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

16. The contemporary ruler of Kalhana, the author of Rajatarangini was
(A) Jai Singh
(B) Harsha
(C) Govindchandra
(D) Jayachandra

17. 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

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

17. How many Tarangas are in Rajtarangini of Kalhana?
(A) Eight
(B) Nine
(C) Ten
(D) Eleven

18. ‘Nagananda’, ‘Ratnavali’ and ‘Priyadarshika’ was written by
(A) Bana Bhatta
(B) Vishakha Datta
(C) Vatsyayan
(D) Harshavardhana

19. Saundarananda was the composition of
(A) Asvaghosa
(B) Banabhatta
(C) Bhavbhuti
(D) Bhaas

20. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
(A) Karpurmanjari – Harsha
(B) Malavikagnimitra – Kalidasa
(C) Mudrarakshasa – Vishakhadatta
(D) Saundarananda – Asvaghosha

21. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopedic in nature?
(A) Amarakosha
(B) Siddhantasiromani
(C) Brihat Samhita
(D) Ashtangahidayam

22. Which of the following is not a literary masterpiece of Kalidasa?
(A) Mrichchhakatikam
(B) Meghduta
(C) Ritu Sanghar
(D) Vikramorvasiyam

23. Who wrote ‘Shakuntalam’?
(A) Bana Bhatt
(B) Ved Vyas
(C) Kalidasa
(D) Bhavabhuti

24. 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
(C) Meghadoota
(D) Ratnavali

25. The protagonist of the Play ‘Malvikagnimitra’ written by Kalidasa is
(A) Pushyamitra Shunga
(B) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(C) Agnimitra
(D) Chandragupta-II

26. Who is the author of ‘Geet Govind’?
(A) Jayadeva
(B) Surdas
(C) Kesav
(D) Mira

27. The author of ‘Swapnavasavadatta’ is
(A) Kalidasa
(B) Bhasa
(C) Bhavabhuti
(D) Rajshekhara

28. Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits. This is stated in which of the following book?
(A) Astadhyayi
(B) Mahabhasya
(C) Geeta
(D) Mahabharata

29. Whose court was embellished by ‘Jaydev’ composer of Geet Govind?
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Devpala
(C) Vijayasen
(D) Lakshmana Sen

30. Which ancient Indian book has been translated into 15 (fifteen) Indian and 40 (forty) foreign languages?
(A) Hitopadesha
(B) Panchatantra
(C) Katha Saritsagar
(D) Shakuntala

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