The ______________ inscriptions mention the trade contacts between Mesopotamia and Harappan civilisation.

(a)

Cuneiform

(b)

Heiroglyphics

(c)

Devanagiri

(d)

Kharoshti

Early Harappan period was ______

(a)

3000–2600 BCE

(b)

2600–1900 BCE

(c)

1900–1700 BCE

(d)

1700–1500 BCE

Buddha delivered his first sermon in _______

(a)

Sanchi

(b)

Benaras

(c)

Saranath

(d)

Lumbini

Bhagavatisutra is a_________text.

(a)

Buddhist

(b)

Jaina

(c)

Ajivika

(d)

Vedic

A comprehensive historical chronicle in Pali from Sri Lanka serving as an important source for the Mauryan Period is ___________

(a)

Mahavamsa

(b)

Deepavamsa

(c)

Brahmanas

(d)

Mudrarakshasa

Megasthenes work ______describes the court of Chandragupta and his administration

(a)

Indica

(b)

Mudrarakshasa

(c)

Ashtadhyayi

(d)

Arthasastra

Ikshavakus wielded power in ______

(a)

Andhra-Karnataka region

(b)

Odisha

(c)

Deccan region

(d)

Banavasi

The regular interchange of ambassadors and correspondence ______

(a)

affected the regular trade from India to the West

(b)

facilitated regular trade from India to the West

(c)

facilitated regular trade from India to the East

(d)

none of the above

Kushana coins were of higher quality than that of ______________ coins.

(a)

Roman

(b)

Greek

(c)

Gupta

(d)

Satavahana

The contours of trade between Europe and India was changed towards the beginning of the Common Era because
(i) Rome emerged as the super power of the Mediterranean world by the end of the last century BCE.
(ii) The discovery of the pattern of the monsoon winds in the Arabian Sea by Hippalus was in the first century CE.

(a)

(i) is correct

(b)

(ii) is correct

(c)

Both (i) and (ii) are correct

(d)

Both (i) and (ii) are wrong

_______ was given the title “Kaviraja”.

(a)

Chandragupta I

(b)

Samudragupta

(c)

Chandragupta II

(d)

Srigupta

Which one of the following is the wrong option for the rock-cut cave temple of Gupta Period ?
(i) Udayagiri cave (Odisha)
(ii) Ajanta and Ellora caves (Maharashtra)
(iii) Elephanta cave (Maharashtra)
(iv) Bagh (Madhya Pradesh)

(a)

i

(b)

ii

(c)

iii

(d)

iv

Harsha accepted the throne of Kanauj on the advice of ____________

(a)

Grahavarman

(b)

Avalokitesvara Bodisatva

(c)

Prabakaravardhana

(d)

Poni.

Which of the following was written by Harsha?

(a)

Harsha Charitha

(b)

Priyadharsika

(c)

Arthasastra

(d)

Vikramorvasiyam

Where was temple built for performing royal rituals by Chalukyas

(a)

Aihole

(b)

Badami

(c)

Megudi

(d)

Pattadakkal

____________ is the doctrine propounded by Adi Sankara

(a)

Monism

(b)

Visistatvaita

(c)

Saiva Siddhantha

(d)

Vedanata

The world famous Khajuraho temple was built __________

(a)

Rashtrakutas

(b)

Tomaras

(c)

Chandelas

(d)

Paramaras

Ibn Batuta was a traveller from_____

(a)

Morocco

(b)

Persia

(c)

Turkey

(d)

China

The core of the Chola kingdom lay in _______________ delta called Cholamandalam.

(a)

Vaigai

(b)

Kaveri

(c)

Krishna

(d)

Godavari

________ makes one kalam

(a)

28 kg

(b)

27 kg

(c)

32 kg

(d)

72 kg

Arrange the following chronologically:

(a)

The Sangama dynasty, the Aravidu dynasty. The. Saluva dynasty, the Tuluva dynasty

(b)

The Sangama dynasty, the Saluva dynasty, the Tuluva dynasty, the Aravidu dynasty.

(c)

The Saluva dynasty.the Sangamadynasty,the Tuluva dynasty,the Aravidu dynasty

(d)

The Sangama dynasty,the Tuluva dynasty,the Saluva dynasty,the Aravidu dynasty

____________poem was composed by Gangadevi.

(a)

Manucharitram

(b)

Amuktamalyada

(c)

Panduranga Mahatiyam

(d)

Madura Vijayam

___________was the first to preach his doctrine of devotion in Hindi.

(a)

Ravidas

(b)

Ramananda

(c)

Kabir

(d)

Namadev

_________ is a land tenure system in which the collection of the revenue of an estate and the power of governing it were bestowed upon on official of the state.

(a)

Jagirdari

(b)

Mahalwari

(c)

Zamindari

(d)

Mansabdari

From the following statements, find out the correct answer.
(i) The Battle of Plassey changed the British from a commercial power to that of a territorial power.
(ii) After the Battle of Wandiwash, the English emerged as a commercial power from that of a colonial power.

(a)

(i) is correct

(b)

(ii) is correct

(c)

(i) and (ii) are correct

(d)

(i) and (ii) are wrong