3. Katha Saritsagar
    4. Shakuntala
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  13. Question 13

    MPPCS Pre 2013
    'Panchatantra' was originally written by
    1. Kalidas
    2. Vishnu Sharma
    3. Tulshidas
    4. Raidas
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  14. Question 14

    UPPCS Pre
    Who of the following is especially known for his contribution in the field of Algebra?
    1. Aryabhatta
    2. Brahmagupta
    3. Bhaskar
    4. Lall
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  15. Question 15

    UK PCS Pre 2010
    Lilavathi, a treatise on Mathe-matics, was written by
    1. Ramanuj
    2. Kautilya
    3. Amartya Sen
    4. Bhaskaracharya
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  16. Question 16

    Kerala PCS Pre 2020
    'Manusmriti' is mainly related to
    1. Social system
    2. Law
    3. Economics
    4. Working method of State
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  17. Question 17

    Maharishi Valmiki Ashram is located at
    1. Shravasti
    2. Bithoor
    3. Kalpi
    4. None of the above
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  18. Question 18

    UPPCS Mains
    The grate Law giver in ancient times was
    1. Ashoka
    2. Aryabhatta
    3. Manu
    4. Vatsyayan
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  19. Question 19

    IAS Pre
    Zero was discovered by
    1. Aryabhatta
    2. Varahmihir
    3. Bhaskara-I
    4. An anonymous Indian
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  20. Question 20

    Who wrote Arthashastra?
    1. Panini
    2. Kautilya
    3. Patanjali
    4. Kalidas
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