Ancient India Set – 12

1. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

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

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

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

5. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

6. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

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

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

10. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

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

12. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

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

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

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

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

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

18. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

19. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

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

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

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

23. The word ‘Veda’ means:

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

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