Ancient India Set – 12

1. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

2. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

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

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

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

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

7. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

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

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

11. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

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

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

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. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

17. The word ‘Veda’ means:

18. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

19. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

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

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

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

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

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

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