Ancient Indian History GK Part 2 for SSC And KAS Exam

Ancient Indian History GK Part 2 for SSC And KAS Exam:

• Who were the successors of the Vakatakas- Chalukyas of Badami.
• The rock-cut caves at Badami and Aihole have the figure of- Jain Tirthankaras.
• Which Jain Tirthankara’s name found in the Rigveda- Rishabha and Arishtanemi.
• The Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavat Purana describes which Jain Tirthankaras as an incarnation of Narayana-Rishabha.
• The Shaiva Saints were popularly known as- Nayanars.
• The Vaishnava Saints were popularly known as- Alvars.

• Who was the greatest scholar of Kashmir Shaivism- Abhinava Gupta.
• Who was the minister of Kalachuri king Bijjala of Kalyani- Basavaraja.
• The devotional poems written on Shiva by the Nayanar Saints are called- Devaram or Tevaram.
• The devotional poems written on Vishnu by the Alvars Saints are called- Divya Prabandham.
• Who was generally regarded as the founder of Virasaivism or Lingayat Cult in the 12th century A.D.- Basavaraja.
• Which sect of Buddhism is called the ‘Thunderbolt’- Vajrayana Sect.
• Which missionary monk from Nalanda went to Tibet to propagate Buddhism- Padmasambhava.
• The second Jain council was held at Valabhi under the leadership of- Devardhi Kshamasramana.
• Which Harappan site has yielded only square stamp seals- Chanhudaro.
• The animal most frequently encountered on Indus seals is- Unicorn or Humpless Bull.
• Who believed that the invading Aryans destroyed the Indus settlement and the Harappan cultural tradition- Mortimer Wheeler.
• Which Harappan site is called the ‘Mound of the dead’- Mohenjodaro.
• The site of Mohenjodaro was excavated by- R.D.Banerjee (1922).
• The majority of Harappan inscriptions are found on- Stone Seals.
• The main source of ‘Jade’ for the Harappans was- Central Asia.
• The figure of the God that was depicted in the seal of the Indus valley people is- Pashupati.
• The Indus valley people had trade relations with- Mesopotamia.
• Arthasastra of Kautilya is a comprehensive treatise on- State Craft and Public Administration.
• The Junagarh Rock Inscription was given by whom in A.D. 150- Rudradaman.
• Which edicts describe Asoka’s paternal concept of a monarchy- Edicts at Dhauli and Jaugada.
• Who Donate Barabara hills to the sect of the Ajivikas- Asoka.
• Rent-free village endowed to a temple was called- Devagrahara.
• The term ‘Khila’ is generally referred to as- Fallow Land.
• The term ‘Usara’ is generally referred to as- Barren or Salty Land.
• Hathigumpha inscription belongs to which king- King Kharavela of the Cheta Dynasty.
• Who introduced the Kshatrap system of administration in India- The Shakas.
• The office of ‘Amatya’ appears for the first time in- Satavahana Inscriptions.
• Who is the author of the work ‘Indica’- Megasthenes.
• Which sect of Buddhism is called the ‘Greater Vehicle’- Mahayana.
• The first epigraphical evidence of ‘Sati’ is obtained from- Eran Inscription (510 A.D.).
• Who is the author of Kamsutra- Vatsayana.
• Guptas were the feudatories of the- Kushanas.
• Samudragupta commander-in-chief during the southern campaign was- Virasen.
• Gandharvaveda deals with- Art and Music.
• Shilpaveda deals with- Architecture.
• Who has written Mahabharata- Ved Vyas.
• Who has written Ramayana- Valmiki.
• The Harappan script is written in which style- Boustrophedon.
• Kalibangan is found on the bank of which river- Ghaggar.
• The bronze image of a dancing girl with right hand on hip is found from- Mohenjodaro.
• The only Indus site with an ‘Artificial Dockyard’- Lothal.
• Lapi Lazuli was obtained by the Harappans from which place in Afghanistan- Badakhshan.
• Which port under the Pandayans became famous for the export of Pearls in the Post-Mauryan Age- Korkai.
• The school of art which is credited with the earliest creation of the image of the Buddha was- Mathura.
• Which school of art uses Black Stone for images- Gandhara.
• Amaravati School of art was patronized by- Satavahanas and Ikshvakus.
• The characteristic pottery type of the Gupta period is- Red Ware.

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