Ancient India Set – 12

1. The word ‘Veda’ means:

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

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

4. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to:

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

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

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

8. Name the clan that belong to Buddha:

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

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

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

12. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

13. Who started the Saka Era and when?

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

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

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

17. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in:

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

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

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

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

22. Buddha preached his first sermon at:

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

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

25. Name the capital of the Pallavas: