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Foreign travelers & books - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    BPSC Pre 2011
    What is the name of Kalhana's Book?
    1. Arthashastra
    2. Indica
    3. Puranas
    4. Rajatarangini
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  2. Question 2

    MPPCS Pre 2012
    'Rajatarangini' written by Kalhana is associated with which of the following ?
    1. Chandragupta's reign
    2. Anthology of lyrics
    3. History of Kashmir
    4. Reign of Krishna Deva Raya
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  3. Question 3

    MPPCS Pre
    Charaka Samhita is related to which of the following subject ?
    1. Arthashastra
    2. Politics
    3. Medicine
    4. Religion
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  4. Question 4

    JH PCS Pre 2011/ UPPSC GIC 2010
    'Ashtadhyayi' was written by
    1. Vedavyas
    2. Panini
    3. Shukhadeva
    4. Valmiki
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  5. Question 5

    UPPCS (RI) 2014
    The Panchasiddhantika of Varahamihira is based upon
    1. Persian astronomy
    2. Greek astronomy
    3. Iranian astronomy
    4. Mesopotamian astronomy
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  6. Question 6

    UPPCS Mains 2006
    Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
    1. Kalidas: Raghuvansa
    2. Bhasa: Svapna Vasavadattam
    3. Subandhu: Kadambari
    4. Harsha: Ratnavali
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  7. Question 7

    UPPCS Pre
    'Milindapanha' is a
    1. Sanskrit drama
    2. Jain chronicle
    3. Pali text
    4. Persian epic
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  8. Question 8

    UK PCS Pre 2012
    Buddhist text 'Milindapanha' throws light on which Indo-Greek ruler?
    1. Diodorus-II
    2. Demetrius
    3. Menander
    4. Strato-I
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  9. Question 9

    IAS Pre
    Milindapanha is in the form of a dialogue between King Menander and Buddhist monk
    1. Nagarjuna
    2. Nagabhatta
    3. Nagasena
    4. Kumarilabhatta
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  10. Question 10

    BPSC Pre
    Name the sources that is silent about the trade routes of ancient India?
    1. Sangam Sahitya
    2. Milindapanha
    3. Jataka Tales
    4. All of the above
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  11. Question 11

    MPSC Pre 2020/ UPPCS (GIC) 2010
    The contemporary ruler of Kalhana, the author of Rajatarangini was
    1. Jai Singha
    2. Harsha
    3. Govindchandra
    4. Jayachandra
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  12. Question 12

    UPPCS Mains 2015
    How many Tarangas are in Rajtarangini of Kalhana?
    1. Eight
    2. Nine
    3. Ten
    4. Eleven
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  13. Question 13

    UPPCS Pre 2000
    Who among the following continued the Rajtarangini of Kalhana?
    1. Bilhana and Merutunga
    2. Bilhana and Mammata
    3. Jonaraja and Merutunga
    4. Jonaraja and Srivara
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  14. Question 14

    MPPCS Pre
    Saundarananda was the composition of
    1. Asvaghosa
    2. Banabhatta
    3. Bhavbhuti
    4. Bhaas
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  15. Question 15

    RAS/RTS Pre
    'Nagananda' 'Ratnavali and 'Priyasarshika' was written by
    1. Banabhatta
    2. Vishakhadatta
    3. Vatsyayan
    4. Harshavardhana
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  16. Question 16

    IAS Pre
    Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopedic in nature?
    1. Amarakosha
    2. Siddhantasiromani
    3. Brihat Samhita
    4. Ashtangahidayam
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  17. Question 17

    MPPCS Pre
    Who wrote 'Shakuntalam;?
    1. Banabhatta
    2. Ved Vyas
    3. Kalidasa
    4. Bhavabhuti
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  18. Question 18

    CH PCS 2005
    Which of the following is not a literacy masterpiece of Kalidasa?
    1. Mrichchhakatikam
    2. Meghdutta
    3. Ritu Sanghar
    4. Vikramorvasiyam
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  19. Question 19

    OPSC Pre 2021/ IAS pre 2016
    Which one of the following books of the ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?
    1. Swapnavasavadatta
    2. Malvikagnimitra
    3. Meghadoota
    4. Ratnavali
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  20. Question 20

    UK UDA/LDA Pre 2007/ MPCS Pre
    Who was the author of 'Geet Govind' ?
    1. Jaydeva
    2. Surdas
    3. Kesav
    4. Mira
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