Ancient History

When was the capital of Magadha shifted from Rajagaha to Pataliputra ?

Who among the following composed 'Prayaga Prashasti' in Sanskrit ?

Which one of the following is a work on Sanskrit grammar?

"The city, bursting like the ocean, packed with hundreds of mansions, displayed with its gateways, arches and turrets like massing clouds, the splendour of Great Indra's City". In what text is the above description is found for Hastinapura? (1) Rigveda (2) Adi Parvan (3) Uttara Parvan (4) Puranaruru

Who rebuilt Sudarshana Lake in the 2nd century CE?

Sixth century BCE turning point:
(A) Mahajanapadas
(B) Coinage
(C) Temple architecture
(D) Painting golden age
(E) Iron use Choose the correct answer:

Arrange chronologically:
(A) First Stupa
(B) Early Upanishads
(C) Early Vedic Tradition
(D) Mahayana Buddhism
(E) Earliest Trade Choose the correct answer:

Who led a term of dozen scholars in collecting Sanskrit manuscripts and preparing a critical edition of the ‘Mahabharata’?

Arrange the different stages of the discovering of Amaravati in a chronological order :
(A) In 1854, Walter Elliot visited Amaravati and collected several sculpture panels.
(B) The slabs from Amaravati were taken to different places like the India Office in Madras.
(C) A local Raja stumbled upon the ruins of the stupa at Amarvati.
(D) A British officer named Colin Mackenzie visited the site of Amaravati.
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Match List I with List II

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When was 'Sanchi' declared as world Heritage Site ?

Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts used in the earliest inscriptions and coins ?

Who made the following statement: "Marshall left India three thousand years older than he had found her."

Which of the following statements are correct?
A. The Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras recognised as many as twelve forms of marriages.
B. People were classified into gotras and each gotra was named after a Vedic seer.
C. Jatis, which shared a common occupation, were sometimes organised into shrenis or guilds.
D. Women were allowed to retain the gifts they received on their marriage as 'Stridhana' to be inherited by their children.
E. Matriliny is the term used when descent is traced through the mother.
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