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[#201] Who among the following Gupta rulers faced invasion of Hunas?
Correct Answer

(D) Skandagupta

Explanation

Solution: First Huna invasion, found in Bhitari village of Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, is a Gupta era pillar with an inscription dating to the reign of Gupta ruler Skandagupta (c.u2009455 – c.u2009467 CE).

[#202] Which is a treatise on the science of governance?
Correct Answer

(C) Kautilya's Arthshastra

Explanation

Solution: The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit. Likely to be the work of several authors over centuries, Kautilya, also identified as Vishnugupta and Chanakya, is traditionally credited as the author of the text.

[#203] Which of the following Ancient Indian literature was a treatise on the science of governance?
Correct Answer

(B) Arthsashtra

Explanation

Solution: The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit. Likely to be the work of several authors over centuries, Kautilya, also identified as Vishnugupta and Chanakya, is traditionally credited as the author of the text.

[#204] Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
Correct Answer

(D) Ashtadhyayi

Explanation

Solution: Paṇini is known for his text Ashtadhyayi, a sutra-style treatise on Sanskrit grammar, 3,959 "verses" or rules on linguistics, syntax and semantics in "eight chapters" which is the foundational text of the Vyākaraṇa branch of the Vedanga, the auxiliary scholarly disciplines of the Vedic period.

[#205] Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?
Correct Answer

(D) All of the above

Explanation

Solution: The Puranas (Sanskrit: puraṇa, "of ancient times") are Hindu religious texts that are part of the Vedas.
Shastra commonly refers to a treatise or text on a specific field of knowledge. In early Vedic literature, the word referred to any precept, rule, teaching, ritual instruction or direction.
The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.