Ancient History (Ancient Literature and Litterateur) MCQ Part – I

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Subject — Ancient Indian History 
Topic — Ancient Literature and Litterateur
Total Question in This Set — 01 – 30

Ancient Indian History (Ancient Literature and Litterateur) MCQ
Part – I

1. ‘Kumarasambhava’ an epic poem was composed by
(A) Banabhatta
(B) Chand Bardai
(C) Harishena
(D) Kalidasa

2. Daskumar Charitam was composed by
(A) Surdas
(B) Dandin
(C) Tulsidas
(D) Kalidas

3. Who of the following was the writer of Mudrarakshasa?
(A) Ashwaghosha
(B) Vishakhadatta
(C) Kalidasa
(D) Bhas

4. The title ‘Father of History’ rightly belongs to
(A) Herodotus
(B) Euripides
(C) Thucydides
(D) Socrates

5. What is the name of Kalhana’s book?
(A) Arthashastra
(B) Indica
(C) Purana
(D) Rajatarangini

7. Which of the following drama was not written by Kalidas?
(A) Malavikagnimitram
(B) Abhigyan Shakuntalam
(C) Kumarsambhavam
(D) Janaki haranam

8. ‘Ashtadhyayi’ was written by
(A) Vedavyas
(B) Panini
(C) Shukhadeva
(D) Valmiki

9. ‘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

10. The Panchasiddhantika of Varahamihira is based upon
(A) Persian astronomy
(B) Greek astronomy
(C) Iranian astronomy
(D) Mesopotamian astronomy

11. Charaka Samhita is related to which of the following subject?
(A) Arthashastra
(B) Politics
(C) Medicine
(D) Religion

12. ‘Milindapanha’ is a
(A) Sanskrit drama
(B) Jain chronicle
(C) Pali text
(D) Persian epic

13. Which one of the following is not correcly matched?
(A) Kalidasa – Raghuvansa
(B) Bhasa – Svapna Vasavadattam
(C) Subandhu – Kadambari
(D) Harsha – Ratnavali

14. Milindapanha is in the form of a dialogue between King Menander and Buddhist monk
(A) Nagarjuna
(B) Nagabhatta
(C) Nagasena
(D) Kumarilabhatta

15. Buddhist text ‘Milindapanha’ throws light on which Indo-Greek ruler?
(A) Diodorus-II
(B) Demetrius
(C) Menander
(D) Strato-I