The Indus civilisation declined from about _____

(a)

1800 BCE

(b)

1900 BCE

(c)

1950 BCE

(d)

1955 BCE

Assertion (A) : There is no evidence of child marriage in Early Vedic period
Reason (R) : Women had been excluded from rituals in the later Vedic period

(a)

A and R are correct and R explains A

(b)

A and R are correct but R doesn’t explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is incorrect

(d)

Both A and R are incorrect

Among the 16 mahajanapadas, ______ emerged as the most powerful in northern India.

(a)

Kosala

(b)

Avanti

(c)

Magadha

(d)

Kuru

The ______ was a prescriptive text for good administration

(a)

Arthasastra

(b)

Indica

(c)

Rajatharangini

(d)

Mudrarakshasa

Read the following and pick out the wrong statement
(i) Kalabhras are referred to as Kaliyarasars
(ii) Kalabhras were Saivites
(iii) Kalabhras defeated Pallavas and Pandyas
(iv) Ikshavakus supported vedic sacrifices

(a)

(i)

(b)

(ii)

(c)

(iii)

(d)

(iv)

Roman coins have been excavated at _________

(a)

Arikamedu

(b)

Adhichanallur

(c)

Puhar

(d)

Pallavaram

____________ is the notable lyric of Kalidasa.

(a)

Sankunthalam

(b)

Raghuvamsa

(c)

Kumarasambhava

(d)

Megaduta

Which one of the following statements is wrong?

(a)

Dharmapala established Somapura Mahavihara

(b)

Ramapala wrote Ramacharitam

(c)

Mahipala Songs are still popular in rural parts of Bengal

(d)

Agama Shastra was written by Gaudapada

____________ is the doctrine propounded by Adi Sankara

(a)

Monism

(b)

Visistatvaita

(c)

Saiva Siddhantha

(d)

Vedanata

_________ was the only Sultan who resigned kingship and lived away from Delhi for three decades in peace.

(a)

Mubarak Shah

(b)

Alam Khan

(c)

Kizr Khan

(d)

Tugril Khan