71. Durin the reign of which Pallava ruler began the long drawn struggle between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas?
- MahendravarmanI
- Simhavishnu
- Narasimhavarman I
- Mahendravarman II
Answer: A.MahendravarmanI
Explanation: During the reign of Mahendravarman I (590-630) began the long drawn out struggle between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas. He was defeated by Pulakesin II and a part of his kingdom was occupied.
72. How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National flag?
- 22
- 18
- 24
- 14
Answer: C.24
Explanation: The National Flag of India has design of Ashoka Chakra in navy blue colour with 24 equally spaced spokes. The 24 spokes represent the twelve laws of dependentorigination and the twelve laws of dependent termination.
73. The capital of the ‘Ancient Chola kingdom’ was –
- Uraiyur
- Kaveripoompattinam
- Thanjavur
- Madurai
Answer: A.Uraiyur
Explanation: The Early Cholas of the pre and post Sangam period (300 BCE-200 CE) were one of the three main kingdoms of the ancient Tamil country. Uraiyur, now Tiruchchirappalli was the ancient capital of the Chola Dynasty.
74. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization is –
- Kharosthi
- Undeciphered
- Brahmi
- Tamil
Answer: B.Undeciphered
Explanation: Although these seals and samples of Indus writing have been floating around the scholastic world close to 70 years, little progress has been made on deciphering this elegant script. The Indus script is an undeciphered script.
75. Who was the contemporary South Indian ruler of Harshavardhana?
- Krishnadevaraya
- Pulakeshin II
- Mayuravarma
- Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar
Answer: B.Pulakeshin II
Explanation: Harshavardhana (606 to 647 AD) and Pulakesin II (610-642 AD) were contemporaries to each other According to the Aihole inscription, Pulakesin of the Chalukyan dynasty defeated Harshavardhana of Kan nauj on the banks of the Narmada.
76. Who is considered founder of the Gupta Empire?
- Srigupta
- Samudra Gupta
- Chandra Gupta I
- Chandra Gupta II
Answer: A.Srigupta
Explanation: The history of the Gupta dynasty begins with its founding by Sri-Gupta around 240 CE. He has been described as Maharaja in edicts. The most likely time for the reign of Sri Gupta is c. 240-280 CE. Chinese traveller I- Tsing mentioned about Sri Gupta in his writings
77. Kautilya’s “Arthashastra” mainly deals with:
- Political state craft
- Social aspects
- Economic doctrines
- Military aspects
Answer: A.Political state craft
Explanation: The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on stecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written by Kautilya. It is essentially a book of state and administrative system and deals with the art of government and politics. It is a comprehensive manual on how a state ought to be ruled and administered by a king and his administration.
78. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
- Buddhism
- Jainism
- Hinduism
- Sikhism
Answer: B.Jainism
Explanation: Kaivalya is the Jain concept of salvation. According to Jainism, all things in existence are divided int two parts Jiva (i.e. living beings having a soul) and Ajiva (non- living things having no soul). The entangle ment of living beings (Jiva) with things not having souls (Ajiva) is a source of all misery. Kaivalya result of a living beings becoming free of this entanglement.
79. The first Buddhist Council was held at
- Kashmir
- Rajagriha
- Pataliputra
- Vaishali
Answer: B.Rajagriha
Explanation: According to the scriptures of all Buddhist schoos the first Buddhist Council was held soon after the death of the Buddha at Rajagriha in Bihar around 400 B.C. It was held under the patronage of king Ajatashatru with the monk Mahakasyapa presiding. Its objective was to preserve the Buddha’s sayings suttas) and the monastic discipline or rules (Vinaya).
80. Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?
- Kumara GuptaI
- Chandra Gupta II
- Samudra Gupta
- Skanda Gupta
Answer: B.Chandra Gupta II
Explanation: Aryabhata and Kalidasa adorned the court of Gupta ruler Chandragupta II who was also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya. Kalidasa was a classical Sanskrit writer, who was one of the nine gems of Chandragupta’s court. Aryabhata was a mathematician and astronomer whose works include the Aryabhaiya and the Arya-siddhanta.
