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 \(\mathrm{II}\)

Both Jainism and Buddhism had no faith in
(1) yajnas                              (2) salvation
(3) caste system                    (4) rituals

The Gupta Saka was founded by
(1) Chandra Gupta, the First
(2) Chandra Gupta, the Second
(3) Samudra Gupta
(4) Kumara Gupta

The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is
(1) English                              (2) Greek
(3) Persian                              (4) Arabic