Ancient India Set – 12

1. The word ‘Veda’ means:

2. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

3. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

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

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

6. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

7. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

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

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

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

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

12. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

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

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

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

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

17. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

19. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

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

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

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

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

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

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