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(1) According to Kautilya, Sthaniya was an administrative unit of
(1) 10 villages
(2) 200 villages
(3) 400 villages
(4) 800 villages
Answer: 800 villages
(2) Earliest Tamil literature provides evidence of :
(1) Absence of caste system
(2) A complex economic and political structure
(3) Growth of Aryan influence
(4) Rigid caste system
Answer: Absence of caste system

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(3) Which of the following sites has yielded a hoard of Roman bronzes which included a statuette of Poseidon ?
(1) Arikamedu
(2) Begram
(3) Kolhapur
(4) Taxila
Answer: Kolhapur
(4) Coin-types are determined on the basis of which one of the following ?
(1) Obverse only
(2) Reverse only
(3) Either obverse or reverse
(4) Neither obverse nor reverse
Answer: Either obverse or reverse
(5) Coins bearing trilingual legends were issued by
(1) Eucratides
(2) Menander
(3) Nahapana
(4) Pantaleon
Answer: Nahapana
(6) Who had the first right to inherit Stridhana (Woman’s estate) ?
(1) Husband
(2) Son
(3) Daughter
(4) Daughter-in-law
Answer: Daughter
(7) Who among the following was a scholar of Chemistry and Metallurgy ?
(1) Asvaghosha
(2) Dinnaga
(3) Nagarjuna
(4) Vasubandhu
Answer: Nagarjuna
(8) The earliest epigraphical evidence about the art of painting has been found at the following site :
(1) Barabar
(2) Bhimbetka
(3) Jogimara
(4) Pitalkhora
Answer: Jogimara
(9) Where do the Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina rock-cut caves co-exist ?
(1) Ajanta
(2) Bedsa
(3) Ellora
(4) Karle
Answer: Ellora
(10) The guild which migrated from Lata and settled in Dasapura during the Gupta period traded in
(1) Cotton
(2) Oil
(3) Silk
(4) Spices
Answer: Silk
(11) Who among the following is depicted on the reverse of the gold coins attributed to Harsa ?
(1) Siva-Parvati
(2) Surya
(3) Tara
(4) Vishnu
Answer: Siva-Parvati
(12) Who among the following had converted Pallava ruler Mahendravarman from Jainism to Saivism ?
(1) Appar
(2) Sundaramurti
(3) Tirujnanasambanda
(4) Vyayilar
Answer: Appar
(13) The ‘Bhogamandapa’ forms part of the plan of one of the following temples :
(1) Kandariya Mahadeva, Khajuraho
(2) Lingaraja, Bhubaneswar
(3) Martanda, Kashmir
(4) Someshwara, Kiradu
Answer: Lingaraja, Bhubaneswar
(14) The Mitakshara School of Law ordains the son’s right to ancestral property :
(1) from birth itself
(2) after his father’s entry into the Sanyasa Ashrama
(3) after the death of his father
(4) after the death of both parents
Answer: from birth itself
(15) The Buddha is represented in which of the following postures in the Sultanganj image ?
(1) Abhayamudra
(2) Bhumisparsamudra
(3) Dharmachakramudra
(4) Varadamudra
Answer: Abhayamudra

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