Ancient India Set – 12

1. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

2. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

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

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

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

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

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

8. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

9. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

10. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

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

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

13. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

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

16. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

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

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

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

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

21. The word ‘Veda’ means:

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

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

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

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