History of Ancient India

1*. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished duringthe _____ age.a) Megalithic b) Paleolithicc) Neolithic d) Chalcolithic

2 . The first metal to be extensively used by the people in Indiawasa) Bronze b) Copperc) Iron d) Tin

3. Which of the following civilisations is not associated with theHarappan Civilisation?a) Mesopotamian b) Egyptianc) Sumerian d) Chinese

4. Of the following scholars who was the first to discover thetraces of the Harappan Civilisation?a) Sir John Marshall b) RD Banerjic) A Cunningham d) Daya Ram Sahani

5. The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement thanSumer, Elam etc on account of itsa) town planning b) metal workingc) weights and measures d) seals and figures

6. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspiredby a regard fora) beauty and utilityb) uniformityc) sanitation and public healthd) demographic factor

7. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from theother contemporary civilisations by itsa) town planningb) underground drainage systemc) uniformity of weights and measuresd) large agricultural surplus

8*. Match the location of the following Harappan sites:List-I List-II(Sites) (States)A. Ropar (i) Uttar PradeshB. Alamgirpur (ii) PunjabC. Kalibangan (iii) GujaratD. Dholavira (iv) RajasthanE. Banawali (v) HaryanaCodes:

A B C D Ea) i i i iv i i i vb) i i i i i i iv vc) i i i i i i iv vd) i i i i i i v iv

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9. The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has beenfixed on the basis ofa) Pottery design b) Stratificationc) Aryan invasion d) Radio Carbon-14 dating

10. Most of the large Harappan towns had fortifications whichserved the purpose ofa) safety from robbersb) protection against cattle raidersc) protection against floodsd) All the above

11. Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/werea) Wheat b) Ricec) Millet d) All the above

12. The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made ofa) clay b) copper c) bronze d) brass

13*. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indusvalley people?a) gold b) silver c) copper d) iron

14*. Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indusvalley peoplea) Mother Goddessb) Pashupati Shivac) Trees such as Peepal and Acaciad) Trimurti

15*. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposeddockyard been found?a) Kalibangan b) Lothalc) Suktagendor d) Sotka Koli

16. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?a) Agriculture b) Trade and Commercec) Crafts d) All the above

17. The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result ofa) Aryan invasionb) Decline in foreign tradec) Ecological factorsd) Not definitely known factors

18. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sitesi sa) unihorn bull b) cowc) bull d) tiger

19. The term Aryan, Indo-Aryan or Indo-European denotes a _______concept?a) Linguistic b) Racialc) Religious d) Cultural

20. According to the most widely accepted view, the Aryansoriginally came froma) India b) Central Asiac) Central Europe d) Steppes of Russia

21. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?a) Rigveda b) Samavedac) Yajurveda d) Atharvaveda

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22. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells andwitchcraft?a) Rigveda b) Samavedac) Yajurveda d) Atharvaveda

23*. The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation ofa) Samhitas b) Brahmanasc) Aranyakas d) All the above

24. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments isactually known asa) Hinduism b) Brahmanismc) Bhagavatism d) Vedic Dharma

25. The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region ofa) Central India b) Gangetic Doabc) Saptasindhu d) Kashmir and Punjab

26. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatrimantra?a) Rigveda b) Samavedac) Kathopanishad d) Aitareya Brahmana

27. The famous Gayatrimantra is addressed toa) Indra b) Varunac) Pashupati d) Savita

28*. Two highest gods in the Vedic religion werea) Agni and Savitri b) Vishnu and Mitrac) Indra and Varuna d) Surya and Pushan

29. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearlymentioned in thea) Yajurveda b) Purusa-sukta of Rigvedac) Upanishads d) Shatapatha Brahmana

30. This Vedic God was a breaker of the forts and also a war goda) Indra b) Yamac) Marut d) Varuna

31. The Vedic economy was based ona) trade and commerceb) crafts and industriesc) agriculture and cattle rearingd) all the above

32. The normal form of government during the Vedic period wasa) democracy b) republicsc)oligarchy d) monarchy

33. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period werea) Sabha and Mahasabha b) Mahasabha and Ganasabhac) Sabha and Samiti d) Ur and Kula

34. The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known asa) Advaita b) Vedantac) Yoga d) Samkhya

35. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most importantdevelopment in the history of the so-called Hinduism was thedevelopment ofa) Shaivism b) Saktismc) Bhagavatism d) Tantricism

36. Bhagavatism refers to worship ofa) Vasudeva Krishna b) Brahmac) Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva d) Durga as Shakti

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37. Vaishnavism, a later development of Bhagavatism, advocates theworship ofa) Vishnub) Ram and Krishnac) Vishnu and his incarnationsd) Vishnu and Lakshmi

38. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc are performedon the basis of the rituals described in thea) Rigveda b) Yajurvedac) Grihyasutras d) Upanishad

39. The founder of Jainism wasa) Rishbha b) Neminathc) Parsvanatha d) Vardhaman Mahavira

40*. Vardhamana Mahavira the 24th Tirthankar of Jainism was bornat _________ and died at _________ .a) Vaishali and Rajagriha b) Kusinara and Pavac) Kundagrama and Pava d) Kashi and Champa

41. The Three Jewels (Triratnas ) of Jainism area) right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conductb) right action, right livelihood and right effortc) right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachmentd) right speech, right thinking and right behaviour

42*. Of the five vows ( Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism , four existedbefore Mahavira. The one which he added wasa) not to kill ( non-injury)b) not to stealc) non-attachment to worldly thingsd) celibacy

43. In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha forwhich one has toa) follow three jewels and five vowsb) practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beingsc) renounce the world and attain right knowledged) believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence

44. Jainism was divided into two sectsSwetambaras (White-clad)and Digambaras (Sky-clad or naked) During the reign of thea) Nandas b) Mauryas c) Kusanas d) Shungas

45. The name Buddha meansa) enlightened b) learned c) divine d) sacred

46. Match the events of the Buddhas life with the places of theiroccurrence:List-I List-IIA. Birth (i) KusinagarB. Attainment of knowledge (ii) SarnathC. First Sermon (iii) Bodh-GayaD. Death (iv) LumbiniCodes:

A B C Da) i i i i i i ivb) i i i iv i i ic) i i i i i i ivd) iv i i i i i i

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47. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during thereign ofa) Asoka b) Kanishkac) Menander d) Harsha

48. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism wasa) Ashvaghosa b) Vasubandhuc) Nagarjuna d) Nagasena

49. Jatakas are the stories ofa) Buddhas lifeb) Buddhas previous livesc) The lives of the future Buddhasd) Great saints of Buddhism

50. Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted ina) China b) Japan c) Sri Lanka d) Tibet

51. In the sixth century BC northern India was divided intoa) sixteen great statesb) eight republican statesc) both (a) and (b) aboved) Anga and Magadha

52. Of all the states in northern India in 6th century BC which ofthe following states emerged as the most powerful?a) Anga b) Magadhac) Kashi d) Kosala

53. When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by thea) Haryankas b) Sisunagasc) Nandas d) Mauryas

54. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided tooverthrow the Nandas becausea) Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandasb) the Nandas were low-bornc) the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion

and oppression of the peopled) Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule

55. The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya andChandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanskritplay written by Kalidasaa) Mudrarakshas b) Devichandraguptac) Malavikagnimitram d) Mrichhakatika

56. Kautilya (also known as Vishnugupta and Chanakya) is the authorof Arthasastra which has been compared witha) Platos State b) Machiavellis Princec) Karl Marxs Das Kapital d) Hitlers Mein Kampf

57. Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan courtin Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his booka) Travels of Megasthanes b) Indikac) Indicoplecusts d) Both (b) and (c)

58*. Which of the following is the single most important source ofthe history of Ashoka?a) Sri Lankan chronicles _ Dipavamsa and Mahavamsab) Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadanac) Inscriptions of Ashokad) Archaeological Sources and the Puranas

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59. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any warbecause?a) After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India

had been achievedb) Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material

on both sides in the warc) He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the

combatants and non-combatants in the ward) Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed

to violence60*. In his inscriptions Ashoka calls himself

a) Devanampriya Priyadarshi Kingb) Ashoka Priyadarshic) Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka)d) Daivaputra

61. Ashokas claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world historylies in the fact thata) his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of lifeb) he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the peoplec) after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the

cause of peaced) he attempted to unify the people of dif ferent castes and

communities into a bound of common moral ideal62. The most important official post with vast responsibilities

created by Asoka wasa) Rajuka b) Yuktac) Dharamamahamatya d) Prativedaka

63. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection inthe carving ofa) floral designs b) pillarsc) animal figures d) yaksha figures

64. The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is theira) monolithic structure b) carvingc) polish d) uniformity of workmanship

65. Which of the following was not one of the actual causes for thedecline of the Mauryan empire?a) Ashokas pacifist policiesb) Division of the empire after Ashokac) Foreign aggressions particularly Greekd) Economic and financial crisis

66*. Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the lastMauryan ruler Brihadratha?a) Pushyamitra Sunga b) Agnimitrac) Vasumitra d) Jyesthamitra

67*. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his senseof justice and dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (asdescribed in the Buddhist work Milinda Panho) wasa) Demetrius b) Menanderc) Eukratises d) Heliocles

68. The first great empire to the south of the Vindhayas was of thea) Cholas b) Cherasc) Pandyas d) Satavahanas

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69. The greatest claim to fame of the Satavahanas is on account ofa) Pursuing a tolerant religious policy and giving common patronage

to Buddhism and Brahmanismb) Adoption of Prakrit as their court language in preference to Sanskritc) Great economic prosperity and brisk inland and foreign traded) Great contribution to Indian art as evident from the art of Amravati

and Nagarjunakonda70*. Mohenjo-Daro is situated in

a) Montgomery district b) Larkana districtc) Chandigarh area d) Gujarat

71*. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas??a) Sama Veda b) Atharva Vedac) Yajur Veda d) Rig Veda

72. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans wasa) Patrilineal b) Patriarchalc) Matriarchal d) Matrilineal

73. Gautama Buddha was brought up bya) Mahaprajapati b) Mayadevic) Kundavi d) Sangamitra

74*. Mahavira wasa) the 20th Tirthankara b) the 21st Tirthankarac) the 23rd Tirthankara d) the 24th Tirthankara

75. The Phrase the Light of Asia is applied toa) Alexander b) Chandragupta Mauryac) Mahavira d) The Buddha

76. The Eight-fold path was enunciated bya) The Buddha b) Mahavirac) Nehru d) Mahatma Gandhi

77. The Svetambara Jains werea) clad in white b) clad in blackc) clad in red d) saffron clad

78. The Buddhaa) rejected the theory of Karmab) was non-committal on the theory of Karmac) believed in the theory of Karmad) suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma

79. The Buddhist Doctrines were written ina) Sanskritb) Palic) Tibetand) Not written in any language but orally transmitted

80*. The first Buddhist Council was held ata) Lumbini b) Kapilavastuc) Rajagriha d) Avanti

81. Ashoka was much influenced by a Buddhist monk calleda) Upagupta b) Vasubandhuc) Ambhi d) Asvagosha

82. Megasthanes visited India during the period ofa) Chandragupta II b) Ashokac) Chandragupta Maurya d) Harsha

83. Megasthanes was the Ambassador ofa) Selukos Nikator b) Alexanderc) Darius d) The Persians

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84. The Indica was written bya) Kautilya b) Patanjali c) Megasthanes d) Panini

85. Mauryan Dynasty was founded bya) Ashoka b) Chandragupta Mauryac) Pushyamitra d) Ajatasatru

86. The main occupation of the Aryans wasa) Weaving b) Agriculture c) Trade d) Seafaring

87. The Rig Veda consists ofa) 1000 hymns b) 1028 hymnsc) 500 hymns d) 2000 hymns

88. The Yueh-Chi were driven out from western China by thea) Hunas b) Rashtrika c) Mangols d) Bhojakas

89. Which of the following explains the duties of Dharmamaha-matras?a) The Minor Rock Edicts b) The two Kalinga Edictsc) Arthasastra d) Indica

90. During the Mauryan period the administration of Pataliputrawas in the hands ofa) three boards b) four boardsc) five boards d) six boards

91. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describesthe Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?a) No. XIII b) No. X c) No. XI d) No. XII

92*. Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically?a) Rig Veda b) Yajur Vedac) Sama Veda d) Atharva Veda

93. Of the following who was the hero of a famous dramaMalvikagnimitra written by Kalidasa?a) Vasumitra b) Vajramitra c) Pushyamitra d) Agnimitra

94. The duties of Dharmamahamatras are explained in the MinorRock Edict No ________.a) X b) IV c) XII d) V

95. Which of the following subjects is not dealt with in thePuranas?a) Primary creation b) Secondary creationc) Genealogies of gods d) Arithmetic

96. The Vishnu Purana gives an account of ________.a) Mauryan Dynasty b) The Andhrasc) The Vardhanas d) Life in Indus Valley

97. A well-organised State machinery was introduced for the firsttime bya) the Vedic Aryans b) Alexanderc) the Guptas d) the Mauryas

98. The last Mauryan king wasa) Pushyamitra Sunga b) Ashokac) Harsha d) Brihadratha

99. Bimbisara was succeeded bya) Ashoka b) Ajatasatruc) Vesudeva d) Chandragupta Maurya

100. The Upanishads are separated from the Brahmanas by treatisescalled ________a) Vedas b) Aranyakas c) Epics d) Puranas

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101. Atman is everything and everything is Atman is the ________doctrine.a) Buddhist b) Jainc) Pantheistic d) Zoroastrian

102. The religious movements of Buddhism and Jainism were led bya) Sudras b) Kshatriya Princesc) Vaisyas d) Brahmins

103. Whom can we call the first national ruler of India?a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Kanishkac) Harsha d) Ajatasatru

104. The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of________a) Nature b) Pasupathic) Trimurti d) Mother Goddess

105*. The Brahmanas deals witha) The Bhakti Theory b) Yogac) Ritualism d) Meditation

106. Which of the following Gods lost his importance as the firstdeity during the Rig Vedic period?a) Varuna b) Agni c) Vishnu d) Rudra

107. Which of the following was the God of Animal during the laterVedic period?a) Indra b) Rudra c) Vishnu d) Prajapathi

108. Which of the following animals was not known to the peopleof Indus Valley Civilisation?a) Horse b) Cow c) Goat d) Elephant

109*. When Alexander invaded India, Taxila was ruled bya) Ambhi b) Porus c) Ashoka d) Bimbisara

110. There are similarities between the seals found at Mohenjo-Daroand ________.a) Egypt b) Chinac) Sumeria d) Afghanistan

111. The Harappas had commercial relations with ________ .a) China b) Jawac) Mesopotamia d) Burma (Now, Myanmar)

112. Megasthanese was a Greek Ambassador sent to the court of________ .a) Ashoka b) Chandragupta Mauryac) Kanishka d) Porus

113. Mudra Rakshasa was written bya) Kalidasa b) Visakadatta c) Bana d) Bharavi

114. The Indus Civilisation is noted for itsa) Art b) Scientific Advancec) Town Planning d) Military Organisation

115. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism wasa) Sanskrit b) Pali c) Tamil d) Greek

116. Which of the following was the cause of the decline ofBuddhism?a) Buddhism was founded by a princeb) Corruption crept into Buddhist monasteriesc) Buddha and Mahavira were contemporariesd) Buddha preached non-violence

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117*. Which of the following is not included in triratna of Jainism?a) Right Knowledge b) Right Conductc) Right Faith d) Creator

118. The Harappans did not know the use ofa) Copper b) Bronze c) Gold d) Iron

119. Ajivikas were ________ .a) A monastic sect b) A sect to Barbariansc) Soldiers d) Spies

120*. Dharmamahamatras were _________ during the Mauryans.a) Officials b) Buddhist Monksc) Jain Monks d) Soldiers

121. During the period of Sungas there was a revival of ________ .a) Jainism b) Buddhismc) Brahminism d) Zoroastrianism

122. Of the following who has been considered as a grammarian?a) Kautilya b) Megasthanes c) Patanjali d) Kanishka

123. Agnimitra was the hero of Kalidass ________ .a) Sakuntala b) Malavikagnimitrac) Megadutta d) Mrichhakatikam

124*. Kanva dynasty was established bya) Rudradaman b) Vasudevac) Nagarjuna d) Kadphises

125. Kharavela of Kalinga was a follower ofa) Jainism b) Buddhismc) Hinduism d) Confuciounism

126. The capital of the king Kharavela of Kalinga wasa) Taxila b) Pataliputrac) Kalinganagara d) Pushpapura

127. Under Mauryas each province was placed under a ________ .a) Prince b) Commander c) Council d) Minister

128. Chandragupta Maurya was ________ .a) A benevolent despot d) Autocratc) Democrat d) A pious ruler

129. The mother of Vardhamana Mahavira was aa) Lichavi Princess b) Maurya Princessc) Saka Princess d) Not a member of the royal family

130. Buddha delivered his first sermon at ________ .a) Sanchi b) Sarnath c) Kapilvastu d) Vaisali

131. The Buddha attained nirvana at ________ .a) Bodh Gaya b) Sarnathc) Sanchi d) Kusinagara

132. The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issueof ________ Edict?a) Sanchi b) Sarnath c) Bhabra d) Kalinga

133. Which of the following is not the name of Kautilya?a) Chanakya b) Vishnuguptac) Dramindacharya d) Devaputra

134. Kautilya hailed from ________ .a) Taxila b) Srinagar c) Pataliputra d) Nepal

135. Buddha has been described as an ocean of wisdom andcompassion ina) The Light of Asia b) Amarakosac) Buddhacharita d) Jatak Tales

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136*. The most important Pahlava ruler was ________ .a) Mues b) Gondophernesc) Menander d) Darius

137. St Thomas died a martyr at ________ .a) Madras b) Bombayc) Goa d) Surat

138. Of the following Kushan Kings who assumed the title the Lordof the Whole World?a) Kadphises I b) Kadphises IIc) Kanishka d) Huvishka

139. The Capital of Kanishka Empire was ________ .a) Pataliputra b) Peshawarc) Kabul d) Taxila

140. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at ________ .a) Pataliputra b) Vaisalic) Kundalavana d) Bodh Gaya

141. Alexander was the son of Philip II of ________ .a) Sparta b) Athensc) Macedonia d) Carthage

142. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of ________ .a) Herat b) Kabulc) Hydaspes d) Arbela

143*. Alexander the Great died at ________ .a) Susa b) Babylonc) Macedonia d) Kabul

144. The monolithic image of Jain Saint Gomatiswara is at _______.a) Mount Abu b) Saravanabelgolac) Kusinagara d) Kalinga

145. Which of the following is known as the Jain Temple City?a) Girnar b) Allahabadc) Rajagriha d) Varanasi

146. ________ was the mother of Vardhamana Mahavira.a) Yasodhara b) Kundhavic) Trisala d) Mayadevi

147. Bhasa was the author of ________ .a) Mahavamsa b) Svapnavasavadattac) Sakunthala d) Buddha Charita

148. The Monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to SouthIndia was ________.a) Asvaghosa b) Vasumitrac) Upagupta d) Bhadrabahu

149*. Who among the following is not associated with medicine inancient India?a) Dhanvantri b) Susrutac) Bhaskaracharya d) Charaka

150. Megasthanes was succeeded by ________ as ambassador?a) Darius b) Demetriosc) Deimachos d) Philip

151*. The Saka Era was founded bya) Kadphises I b) Kanishkac) Alexander d) Menander

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152. The famous Indo-Greek King who embraced Buddhism was________ .a) Strato I b) Menander c) Demetrios d) Alexander

153. Kanishka was the follower ofa) Hinduism b) Jainismc) Hinayanism d) Mahayanism

154. The Sunga ruler Bhaga erected a monolithic Garuda at ________.a) Varanasi b) Besnagarc) Rajagriha d) Pataliputra

155. Match the following:List-I List-IIA. Kautilya 1. Magadha KingB. Megasthanes 2. AshokaC. Bimbisara 3. ArthasastraD. Upagupta 4. AmbassadorCodes:

A B C Da) 3 4 1 2b) 2 1 4 3c) 1 2 3 4d) 4 3 2 1

156. Match the following:List-I List-IIA. Sama Veda 1. Kali AgeB. Atharva Veda 2. Philosophical treatisesC. Puranas 3. Musically renderedD. Upanishads 4. Magic and spellsCodes:A B C Da) 3 4 1 2b) 2 1 4 3c) 1 2 3 4d) 4 3 2 1

157. Vardhamana Mahavira died ata) Pavapuri b) Kundagrama c) Pataliputra d) Taxila

158. The city of Pataliputra was founded at the junction of the Gangesand the ________ .a) Sone b) Brahmaputra c) Yamuna d) Gomati

159. The Nanda dynasty was established bya) Vasudeva b) Kharavelac) Mahapadma d) Pushyamitra

160. Alexander was trained bya) Socrates b) Aristotle c) Plato d) Homer

161. Of the following who is called Indias Machiavelli?a) Asvaghosha b) Patanjali c) Kautilya d) Bana

162. Which of the following was the main port for the Indus people?a) Lothal b) Harappac) Kalibangan d) Mohenjodaro

163. The Indus people were worshippers ofa) Mothers Goddess b) Indrac) Rudra d) Varuna

164. Vardhamana Mahavira was born ata) Bodh-Gaya b) Kundagrama c) Sarnath d) Benaras

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165. Bimbisara was succeeded by ________.a) Ashoka b) Ajatasatruc) Vasudeva d) Chandragupta Maurya

166*. The term Aryan denotesa) a speech group b) an ethnic groupc) a nomadic group d) a supporter race

167. Alexander sent back home a portion of his army under an admiralcalled ________a) Ptolemy b) Nearchos c) Menander d) Porus

168. Pushyamitra Sunga was a staunch ________ .a) Buddhist b) Jain c) Hindu d) Atheist

169*. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in thea) Harappan cultureb) Chalcolitchic cultures of western Indiac) Vedic Textsd) Silver punchmarked coins

170*. Which one of the following was initially the most powerfulcity state of India in the 6th century BC?a) Gandhar b) Kamboj c) Kashi d) Magadh

171. Which of the following was another name of Pataliputra?a) Purushapura b) Kusinagarac) Kusumapura d) Huvishkapura

172. Who was referred to as Amitraghata by the Greeks?a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Bimbisarac) Bindusara d) Vasudeva

173. The founder of the Achaemenian Empire wasa) Cyrus b) Darius c) Xerxes d) Cambyses

174. Which of the following was the characteristic feature of thereligion of the ancient Tamils?a) Worship of Nature b) Worship of Mother Goddessc) Worship of Murugan d) Worship of Sun

175. The most powerful ruler of the Cheras wasa) Udiyanjeral b) Nedunjeraladanc) Senguttuvan d) Sengannan

176. A temple for Patini devi was constructed bya) Karikala b) Paranarc) Senguttuvan d) Udiyanjeral

177. Which of the following was not the port of the Satavahanas?a) Barukkacha b) Kalyan c) Sopra d) Puhar

178. Which of the following was the centre of inland trade of theSatavahanas?a) Nasik b) Srikakulam c) Tagara d) Surat

179. Karikala was the centre of many legends found ina) Manimekalai b) Silappadhikaramc) Purananuru d) Kuruntokai

180. During the 4th century AD the Western Satraps were conqueredbya) Sassanian rulers b) Afghan rulersc) Satavahanas d) Kadambas

181. Sudarsana lake was reconstructed bya) Nahapana b) Chashtana c) Rudradaman I d) Harsha

182. The first ruler of the Satavahanas wasa) Simuka b) Govinda c) Sri Satakarni d) Nahapana

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183. Naganika was a _______ Queen.a) Gupta b) Andhra c) Saka d) Pallava

184. Which of the following works of Kalidasa gives informationabout the Andhras?a) Sakuntala b) Malavikagnimitrac) Meghaduta d) Kumarasambhava

185. Satavahana rule was extended to the Coromandal Coast bya) Sri Yajna Satakarni b) Pulumayi IIc) Sri Satakarni d) Simuka

186. Chashtana was the Satraps ofa) Gujarat b) Malwa c) Kathiawar d) Kashmir

187. Srikakulam was the capital ofa) Sakas b) Pahlavas c) Andhras d) Ashoka

188. In whose court did Asvaghosa live?a) Harsha b) Samudra Gupta c) Kanishka d) Ashoka

189. The Sunga period saw the growth of one of the followingreligions. Identify.a) Brahmanism b) Saivismc) Buddhism d) Nature worship

190. Whose general was Appolodotus?a) Euthydemus b) Demetrius c) Diodotus d) Antichos

191. Who erected the Garuda pillar at Besnagar?a) Bhagabhadra b) Heliodorusc) Menander d) Antialkidas

192. During the pre-Gupta age the foreign trade was most extensivewi tha) South East Asian Countries b) Chinac) Central Asia d) Roman Empire

193. Which among the following was not affected by the invasion ofthe Persians on India?a) Script in the North-West b) Coinagec) Court Ceremonies d) Sculpture

194. Gandhara School of Art was deeply influenced bya) Chinese (Mongolian) art b) Hellenic artc) Ranion (Persian) art d) Local (Indian) art

195. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of societyin Mauryan times?a) Slavery b) Rigidity of Castec) Prostitution d) Widow remarriage

196. The ancient Chola kingdom existed in the delta of the rivera) Tungabhadra b) Cauveryc) Krishna d) Godavari

197. Which of the following statements about Arthasastra is not true?a) It prescribes the duty of a kingb) It describes the then economic life of the countryc) It lays down the principles of politicsd) It highlights the need for financial reforms

198. What is said to be the original home of the Sungas?a) Kalinga b) Vidisa c) Berar d) Bharhut

199. Milindapanho is aa) History of a dynasty b) Prakrit dramac) Sanskrit play d) Religious conversation

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200. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi?a) Panini b) Katyayana c) Jayadeva d) Bharatha

201. The first Persian ruler who occupied part of Indian territorywasa) Cyrus b) Cambyses c) Darius d) Xerxes

202. Alexander the great, was obliged to go back becausea) he fell illb) he suffered defeat in Indiac) his forces refused to go furtherd) he did not like India

203. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administrationwasa) wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governorsb) the presence of a council of ministersc) the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracyd) an extensive network of spy-system

204. The principles of Ashokas Dharma (Dhamma) were taken froma) Buddhismb) Jainismc) Brahmanismd) The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period

205. Which social evil was conspicuously absent in ancient India?a) Polygamy b) Sati systemc) Devadasi system d) Purdah system

206. The greatest Saka ruler of India, who was a great conqueror, issaid to have gained fame by being well-versed in grammar, polity,logic, music etc and had taken a vow not to kill men except inbattle. Who was he?a) Chastana b) Nahapanac) Rudrasimha d) Rudradaman

207. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhismwas even greater than that of Ashoka, wasa) Kadphises b) Kanishka I c) Vasishka d) Huvishka

208. The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened bya) Ashoka b) Menander c) Kanishka d) Huvishka

209. The first image of the Buddha was carved out during the reignofa) Ashoka b) Pusyamitra Shungac) Kanishka I d) Menander

210*. The Gandhara-Mathura School of Art, which flourished duringthe Kushana period and the foreign influence ofa) Greece b) Romec) Both (a) and (b) above d) China

211. During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time wentto China and from China it went toa) Burma and Tibet b) Thailand and Cambodiac) Korea and Japan d) Indonesia and Vietnam

212. Who of the following was the personal physician of Kanishkaand also the author of a famous treatise on the Indian system ofmedicine?a) Charaka b) Susruta c) Nagarjuna d) Jevaka

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213. The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during theperioda) Mauryan b) Sunga c) Kushana d) Gupta

214*. The earliest stratum of the history of the Tamils is known asa) Chola Age b) Pandyan Agec) Sangam Age d) Pallava Age

215. The Sangam Age in the history of South India representsa) The period of Aryanisation of South Indiab) A period when an assembly of a college of Tamil poets was held

at Maduraic) A litarary-cultural phase of theTamilham during the first three

centuries of the Christian erad) Both (b) and (c) above

216. During the Sangam Age brisk and flourishing foreign trade wasconducted from the south Indian ports of Muziris ,Kaveripattnam or Poom-Puhar and Arikamedu toa) West Asia b) South East Asiac) Roman World d) Central Europe

217. Which of the following was not one of the ruling dynasties ofSouth India in the Sangam Age?a) Chola b) Cherac) Pandya d) Pallava

218*. Which of the following is one of the greatest classics of theSangam literature?a) Tikappiyam b) Kuralc) Pattuppattu d) Silapadikaram or Manimekalai

219. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence ofthe ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of theMauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas?a) Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptasb) Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptasc) Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptasd) Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas

220. The last great ruling dynasty of Magadha wasa) Sunga b) Kanva c) Kusana d) Gupta

221. Kanishka is associated with an era which is known asa) Vikram era b) Saka-Shalivahan erac) Saka era d) Gupta era

222. The greatest conqueror among the Gupta rulers wasa) Samudragupta b) Chandragupta IIc) Kumargupta d) Skandagupta

223. A Gupta king has been called an Indian Napoleon and he wasalso an accomplished poet and musician (player of Veena) whowas he?a) Samudragupta b) Chandragupta IIc) Kumargupta d) Skandagupta

224. The famous Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription describes theconquest ofa) Samudragupta b) Chandragupta IIc) Chandragupta Maurya d) Chandra of Indraprastha

225. The Gupta king who is known in the Indian legends asVikramaditya was

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a) Chandragupta I b) Samudraguptac) Chandragupta II d) Skandagupta

226*. The Chinese traveller Fa-hien visited India and left a detailedaccount of the reign ofa) Samudragupta b) Chandragupta IIc) Kumargupta I d) Skandagupta

227. The foremost astronomer and mathematician of the Gupta periodwasa) Aryabhatta b) Varahamihirac) Brahmagupta d) Vanabhata

228. The Gupta artists had attained the highest perfection ina) architecture b) sculpturec) terracotas d) painting

229. The most important reason(s) for the decline of the Gupta empirewas/werea) invasions of the Hunasb) weak later Gupta rulersc) independence of the later Gupta rulersd) (a) (b) and (c) above

230. After the decline of the Guptas, which of the following citiesof North India emerged as the centre of political gravity of NorthIndia?a) Ajmer b) Kannauj c) Dhara d) Delhi

231. Match the following rulers/ruling dynasties of North India withthe centres of their power:List-I List-IIA. Maukharis (i) ThaneshvarB. Pusyabhuti or Vardhans (ii) KannaujC. Sasanka (iii) Valabhi GujaratD. Maitrakas (iv) Bengal GaudaCodes:

A B C Da) i i i i i i ivb) i i i iv i i ic) i i i i i i ivd) iv i i i i i i

232*. The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang, called the Prince of Pilgrimsvisited India during the reign ofa) Harsha b) Chandragupta IIc) Dharampala d) Devapala

233. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written bya) Banabhatta b) Sudraka c) Sri Harsha d) Gunadhva

234. Harsha was defeated bya) Sasanka b) King of Valabhic) Bhaskarvarman d) Pulkesin II

235. Harsha was the last great royal patron ofa) Jainism b) Buddhismc) Shaivism d) Bhagavatism

236*. After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued betweenthe three contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj.Which of the following was not a party in the struggle?a) Gurjar Partiharas b) Rastrakutasc) Palas d) Paramaras

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237*. What was Chandragupta-II also know as?a) Samudragupta b) Vikramadityac) Skandagupta d) Raanagupta

238*. That the Rig Vedic Aryans were a pastoral people is borne outby the fact thata) there are many references to the cow in the Rig Vedab) Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cowsc) Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not landd) All of the above

239*. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryansbecausea) they used chariots driven by horsesb) they were from an advanced urban culturec) they were taller and strongerd) they used elephants on a large scale

240. Coins made of metal first appeared ina) Harappan Civilisation b) Later Vedic Agec) Age of the Buddha d) Age of the Mauryas

241. In the early Vedic-period, Varna system was based ona) Education b) Birth c) Occupation d) Talen

242*. Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronologicalorder:I. NandasII. SisunagasIII. MauryasIV. Haryankasa) IV, II, III and I b) II, I, IV and IIIc) IV, II, I and III d) III, I, IV and II

243. Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism?(i) The world is full of sorrows.(ii) People suffer on account of desire.(iii) If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained.(iv) The existence of God and soul must be recognised.a) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) b) (ii) and (iii)c) (i), (ii) and (iii) d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

244*. The Greeks were driven out of India bya) Bindusara b) Ashokac) Chandragupta Vikramaditya d) Chandragupta Maurya

245*. The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilisation is found ata) Harappa b) Mohenjo-Daroc) Ropar d) Kalibangan

246*. Who was the court poet of Harsha-vardhana?a) Bhani b) Ravi Kirtic) Bana d) Vishnu Sharma

247. Prince of Pilgrims was the name attributed toa) Fa-Hien b) I-tsingc) Hiuen Tsang d) Megasthenese

248. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?a) Maurya b) Nandas c) Guptas d) Cholas

249. The year of accession of Kanishka to throne wasa) 108 AD b) 58 AD c) 128 AD d) 78 AD

250*. Kalinga was took place in the yeara) 263 BC b) 240 BC c) 261 BC d) 232 BC

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251*. The first Grammarian of the Sanskrit language wasa) Kalhana b) Panini c) Maitreyi d) Kalidasa

252*. The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court ofa) Chandragupta b) Chandragupta-IIc) Samudragupta d) Kumaragupta

253. Which one of the following vedas contains sacrificial formulae?a) Sama Veda b) Yajur Vedac) Rig Veda d) Athrva Veda

254. When did the best productions of Gandhara sculpture appear?a) Mauryan Period b) Gupta Periodc) Kushana Period d) Harsha Period

255. The caves of Ajanta and Ellora belonged toa) Jains b) Hindus c) Buddhists d) Sikhs

256*. Name the temple in Indonesia where scenes from Ramayana andMahabharata are depicted?a) Brihadeshwara b) Angkor Watc) Kailashnath d) Borobudur

257. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhismwas even greater than that of Ashoka wasa) Kadphises b) Kanishka Ic) Vaishka d) Huvishka

258. The worship of images in India began during the ______ period.a) Mauryan b) Sunga c) Kusana d) Gupta

259*. The concept of Eight-fold Path forms the theme ofa) Dipavamsa b) Divyavadanac) Mahaparinibban Sutta d) Dharmachakrapravartana Sutta

260*. The famous ruler of ancient India who is said to have beenconverted to Jainism, towards the end of his life, isa) Bindusara b) Samudraguptac) Chandragupta d) Ashoka

261. The harappan economy was primarily ________ in nature.a) Rural b) Industrialc) Urban d) Capitalist

262*. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated bya) Mahayana Buddhism b) Jainismc) Lokayata School d) Hinayana Buddhism

263. The Indo-Greek Kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in thebeginning of the second century BC wasa) Scythia b) Zedrasia c) Bactria d) Aria

264. The best specimens of Mauryan art are represented by theira) Stupas b) Pillars c) Chaityas d) Caves

265. Which of the following does not represent an important sourcematerial for the Mauryan period?a) Literary works b) Foreign accountsc) Numismatic evidence d) Epigraphic sources

266. According to Strabo, the Tamil kingdom to first send emissariesto meet Augustin in Athens in 20 BC, wasa) Pallava b) Cholac) Pandya d) Chera

267*. Who among the following was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?a) Mahapadma Nanda b) Ashoka Nandac) Dhana Nanda d) None of the above

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268. The word Veda has been derived from the root word Vid whichmeansa) Divinity b) Sacrednessc) Doctrine d) Knowledge

269. The Kushan rule was brought to an end bya) The Nagas b) The Britishersc) Samudragupta d) The Hindu Shahi Dynasty

270. Ashoka has been particularly influenced by the Buddhist monka) Ambhi b) Upaguptac) Asvaghosha d) Vasubandhu

271. During Kanishkas reign, the centre of political activity shiftedfrom Magadha toa) Delhi b) Ayodhyac) Kannauj d) Purushapura (Peshawar)

272. Which of the following contributes most for the revival ofSanskrit language?a) Kushanas b) Mauryasc) Guptas d) Indo-Greeks

273. Who had got the Konark Sun Temple constructed?a) Kanishka b) Ashokac) Narasimha Deva II d) Rajendra Chola

274. Which one of the following sculptures invariably used greenschist as the medium?a) Maurya sculptures b) Mathura sculpturesc) Bharhut sculptures d) Gandhara sculptures

275. Who among the following is known for his work on medicineduring the Gupta period?a) Saumilla b) Sudraka c) Shaunaka d) Susrutha

276. In the context of ancient Indian society, which one of thefollowing terms does not belong to the category of the otherthree?a) Kula b) Vamsa c) Kosa d) Gotra

277*. Who wrote Mrichchhakatika (Clay Cart)?a) Akbar b) Kalidas c) Sudraka d) Dandin

278. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappantowns and settlements have been found ina) Punjab b) Haryanac) Gujarat d) Uttar Pradesh

279. The Indus Valley Civilization can be said to belong to thea) Paleolithic age b) Primitive agec) Neolithic age d) Bronze age

280. Who among the following used to hold a religious assembly atPrayag every five year?a) Ashoka b) Harshvardhanac) Kanishka d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

281. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known asa) Gautam b) Siddharthac) Rahul d) Suddhodhana

282. The Jatakas are a collection of storiesa) Meant for childrenb) Based on pet Hindu mythsc) About Jains saintsd) Pertaining to several different earlier births of the Buddha

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283. Architectural developments in India manifested themselves intheir full glory during the period of thea) Guptas b) Nandas c) Mauryas d) Cholas

284. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashokahas been described ina) Archaeological excavations b) Rock edictsc) Coins d) Pillar edicts

285. The proud title of Vikramaditya had been assumed bya) Harsha b) Chandragupta IIc) Kanishka d) Samudragupta

286. In which region was the first metallic coin used in India?a) The Indo-Gangetic plain of central Indiab) The Himalayasc) Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradeshd) The Deccan Plateau

287. Which of the following was the first metal to be discovered andused as tools by humans?a) Iron b) Gold c) Tin d) Copper

288. Who, from among the following rulers, had ruled over the largestpart of India?a) Kanishka b) Chandragupta Ic) Chandragupta Maurya d) Ashoka

289*. The Upanishads are a series of books devoted toa) Yoga b) Social lawc) Religious rituals d) Philosophy

290. Which of the following temples has acquired the name of theBlack Pagoda?a) Sun Temple b) Lingaraj Templec) Bhuvaneshwari Temple d) Jagannathdeva Temple

291*. Whom was Ashvaghosha a contemporary of?a) Menander b) Harsha c) Kanishka d) Ashoka

292*. Name the later Gupta ruler who had performed the AshwamedhaYajna (Horse Sacrifice) and assumed the imperial title ofMaharajadhiraj?a) Kamarupa b) Mahasena Guptac) Adityasen d) Kumaragupta III

293. With what subject does the Mitakshara deal?a) Law b) Grammarc) Medicine d) Theology

294. The Mauryan administration was highlya) Decentralized b) Bureaucraticc) Centralized d) Despotic

295*. Emperor Harshas southward march was stopped on the Narmadariver bya) Pulakesin-I b) Pulakesin-IIc) Vikramaditya-I d) Vikramaditya-II

296*. The Buddhas Eight Fold Path did not includea) Right Resolve b) Right Views c) Right Speech d) Right Table Manners

297. The aim of Ashokas Dhamma wasa) Subtle conquest b) Religious dominationc) A casteless society d) Non-violence and peace

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298. By whom had the Stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh been built?a) Ashoka b) Harshavardhanac) Kanishka d) Chandragupta

299. The author of Ashtadhyayai isa) Charaka b) Paninic) Aryabhatta d) Chanakya

300. In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most importantfunctionary of the State was thea) Senani b) Revenue collectorc) Magician-doctor d) Purohita

301. The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period2500-1800 BC on the basis ofa) Mystical insight by modern seersb) Markings on sealsc) Radio carbon datingd) Travellers written accounts

302*. Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?a) The Vedas b) The Upanishadsc) The Aranyakas d) The Brahmanas

303. The concluding portions of the Brahmanas are called thea) Vedas b) Agamas c) Tantras d) Satpathas

304. What does the Yajur Veda contain?a) Only hymns b) Spells and charmsc) Hymns and rituals d) Commentaries on society

305*. The Mahajanapada that acquired prominence to become an empirewas that ofa) Magadha b) Kasi c) Kosala d) Avanti

306. Which of the following forms of land tenure denoted an entirevillage being donated to Brahmins?a) Jagir b) Zamindari c) Brahmadeya d) Devadana

307. What did the Devadana type of a land tenure signify?a) Villages donated to Brahminsb) Villages donated to the Kingc) Villages donated to the godsd) Villages not normally lived in

308. Which of the following is not famous for temples marked byerotic sculptures?a) Khajuraho b) Madurai c) Halebid d) Konark

309. What was the extent of Harshas empire?a) The entire Indian subcontinentb) The whole of Indiac) The entire Deccan regiond) A part of northern India

310. The Rigvedic Aryans were governed by aa) Tribal republic b) Form of democracyc) Monarchical government d) Rule by elders

311. The most important cause of the downfall of the Gupta empirewas/werea) Muslim invasionsb) The pacifist influence of the Buddhas teachingsc) Frequent wars of successiond) Revolt and declaration of independence by principal chiefs

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312. What is the present name of Dwara Samudra, the ancient capitalof the Hoysalas?a) Mathura b) Halebid c) Raourkela d) Belur

313. In which century did the first movement against vedic ritualisticpractices start?a) 19th century BC b) 14th century BCc) 5th century AD d) 600 BC

314. The Ajanta cave paintings mostly belong to the period of thea) Mughals b) Mauryas c) Chalukyas d) Guptas

315. Which of the following rulers had reigned in the third centuryBC?a) Jehangir b) Ashoka c) Samudragupta d) Akbar

316*. Who was the founder of the Sankhya School of philosophy?a) Ramanuja b) Manuc) Swami Vivekananda d) Kapila

317. Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucialstage in describing the progress of civilization?a) Writing b) The discovery of firec) Agriculture d) The use of internet

318. Where in India have traces of megalithic culture predominantlybeen found?a) Southern India b) Northeastern Indiac) Central India d) Northern India

319. Who is credited with having written the immortal classic treatiseRaja Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms on Meditation)?a) Panini b) Kapila c) Patanjali d) Manu

320. The earlier Buddhist sculptures had shied away from depictingthe image of the Buddha, except through such symbols asa) Footprints b) The Bodhi Treec) Stupas d) All of the above

321. Of the following dynasties, only the ___________ dynasty was not apatron of temple architecture?a) Paramar b) Yadava c) Chalukya d) Chandella

322*. Which of the following is not an important work of Kalidasa?a) Shakuntala b) Kumarasambhavac) Gita Govinda d) Meghadoot

323. Who was not among the scholars patronized by Kanishka?a) Parsva b) Birbal c) Ashvaghosha d) Nagarjuna

324. Which of the following is not a category into which Ashokasmonuments may be grouped?a) Stupas b) Pillars c) Viharas d) Caves

325. Which important industry show signs of having thrived inLothal?a) Pottery b) Shipbuildingc) Terracota toys d) Aircraft manufacture

326. The archaeologist to initially discover the Mohenjo-Daro site ofthe Indus Valley Civilization wasa) Sir John Marshall b) Daya Ram Sahnic) Sir Martimir Wheeler d) Rakhal Das Banerji

327. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently inPakistan?a) Kalibangan b) Harappa c) Alamgirpur d) Lothal

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328. The Harappan site that had a dock isa) Alamgirpur b) Harappac) Lothal d) Mohenjo-Daro

329. Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon?a) Aditya I b) Rajendra c) Rajaraja I d) Vijayalaya

330. Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?a) Pataliputra b) Rangpur c) Sukatagendor d) Lothal

331. The Vedic deity Indra was the god ofa) Fire b) Rain and Thunderc) Eternity d) Wind

332. The Atharva Veda does not discuss the ideal ofa) Karma b) Jnana c) Upasana d) Moksha

333. The institution of varna appeared in thea) Rigvedic periodb) Later vedic periodc) Period of the Manava Dharm Shastrad) Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata

334. The Aryans did not practise the craftsmanship ofa) Blacksmithry b) Pottery c) Jewellery d) Carpentry

335. The only Veda to have been rendered musically isa) The Rig Veda b) The Sama Vedac) The Yajur Veda d) The Atharva Veda

336*. What is the first discourse that the Buddha had delivered at theDeer Park in Sarnath called?a) Mahaparinirvana b) Mahamastabhishekac) Mahabhiniskraman d) Dharmachakrapravartan

337. Name the ruler whose patronage had been enjoyed by Jainism.a) Kanishka b) Kharavelac) Pushyamitra Sunga d) Samudragupta

338. The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism wasa) Alexander b) Strato Ic) Menander d) Democritus

339. To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into Chinatraditionally attributed?a) Nagarjuna b) Sampratic) Vasubandhu d) Kashyapa Matanga

340. Name the ruler whose reign was a witness to both VardhamanMahavira and the Buddha preaching their respective doctrines?a) Udayin b) Bimbisarac) Ajatashatru d) Harshvardhana

341. Where was Mahavira born?a) Sravasti b) Vaishalic) Rajagriha d) Pataliputra

342. The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be thea) Fourteen Purvas b) Twelve Upangasc) Twelve Angas d) Fourteen Uparvas

343. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Bindusarac) Ajatashatru d) Pulakesin

344. The original teachings of Mahavira are contained in thea) Jatakas b) Tripitakas c) Purvas d) Angas

345. Which of the following rulers did not enter the Buddhist fold?a) Harsha b) Samudragupta c) Kanishka d) Ashoka

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346. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period, women andSudras speaka) Sanskrit b) Pali c) Prakrit d) Sauraseni

347. According to tradition, a mighty king in India in the fourthcentury BC had been raised to power by a Taxila brahmin, nameda) Chanakya b) Patanjali c) Pushyamitra d) Manu

348. Who had established the four Mathas or Monastic seats in thefour corners of India?a) Madhavacharya b) Shankaracharyac) Bhaskaracharya d) Ramanujacharya

349. The term used to denote a group of families in the vedic societywasa) Vish b) Jana c) Grama d) Gotra

350. The Svetambaras and Digambaras refer to two sects ofa) Saivism b) Buddhism c) Vaishnavism d) Jainism

351. According to the Mimansa School of Philosophy, liberation ispossible througha) Yoga b) Bhakti c) Karma d) Jnana

352. The great Hindu law giver wasa) Manu b) Banabhatta c) Kapil d) Kautilya

353. During whose reign did Buddhism become the state religion?a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Skandagupta Ic) Samudragupta d) Ashoka

354. The correct chronological order of the four Buddhist councilsheld isa) Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Pataliputra, Vaishalib) Vaishali, Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Pataliputrac) Rajagriha, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Kashmir or Jullandhard) Pataliputra, Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Vaishali

355. The fourth Buddhist council had compiled an encyclopaedia ofBuddhist philosophy, calleda) Sutralankara b) Madhyamika Sutrac) Jatakas d) Mahavibhasha Sutra

356. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?a) Parsva b) Nagarjuna c) Asvaghosha d) Vasumitra

357. Buddhism was first propogated outside India ina) China b) Cambodia c) Thailand d) Ceylon

358. The language adopted for preaching in Mahayana Buddhismwasa) Pali b) Brahmi c) Sanskrit d) Prakrit

359. Who is said to have both been born and shed his body on theVaishakha Purnima day?a) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu b) Mahavirac) Shankaracharya d) The Buddha

360*. The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in the yeara) 1917 b) 1921 c) 1927 d) 1932

361. During the Gupta period, the village affairs were managed bythe village headman with the assistance of thea) Amatya b) Mahattarac) Vishyapati d) Gopa

362. An important part of the eastern court during the Gupta periodwasa) Kalyan b) Tamralipti c) Broach d) Sopara

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363. The Sunga dynasty had made _______ the official religion oftheir kingdom.a) Buddhism b) The Ajivika Sectc) Jainism d) Brahmanism

364. Most of the Hindu colonies in South East Asia had been foundduring the reign of thea) Mauryas b) Rajputas c) Guptas d) Cholas

365. The Saka era started from the yeara) 124 BC b) 78 BC c) 78 AD d) 124 AD

366. Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south, besidesbeing an accomplished veena player?a) Skandagupta b) Samudraguptac) Chandragupta I d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

367. Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?a) Samudragupta b) Harshavardhanac) Chandragupta Maurya d) Ashoka

368. Ashokas prime claim to greatness lay ina) His extensive conquestsb) The promotion of peoples welfare by himc) His marathon armyd) His exclusive patronage of Buddhism

369. The achievements of Samudragupta have been chronicled in thea) Hathigumpha inscription b) Sarnath inscriptionc) Girnar inscription d) Allahabad pillar inscription

370. The sage who is considered to have Aryanised southern Indiawasa) Vasishta b) Vishwamitrac) Agastya d) Yagnavalkya

371. The Chola ruler who had subdued the Ganges and obtained thetitle Gangai Konda Cholan wasa) Rajaraja Chola b) Rajendra Chola Ic) Rajadhiraja Chola d) Kulattunga

372. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that ofthea) Hoysalas b) Cheras c) Cholas d) Pallavas

373. Which Chola ruler had conquered the northern part of Sri Lankaand made it a province of his empire?a) Rajindra Chola I b) Adhirajindra Cholac) Parantaka Chola I d) Rajaraja Chola I

374. The ancient medical treatise, Charaka Samhita is attributed toCharaka, who was a contemporary ofa) Kanishka b) Chandragupta Mauryac) Ashoka d) Samudragupta

375. Who among the following are credited with having built thefamous Ellora Caves?a) The Cholas b) The Satavahanasc) The Rashtrakutas d) The Cheras

376. The caves and rock cut temples at Ellora pertain toa) Hinduism b) Buddhismc) Jainism d) All of the above

377. The cult of Krishna is primarily exhibited through thea) Ancient art b) Rajasthani school of artc) Mughal school of art d) Bengal school of art

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378. In which of the following caves have 28 new caves been furtherdiscovered?a) Ajanta Caves b) Ellora Cavesc) Elephanta Caves d) None of the above

379. The Pallava kings were the makers of the rock-cut temples ata) Thanjavur b) Mahabalipuramc) Khajuraho d) Rameswaram

380. The fresco paintings of Ajanta caves illustrate the art of thea) Guptas b) Mauryasc) Kushanas d) Rashtrakutas

381. Which is the oldest Indian linguistic text?a) Nirukta b) Mahabhashyac) Ashtadhyayi d) Kasikavritti

382. Which of the following is the oldest seat of learning?a) Nalanda b) Vikramshilac) Taxila d) Ujjain

383. The Shrimad Bhagvata Gita contains ______ chapters and _____Sanskrit slokas or couplets.a) 14,500 b) 16,600 c) 18,700 d) 20,800

384. The Ramayana narrates events believed to have taken place inthe ________ Yuga or age.a) Sat b) Dwapar c) Kal d) Treta

385. Who among the following anticipated Newton by affirming thatall things tended to gravitate to the earth?a) Aryabhatta b) Brahmaguptac) Varahamihira d) Buddhagupta

386. In ancient India, Nalanda University represented a great centrefor the study ofa) Mahayana Buddhism b) Hinduismc) Hinayana Buddhism d) Jainism

387. Who is the author of Kadambari, from among the following?a) Kalidas b) Panini c) Kautilya d) Bana

388. Which sage or scholar had recast the original single Veda intofour distinct Vedas?a) Patanjali b) Kapilac) Vyasa d) Shankaracharya

389. To whom did the term Macedonias madaman refer?a) Alexander b) Xersus c) Darius d) Phillip II

390. The bronze coins of Natraja or Dancing Shiva during the Cholaperiod invariably depicted the deity with ____ arms.a) Eight b) Six c) Four d) Two

391. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instanceof the _______ art?a) Early Mathura b) Mauryac) Gupta d) Gandhara

392. Identify the temple, from among the following, that was builtby the Rashtrakutas?a) The Kailash temple, Mahabalipuramb) The Surya Temple, Konarkc) The Channakeshava temple, Baturd) The Shiva Temple, Ellora

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393. The earliest surviving extant, ie still standing, temples date fromthe _______ period?a) Gupta b) Sunga c) Vedic d) Maurya

394. Which of the following sets of books and authors has beenincorrectly matched?a) Kadambari - Banabhattab) Arthasastra - Kalhanac) Uttarramcharita - Bhavabhutid) Mudrarakshasa - Vishakhadatta

395. An elaborate system of municipal administration had beenestablished bya) Skanda Gupta b) Chandragupta Mauryac) Kanishka d) Harshavardhana

396. During the period of Hiuen Tsangs visit, the city most famousfor the production of cotton cloth wasa) Benaras b) Pataliptura c) Mathura d) Ujjain

397. Foreigners were absorbed in a large number in the Indian societyduring the _________ period?a) Rajput b) Gupta c) Mauryan d) Kushan

398. Of the following books and their respective fields, which ofthe combinations is incorrect?a) Charaka Samhita Architectureb) Malavikagnimitra Dramac) Surya Siddhanta Astronomyd) Mitakshara Law

399. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has beena) The growth of Sanskritb) The rise of an other-worldly outlookc) The progress of philosophyd) The consolidation of the caste system

400. The original Buddhist religious texts had been written ina) Brahmi b) Sanskrit c) Pali d) Magadhi

401. The greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonicalliterature has beena) Nagarjuna b) Ashvaghoshac) Vasumitra d) Buddhaghosha

402. The Buddha has been eulogized as an ocean of wisdom andcompassion ina) Buddha-Charita b) Jataka talesc) Amarakosa d) The Light of Aisa

403. Who among the following is referred to as the Sadhu from thewest?a) Thomas of Cannan b) St Thomasc) St Bartholomew d) None of the above

404. Which of the following periods is referred to as the period ofHindu revival or renaissance?a) Period of Harsha b) Kushan Periodc) Gupta Period d) Mauryan Period

405. Who among the following had popularized the theory of theArctic region as the original home of the Aryans?a) BG Tilak b) Max Mullerc) GK Gokhale d) Dr S Radhakrishnan

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406. The famous vedic saying war begins in the minds of men .....is contained in thea) Mundakopanishad b) Mahabharatac) Rig Veda d) Atharva Veda

407. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mentionin Rigvedic Hymns?a) Ganges b) Sindhu c) Brahmaputra d) Saraswati

408. The philosophical essence, The world is but God manifest andGod is my own soul may be traced to thea) Vedas b) Upanishadasc) Puranas d) Manusmriti

409. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period wasa) Karashopana b) Nishka c) Suvarna d) Kakini

410. The Arab conquest of Sind in 712 AD had taken place under theleadership ofa) Mohammed of Ghazni b) Mohammed-bin-Qasimc) Mohammed of Ghori d) None of the above

411. The reverential title of The Liberator had been earned bya) Alexander b) Chandragupta Mauryac) Ashoka d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

412. Among the four works mentioned below which one isencyclopedic in nature?a) Mamarakosa b) Siddhantasiromanic) Ashtangahridaya d) Brihat Samhita

413. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of ChandraguptaMaurya?a) Megasthanes b) Seleucos c) Menander d) Demetrias

414*. Which of the following pairs of various eras and the respectiveyears they commenced from, is wrong?a) Saka Era; 78AD b) Gupta Era; 320 ADc) Vikram Era; 58 AD d) Kali Era; 3102 BC

415. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedasare known as thea) Samhitas b) Aranyakasc) Brahmanas d) Upanishads

416. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization wasa) Dravidian b) Persianc) Sanskrit d) Undecipherable

417. The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rigvedicperiod wasa) Marut b) Lord Shiva c) Agni d) Indra

418. The Digambaras and Shvetambaras differ primarily with regardto theira) Choice of god b) Philosophical doctrinesc) Dress d) Rituals

419. Ashoka expresses his faith in the Buddhist creed in thea) Rummindei inscription b) Schism edictc) Kandhar inscription d) Bhabru edict

420. Which of the following was common to both the Harappansociety and the Rigvedic society?a) Horse b) Female deitiesc) Urban centres d) Iron implements

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421. The largest urban centre in ancient India had beena) Pataliputra b) Kausambi c) Taxila d) Kannauj

422. Ashokas conquest of Kalinga has been described in the minor rockedict numbereda) I b) IV c) VIII d) XIII

423. The new element of Gopurm had been encouraged in temples ofsouthern India by thea) Chalukyas b) Pallavas c) Cholas d) Pandyas

424. The temples known as the Seven Pagodas had been built by thea) Pallavas b) Cholasc) Hoysalas d) Chalukyas

425. A dominant majority of the images at Ajanta are those ofa) Lord Shiva b) The Buddhac) Hanuman d) Parvati

426. The Modi script had been employed in the documents of thea) Hoysalas b) Zamorinsc) Marathas d) Wodeyaras

427. In whcih script were the Ashokan inscription were written inNorth West Frontier Province?a) Prakrit b) Brahmi c) Sanskrit d) Kharoshti

428. The lowest unit of Chola administration was thea) Kottam b) Mandalam c) Kurram d) Valanadu

429. Madurai had been the capital of thea) Cholas b) Pallavas c) Rashtrakutas d) Pandyas

430. Which one of the following ports handled the north Indiantrade during the Gupta period?a) Kalyan b) Cambay c) Tamralipti d) Broach

431*. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist councilheld during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?a) Parsva b) Vasumitra c) Nagarjuna d) Sudraka

432. What is the name of the preaching mudra or gesture, in whichthe Buddha is depicted delivering his first sermon, in theGandhara Sculptures?a) Abhaya b) Dharmachakrac) Dhyana d) Bhumisparsha

433. What was the original name of Euthydemia?a) Gondhara b) Sakalac) Kapisa d) Purushapura

434. In whose coins was the wheel found?a) Menander b) Demetrius c) Kanishka d) Nahapana

435. In whose reign did the visit of Saint Thomas take place?a) Maues b) Gondophernesc) Kanishka d) Menander

436. One of them was not conquered by Kanishka from China. Identify.a) Khotan b) Yarkandc) Kashgar d) Kapisa

437. The Harappan town considered to be a town of the artists andcraftsmen wasa) Mohenjo-Daro b) Chanhudaroc) Harappa d) Lothalmenials

438. In the Rigveda the term Dasas and Dasyus refers toa) robbers b) tribalsc) non-Aryans d) menials

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439. Two most important acts and rituals associated with the Vedicmarriage system was/werea) Pani-Grahana b) Sapta-Padic) Both (a) and (b) above d) Marriage Vows

440. The most important craftsman in the Vedic period was thea) blacksmith b) goldsmith c) carpenter d) barber

441. The famous Vedic river which had long ago become extinct andnow supposed to be flowing underground in Rajasthan isa) Sindhu b) Sabastu c) Shatudri d) Saraswati

442. The word Jina from which the Jain(ism) has originated standsfora) great b) detached c) non-violence d) conqueror (of senses)

443. India had a brisk foreign trade with the Roman world duringthe _________ perioda) Sangam b) Pallavac) Chola d) Vijayanagar

444. The Sanskrit drama which describes Chandragupta Mauryastriumph over the Nanda isa) Mrichhakatika b) Mudrarakshasac) Devichandragupta d) Prabodhchadrodaya

445. The rulers of a dynasty of the Deccan who were supposed to beBrahmanas and staunch supporters of Brahmanism werea) Satavahanas b) Vakatakasc) Rashtrakutas d) Chalukyas

446. The successors of the Satavahanas in the Deccan were thea) Vakatakas b) Kadambasc) Rashtrakutas d) Chalukyas of Badami

447. The painting in the Ajanta Caves shows an Indian king receivingan embassy from the king of Persia. The king receiving theembassy has been identified witha) Pulakesin I b) Pulakesin IIc) Rajendra Chola d) Dhruva IV

448. The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown byChandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya wasa) Mahapadmananda b) Dhananandac) Navananda d) Not known

449. The Pallava king who adopted the epithet of Vichitrachitta orcurious minded wasa) Mahendravarman I b) Narasimhavarman Ic) Narasimhavarman II d) Simhavishnu

450. River Chenab was known is ancient times asa) Parushni b) Satudri c) Himadri d) Asikru

451. According to Ancient Indian legendary sources, Surabhi was a/ana) wish-fulfilling treeb) treasure in the form of a cow, churned from the cosmic oceanc) medicine prepared by Dhanvantrid) intoxicating drink consumed during religious ceremonies in

ancient times452. Mahabharata was also known as

a) Brihat Katha b) Rajataranginic) Jaya Samhita d) Purana

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453. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second BuddhistAssembly?a) Ajatashatru b) Kalasoka c) Ashoka d) Ananda

454. Abhijnanasakuntalam has been reckoned as a masterpiece ofa) Bhasa b) Kalidasa c) Asvaghosha d) Sudraka

455. The worship of idols started in India in the __________ period.a) Pre-Aryan b) Gupta c) Maurya d) Kushan

456. Among the following four works, which one is encyclopaedicin nature?a) Amarakosa b) Ashtangahrudayac) Brihat Samhita d) Siddhanta Siromani

457. Which of the following was not the work of Kalidasa?a) Raghuvamsa b) Sakuntalamc) Kumarasambhavam d) Kadambari

458. Kailasa Temple, one of the largest monolithic structures, is ina) Ajanta Caves b) Elephanta Cavesc) Ellora Caves d) Nalanda Caves

459. The term Tirthankaras is associated witha) Hinduism b) Jainismc) Buddhism d) Zoroastrianism

460. Who possibly ruled the Indus people?a) an assembly of elders b) merchantsc) kings d) priests

461. Which of the following metals was not known to the IndusValley people?a) tin b) lead c) iron d) copper

462. A Sabha in the Vedic period was a/ana) Institution of professional men in villagesb) Royal Courtc) Mantri Parishadd) National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.

463. The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras wasa) Parsvanatha b) Rishabhac) Mahavira d) Manisubruta

464. The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found ina) Sumer b) Egyptc) China d) All the three

465. In Jainism, perfect knowledge is referred to asa) Jina b) Ratna c) Kaivalya d) Nirvana

466. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence duringthe reign ofa) Ajatashatru b) Ashoka c) Dharmapala d) Kanishka

467. The first one, among the following, to deal with music wasa) Rig Veda b) Yajur Vedac) Sama Veda d) Atharva Veda

468. The name of the Indian Astronomer (who knew five astronomicalsystems), who lived in the 6th century wasa) Varahamihira b) Bhandarkarc) Pujyapada d) Prasastapada

469. Banabhatta, a great scholar, lived during the reign ofa) Ashoka b) Harshac) Kanishka d) Chandragupta II

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470. Which Avtar of Vishnu tricked Mahabali and claimed earth andheaven from him?a) Vaman b) Narasimha c) Matsya d) Kurma

471. The official language of the Mauryan Court wasa) Magadhi b) Prakrit c) Mythili d) Sanskrit

472. The sculpture with three faces of Brahma, Vishnu and Shivaknown as Trimurthi appears in thea) Ajanta Caves b) Ellora Cavesc) Kalva Caves d) Elephanta Caves

473. The fourth age of the aeon (mahayuga ) isa) Kali b) Dvapara c) Treta d) Kreta

474. The ammonite (Salagrama), a fossilized shellfish, was recognisedby Hindus as one of the symbols ofa) Brahma b) Hanuman c) Shiva d) Vishnu

475. The main inspiration of the Kalki (avatar) may have come fromBuddhism, which taught the coming of _______ Buddha, longbefore the Vaishnavites devised the Kalkin.a) Kanakamuni b) Kasyapac) Krakucchanda d) Maitreya

476. The first Iranian ruler who brought some parts of India underhis sway wasa) Darius I b) Cyrus c) Cambysis d) Shaharsh

477. The first metal used by man wasa) Copper b) Iron c) Aluminium d) Gold

478. Which of the following philosophies was preached by AdiSankara?a) Raja Yoga b) Snakhya Yogac) Advaita d) Dvaita

479. Which one of the following was not common between the IndusValley people and the Vedic Aryans?a) meat eating b) cattle rearingc) use of cotton clothes d) worship of Mother-Goddess

480. Hastinapura of Mahabharata fame was located on the banks ofthe rivera) Beas b) Sutlej c) Ganga d) Yamuna

481. The nucleus of the Mauryan system of government was thea) Bureaucracy b) Councillorsc) King d) Sabha

482. Indus Valley Civilization is called the protohistoric civilizationbecause its people knewa) art b) writing c) copper d) pottery

483. Megasthenes Indica deals with the history of thea) Guptas b) Satavahanasc) Cholas d) Mauryas

484. Which ancient Indian University has been acclaimed as theOxford of Buddhist India?a) Odantapuri b) Vikramasilac) Nalanda d) Taxila

485. Aryabhatta and Varahamihira lived during thea) Maurya Period b) Gupta Periodc) Nanda Period d) Sunga Period

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486. Earlier mathematicians (ie those who came before medieval

Indian mathematicians) had taught that 0x

= x; who among thefollowing proved that it was infinity?a) Aryabhatta b) Bhaskara c) Brahmagupta d) Mahavira

487. Who among the following is known for his work on medicineduring the Gupta Period?a) Saumilla b) Sudraka c) Shaunaka d) Susruta

488. Kapilavasthu is associated witha) Emperor Ashoka b) Sri Krishnadeva Royac) Lord Mahavira d) Lord Buddha

489. The ninth incarnation (Avtar) of Vishnu wasa) Parasurama b) Buddha c) Krishna d) Rama

490. Ayurveda has its origin ina) Rig Veda b) Sama Vedac) Yajur Veda d) Atharva Veda

491. Who wrote Kiratarjuniyam?a) Bhasa b) Bhartruharic) Bhavabhuthi d) Bharavi

492. The author of Sivaje-Chinthamani, considered to be a Tamilepic was aa) Buddhist b) Hindu c) Jaina d) Muslim

493. Who worte Kiratarjuniyam ?a) Bhas b) Bhavabhuti c) Bhartruhari d) Bharavi

494. Who was the author of Amuktamalyada?a) Bhoja b) Harshavardhanac) Krishnadeva Roya d) Amoghavarsha

495. One of the founder kings of a ruling dynasty of North Indiaelected by the people wasa) Chandradeva of the Gahadavala dynastyb) Gopala of the Pala dynastyc) Ajayaraj of the Chauhan dynastyd) Jeja or Jejja of the Chandeka dynasty

496. Two great Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshilawere patronised by thea) Palas b) Paramarasc) Chandelas d) All the above

497. The Chahamana (or Chauhan) king who founded the city of Ajmerand made it his capital wasa) Ajayaraj b) Vigraharaj IVc) Vigraharaj III d) Prithviraj III

498. Three most important cities associated with the Chandelas werea) Khajuraho, Mahoba (or Mahotsvanagar) and Kalanjarb) Dhara, Kalanjar, and Chhatarpurc) Tripuri, Kalanjar and Khajurahod) Mahoba, Banda and Chhatarpur

499. The temples of Khajuraho built by Chandela kings in the 11thcentury are?a) Shaiva templesb) Jain templesc) Both (a) and (b) aboved) Buddhist, Jain and Shaiva temples

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500. Kalhanas Rajatarangini is a work on the history ofa) Kashmir b) Malwa c) Bengal d) Gujarat

501. The single most important factor responsible for thetransformation of Ancient Indian society into medieval societywas thea) practice of land grants b) decline of tradec) proliferation of castes d) rigidity of the caste system

502. Indias earliest contact with Islam was established througha) Turkish invasions of the 11th-12th centuriesb) Arab invasion of Sindh in the 7th centuryc) Sufi saints and Arab travellersd) Arab merchants of Malabar coast

503. Of the four main Chalukya dynasties of early medieval IndiaPulkesin II, who defeated Harsha, belonged to Chalukya dynastyofa) Anhilwad (Gujarat) b) Badami or Vatapic) Vengi d) Kalyani

504. Most of the rock-cut caves, chaityas , monasteries, temples, etcat Ajanta and Ellora were built during the period ofa) Chalukyas of Badami b) Rastrakutas of Manyakhedac) Both (a) and (b) above d) Imperial Guptas

505. The capital of the Pallavas wasa) Madurai b) Mahabalipuramc) Kanchi or Conjeevaram d) Thanjavur

506. The foundation of the Dravidian style of architecture in SouthIndia was laid bya) Pandyas b) Pallavasc) Cholas d) Chalukyas of Kalyani

507. The Pallava king responsible for carving the Rathas ofMahabalipuram wasa) Simhavarma b) Mahendravarman-Ic) Nandivaraman-II d) Narsimhavarman

508. The Cholas were the only known rulers in the history of Indiato have undertaken successful overseas naval expeditions. Whoof the following Chola rulers successfully invaded Laccadives,Maldives, Sri Lanka and Sumatra?a) Parantaka-I b) Rajaraja-Ic) Rajendra-I d) Both (b) and (c) above

509. The Chola king, who after successfully raiding Bengal took thetitle of Gangaikonda and also founded a new capital (GangaikondaCholapuram) wasa) Rajaraja-I b) Rajendra-Ic) Rajadhiraj-I d) Rajendra-II

510. The chief feature(s) of the Chola architecture was/werea) replacement of bricks by stone structureb) massive vimanas or towersc) temples became vast complexesd) spacious courtyards

511. The masterpiece of Chola sculpture is the famous Nataraja orthe Dancing Shiva image ata) Thanjavur b) Chidambaramc) Kalahasti d) Sri Sailam

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512. A contemporary rival dynasty of the Cholas in South India wasa) Chalukyas of Vengib) Pandyas of Maduraic) Chalukyas of Kalyanid) Cheras

513. After the decline of the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani at theclose of the 12th and of the Chola kingdom at the beginning ofthe 13th century, the new kingdoms which arose in South Indiawerea) Yadavas of Devagiri and Kakatiyas of Warangalb) Hoysalas of Dwarsamudra and Pandyas of Maduraic) Both (a) and (b) aboved) Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms

514. The most important current(s) in the social life of early medievalIndia was/werea) assimilation of foreigners into the Hindu society as Rajputsb) rigidity of the caste systemc) birth, occupation or profession and place of residence as new

determinants of casted) All the above