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

Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
(1) Vishnu                (2) Shiva
(3) Brahma               (4) Durga

In the Gupta period, the largest number of coins were issued in
(1) gold                    (2) silver
(3) copper                (4) iron

The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called–
(1) Bali                                                                  (2) Vidatha
(3) Varman                                                            (4) Kara

Buddha preached his first sermon at–

(1) Gaya                    (2) Sarnath
(3) Pataliputra            (4) Vaishali

‘Charak’ was the famous court physician of
(1) Harsha
(2) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(3) Ashoka                           (4) Kanishka

Great Stupa at Sanchi is in
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Arunachal Pradesh
(4) Andhra Pradesh

Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?
(1) Brahmacharya – Grihastha –Vanaprastha – Sanyasa                                                                    (2) Grihastha – Brahmacharya –Vanaprastha – Sanyasa
(3) Brahmacharya – Vanaprastha– Sanyasa – Grihastha
(4) Grihastha – Sanyasa –Vanaprastha – Brahmacharya