Ancient India Set – 12

1. The word ‘Veda’ means:

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

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

4. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

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

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

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

8. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

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

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

11. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

13. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

14. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

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

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

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

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

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

20. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

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

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

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

24. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

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