171. With which one of the following is the later foreign immigrants like Hunas, who came after the fall of Imperial Guptas, identified?
A. Rajputs
B. Mlechchas
C. Kshatriyas
D. Fallen Kshatriyas
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Rajputs
172. The language of the Jaina religious text was
A. Prakrit
B. Bengali
C. Sanskrit
D. Pali
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Prakrit
173. The Harappan bricks were mainly
A. Hand-made
B. Cut with the help of a chisel
C. Sawn with the help of a saw-like instrument
D. Made in an open mould
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Made in an open mould
174. Who considered the Harappan crafts 'technically the peer of the rest' among products of the Bronze Age?
A. R.S. Bisht
B. Asco Parpola
C. Gordon Childe
D. Shereen Ratnagar
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Shereen Ratnagar
175. Who introduced Gold Coins in India?
A. The Greeks
B. The Cholas
C. The Maurya
D. The Kushanas
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] The Kushanas
176. The subject matter of Hamzahnamah is
A. Music
B. Philosophy
C. Architecture
D. Painting
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Painting
177. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The Rigveda is a monolithic text.
B. The Rigveda is not a monolithic text and consists of several literary layers
C. The Rigveda consists of 1028 hymns (Suktas).
D. The Rigveda is divided into ten books (mandalas) of unequal sizes
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] The Rigveda is a monolithic text.
178. Which of the following sources describe the Mauryas as belonging to the Sudra Varna?
A. Purvas
B. European Classical Writers
C. Puranas
D. Jatakas
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Puranas
179. Haribhadra, the famous Buddhist author was at the court of
A. Devapala
B. Dharmapala
C. Gopala
D. Mahipala
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Dharmapala
180. Who was Minandar?
A. A Saka King
B. None of the above
C. A Parthian King
D. A Bactrian Greek King
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] A Bactrian Greek King
