The first to invade India were the
(1) Aryans             (2) Greeks
(3) Persians          (4) Arabs

Name the oldest Indian civilization.

(1) Indus Valley civilization
(2) Mesopotamian civization
(3) Egyptian civilization
(4) None of these

Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called the ‘Prince of Builders’?
(1) Akbar                           (2) Jahangir
(3) Shah Jahan                 (4) Babur

Name the kingdom which first used elephants in wars?
(1) Kosala                         (2) Magadha
(3) Champa                      (4) Avanti

The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was

(1) Vatsaraj
(2) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)
(3) Dantidurga
(4) Nagbhatta \(\mathrm{II}\)

Who is considered the founder of the Gupta Empire?
(1) Sengupta
(2) Samudra Gupta
(3) Chandra Gupta \(\mathrm{I}\) (4)
Chandra Gupta  \(\mathrm{II}\)

Kautilya’s “Arthashastra” mainly deals with ____ :
(1) Political state craft
(2) Social aspects
(3) Economic doctrines
(4) Military aspects

One of the following Indus Valley sites is in Pakistan :

(1) Lothal                             (2) Kalibangan
(3) Alamgirpur                     (4) Harappa

Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
(1) Harihara
(2) Devaraya
(3) Krishnadevaraya
(4) Bukka

Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

(1) Harisena                             (2) Mahasena
(3) Veerasena                          (4) Vishnusena

Who built the famous Shiva temple at Ellora?

(1) Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Mauryan Emperor Ashoka
(3) Gupta King Samudra Gupta
(4) Chalukyan King Pulikeshi \(\mathrm{II}\)