Q1. ‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha’s life?
(a) Birth
(b) Great departure
(c) Enlightenment
(d) Mahaparinirvan
Q2. Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan Monarchy under Ashoka?
(a) Enlightened despotism
(b) Centralised autocracy
(c) Oriental despotism
(d) Guided democracy
Q3. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the
(a) Guptas
(b) Kushanas
(c) Mauryas
(d) Palas
Q4. Lothal is a site where dockyards of which of the following civilization were found?
(a) Indus Valley
(b) Mesoptamian
(c) Egyptian
(d) Persian
Q5. ‘Buddha’ means
(a) The Enlightened one
(b) The Religious Preacher
(c) The Genius
(d) The Powerful
Q6. Where do you find the temple of Angkor Wat?
(a) In Thailand
(b) In Malaysia
(c) In Cambodia
(d) In Myanmar
Q7. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(b) Samudra Gupta
(c) Vikramaditya
(d) Skand Gupta
Q8. The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation was
(a) worship of forces of nature
(b) organised city life
(c) pastoral farming
(d) caste society
Q9. Name the capital of the Pallavas
(a) Kanchi
(b) Vatapi
(c) Trichnapalli
(d) Mahabalipuram
Q10. The word ‘Veda’ means
(a) knowledge
(b) wisdom
(c) skill
(d) power
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
S2. Ans.(a)
S3. Ans.(a)
S4. Ans.(a)
S5. Ans.(a)
S6. Ans.(c)
S7. Ans.(b)
S8. Ans.(b)
S9. Ans.(a)
S10. Ans.(a)
