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Foreign travelers & books - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    Who is the author of 'Meghaduta'?
    1. Bhavabhuti
    2. Kalidasa
    3. Banabhatta
    4. Sudraka
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  2. Question 2

    Which ancient text is a treatise on politics and economics?
    1. Manusmriti
    2. Arthashastra
    3. Rigveda
    4. Bhagavad Gita
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  3. Question 3

    Who composed the 'Mahabhashya'?
    1. Panini
    2. Patanjali
    3. Bhasa
    4. Vishakhadatta
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  4. Question 4

    The author of the book 'Mudrarakshasa' is:
    1. Kalidasa
    2. Vishakhadatta
    3. Bharavi
    4. Bhasa
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  5. Question 5

    Who wrote 'Abhijnanasakuntalam'?
    1. Banabhatta
    2. Kalidasa
    3. Sudraka
    4. Valmiki
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  6. Question 6

    Which ancient author wrote 'Harshacharita'?
    1. Kalidasa
    2. Banabhatta
    3. Aryabhata
    4. Chanakya
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  7. Question 7

    The famous play 'Mrichchhakatika' was written by:
    1. Kalidasa
    2. Sudraka
    3. Vishakhadatta
    4. Patanjali
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  8. Question 8

    The Ramayana was composed by:
    1. Vyas
    2. Kalidasa
    3. Valmiki
    4. Sudraka
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  9. Question 9

    Who wrote the 'Mahabharata'?
    1. Panini
    2. Bharavi
    3. Valmiki
    4. Veda Vyasa
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  10. Question 10

    Who is the author of the play 'Uttararamacarita'?
    1. Bhasa
    2. Vishakhadatta
    3. Kalidasa
    4. Bhavabhuti
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  11. Question 11

    The text 'Brahmasutra Bhashya' was written by:
    1. Shankaracharya
    2. Ramanuja
    3. Patanjali
    4. Vatsyayana
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  12. Question 12

    Which scholar is associated with 'Yogasutras'?
    1. Panini
    2. Aryabhata
    3. Patanjali
    4. Bhaskaracharya
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  13. Question 13

    Who wrote 'Kadambari'?
    1. Kalidasa
    2. Banabhatta
    3. Bharavi
    4. Sudraka
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  14. Question 14

    Who wrote 'Brihat Samhita'?
    1. Aryabhata
    2. Bhaskaracharya
    3. Panini
    4. Varahamihira
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  15. Question 15

    The author of 'Surya Siddhanta' is
    1. Aryabhata
    2. Unknown (ancient astronomers)
    3. Varahamihira
    4. Kalidasa
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  16. Question 16

    'Natyashastra' was written by:
    1. Valmiki
    2. Bharata Muni
    3. Bhasa
    4. Kalidasa
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  17. Question 17

    UPPCS Mains 2005
    Daskumar Charitam was composed by
    1. Surdas
    2. Dandin
    3. Tulsidas
    4. Kalidas
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  18. Question 18

    BPSC Pre 2001
    'Kumarasambhava' an epic poem was composed by
    1. Banabhatta
    2. Chand Bardai
    3. Harisena
    4. Kalidas
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  19. Question 19

    RAS/ RTS Pre 1994
    The title 'Father of History' rightly belongs to
    1. Herodotus
    2. Euripides
    3. Thucydides
    4. Socrates
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  20. Question 20

    MPPCS Pre 2005
    Who of the following was the writer of 'Mudrarakshasa' ?
    1. Ashwaghosha
    2. Vishakhadatta
    3. Kalidas
    4. Bhas
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