Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?
(1) Kushans              (2) Tatars
(3) Mughals              (4) Aryans

Who among the following were the first to invade India?
(1) Afghans                       (2) Mongols
(3) Arabs                           (4) Turks

Who amidst the following was the wife of Emperor Ashoka who influenced him?

(1) Chandalika                              (2) Charulata
(3) Gautami                                  (4) Karuwaki

The famous Kailasa temple cut out of the solid rock at Ellora was built under the patronage of the
(1) Cholas                                  (2) Kadambas
(3) Pallavas                               (4) Rashtrakutas

‘Purushapura’ is the other name for
(1) Patna                  (2) Pataliputra
(3) Peshawar            (4) Punjab

Which of the following was the capital of the Chola Kings?
(1) Kanchi                   (2) Tanjore
(3) Madurai                 (4) Trichirapally

‘Tripitaka’ is the religious book of
(1) Jains                   (2) Buddhists
(3) Sikhs                   (4) Hindus

Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan seals?

(1) Terracotta                   (2) Bronze
(3) Copper                       (4) Iron

The capital of Pallavas was
(1) Arcot                              (2) Kanchi
(3) Malkhed                         (4) Banavasi

Who defeated Harshavardhan on the banks of Narmada?
(1) Pulakesin \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Pulakesin \(\mathrm{II}\)
(3) Vikramaditya
(4) Nandivarman

During whose reign did the Gandhara School of Art blossom?
(1) Harsha
(2) Ashok
(3) Kanishka
(4) Chandragupta \(\mathrm{II}\)