401. Dilwara Jain temple located in– Rajasthan
402. The Konark temple of Odisha was constructed by– King Narsingh Dev I
403. ‘Gopuram’ in dravid style of temples referred to– Multistoried Construction over the arch
404. The temples of Bhuvaneshwar and Puri are constructed in– Nagara style
405. Konarka temple is devoted to– Sun
406. The following caves is famous for ‘Trimurti’– Elephanta
407. Chitragupta Swami temple, believed to be the only temple of Chitragupta is located in– Kanchi
408. The Vishnu temple of ‘Angkorwat’ in– Cambodia
409. Angkor Wat temple located in– Cambodia
410. The South Indian temple of Lord Ranganatha (also known as Lord Venkatesha) is located on– Tirumala hills
411. The famous rock-cut temples of Elephanta are ascribed to the– Rashtrakutas
412. The following temple complexes there is an image of Nandi, which is considered as the biggest Nandi image in India– Brihadisvara temple
413. Brihadisvara Temple of Tanjore was built during the reign of Chola Emperor– Rajaraja I
414. The rock cut temples of Mahabalipuram was constructed by– Pallava
415. Govind Palace, an excellent specimen of Hindu architecture is located at– Datia
416. How many caves are in Ajanta– Twenty nine
417. The vertex of which of the following is built in Dravidian style– Teli Temple
ANCIENT LITERATURE AND WRITER
418.Charak Samhita is divided into– 120 chapters and 8 sections
419. The author of Mudrarakshas was– Vishakhdatta
420. The followings was the writer of ‘Tamil Ramayanam’or Ramavataram– Kamban
421. The author of Mattavilasa-Prahasana was– Mahendravarman I
422. The followings is known for his contribution in the field of Algebra– Bhaskara
423. Mahabharat is basically known as– Jai Samhita
424. The author of Ashtadhyayi was– Panini
425. A book on medical science during Gupta period was composed by– Sushruta
426. The writer of ‘Mudra Rakshasa’ is– Vishakhadatta
427. Dashakumara Charita was composed by– Dandin
428. The writer of ‘The Roots of Ancient India' was– Walter Fairservis
429. Who caried forward the work of Kalhan’s Raj tarangini– Jonaraj & Srivar
430. How many Tarangas are in Rajtarangini of Kalhan– Eight
431. The great law giver of ancient times was– Manu
432. A book on imaginary scientific equipments was written by– Bhoja
433. The presiding deity of Bhojshala temple is– Bhagawati Saraswati
434. Panchasiddhantika of Varahamihir is based on– Greek astrology
435. Indian mathematicians discovered the decimal spatial value– Aryabhatta
436. Composer of Gaudavaho was– Vakpati
437. Social status provided by Manu to foreigners was– Fallen Kshatriyas
438. The followings king is author of the book titled as ‘Manasollasa’–Someshvar III
PRE-MEDIEVAL PERIOD (750-1200 AD)
439. There is a description of proper arrangement for the security of trade routes– There is a description of the happiness and prosperity of the Kingdom of Sultan Mahmud Begada of Gujarat– Mirat-e-Sikandari
440. Fourth independent ruler of Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal– Defeated Pandyas of South Tamil Nadu, Eastern Ganga rulers of Orissa and Seuna rulers of Devgiri– Rudrama
441. The first ruler of the Chandela dynasty was– Nannuk
442. The first Hoysala dynasty's independent ruler Vishnu Vardhan made his capital in– Dwarsamudra
443. Dwarsamudra was the capital of dynasty– Hoyasal/Hoysala
444. The following King is known to have sent his Ministers to suppress the cruelty against animal in Kashi region– Chalukya King Kumarapala
445. The followings was not associated with tripartite struggle– Chola
446. The founder of Vikramashila University was– Dharmapal
447. The founder of Vikramashila University, a great education centre during ancient India was– Dharmapal
448. Kumaradevi, a queen of Govinda Chandra Gahadavala, constructed Dharma- Chakra-Jin Vihar at– Sarnath
449. The following had provided fund for the reconstruction of a damaged mosque in Khambhat region– Jayasimha Siddharaj
450. Aadi Shankar who later known as Shankaracharya was born in– Kerala
451. The followers of Ramanuja are called– Vaishnav
452. Ramanujacharya is associated with– Vishishtadvaitavad
453. The founder of Pal dynasty was– Gopal
454. The writer of various epics to reveal the hypocrisy and ill conducts in contemporary society was– Kshemendra
455. The four Mathas established by Sankaracharya at– Joshimatha, Dwarika, Puri, Sringeri
456. Another name of which Chandela ruler was Lakshavarman– Yashovarman
457. The following performed a ritual called 'Hiranya-Garbha'– Danti Durga
458. The followings is credited for initiating a new samvata– Laxman sen
459. The Laxman Era was started by– Senas dynasty UPPCS (Mains) G.S.
460. The followings Chandela ruler was not defeated by Mahmud Ghazni– Vidyadhar
461. The following was born in a military camp in the course of his father’s campaign– Amoghavarsha Rashtrakuta
462. Jejakabhukti was the ancient name of– Bundelkhand
463. The followings was a recognized as Jurist during medieval Indian period– Vigyaneshwar
464. The following medieval scholars/ writers belonged to the Jain religion– Hemachandra Suri
465. Great Jain scholar Hemachandra Suri was in the court of– Kumarapal, Jai Singh Siddharaj
466. The Geet Govinda was composed by– Jaya Deva
MISCELLANEOUS
467. The following has mentioned the trade between India and Kan-Fu (Canton) through the Eastern Sea route– Al-Masudi
468. Whose disciple was Mandan Mishra– Kumaril Bhatta
469. The following Ayurvedacharya was educated in Taxila University– Charak, Jeevak
470. Uddalak Aruni was a renowned philosopher of– Kuru-Panchal
471. The person who contributed maximum in the field of algebra– Bhaskarcharya
472. During the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate– Maize
473. According to mythology, the origin of Chandra dynasty ruler was– Pratisthanpur
474. The rate of revenue permitted under Hindu law was– 1/6 of total yield
475. Irrigation tax during ancient India was called– Bidak bhaga
476. Sayana, the famous commentator of the Vedic texts, was patronized by– Vijaynagar rulers
477. Heliodorus, of Besnagar inscription was the resident of– Taxila
478. The following was not an alawar saint– Tirugyan
479. Emphora Jar is a– Long and handled jars on both sides
480. Vikrama samvata began in about– 57 BC
2. Medieval History of India
ARAB INVASION & CONQUEST OF SINDH
481. The following ruler of Kashmir abolished Zaziya and Cow Slaughter– Zain-ul-Abidin Muhammad-Bin-Qasim was– Arab
482. When was Sindh conquered by Muhammad-Bin-Quasim– 712 AD
483. The court historian of Mahmud Ghazni was– Utbi
484. The ruler of Chalukya/Solanki dynasty of Gujarat at the time of Mahmud Ghazni's invasion on Gujarat– Bhima
485. ‘An incident………..an Indecisive victory’, which modern historian had made this comment on Arab’s victory over Sindh– Lane-Poole
486. Ghaznavi dynasty was founded by– Alp-Tegin
INVASION OF MUHAMMAD GHORI & ESTABLISHMENT OF DELHI SULTANATE
487. The silver coins with numismatic inscription in Sanskrit at its one side was circulated by– Mahmud Ghazni
488. Which slave of Muhammad Ghori had attained victory on Bengal– Bakhtiyar Khilji
489. On the coins of which Muslim ruler, the image of Goddess Laxmi was inscribed– Muhammad Ghori
490. The following rulers from Central Asia conquered North India in 1192– Shihabuddin Muhammad Ghori
491. The first attack of Sultan Muhammad Ghori in India was at– Multan UPPCS Asst. Forest Conservator Exam.
492. Muhammad Ghori had defeated Jai Chanda in– Battle of Chandawar (1194)
493. The name of last Caliph of Baghdad was inscribed for the first time on the coins of– Alauddin Masud Shah
494. The following rulers was popularly known as ‘Prithviraj Chauhan’–Prithviraj III
495. The battle which established the Muslim rule in India– Second battle of Tarain
496. The phrase 'last Sun of Indian glory' has been used for– Hemu
SLAVE DYNASTY
497. The first Muslim ruler of Delhi was– Qutub-ud-din Aibak
498. Which sultan introduced the tradition of writing the name of the mint on the coins in India– Iltutmish
499. About which sultan of Delhi it is considered that he followed the policy of 'Blood and Iron"– Balban
500. During Balban's rule, where did the Revolt of Tughril Khan took place– Bengal
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