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Postgraduate level — Language & Literature
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quiz Questions
Q1
The Vedas were composed in which language?
Ujjain
Taxila
Pataliputra
Vedic Sanskrit
Explanation
The Vedic corpus was composed in early Sanskrit known as Vedic Sanskrit.
Q2
Which Harappan site in Gujarat had a dockyard?
Taxila
Lothal
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Explanation
Lothal is famous for its dockyard-like structure indicating maritime trade.
Q3
Who founded the Maurya Empire?
Taxila
Ujjain
Chandragupta Maurya
Pataliputra
Explanation
Chandragupta Maurya established the Mauryan Empire around 321 BCE.
Q4
The Kalinga War was fought by which Mauryan ruler?
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Taxila
Ashoka
Explanation
Ashoka fought the Kalinga War and later embraced Dhamma.
Q5
Megasthenes wrote which book about India?
Indica
Ujjain
Taxila
Pataliputra
Explanation
Megasthenes wrote Indica during his stay at the Mauryan court.
Q6
Nalanda University flourished mainly under which dynasty?
Gupta and post-Gupta rulers
Taxila
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Explanation
Nalanda developed significantly in the Gupta and later periods.
Q7
Who wrote the political treatise Arthashastra?
Kautilya
Ujjain
Taxila
Pataliputra
Explanation
Kautilya, also called Chanakya, authored Arthashastra.
Q8
Who was known as the Napoleon of India?
Ujjain
Samudragupta
Taxila
Pataliputra
Explanation
Historian V. A. Smith called Samudragupta the Napoleon of India.
Q9
The Iron Pillar of Delhi is associated with which Gupta ruler?
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Chandragupta II
Taxila
Explanation
The inscription on the Iron Pillar is linked with Chandragupta II.
Q10
Who was the founder of the Pala dynasty in Bihar-Bengal?
Gopala
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Taxila
Explanation
Gopala was elected and founded the Pala dynasty in the 8th century.