Ancient India Set – 12

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

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

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

4. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

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

6. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

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

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

10. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

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

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

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

21. The word ‘Veda’ means:

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

23. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

24. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

25. Name the clan that belong to Buddha: