Question : The sage who is said to have Aryanised South India, was
Option 1: Yajnavalkya
Option 2: Vashistha
Option 3: Agastya
Option 4: Vishwamitra
Correct Answer: Agastya
Solution : The correct option is Agastya.
Sage Agastya is said to have Aryanised South India. He is regarded as the founder of Tamil grammar and is referred to as a revered figure in the earliest Tamil literature, such as the Sangam literature. Agastya is claimed to have travelled from north to South India, bringing the Vedic religion and civilization with him. He is also supposed to have taught South Indians how to farm the soil and to have assisted them in developing their own distinct culture.
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Question : In the south, who was the founder of the dynasty called Rashtrakuta dynasty?
Option 1: Gopala
Option 2: Nagabhata
Option 3: Dantidurga
Option 4: Vijayalaya
Question : In which country is Cape Comorin located?
Option 1: India
Option 2: Pakistan
Option 3: South Africa
Option 4: South America
Question : Who was the 1st President of South Africa after apartheid?
Option 1: Zuma
Option 2: Nelson Mandela
Option 3: Kofi Annan
Option 4: Booker T. Washington
Question : Ashtadhyayi is a Sanskrit treatise on grammar, written in the 6th to 5th century BCE by _________.
Option 1: Panini
Option 2: Patanjali
Option 4: Vishvamitra
Question : The "Tripartite struggle" was between Gurjara Pratiharas in North India, Palas in Eastern India and ________ in South India.
Option 1: Marathas
Option 2: Rashtrakutas
Option 3: Cholas
Option 4: Cheras
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