SSC SOCIAL SCIENCE CHAPTER 4 MCQ

CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA : LITERATURE

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1. The author of 'Hajtarangini' is ....
   1.   Kalhana
   2.   Somadev
   3.   Ashwadev
   4.   Jaydev
2. Which epics were composed after the Vedas?
   1.   Brahminical epics
   2.   Aranyakas
   3.   Smruti epics
   4.   Upanishads
3. Tamil is the most ancient among which group of languages?
   1.   Dravidian
   2.   Indo-Greek
   3.   Aaryan
   4.   Indo-European
4. What was the court language of the rulers of Delhi?
   1.   Urdu
   2.   Hindi
   3.   Persian
   4.   Arabic
5. Which is the famous work of Bharavi?
   1.   'Mudra Rakshasha'
   2.   'Raghuvansham'
   3.   'Uttar Ramcharit'
   4.   'Kiratarjuniyam'
6. Who wrote the biography of Emperor Harishchandra titled 'Harshacharit' ?
   1.   Bana Bhatt
   2.   Bharavi
   3.   Bhavbhuti
   4.   Bhartruhari
7. Under whose patronage were Sanskrit works like 'Mahabharata' and 'Rajtarangini' translated into Persian?
   1.   Zainul Abidin
   2.   Abul Fazal
   3.   Ziauddin Barani
   4.   Malik Muhammad Jayasi
8. Which book is the collection of dialogues between Buddha and his disciple?
   1.   Abhidhamma Pitika
   2.   Sukta Pitika
   3.   Vinay Pitika
   4.   Maniratna Pitika
9. Which one of the following pairs is wrong?
   1.   Bana Bhatt - Kadambari
   2.   Vishakha Dutt - Dashkumarcharita
   3.   Bharavi - Kiratarjuniyam
   4.   Shudraka - Mrichhkatika
10. The author of 'Kathasaritsagar' is ....
    1.   Magh
    2.   Kalidas
    3.   Panini
    4.   Somadev
11. A work by Amir Khusro is ....
    1.   'Swapnavasavadattam'
    2.   'Aashtqua'
    3.   'Padmawati'
    4.   'Raghuvansham'
12. Whose contribution was most important in the formation and development of a language ?
    1.   Litrature
    2.   Religion
    3.   Culture
    4.   Script
13. Which Mughal emperor had set up a separate department for the translations of famous Indian works?
    1.   Shahjahan
    2.   Jahangir
    3.   Babar
    4.   Akbar
14. Who among the following litterateurs is famous throughout the world?
    1.   Bhartruhari
    2.   Kalidas
    3.   Bharavi
    4.   Bhavbhuti
15. In Which language did Namdev and Eknath write devotional songs?
    1.   Gujarati
    2.   Kannad
    3.   Marathi
    4.   Hindi
16. Who wrote the literature on the subject of love and separation?
    1.   Chandidas
    2.   Panna
    3.   Tulsidas
    4.   Keshavdas
17. Which Sangam literature is a work of grammar?
    1.   'KuruI'
    2.   'Manimekhalai'
    3.   'Patthupatu'
    4.   'Tolikappiyam'
18. The language considered as the daughter of Sanskrit is ....
    1.   Urdu
    2.   Persian
    3.   Hindi
    4.   Arabic
19. The book in which the rules of Buddhist religion are given is ....
    1.   'Maniratna Pitak'
    2.   'Abhidhamm Pitak'
    3.   'Sukta Pitak'
    4.   'Vinay Pitak'
20. The author of 'Uttar Ramcharit' is ....
    1.   Kalidas
    2.   Magh
    3.   Bhavbhuti
    4.   Bharavi
21. Which epic conveys the message of achieving 'moksha' or salvation through 'gyana', 'karma' and 'bhakti'?
    1.   The Ramcharitmanas
    2.   Uttar Ramcharit
    3.   The Ramayana
    4.   The Bhagwad Gita
22. Who wrote the book ‘Humayunama'?
    1.   Sultana Begum
    2.   Emperor Humayun
    3.   Hamida Begum
    4.   Gulbadan Begum
23. Which is the most ancient Dravidian language?
    1.   Malayalam
    2.   Telugu
    3.   Tamil
    4.   Kannada
24. Which one of the following pairs is wrong?
    1.   Panini - Ashtadhyayi
    2.   Ashwaghosh - Buddhacharit
    3.   Kautilya - Arthashastra
    4.   Shankaracharya - Tripitak
25. The brother of Abul Fazal, who was great persian poet, was ....
    1.   Faizi
    2.   Galib
    3.   Mirtaki
    4.   Vali
26. Which poet composed Ramayana in Tamil?
    1.   Alwar
    2.   Ranna
    3.   Pampa
    4.   Kambal
27. Which one of the following pairs is wrong?
    1.   Krishnadevrai - Amuktamalayad
    2.   Abul Fazal - Ain-e-Akbari
    3.   Muhammed Hussain Azad - Darbar-e-Akbari
    4.   Malik Muhammed Jayasi - Mrigawati
28. Which language was the language of religion, philosophy and knowledge?
    1.   Sanskrit
    2.   Persian
    3.   Pali
    4.   Prakrit
29. Who is the author of 'Tarikh-e-Firozshahi'?
    1.   Alauddin Barani
    2.   Nizamuddin Barani
    3.   Amir Khusro
    4.   Ziauddin Barani
30. Which Sangam literature is a composition of 8 poems?
    1.   'Ettuthokei'
    2.   'Patthupatu'
    3.   'Tolikappiyam'
    4.   'Manimekhalai'
31. In which language had Mahavir and Buddha preached the people?
    1.   Pali
    2.   Prakrit
    3.   Sanskrit
    4.   Hindi
32. The part of Mahabharata, which expounds the deep philosophical principles is ....
    1.   Vyas Bhagwad Gita
    2.   Srimad Bhagwad Gita
    3.   Sundar Kand
    4.   Shri Krishna Baal Gita
33. Who is the world famous writer of Sanskrit literature?
    1.   Tulasidas
    2.   Bhasa
    3.   Valmiki
    4.   Kalidas
34. Who is the author of Pruthviraj Raso?
    1.   Jaydev
    2.   Bisaldev
    3.   Chandbardai
    4.   Kalhan
35. Which one of the following pairs is wrong?
    1.   Kambal - Mahabharata
    2.   Pampa - Adi Purana
    3.   Ponna - Shantinath
    4.   Ranna - Ajitnath Purana
36. In which volume are the works of Alwar Saints collected?
    1.   Ramayanam
    2.   Tiramandiram
    3.   Nalyir Divya Prabandh
    4.   Tiruttodattogai
37. Which volume was written by Muhammed Hussain Azad in Urdu?
    1.   Darbar-e-Bahadurshahi
    2.   Darbar-e-Babri
    3.   Darbar-e-Uahangiri
    4.   Darbar-e-Akbari
38. The Language of Emperor Ashok's stone inscriptions is ....
    1.   Hindi
    2.   Sanskrit
    3.   Ardh-Magadhi
    4.   Prakrit
39. .......... is the holy book of Buddhist religion.
    1.   Bhagwad Gita
    2.   Sarlputra
    3.   Kalpa sutra
    4.   Tripitak
40. The volumes that express the deepest thoughts in a very simple and lucid style is .................
    1.   Upanishads
    2.   Aranyakas
    3.   Brahminical literature
    4.   Vedanga
41. How many languages are Constitutionally recognized in India?
    1.   20
    2.   16
    3.   18
    4.   15
42. Who started writing devotional songs in Gujarati?
    1.   Dayaram
    2.   Premanand
    3.   Narsinh Mehta
    4.   Dalpatram
43. Which important book describes the history of Kashmir?
    1.   'Geetgovindsagar'
    2.   'Kathasaritsagar'
    3.   'Rajtarangini'
    4.   'Subodhsaritsagar'
44. Work composed in the ancient age describing administrative sciences is ....
    1.   Milind Panho
    2.   Panini's Ashtadhyayi
    3.   Panini's Arthashastra
    4.   Kautilya's Arthashastra
45. The well-known book by Abul Fazal is ....
    1.   'Tawarikh-e-Gujarat'
    2.   ‘Ain-e-Akbari'
    3.   'Tarikh-e-Firozshahi'
    4.   'Babarnama'
46. Which is the oldest of the following languages?
    1.   Malayalam
    2.   Kannada
    3.   Tamil
    4.   Telugu
47. Who wrote the earliest work of Hindi?
    1.   Chandbardai
    2.   Jaydev
    3.   Bhartruhari
    4.   Somdev
48. Which great king of Vijaynagar was a writer of Telugu and Sanskrit?
    1.   Hariharrai
    2.   Krishnadevrai
    3.   Bukkarai
    4.   Ramsehwarrai
49. Who is the author of 'Mrigawati' ?
    1.   Kutuban
    2.   Saint Sheikh Burhan
    3.   Malik Muhammad Jayasi
    4.   Gulbadan Begum
50. Which is the earliest work of Hindi literature?
    1.   'Kaviraj Raso'
    2.   'Prithviraj Raso'
    3.   'Rajtarangini'
    4.   'Geetgovind'
51. Which is the main work of Shankaracharya?
    1.   Shankar Purana
    2.   Bhashya
    3.   Shanti Purana
    4.   Adi Purana
52. Who was a disciple of Hazarat Nizamuddin Oliya?
    1.   Shahjahan
    2.   Jahangir
    3.   Amir Khushro
    4.   Akabar
53. Which work of Mulla Dawood is considered to be the oldest literature of Awadhi language?
    1.   'Chandrayan'
    2.   'Tarayan'
    3.   'Bisaldevraso'
    4.   'Geetgovind'
54. Aryan's language was ....
    1.   Prakrit
    2.   Hindi
    3.   Pali
    4.   Sanskrit
55. The great grammarian of Sanskrit was ....
    1.   Panini
    2.   Ashwaghosh
    3.   Bana
    4.   Kalidas
56. The famous work of poet Thiruvalluvar is ....
    1.   'KuruI'
    2.   'Manimekhalai'
    3.   'Shilappatikaram'
    4.   'Tolikappiyam'
57. Which book did poet Ponna write based on the life of 16th Jain tirthankar?
    1.   'Mahavir Purana'
    2.   'Parshwa Purana'
    3.   'Shanti Purana'
    4.   'Adi Purana'
58. Which is the famous Hindi composition of poet Bihari?
    1.   'Bihari Sipihar'
    2.   'Bihari Satsai'
    3.   'Bihari Nooh'
    4.   'Bihari Aasika'
59. Which work, deals with life of Jain Tirthankar, was composed by poet Pompa in Kannad?
    1.   Mahavir Puran
    2.   Adi Puran
    3.   Vikramarjun Vijayanti
    4.   Shiv Maha Puran
60. Who was the author of the famous Buddhist work 'Buddhacharit', written it Sanskrit?
    1.   Kalidas
    2.   Samaghosh
    3.   Ashwaghosh
    4.   Nagasen
61. What was the name of Humayun's sister?
    1.   Amshad Begum
    2.   Gulbadan Begum
    3.   Ajmed Begum
    4.   Razia Begum
62. Which Veda focuses on the process of recitation of verses of the Rigveda in proper tune?
    
    1.   Rigveda
    2.   Samaveda
    3.   Yajurveda
    4.   Atharvaveda
63. Which is the famous work of Javdev?
    1.   Harshacharit
    2.   Pruthviraj Raso
    3.   Rutusanhar
    4.   Geetgovind
64. In which dialect are the compositions of Kabir written?
    1.   Awadhi
    2.   Sadhunkadi
    3.   Panjakadi
    4.   Bhojpuri
65. The hook containing dialogues between indo-Greek ruler Minander (Milind) and the Buddhist philosopher Nagasen (Nagarjuna) is ....
    1.   'Mllisen Panho'
    2.   'Milinag Panho'
    3.   'Milind Panho'
    4.   'Nagasen Panho'
66. Appendices of Brahminical literature are ....
    1.   Vedic
    2.   Smruti
    3.   Upanishads
    4.   Aranyakas
67. Vishakhadatt is the author of ....
    1.   Kiratarjuniyam
    2.   Das Kumarcharita
    3.   Rutusamhara
    4.   Mudra Rakshasha
68. Which is the most ancient book of Indian literature?
    1.   Kautilya's Arthashastra
    2.   Rigveda
    3.   Mahabharata
    4.   Ramayana
69. With the composition of which book did the age of writing heroic stories begin in the world of Hindi literature?
    1.   'Prithviraj Raso'
    2.   ‘Ajitnath Raso'
    3.   'Kathasaritsagar'
    4.   'Rajtarangini'
70. Which is the best play among Kalidas's plays?
    1.   'Kumar Sambhavam'
    2.   'Abhignan Shakuntalam'
    3.   'Meghdoot'
    4.   'Rutusamhara'
71. How many Sanghams or literary gatherings were held according to tradition?
    1.   Two
    2.   Five
    3.   Four
    4.   Three
72. The famous book of Sanskrit grammar is ....
    1.   Ramayan
    2.   Mahabharat
    3.   Buddhacharit
    4.   Ashtadhyayi
73. Though it is not the language of communication in the modern times, which language is used in the religious rituals of Hindu religion ?
    1.   Sanskrit
    2.   Prakrit
    3.   Pali
    4.   Hindi
74. Which one of the following pairs is wrong?
    1.   Ashwaghosh - Buddhacharit
    2.   Kalidas - Meghdoot
    3.   Dandi - Dashkumarcharita
    4.   Bhavbhuti - Ramcharitmanas
75. Who is known as a poet, historian, mystic saint and musician?
    1.   Ziauddin Barani
    2.   Mulla Dawood
    3.   Amir Khusro
    4.   Hazrat Nizamuddin Oliya
76. Whose disciple was Amir Khushro?
    1.   Muhammad Kazim
    2.   Akabar
    3.   Hazarat Nizamuddin Olia
    4.   Ziauddin Barani
77. In which language did Mughal Emperor Babar get his autobiography 'Tuzuk-e- Babari' written?
    1.   Persian
    2.   Thrkish
    3.   Arabic
    4.   Urdu
78. Which work did poet Pampa compose taking Mahabharata as the base?
    1.   'Ramarjun Vijayanti'
    2.   'Adi Purana'
    3.   ''Vikramarjun Vijayanti'
    4.   'Manlmekhalat'
79. The court language during the Turkish and Mughal rule in India was ....
    1.   Hindi
    2.   Arabic
    3.   Persian
    4.   Urdu
80. Which literature gives us a vivid description and analysis of the beginning of the universe, the mysteries of life and death.
    1.   Aranyakas
    2.   Brahminical epics
    3.   Vedas
    4.   Upanishads
81. .......... is the longest epic of the world.
    1.   Meghdoot
    2.   Ramayana
    3.   Mahabharata
    4.   Uttar Ramcharit
82. Which age is known as the golden age of poetry and drama?
    1.   Shaka age
    2.   Kushana age
    3.   Gupta age
    4.   Mauryan age
83. Who composed Ramayana in Bengali?
    1.   Kalhan
    2.   Kruttivasa
    3.   Jaydev
    4.   Kambal
84. Which work was composed in Kannad language by Amoghvarsha ?
    1.   Nrupraj Marg
    2.   Shivraj Marg
    3.   Kaviraj Marg
    4.   Rajraj Marg
85. Who started writing devotional songs in the mediaeval period?
    1.   Saint Ramdas
    2.   Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
    3.   Saint Tukaram
    4.   Saint Eknath
86. The language of Buddhist literature is ....
    1.   Ardha-Magadha
    2.   Prakrit
    3.   Sanskrit
    4.   pali
87. Shudrak's work is ....
    1.   'Panchatantra'
    2.   'Raghuvansham'
    3.   'Kadambari'
    4.   'Mrichhkatika'
88. Which epic did Saint Thlasidas composed in Awadhi?
    1.   'Ayodhyamanas'
    2.   'Uttar Ramcharit'
    3.   'Ramcharitmanas'
    4.   'Sita Ramcharit'
89. Who is known as the first great poet of Gujarati literature?
    1.   Bhalan
    2.   Hemchandracharya
    3.   Premchand
    4.   Narsinh Mehta
90. In which Veda have the rites of yagna etc. been mentioned?
    1.   Yajurveda
    2.   Rigveda
    3.   Samveda
    4.   Atharvaveda
91. Which book did Ziauddin Barani write about political principles?
    1.   'Fatwa-e-Akbari'
    2.   'Kiratul-Sadayan'
    3.   'Fatwa-e-Jahandari'
    4.   'Fatwa-e-Firozshahi'
92. Which book had King Krishnadevrai composed?
    1.   Amukta Krishna'
    2.   'Sadamukta Malayad'
    3.   'Amuktamalayad'
    4.   'Amulyamalayad'
93. In which language was the literature of Buddhism composed?
    1.   Hindi
    2.   Sanskrit
    3.   Prakrit
    4.   Pali
94. Which language is born in India during the medieval age?
    1.   Hindi
    2.   Urdu
    3.   Arabic
    4.   Persian
95. Which epic poem in Awadhi is composed by Malik Muhammad Jayasi?
    1.   'Sipihar'
    2.   'Chandrayan'
    3.   'Mrigawatt'
    4.   'Padmawat'
96. Bana Bhatt is the author of.. ..
    1.   Kadambari
    2.   Mrichhkatikam
    3.   Geetgovind
    4.   Mudra Rakshasha
97. What did Amir Khusro call the language spoken around Delhi?
    1.   Hindawi
    2.   Persian
    3.   Bharati
    4.   Urdu
98. Which is the famous work of Dandi?
    1.   Raghuvansham
    2.   Mudra Rakshasha
    3.   Das Kumarcharita
    4.   Harshacharita
99. Which were the creations of saint Eknath in Marathi?
    1.   Folk songs
    2.   Devotional songs
    3.   Rhymes
    4.   Romantic songs
100. The very first historical book of ancient India is .........
     1.   'Vikramdevcharit'
     2.   'Harshacharit'
     3.   'Prithviraj Raso'
     4.   'Rajtarangini’
101. Who called India as the paradise on earth ?
     1.   Jahangir
     2.   Shahjahan
     3.   Amir Khusro
     4.   Akbar
102. Whose 'dohas' are still popular allover India?
     1.   Rahim
     2.   Galib
     3.   Abul Fazal
     4.   Faizi
103. Which one of the following pairs is wrong?
     1.   Shankaracharya - Bhashya
     2.   Kalhana - Rajtarangini
     3.   Somadev - Shanti Purana
     4.   Pampa - Adi Purana
104. The Veda that describes various types of rituals and samskaras is ....
     1.   Rigveda
     2.   Atharvaveda
     3.   Samaveda
     4.   Yajurveda