Ancient India Set – 12

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

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

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

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

5. Who started the Saka Era and when?

6. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

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

8. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

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

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

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

12. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

13. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

14. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

15. The word ‘Veda’ means:

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

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

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

19. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

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

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

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

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

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

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