Ancient Literature and Literature MCQ Question Answer

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Ancient Literature and Literature MCQ Question Answer

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1. Daskumar Charitam was composed by

(A) Surdas

(B) Dandin

(D) Kalidas

2. ‘Kumarasambhava’ an epic poem was composed by

(A) Banabhatta

(B) Chand Bardai

(D) Kalidasa

3. The title ‘Father of History’ rightly belongs to

(A) Herodotus

(B) Euripides

(D) Socrates

4. Who of the following was the writer of Mudrarakshasa?

(A) Ashwaghosha

(B) Vishakhadatta

(D) Bhas

5. Which of the following drama was not written by Kalidas?

(A) Malavikagnimitram

(B) Abhigyan Shakuntalam

(D) Janaki haranam

6. What is the name of Kalhana’s book?

(A) Arthashastra

(B) Indica

(D) Rajatarangini

7. ‘Rajatarangini’ written by Kalhan is associated with which of the following?

(A) Chandragupta’s reign

(B) Anthology of lyrics

(D) Reign of Krishna Deva Raya

8. ‘Ashtadhyayi’ was written by

(A) Vedavyas

(B) Panini

(D) Valmiki

9. Charaka Samhita is related to which of the following subject?

(A) Arthashastra

(B) Politics

(D) Religion

10. The Panchasiddhantika of Varahamihira is based upon

(A) Persian astronomy

(B) Greek astronomy

(D) Mesopotamian astronomy

11. Which one of the following is not correcly matched?

(A) Kalidasa – Raghuvansa

(B) Bhasa – Svapna Vasavadattam

(D) Harsha – Ratnavali

12. ‘Milindapanha’ is a

(A) Sanskrit drama

(B) Jain chronicle

(D) Persian epic

13. Buddhist text ‘Milindapanha’ throws light on which Indo-Greek ruler?

(A) Diodorus-II

(B) Demetrius

(D) Strato-I

14. Milindapanha is in the form of a dialogue between King Menander and Buddhist monk

(A) Nagarjuna

(B) Nagabhatta

(D) Kumarilabhatta

15. Name the source that is silent about the trade routes of ancient India

(A) Sangam Sahitya

(B) Milindpanha

(D) All of the above

16. The contemporary ruler of Kalhana, the author of Rajatarangini was

(A) Jai Singh

(B) Harsha

(D) Jayachandra

17. How many Tarangas are in Rajtarangini of Kalhana?

(A) Eight

(B) Nine

(D) Eleven

18. Who among the following continued the Rajtarangini of Kalhana?

(A) Bilhana and Merutunga

(B) Bilhana and Mammata

(D) Jonaraja and Srivara

19. Saundarananda was the composition of

(A) Asvaghosa

(B) Banabhatta

(D) Bhaas

20. ‘Nagananda’, ‘Ratnavali’ and ‘Priyadarshika’ was written by

(A) Bana Bhatta

(B) Vishakha Datta

(D) Harshavardhana

21. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopedic in nature?

(A) Amarakosha

(B) Siddhantasiromani

(D) Ashtangahidayam

22. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?

(A) Karpurmanjari – Harsha

(B) Malavikagnimitra – Kalidasa

(D) Saundarananda – Asvaghosha

23. Who wrote ‘Shakuntalam’?

(A) Bana Bhatt

(B) Ved Vyas

(D) Bhavabhuti

24. Which of the following is not a literary masterpiece of Kalidasa?

(A) Mrichchhakatikam

(B) Meghduta

(D) Vikramorvasiyam

25. The protagonist of the Play ‘Malvikagnimitra’ written by Kalidasa is

(A) Pushyamitra Shunga

(B) Gautamiputra Satakarni

(D) Chandragupta-II

26. Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?

(A) Swapnavasavadatta

(B) Malavikagnimitra

(D) Ratnavali

27. The author of ‘Swapnavasavadatta’ is

(A) Kalidasa

(B) Bhasa

(D) Rajshekhara

28. Who is the author of ‘Geet Govind’?

(A) Jayadeva

(B) Surdas

(D) Mira

29. Whose court was embellished by ‘Jaydev’ composer of Geet Govind?

(A) Dharmapala

(B) Devpala

(D) Lakshmana Sen

30. Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits. This is stated in which of the following book?

(A) Astadhyayi

(B) Mahabhasya

(D) Mahabharata

31. In which epic it was told ‘what is here is also found elsewhere, but if not here is found nowhere else’?

(A) Ramayana

(B) Mahabharata

(D) Rajtarangini

32. Which ancient Indian book has been translated into 15 (fifteen) Indian and 40 (forty) foreign languages?

(A) Hitopadesha

(B) Panchatantra

(D) Shakuntala

33. ‘Panchatantra’ was originally written by

(A) Kalidasa

(B) Vishnu Sharma

(D) Raidas

34. Who of the following is especially known for his contribution in the field of Algebra?

(A) Aryabhatta

(B) Brahmagupta

(D) Lall

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35. Lilavathi, a treatise on Mathematics, was written by

(A) Ramanuj

(B) Kautilya

(D) Bhaskaracharya

36. Aryabhatta was

(A) Indian Politician

(B) Indian Mathematician and Astronomer

(D) None of the above

37. Which one of the following Indian Mathematician invented decimal place value?

(A) Bhaskar

(B) Varahmihira

(D) Aryabhatta

38. Who was the author of ‘Matta Vilasa Prahasana’?

(A) Gautamiputra Satakarni

(B) Mahakshatrap Rudradaman

(D) Pulakesin II

39. ‘Manusmriti’ is mainly related to

(A) Social System

(B) Law

(D) Working method of State

40. The great lawgiver of ancient times was

(A) Ashoka

(B) Arya Bhatta

(D) Vatsyayan

41. ‘Zero’ was discovered by

(A) Aryabhatta

(B) Varahmihira

(D) An anonymous Indian

42. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Life of Hiuen Tsang – Hui-li

(B) The Natural History – Ptolemy

(D) The Histories – Herodotus

43. The most ancient musical instrument in given option is

(A) Sitar

(B) Veena

(D) Tabla

44. Match the following.

List-I

(a) Panini

(b) Vatsyayan

(d) Kalhana

List-II

1. Kamasutra

2. Rajatarangini

3. Ashtadhyayi

4. Arthashastra

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 1 4 2

(B) 4 1 2 3

(D) 1 2 3 4

45. Which of the following classical works of literature were written during the Gupta Era?

1. Amarakosh

2. Kamasutra

3. Meghaduta

4. Mudrarakshasa

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

Code

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

46. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer.

List-I

(a) Vishakhadatta

(b) Varahamihira

(d) Brahmagupta

List-II

1. Medicine

2. Drama

3. Astronomy

4. Mathematics

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 3 4 2

(B) 2 1 3 4

(D) 3 4 1 3

47. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below the lists.

List-I (Authors)

(a) Bharavi

(b) Harsha

(d) Rajasekhara

List-II (Works)

1. Kapurmanjari

2. Kiratarjuniyam

3. Malavikagnimitram

4. Nagananda

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 3 4 2 1

(D) 2 4 3 1

48. Which of the following Sanskrit works has taken up their theme from the Mahabharata?

1. Naishdhiyacharita

2. Kiratarjuniyam

3. Sisupalavadha

4. Dasakumaracharita

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

Code

(A) 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2 and 3

49. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.

List-I (Court Poet)

(a) Amir Khusrau

(b) Kalidasa

(d) Banabhatta

List-II (King)

1. Chandra Gupta II

2. Samudra Gupta

3. Harshavardhana

4. Allauddin Khalji

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 4 1 2 3

(D) 2 4 1 3

50. Which of the following works were authored by Harsha?

1. Priyadarshika

2. Nagananda

3. Harshacharita

4. Ratnavali

Select your answer using the code given below.

Code

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 4

(D) 2 and 3

51. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Mrichchakatikam – Sudraka

2. Buddhacharita – Vasubandhu

3. Mudrarakshasa – Vishakhadatta

4. Harshacharita – Banabhatta

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Code

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 3 and 4

(D) 2 and 3

52. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List-I (Author)

(a) Varahamihira

(b) Vishakhadatta

(d) Bilhana

List-II (Text)

1. Prabandha Chintamani

2. Mrichchha-Katikam

3. Brihat-Samhita

4. Devi-Chandraguptam

5. Vikramankadevacharita

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 5 2

(B) 3 4 2 5

(D) 1 3 5 2

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53. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List-I (Compositions)

(a) Ashtanga – Samgraha

(b) Das rupak

(d) Mahabhasya

List-II (Subject)

1. Play

2. Grammar

3. Maths

4. Medical

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 2 1 4

(B) 4 1 3 2

(D) 1 4 2 3

54. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List-I

(a) Sarvavarma

(b) Sudrak

(d) Kalhana

List-II

1. Mitakshara

2. Rajtarangini

3. Mrichchhakatikam

4. Katantra

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 2 1

(B) 4 3 1 2

(D) 4 2 1 3

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