1.
St Thomas came to India in AD 1st
century to propagate Christianity. He came during the reign of
(a)
Gondophernes
(b)
Kanishka
(c)
Rudradaman I
(d)
Kadphises
2.
The king kanishka held a great Buddhist Council
under whose president ship?
(a)
Asvaghosha
(b)
Sanghraksha
(c)
Naggasena
(d)
Vasumitra
3.
Consider the following statements
1.
The last Mauryan ruler brihadratha was assassinated
by his commander –in-Chief, Pushyamitra
Sunga
2.
The last Sunga king, Devabhuti was assassinated
by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.
3.
The last ruler of the kanva dynasty was deposed
by the Andhras.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a)
1 and 2
(b)
Only 2
(c)
Only 3
(d)
1, 2 and 3
4.
The only ruler of India who ruled over
territories in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs
was
(a)
Kanishka
(b)
Ashoka
(c)
Samudragupta
(d)
Harsha
5.
Ibn batuta’s work, Rihla completed in 1355, is
(a)
An autobiography
(b)
An account of the Delhi sultans from Aibek to
Ghiyas-up-din Tughlaq
(c)
A religious text
(d)
An account of trade with Morocco
6.
Which one among the following statements is not
correct?
(a)
Gandhara School of Arts owed its origin to the
Indo-Greek rulers but the real patrons of the school were the kushanas,
especially Kanishka
(b)
Rich carving elaborate ornamentations and
complex symbolism were not the main features of the gandhara sculpture
(c)
The Greeco- Roman architectural impact modified
the structure of the Buddhist stupas
(d)
The artists of the Amravati School of Arts main
used white marble
7.
“Use of white marble, long legs and slender
frames, human, beings as central characters and prominence of kings, princess
and places” were the characteristic features of which one of the following
ancient art forms of India?
(a)
Amravati school of Art
(b)
Gandhara School of Art
(c)
Mathura School of Art
(d)
Pahari school of Art
Answer:
1.
A
2.
D
3.
A
4.
A
5.
D
6.
C
7.
D
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