Q1. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
(a) Silver
(b) Gold
(c) Iron
(d) Copper
Q2. Arabs were defeated in 738 A.D. by
(a) Pratiharas
(b) Rashtrakutas
(c) Palas
(d) Chalukyas
Q3. In Mauryan dynasty Kalinga war took place in the year—
(a) 260 BC
(b) 261 BC
(c) 126 BC
(d) 232 BC
Q4. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are
(a) Hindu and Buddhist
(b) Buddhist and Jain
(c) Hindu and Jain
(d) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
Q5. The Seven Pagodas and Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronized by the
(a) Pallavas
(b) Pandyas
(c) Cholas
(d) Cheras
Q6. Name the clan Buddha belonged to
(a) Gnathrika
(b) Maurya
(c) Sakya
(d) Kuru
Q7. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
(a) Banabhatta
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Baskaravardhana
(d) Bindusara
Q8. During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveler Fa-hien visit India?
(a) Chandra Gupta I
(b) Samudra Gupta
(c) Chandra Gupta II
(d) Kumara Gupta
Q9. St. Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of the
(a) Cheras
(b) Parthians
(c) Pandyas
(d) Cholas
Q10. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of
(a) Pucca bricks
(b) Stone
(c) Wood
(d) All of the above
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(b)
S4. Ans.(d)
S5. Ans.(a)
S6. Ans.(c)
S7. Ans.(a)
S8. Ans.(c)
S9. Ans.(b)
S10. Ans.(a)
