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

Vaishakha Poornima has a great significance because it was on this day
(1) Buddha was born
(2) Buddha got enlightened
(3) Buddha died
(4) All of the above

The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was

(1) barley and rice
(2) milk and its products
(3) rice and pulses
(4) vegetables and fruits

With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated?
(1) Takshashila                                      (2) Nalanda
(3) Vikramashila                                    (4) Vaishali

Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler?
(1) Mahendravarman \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Narasinghavarman \(\mathrm{I}\)
(3) Parameshwarvarman \(\mathrm{I}\)
(4) Nandivarman \(\mathrm{I}\)

Which one of the following CholaKings conquered Ceylon (Singhal) first?
(1) Aditya-\(\mathrm{I}\)                                (2) Rajaraja-\(\mathrm{I}\)
(3) Rajendra                              (4) Vijayalya