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Ancient Indian Art and Literature Quiz 01
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Q1. Which was the first book to deal with Music?
A.
Atharvaveda
B.
Yajurveda
C.
Rigveda
D.
Samaveda
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Correct Answer:
D
The Samaveda consists of melodies and chants and is considered the root of Indian classical music.
Q2. The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
A.
Rigveda
B.
Samaveda
C.
Yajurveda
D.
Atharvaveda
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Correct Answer:
B
The Samaveda is a collection of chants and melodies, often called the 'Veda of Melodies'.
Q3. Who wrote Mudrarakshasa?
A.
Vishakhadatta
B.
Panini
C.
Patanjali
D.
Shudrak
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Correct Answer:
A
This Sanskrit play describes the ascent of Chandragupta Maurya and the clever schemes of Chanakya.
Q4. In which language are the ’Pandukeshwar copper plates’ written?
A.
Prakrit
B.
Pali
C.
Sanskrit
D.
Armike
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Correct Answer:
C
The Pandukeshwar plates of the Katyuri kings (Uttarakhand) are inscribed in Sanskrit using the late Brahmi/Kutila script.
Q5. History is a continuous process of interaction between past and present. Who said this?
A.
Karl Marx
B.
Charles Firth
C.
E. H. Carr
D.
V.A. Smith
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Correct Answer:
C
E.H. Carr defined history this way in his famous book 'What is History?'.
Q6. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
A.
Brahmi
B.
Sharada
C.
Kharoshti
D.
Nandnagari
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Correct Answer:
C
Kharoshti script, used in ancient Gandhara, was derived from Aramaic and written from right to left.
Q7. Sarga Pratisavge Vansa Manvantara and Vanshanucharit are the indicators of-
A.
Vedas
B.
Puranas
C.
Upnishads
D.
Sutras
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Correct Answer:
B
These represent the five characteristics (Pancha Lakshana) of the Puranas.
Q8. Who wrote Panchatantra?
A.
Kalidas
B.
Vishnu Sharma
C.
Chanakya
D.
Nagarjun
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Correct Answer:
B
Vishnu Sharma wrote these fables to teach political science to young princes.
Q9. Study of inscription is called:
A.
Archaeology
B.
Numismatic
C.
Epigraphy
D.
Palaeography
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Correct Answer:
C
Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions, while Numismatics is the study of coins.
Q10. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the-
A.
2nd Century BC
B.
5th-6th Century BC
C.
2nd Century AD
D.
5th-6th Century AD
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Correct Answer:
B
Panini authored the Ashtadhyayi and lived during the late Vedic/Mahajanapada period.
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