Ancient Literature and Litterateur MCQ Quiz 2

Question 1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

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Question 2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below the lists.

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Question 3. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) The Histories – Herodotus

(B) Historial Philippical – Pompeius Trogus

(C) The Natural History – Ptolemy

(D) Life of Hiuen Tsang – Hui-li

Question 4. Which one of the following Indian Mathematician invented decimal place value? 

(A) Aryabhatta

(B) Brahmagupta

(C) Varahmihira

(D) Bhaskar

Question 5. Which ancient Indian book has been translated into 15 (fifteen) Indian and 40 (forty) foreign languages?

(A) Shakuntala

(B) Katha Saritsagar

(C) Panchatantra

(D) Hitopadesha

Question 6. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Mrichchakatikam – Sudraka
2. Buddhacharita – Vasubandhu
3. Mudrarakshasa – Vishakhadatta
4. Harshacharita – Banabhatta
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 4

(C) 1, 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer.

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Question 8. ‘Zero’ was discovered by __________.

(A) Brahmagupta

(B) Bhaskar-I

(C) Varahmihira

(D) Aryabhatta

Question 9. Aryabhatta was ___________.

(A) Indian Sanskrit Scholar and Poet

(B) Indian Mathematician and Astronomer

(C) None of the above

(D) Indian Politician

Question 10. In which epic it was told ‘what is here is also found elsewhere, but if not here is found nowhere else’?

(A) Rajtarangini

(B) Geeta

(C) Mahabharata

(D) Ramayana

Question 11. Which of the following works were authored by Harsha?

1. Priyadarshika
2. Nagananda
3. Harshacharita
4. Ratnavali
   

Select your answer using the code given below

(A) 2 and 3

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(C) 1, 2 and 4

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 12. Which of the following classical works of literature were written during the Gupta Era?

1. Amarakosh
2. Kamasutra
3. Meghaduta
4. Mudrarakshasa
   

Select the correct answer from the code given below. 

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) Only 1, 2 and 3

(C) Only 2 and 3

(D) Only 1 and 2

Question 13. The great lawgiver of ancient times was _________.

(A) Vatsyayan

(B) Manu

(C) Arya Bhatta

(D) Ashoka

Question 14. Lilavathi, a treatise on Mathematics, was written by ________.

(A) Bhaskaracharya

(B) Amartya Sen

(C) Kautilya

(D) Ramanuj

Question 15. Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits. This is stated in which of the following book?

(A) Mahabharata

(B) Geeta

(C) Mahabhasya

(D) Astadhyayi

Question 16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.

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Question 17. Match the following.

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Question 18. ‘Manusmriti’ is mainly related to?

(A) Working method of State

(B) Economics

(C) Law

(D) Social System

Question 19. Who of the following is especially known for his contribution in the field of Algebra?

(A) Lall

(B) Bhaskar

(C) Brahmagupta

(D) Aryabhatta

Question 20. Whose court was embellished by ‘Jaydev’ composer of Geet Govind?

(A) Lakshmana Sen

(B) Vijayasen

(C) Devpala

(D) Dharmapala

Question 21. Which of the following Sanskrit works has taken up their theme from the Mahabharata?

1. Naishdhiyacharita
2. Kiratarjuniyam
3. Sisupalavadha
4. Dasakumaracharita
   

Select the correct answer from the code given below

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 3

(C) 2, 3 and 4

(D) 2 and 3

Question 22. The most ancient musical instrument in given option is? 

(A) Tabla

(B) Sarod

(C) Veena

(D) Sitar

Question 23. Who was the author of ‘Matta Vilasa Prahasana’? 

(A) Pulakesin II

(B) Mahendra Varman

(C) Mahakshatrap Rudradaman

(D) Gautamiputra Satakarni

Question 24. ‘Panchatantra’ was originally written by? 

(A) Raidas

(B) Tulsidas

(C) Vishnu Sharma

(D) Kalidasa

Question 25. Who is the author of ‘Geet Govind’?

(A) Mira

(B) Kesav

(C) Surdas

(D) Jayadeva

Question 26. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 27. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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