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‘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

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

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