Ancient Books and Authors GK – In today’s class we have discussed the most important Ancient Books and Authors GK Questions with their Answers. The questions which are covered here are related to ancient books (with their Author names) like Padmavat, Yogasutra, Rajatrangini, Mricchakatika, Ashtadhyayi, Arthashastra, Panchatantra, Indica, and many more.
Ancient Books and Authors GK Questions Answers
# Amuktamalayada was written by?
a. Rajendra Chola
b. Kalidas
c. Bana Bhatta
d. Krishnadeva Raya
Ans. d
> It’s a Telugu epic poem
# Mudra Rakshasa was written by?
a. Panini
b. Vishakhadatta
c. Kalidas
d. Chandragupta Maurya
Ans. b
> It’s a Sanskrit play which describe how Chandragupta Maurya defeated Nandas with the help of Kautilya (Chanakya)
# Devichandraguptam was written by?
a. Kalidas
b. Vishakhadatta
c. Panini
d. Kalhan
Ans. b
# The book Padmavat was written by?
a. Tulsidas
b. Malik Mohammad Jayasi
c. Akbar
d. None of these
Ans. b
# Yoga Sutra was written by?
a. Kalidas
b. Patanjali
c. Kalhan
d. Agnimitra
Ans. b
# Soorsaravali was written by?
a. Tulsidas
b. Surdas
c. Valmiki
d. Patanjali
Ans. b
> Surdas also wrote Sahitya Lahari
# Anurag Sagar and Bijak were written by?
a. Tulsidas
b. Jayadev
c. Kabirdas
d. Sudraka
Ans. c
# Priyadashika, Ratnavali and Nagananda were written by?
a. Birbal
b. Harshavardhana
c. Kalhan
d. Vishakadatta
Ans. b
# Kadambari is written by?
a. Aryabhatta
b. Banbhatta
c. Harshavardhana
d. Akbar
Ans. b
# Rajatrangini was written by?
a. Kalhan
b. Ashok
c. Kautilya
d. Sudraka
Ans. a
> It was written in Sanskrit which describes the history of Kashmir
# Mricchakatika was written by?
a. Ashwagosh
b. Kalhan
c. Kalidas
d. Sudraka
Ans. d
Ancient Books and Authors GK Quiz
# Kathasaritsagar was written by?
a. Charaka
b. Kautilya
c. Somadeva
d. Asvaghosa
Ans. c
# Abhigyanam Shakuntalam was written by?
a. Charaka
b. Surdas
c. Asvaghosa
d. Kalidas
Ans. d
# Ashtadhyayi was written by?
a. Vishakadatta
b. Kalidas
c. Asvaghosa
d. Panini
Ans. d
> It tells about Sanskrit grammar
# Mahabhashya was written by?
a. Panini
b. Kalhan
c. Agnimitra
d. Patanjali
Ans. d
> It deals with some selected rules of Sanskrit grammar
# Arthashastra was written by?
a. Chanakya
b. Patanjali
c. Panini
d. Kalhan
Ans. a
> Chanakya also known as Kautilya
# Panchatantra was written by?
a. Panini
b. Kalidas
c. Patanjali
d. Vishnu Sharma
Ans. d
> It has stories for children related to animal
# Charak Samhita was written by?
a. Vishnu Gupta
b. Charaka
c. Kalhan
d. Panini
Ans. b
> It’s a Sanskrit book on ayurveda
# Sushruta Samhita was written by?
a. Sushruta
b. Charaka
c. Patanjali
d. Kalidas
Ans. a
> It’s a Sanskrit book on medicine and surgery
# Geet Govinda was written by?
a. Kalhan
b. Vishnu Sharma
c. Jayadev
d. Charaka
Ans. c
# Indica was written by?
a. Seleucus
b. Megasthanese
c. Valmiki
d. Samudragupta
Ans. b
# Lilawati was written by?
a. Sri Harsha
b. Bhaskara II
c. Virasena
d. Kalidas
Ans. b
Books and Authors MCQ
# Kumarasambhava was written by?
a. Kautilya
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Surdas
d. Kalidas
Ans. d
> It tells about the birth of Lord Kartik (son of Lord Shiva-Parvati)
> It’s an epic poem in Sanskrit
# Bhrigu Samhita was written by?
a. Kalhan
b. Panini
c. Bhrigu
d. Kalidas
Ans. c
> It’s a Sanskrit book related to astrology
# Malavikagnimitra was written by?
a. Surdas
b. Kalidas
c. Vishakadatta
d. Charaka
Ans. b
> It’s a Sanskrit play which tells the story of emperor Agnimitra
# Buddhacharita was written by?
a. Gautam Buddha
b. Asvaghosa
c. Panini
d. Kalidas
Ans. b
> It’s a Sanskrit poem on the life of Gautam Buddha
# Navratna was written by?
a. Kalidas
b. Akbar
c. Virasena
d. Jayadev
Ans. c
# Harshacharita was written by?
a. Charaka
b. Kalhan
c. Banbhatta
d. Kautilya
Ans. c
> It contains biography of emperor Harshavardhana
# Premvatika was written by?
a. Raskhan
b. Kalhan
c. Shudraka
d. Charaka
Ans. a
# Meghdoot was written by?
a. Tulsidas
b. Kalidas
c. Vishakadatta
d. Banabhatta
Ans. b
# Kamasutra was written by?
a. Surdas
b. Kalhan
c. Vatsyayana
d. Banabhatta
Ans. c
# Mahabharat was written by?
a. Raskhan
b. Kalhan
c. Shudraka
d. Ved Vyasa
Ans. d
# Bhagwat Gita was written by?
a. Tulsidas
b. Kalidas
c. Ved Vyasa
d. Banabhatta
Ans. c
# Ramayan was written by?
a. Valmiki
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Surdas
d. Kalidas
Ans. a
# Hanuman Chalisa was written by?
a. Tulsidas
b. Kalhan
c. Banbhatta
d. Kautilya
Ans. a
