Ancient India Set – 12

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

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

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

4. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

5. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. The word ‘Veda’ means:

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

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

15. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

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

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

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

19. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

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

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

23. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

24. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

25. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was: