1. Daskumar Charitam was composed by
(A)
Surdas
(B)
Dandin
(C)
Tulsidas
(D)
Kalidas
Answer
(B) Dandin[UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
2. ‘Kumarasambhava’ an epic poem was composed by
(A)
Banabhatta
(B)
Chand Bardai
(C)
Harishena
(D)
Kalidasa
Answer
(D) Kalidasa[45th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
3. The title ‘Father of History’ rightly belongs to
(A)
Herodotus
(B)
Euripides
(C)
Thucydides
(D)
Socrates
Answer
(A) Herodotus[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1994]
4. Who of the following was the writer of Mudrarakshasa?
(A)
Ashwaghosha
(B)
Vishakhadatta
(C)
Kalidasa
(D)
Bhas
Answer
(B) Vishakhadatta[47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]
5. Which of the following drama was not written by Kalidas?
(A)
Malavikagnimitram
(B)
Abhigyan Shakuntalam
(C)
Kumarsambhavam
(D)
Janaki haranam
Answer
(D) Janaki haranam[MPPCS (Pre) 2005]
6. What is the name of Kalhana’s book?
(A)
Arthashastra
(B)
Indica
(C)
Purana
(D)
Rajatarangini
Answer
(D) Rajatarangini[53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011]
7. ‘Rajatarangini’ written by Kalhan is associated with which of the following?
(A)
Chandragupta’s reign
(B)
Anthology of lyrics
(C)
History of Kashmir
(D)
Reign of Krishna Deva Raya
Answer
(C) History of Kashmir[MPPCS (Pre) 2012]
8. ‘Ashtadhyayi’ was written by
(A)
Vedavyas
(B)
Panini
(C)
Shukhadeva
(D)
Valmiki
Answer
(B) Panini[Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2011 UPPSC (GIC) 2010]
9. Charaka Samhita is related to which of the following subject?
(A)
Arthashastra
(B)
Politics
(C)
Medicine
(D)
Religion
Answer
(C) Medicine[MPPCS (Pre) 1993]
10. The Panchasiddhantika of Varahamihira is based upon
(A)
Persian astronomy
(B)
Greek astronomy
(C)
Iranian astronomy
(D)
Mesopotamian astronomy
Answer
(B) Greek astronomy[UPPCS (RI) 2014]
11. Which one of the following is not correcly matched?
(A)
Kalidasa – Raghuvansa
(B)
Bhasa – Svapna Vasavadattam
(C)
Subandhu – Kadambari
(D)
Harsha – Ratnavali
Answer
(C) Subandhu – Kadambari[UPPCS (Mains) 2006]
12. ‘Milindapanha’ is a
(A)
Sanskrit drama
(B)
Jain chronicle
(C)
Pali text
(D)
Persian epic
Answer
(C) Pali text[UPPCS (Pre) 1996]
13. Buddhist text ‘Milindapanha’ throws light on which Indo-Greek ruler?
(A)
Diodorus-II
(B)
Demetrius
(C)
Menander
(D)
Strato-I
Answer
(C) Menander[Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012]
14. Milindapanha is in the form of a dialogue between King Menander and Buddhist monk
(A)
Nagarjuna
(B)
Nagabhatta
(C)
Nagasena
(D)
Kumarilabhatta
Answer
(C) Nagasena[IAS (Pre) 1997]
15. Name the source that is silent about the trade routes of ancient India
(A)
Sangam Sahitya
(B)
Milindpanha
(C)
Jataka Tales
(D)
All of the above
Answer
(B) Milindpanha[39th BPSC (Pre) 1994]
16. The contemporary ruler of Kalhana, the author of Rajatarangini was
(A)
Jai Singh
(B)
Harsha
(C)
Govindchandra
(D)
Jayachandra
Answer
(A) Jai Singh[UPPSC (GIC) 2010]
17. How many Tarangas are in Rajtarangini of Kalhana?
(A)
Eight
(B)
Nine
(C)
Ten
(D)
Eleven
Answer
(A) Eight[UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
18. Who among the following continued the Rajtarangini of Kalhana?
(A)
Bilhana and Merutunga
(B)
Bilhana and Mammata
(C)
Jonaraja and Merutunga
(D)
Jonaraja and Srivara
Answer
(D) Jonaraja and Srivara[UPPCS (Pre) 2000]
19. Saundarananda was the composition of
(A)
Asvaghosa
(B)
Banabhatta
(C)
Bhavbhuti
(D)
Bhaas
Answer
(A) Asvaghosa[MPPCS (Pre) 1991]
20. ‘Nagananda’, ‘Ratnavali’ and ‘Priyadarshika’ was written by
(A)
Bana Bhatta
(B)
Vishakha Datta
(C)
Vatsyayan
(D)
Harshavardhana
Answer
(D) Harshavardhana[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]