What was the first metal used by humans?

Copper

Which theory of Buddhist, Jain and Brahmin religions are similar?

Theory of karma

Who was the author of “Malati Madhav”?

Bhavabhuti

What is “Bhimbetka” famous for?

Cave paintings

** Who was the author of “Hitopadesha”?

Narayana

Who wrote the Natya Shastra?

Bharat Muni

When did the Vikram era begin?

58 B.C.

** Who discovered ZERO “0” ?

Aryabhata

Who was the author of “Swapnavasavadatta”?

Bhasa

** Which grain was first used by humans?

Jowar and Wheat

A book translated into 15 Indian and 40 foreign languages?

Panchatantra

Where is Ankorwat?

Cambodia

Who was the creator of Naga Nanda, Ratnavali, Priyadarshika?

Harshavardhana

** Who wrote Harshacharital?

Banabhatta

Which Chinese traveller came to India during Harshavardhana?

Hiuen Tsang

** Who is called the second Ashoka in Indian History?

Kanishka

Pulakeshin II, the ruler to defeat Harshavardhana,was the ruler of ______

Badami / Vatapi

Which one script was written from right to left in ancient India?

Kharoshthi

** Which foreign traveller first visited India?

Megasthenes

When did child marriage practice begin?

In the Gupta period

** In which period most gold coins were issued?

In the Gupta period

Which is the first Indian text translated into European language?

Abhigyan Shakuntalam

Where is the first mention of sati practice found?

In writings of Eran

Who is called the Iliad of Tamil poetry?

Shilappadikaram

In which language is the collection of religious poems “Kural”?

Tamil

** Which is the most popular grammar work of the Sangam era?

Tolkappiyam

Which Kushan ruler first issued gold currencies?

Cudfisses II

Who brought military rule into practice for the first time in India?

Greek

To whom was the great scholar Patanjali a contemporary?

Pushyamitra Sung

** What is the mixture of Indian and Greek style?

Gandhara style

Kanishka was a follower of which branch of Buddhism?

Mahayana

Which Chinese general defeated Kanishka?

Pen Chao

** Who started the great silk route?

Kanishka

Taxila University is located?

in Pakistan

Who was the great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?

Kharavel

How many tribunals are there in Kautilya’s Arthashastra?

15

In which period was the standing statue of Bhagwan Buddha made?

Kushan period

Charaka, Nagarjuna, Ashwaghosh, Vasumitra were contemporary with whom?

Kanishka

Which was the most influential state in South India after Maurya?

Satavahanas

Who started the use of curtains in the theaters in India?

The Greeks

** Who started the use of golden currencies in India?

Indo-Bactrian Empire

Was the capital of Kanishka?

Purushpur (Peshawar)

Who issued the most pure gold coins?

Kushan

** Who composed Saptashati?

Hall

Who was the author of the famous ancient Sanskrit text Kirātārjunīya?

Mahakavi Bharavi

Charak was a doctor (चिकित्सक) of whose region?

Kanishka

During the time of Satavahanas, the currency was made of which metal?

Lead

** Who was the creator of “Buddhacharita” also called “Buddhist Ramayana”?

Ashwaghosh

During whose rule Buddhism was divided into two independent sects: Hinayana and Mahayana?

Kanishka

Which sect of Buddhism became prevalent in the countries south of India?

Hinayana

** Which sect of Buddhism became prevalent in the countries north of India?

Mahayana

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