Ancient India Set – 12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Name the capital of the Pallavas:

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

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

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

13. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

14. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

16. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

17. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

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

19. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

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

21. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

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

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

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

25. The word ‘Veda’ means: