. Who commissioned the writing of the famous Shahnama ?
(1) Mahmud Gaznavi
(2) Mohammad Ghori
(3) Mohammad-bin Qasim
(4) Ala-ud-din Khilji
. Kalidas wrote (1) Manu Charitra (2) Arthashastra (3) Malavikagnimitram (4) None of these
. Which of the following is not a Tributary of the Krishna ? (1) Malaprabha (2) Tungabhadra (3) Amravati (4) Ghataprath
. Gandhara School of Art developed in the reign of (1) Chandra Gupta Maurya (2) Ashoka (3) Chandra Gupta I (4) Kanishka
. The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of (1) Chola art (2) Gandhara art (3) Gupta art (4) Mauryan art
2 Answers Aligarh Muslim University,
. The spring tide occurs when the moon, the sun and the earth make an angle of (1) 330 (2) 1800 (3) 900 (4) 450
. Mohenjodaro is situated in (1) West Bengal (2) Sind (3) Gujrat (4) Orissa (5) None of these
If the Vice-President of India wishes to resign from his office, who should he address his resignation to? (1) The President of India (2) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha (3) The Dy. Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (4) The Prime Minister of India
. Which of the following is a tax not levied by the states in India? (1) Sales tax (2) Excise on liquor (3) Profession tax (4) Wealth tax
Capital of the Brihatpalayanas was: (a) Guduru near Machilipatnam (b) Kondamudi (c) Rajamundry (d) None
Majlis I-Malguzari indicates? (a) Supreme court (b) Administrative Board (c) Advisory Council (d) Council of ministers
What were the two capitals of Rashtrakutaas? (a) Moyurkhandi (near Nasik) (b) Manyaketa (Mysore) (c) Kondaveedu (d) Both A & B
. Why do the Deccan rivers fluctuate in Volume? (1) Because they are rained (2) Because of deforestation (3) Because they depend on the melting of snow (4) None