Ancient India Set – 12

1. Arabs were defeated in 738 a.d. by:

2. In the Gupta period, the largest numbers of coins were issued in:

3. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

4. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

5. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of

6. With which of the following centers dimming, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated?

7. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

8. St. Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of the:

9. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

10. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are:

11. Which one of the following Chola Kings conquered Ceylon (Singhal) first?

12. Who started the Saka Era and when?

13. During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fahien visit India?

14. Roth temples at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler?

15. The Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronized by the:

16. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

17. Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?

18. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?

19. The word ‘Veda’ means:

20. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

21. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?

22. ‘Charaka’ was the famous court physician of:

23. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

24. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called:

25. The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was: