Ancient India Set – 12

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

2. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

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

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

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

6. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

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

8. The word ‘Veda’ means:

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

10. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

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

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

14. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

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

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

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

18. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

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

20. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

21. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

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

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

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

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