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Sl. No. | Question - First in India and First In World | Answer |
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21. | Who wrote the book 'Arthashastra'? | Kautilya. |
22. | Which Greek traveller came during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya and wrote the book 'Indica'? | Megasthanese. |
23. | Ashoka fought the kalinga war in the year? | 261 BC. |
24. | Who was the last king of Mauryan empire? | Brihadratha. |
25. | Who founded the Saka Era in 78 AD? | Kushan king Kanishka. |
26. | 4th Buddhist Council was held at which place? | Kashmir. |
27. | Who founded the Gupta Empire? | Chandragupta I in the year 320 AD. |
28. | Who was known as 'Napoleon of India'? | Samudra Gupta. |
29. | Which chinese pilgrim came during the reign of Chandragupta II? | Fa-hein. |
30. | Aryabhatta and Kalidas were the distinguished men at the court of? | Chandragupta II. |
31. | Who built the Nalanda University (in present day Bihar)? | Kumargupta I. |
32. | Chinese pilgrim Hieun-tsang came during the rule of? | Harshvardhana. |
33. | Who wrote the book 'Harshcharita', a book on the life of king Harshvardhana? | Banabhatta. |
34. | Who founded Satvahana dynasty? | Simuka in 65 BC. |
35. | Who founded the Chalukya dynasty? | Pulkeshin I. |
36. | Capital of Cahalukya dynasty was at? | Vatapi. |
37. | According to which inscription Pulkeshin II defeated Harshvardhana in 619 AD? | Aihole inscription. |
38. | Who founded the Pallava dynasty? | Simhavishnu in 560 AD. |
39. | Who constructed the shore temple of Mahabalipuram and Kailashnath temple of Kanchi? | Narsimhavarma II. |
40. | Which Rashtrakuta king built the Kailash temple at Ellora? | Krishna-I. |