Correct Answer : Option (A) - Vassudeva

Kanva dynasty, also called Kanvayanas, the successors of the Shungas in the North Indian kingdom of Magadha, who ruled about 72–28 BCE; like their predecessors, they were Brahmans in origin. That they originally served the Shunga line is attested by the appellation Shungabhrityas (i.e., servants of the Shungas) given to them in the Puranas. The Brahman minister Vasudeva, the founder of the line, is stated to have served Shunga Devabhumi (Devabhuti). Bana, the 7th-century Sanskrit author, gives details of an assassination plot that cost Devabhumi his life and brought Vasudeva to power in about 72 BCE.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Yajurveda

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Later Vedic period

Originally, Varnas were assigned based on people aptitude and qualities. In early Vedic period caste system was not rigid. But on later Vedic period Varnas were assigned based on birth. Therefore, in later Vedic period Varnas transformed based on the hereditary of caste system.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Kadphises II

Vima Kadphises was a Kushan emperor from approximately 90–100 CE. According to the Rabatak inscription, he was the son of Vima Takto and the father of Kanishka. He assumed the title "the Lord of the Whole World".

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Atharvaveda

The Atharvaveda Samhita contains hymns many of which were charms, magic spells and incantations meant to be pronounced by the person who seeks some benefit, or more often by a sorcerer who would say it on his or her behalf.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Epigraphy

Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Ujjain

About 600 bce the Avanti capital was Mahismati (probably modern Godarpura on the Narmada River), but it was soon moved to Ujjayini (near present-day Ujjain). The kingdom was on the overland trade routes between northern and southern India and to the port of Bharukaccha (modern Bharuch) on the Arabian Sea.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Udayin

Udayin was a king of Magadha in ancient India. According to the Buddhist and Jain accounts, he was the son and successor of the Haryanka king Ajatashatru. Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges.

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Ajanta

The painting techniques at Ajanta are similar to European fresco technique. The primary difference is that the layer of plaster was dry when it was painted. First, a rough plaster of clay, cow dung, and rice husks were pressed on to the rough cave walls.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Nabhiraya

Nabhisunu was the name given to Rishabhnath Tirthankar due to his father Nabhiraya.