1. Whom did Jahangir send to Persia for the painting of King Shah Abbas I of Persia?

[A] Basavan

[B] Bishan Das

[C] Manohar

[D] Dasharatha

 Answer: [B] Bishan Das

2. According to Rigveda, on which river did the Dasaraja war take place?

[A] Saraswati

[B] Ganges

[C] proof

[D] vista

Answer: [C]

3. In which Yajna, Sura was used in the Yajna material during the Vedic period?

[A] Rajsuya

[B] Agnostom

[C] Vajpayee

[D] Sautramani

 Answer: [D] Sautramani

4. Which period is called Vallabhi period?

[A] Mauryakal

[B] Gupta period

[C] Kushan period

[D] None of these

 Answer: [B] Gupta period

5. Kalhana's Rajatarangini was composed in which century?

[A] 10th

[B] 11th

[C] 12th

[D] 13th

Answer: [C] 12th

6. Which of the following Vedas is half prose and half poetic?

[A] Samaveda

[B] Rigveda

[C] Atharvaveda

[D] Yajurved

 Answer: [D] Yajurveda

7. Which of the following is a Tamil grammatical treatise?

[A] Silappidicarum

[B] Pattupattu

[C] Tolkappiyam

[D] None of these

 Answer: [C] Tolkappiyam

8. In Pali language, who has been referred to as Nighanta Natputta?

[A] Mahaveer

[B] Gautam Buddha

[C] Parshwanath

[D] Rishabhdev

 Answer: [A] Mahavir

9. The pagoda of Mahabalipuram was built by whom?

[A] Pallavas

[B] Chalukya

[C] Cher

[D] Chola

 Answer: [A] Pallava

10. Which of the following is the most famous idol of the Chola period?

[A] Natraj

[B] Murugan

[C] Vishnu

[D] Venkateswara

 Answer: [A] Natraj