31. World’s first oil paintings have been found in which of the following countries?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Iran
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Correct Answer: C [ Afghanistan ]
Notes:
World’s first oil painting were found in Bamiyan caves in Afghanistan .
32. What was the capital of Surasena Mahajanpada?
[A] Viratnagar
[B] Mathura
[C] Taxila
[D] Kashi
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Correct Answer: B [ Mathura ]
Notes:
Mathura will be the correct answer.
33. Who is known as the Father of Tamil literature?
[A] Nakkirar
[B] Pushyamitra
[C] Aggatiyam
[D] Agastaya
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Correct Answer: D [ Agastaya ]
Notes:
As per Tamil sources, the father of Tamil literature is ‘Agastaya’.
34. Who was the earliest known Chola King who conquered Sri Lanka and ruled it ?
[A] Karikala
[B] Elara
[C] Udiyangera
[D] Nedunjelian
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Correct Answer: B [ Elara ]
Notes:
Elara was the earliest known Chola King and conquered Srilanka and ruled over it for 50 years .
35. Who was the mother of Gautamiputra Satkarni?
[A] Shubhadrangi
[B] Nirjara
[C] Gautami
[D] Koshala
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Correct Answer: C [ Gautami ]
Notes:
The mother of the famous Satvahana ruler Gautamiputra Satkarni was Gautami Balasri. The Nasik inscription was made by her that denotes the achievements of her son, Gautamiputra Satkarni.
36. Who was the court poet of Samudragupta?
[A] Harisena
[B] Asanga
[C] Veerasena Saba
[D] Vasubandhu
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Correct Answer: A [ Harisena ]
Notes:
Harisena was the court poet of Samudragupta, who mentioned the achievements of Samudragupta in the Prayag-Prasasti inscription.
37. The achievements of Samudragupta are mentioned in which inscription?
[A] Hathigumpha inscription
[B] Allahabad Pillar inscription
[C] Bairut inscription
[D] Junagarh Pillar inscription
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Correct Answer: B [ Allahabad Pillar inscription ]
Notes:
The achievements of Samudragupta are composed by his court-poet Harisena in Allahabad Pillar inscription ( or Prayag-Prasasti inscription).
38. Which among the following can best define the Neolithic Revolution ?
[A] Green Revolution
[B] Technology Revolution
[C] Milk Revolution
[D] Agricultural Revolution
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Correct Answer: D [ Agricultural Revolution ]
Notes:
The Neolithic Revolution or Neolithic Demographic Transition, sometimes called the Agricultural Revolution, was the world’s first historically verifiable revolution in agriculture. It was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement which supported an increasingly large population. Archaeological data indicates that various forms of plants and animal domestication evolved in separate locations worldwide, starting around 12,000 years ago.
39. Which of the following Harappan towns is divided into three parts ?
[A] Kalibanga
[B] Lothal
[C] Chanhudaro
[D] Dholavira
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Correct Answer: D [ Dholavira ]
Notes:
The Dholavira is the largest Indus Valley Site in independent India. It is located on Khadir Beyt, an island in the Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.It has been excavated by R S Bisht team of ASI. It had three citadels. Each of these three citadels of Dholavira was improved than Harappa and Mohen-jo-Daro and had an inner closure as well.
40. Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tools in India, was originally ___?
[A] Palaeobotanist
[B] Geologist
[C] Archaeologist
[D] Historian
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Correct Answer: B [ Geologist ]
Notes:
Robert Bruce Foote – Father of Indian Pre-history. He was a geologist of the Geological Survey of India, brought out publications on the tools found in the laterite formations in the then Madras and South Arcot districts, documented the antiquities of the Neolithic and Iron Age in Salem district in Tamil Nadu, wrote memoirs on the geology of the south Maharatta country and neighbouring districts, collected antiquities, painted landscape such as “View of Cape Comorin, the Kumla Kumari Pagoda…” and skilfully handled his finances.
