Ancient India Set – 12

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

2. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

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

4. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

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

7. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

8. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

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

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

20. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

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

22. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

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

24. The word ‘Veda’ means:

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