HISTORY 301-331 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 301. Who was the exponent of Yog Darshan?

Answer: Patanjali

302. Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?

Answer: Assam

303. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?

Answer: Panini

304. Who wrote 'Nyaya Sutra'?

Answer: Jhelum and Ravi

306. Taxila was a famous site of

Answer: Mauryan Art

307. Which of the following School accepted perception and inference as sources of valid knowledge?

Answer: Vaisheshika

308. Which of the following pairs of various eras and the respective years they commenced from, is wrong?

Answer: Vikram Era; 58 AD

309. Gathasaptasati was written by

Answer: Hala

310. The first inscription evidence of Satipratha has been found from

Answer: Eran

311. Which Avtar of Vishnu tricked Mahabali and claimed earth and heaven from him?

Answer: Vamana

312. The ammonite (Shaligrama) fossilized shellfish, a was recognized by Hindus as one of the symbols of

Answer: Vishnu

313. The fourth age of the aeon (mahayuga) is

Answer: Kali

314. Angkor wat temple is located

Answer: Cambodia

315. When the fully developed splendid form of temple architecture emerged in India?

Answer: Sixth century A. D.

316. Who wrote 'Ashtadhyayi', the earliest existing grammar of Sanskrit?

Answer: Panini

317. The Lilavati was a treatise on

Answer: Arithmetic

318. Among the four works mentioned be low which one is encyclopedic in nature?

Answer: Brihat Samhita

319. Which of the following was not the work of Kalidasa?

Answer: Kadambari

320. Kailasa Temple, one of the largest monolithic structures, is in

Answer: Ellora Caves

321. The study of inscription is known as

Answer: Epigraphy

322. Who of the following  was the author of Meghadoota?

Answer: Kalidasa

323. Gita Govinda was written by

Answer: Jayadeva

324. Who was the writer of Tales of Panchatantra?

Answer: Vishnu Sharma

325. Where did the game of Chess originated?

Answer: India

326. Which among the following cities is considered as one of the oldest surviving cities in the world?

Answer: Varanasi

327. Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written which language?

Answer: Awadhi

328. Alexander the Great was born in

Answer: 356 BC

329. Which among the following games was very popular in ancient India?

Answer: Chess

330. The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions? 

Answer: Eran inscription of Bhanugupta

331. What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of Qutub Minar primarily famous for?

Answer: Excellent quality steel