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Indian monuments and Literature

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which monument is depicted on the backside of the 200 Indian Rupee note?

a)

Sanchi Stupa

b)

Sun Temple of Konark

c)

Hampi

d)

Gol Gumbaz

2.

Who wrote the play Abhigyan Shakuntalam ?

a)

Kapilar

b)

Paranar

c)

Kalidasa

d)

Bhavabhuti

3.

Who was the founder of Nalanda University ?

a)

Chandragupta 1

b)

Kumaragupta 1

c)

Vishnugupta

d)

Skandagupta

4.

The monument Bibi Ka Maqbara which looks similar to Taj Mahal was built by which Mughal Ruler ?

a)

Akbar

b)

Humayun

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Aurengzeb

5.

Who is the author of Mahabharat?

a)

Rishi Vishvamitra

b)

Rishi Vasishtha

c)

Rishi Ved byas

d)

Rishi Valmiki

6.

Where is Rang Ghar located?

a)

Sivasagar

b)

Guwahati

c)

Mirzapur

d)

Lucknow

7.

In which century Takshashila was founded ?

a)

6th Century BCE

b)

8rth Century BCE

c)

5TH Century BCE

d)

10th Century BCE

8.

In which City Rumi Darwaza located ?

a)

Lucknow

b)

Kanpur

c)

Varanasi

d)

Prayagraj

9.

Who built the Konark Sun Temple ?

a)

Madhukamarnava

b)

Narasimhadeva I

c)

Bhanu Deva III

d)

Rajaraja Deva II

10.

What style of architecture does the Virupaksha temple have

a)

Nagara

b)

Kalinga

c)

Dravidian

d)

Vesara

11.

Rudrabhatta was a court poet in which king's court ?

a)

Vishnuvardhana

b)

Veera Ballala II

c)

Vira Narasimha II

d)

Narasimha I

12.

Which is the largest civilization in the world?

a)

Chinese Civilization

b)

Indus valley civilization

c)

Mesopotamian civilization

d)

Egypt civilization

13.

What is the source of Hindu Philosophy?

a)

Law books

b)

Vedas

c)

Puranas

d)

Upanishads

14.

Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Allahabad?

a)

Harshavardhana

b)

Dhruvasena Ii

c)

Narshimhvarman

d)

Akbar

15.

Where were the hymns of Rigveda composed?

a)

Punjab

b)

Gujarat

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Uttar Pradesh

16.

Who was the last Hindu emperor of northern India?

a)

Harsha

b)

Pulakesin II

c)

Rajyavardhana

d)

Skandagupta

17.

Which is known as book of Melody?

a)

Rigveda

b)

Samveda

c)

Atharvaveda

d)

Yajurveda

18.

Who among the following written Nyaya School is based on the Nyaya Sutras?

a)

Kapila Muni

b)

Gautama Muni

c)

Jaimini

d)

Kanada

19.

Which of the following statement is correct about South-Indian Literature?

a)

In Southern India, the ancient Indian writings were written in four Dravidian languages which developed their own script and literature, these are, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,

Malayalam.

b)

Tamil is the oldest with literature dating back to early centuries of Christian era. This developed during the three Sangams(assemblies of poets and writers) held during

different times.

c)

Both A & B

d)

None of the above

20.

Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?

a)

Alara Kalama

b)

Kalidas

c)

Viswamitra

d)

Vashistha

21.

Select the correct language in which Jain and Buddhist literature were written?

a)

Prakrit

b)

Pali

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Both A & B

22.

Which of the following are the form pairs of orthodox systems?  

a)

Nyaya-Vaisheshika

b)

Yoga-Samkhya

c)

Mimamsa-Vedanta

d)

All of the above

23.

Vishvambhara Mishra was the original name of:

a)

Guru Nanak

b)

Chaitanya Maha Prabhu

c)

Shankaracharya

d)

Kabir

24.

Who among the following Bhakti Saints scored a triumph over the Saivas in public debate at the court of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijyanagar?

a)

Guru Nanak

b)

Chaitanya Maha Prabhu

c)

Shankaracharya

d)

Vallabhacharya

25.

Kabir was a disciple of:

a)

Ramananda

b)

Ramanujana

c)

Shakracharya

d)

None of the above

26.

Which of the following statement is not true about the Indian National Congress?

a)

It was formed in 1885

b)

W.C. Bannerjee was the first president of congress.

c)

It was formed when 72 delegates from all the presidencies and provinces of India met at Bombay.

d)

Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India.

27.

When was congress split?

a)

At Surat session in 1906

b)

At Benares session in 1905

c)

At Madras in 1908

d)

At Lahore in 1909

28.

The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Copper Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Chalcolithic Age

29.

Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?

a)

Balban

b)

Aram Shah

c)

Nasiruddin Mahmud

d)

IIitutmish

30.

Which is a treatise on the science of governance?

a)

Mahabharata

b)

Ramayana

c)

Kautilya’s Arthshastra

d)

Chandrawati Ramayana