After Alexander’s death, the Eastern part of his empire came under
(1) Seleucus Nicator
(2) Menander
(3) Rudradaman
(4) Kanishka

The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in :
(1) Prakrit texts
(2) Pali texts
(3) Sanskrit texts
(4) Pictographical texts

In Mohanjadaro, the largest building is :
(1) the great bath
(2) a granary
(3) the Pillared Hall
(4) a two-storeyed house

The caste system of India was created for :
(1) immobility of labour
(2) recognition of the dignity of labour
(3) economic uplift

(4) occupational division of labour

Gautama Buddha was born at
(1) Kusinagar              (2) Sarnath
(3) Bodh Gaya            (4) Lumbini

Who was the mother of Mahavira?
(1) Yasoda                    (2) Anojja
(3) Chetaka                  (4) Devanandi

Of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?
(1) Sir John Marshall
(2) R. D. Baneji
(3) A. Cunningham
(4) Daya Ram Sahani

“Monolithic Rathas” of the Pallavas are found at
(1) Kanchipuram
(2) Puri
(3) Mahabalipuram
(4) Agra

The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of
(1) Ramayana                         (2) Mahabharta
(3) Jataka                                (4) Panchatantra

Which is the port-town of Indus valley civilization?
(1) Kalibangan                           (2) Lothal
(3) Ropar                                   (4) Mohenjodaro

Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
(1) Chandragupta Maurya
(2) Samudragupta
(3) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(4) Harsha