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Which ancient astronomer claimed that the earth rotates on its axis?
A. Varahamihira
B. Aryabhatta
C. Brahmagupta
D. Bhaskara II
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Aryabhatta, in his work Aryabhatiya, correctly propounded that the earth rotates on its own axis, causing day and night.
13362
Who wrote 'Nitishara'?
A. Kamandaka
B. Kautilya
C. Manu
D. Yajnavalkya
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Kamandaka wrote 'Nitishara' (Essence of Politics) during the Gupta period, which was heavily influenced by Kautilya's Arthashastra.
13363
Which philosopher propounded the 'Vaisheshika' philosophy?
A. Kapila
B. Gautama
C. Jaimini
D. Kanada
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Sage Kanada (Kashyapa) founded the Vaisheshika school of philosophy, known for its atomic theory.
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Who was the greatest ruler of the Pratihara dynasty?
A. Vatsaraja
B. Nagabhata II
C. Mihira Bhoja
D. Mahendrapala
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Mihira Bhoja (Bhoja I) is considered the greatest and most powerful ruler of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty.
13365
The character 'Vasantasena' appears in which play?
A. Shakuntalam
B. Mrichchhakatika
C. Ratnavali
D. Swapnavasavadatta
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Vasantasena is the courtesan and female protagonist in Shudraka's play 'Mrichchhakatika'.
13366
Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Srigupta
C. Ghatotkacha
D. Samudragupta
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Srigupta was the founder of the Gupta dynasty, followed by his son Ghatotkacha, though Chandragupta I was the first to assume the imperial title Maharajadhiraja.
13367
St. Thomas is believed to have visited India during the reign of which King?
A. Menander
B. Gondophernes
C. Kanishka
D. Rudradaman
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St. Thomas, one of the apostles of Jesus, is believed to have visited the court of the Indo-Parthian king Gondophernes.
13368
Who was the author of 'Kiratarjuniya'?
A. Bharavi
B. Magha
C. Sriharsha
D. Bhatti
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Bharavi wrote the epic poem Kiratarjuniya, describing the combat between Arjuna and Lord Shiva (Kirata).
13369
Which ruler performed the 'Ashvamedha' sacrifice to revive it in the 2nd century BCE?
A. Pushyamitra Shunga
B. Agnimitra
C. Vasudeva
D. Menander
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Pushyamitra Shunga, who overthrew the Mauryas, is known for performing two Ashvamedha sacrifices, as mentioned in the Ayodhya Inscription.
13370
The scholar Amarasimha is famous for writing:
A. Amarakosha (Lexicon)
B. Ayurveda text
C. Astronomy text
D. Play
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Amarasimha, one of the Navratnas of Chandragupta II, wrote the Amarakosha, a thesaurus of Sanskrit.
