The period before the development of script is called______

(a)

Pre-historic

(b)

Historic

(c)

palaeolithic

(d)

Neolithic

The main collection of vedic hymns are called

(a)

Brahmanas

(b)

Samhita

(c)

Aranyakas

(d)

Upanishads

Buddha delivered his first sermon in _______

(a)

Sanchi

(b)

Benaras

(c)

Saranath

(d)

Lumbini

Brahmi script in Ashoka’s pillar inscription was deciphered by _____

(a)

Thomas Saunders

(b)

James Prinsep

(c)

Sir John Marshal

(d)

William Jones

Karikala was the son of ______

(a)

Sengannan

(b)

Kadungo

(c)

Ilanjetchenni

(d)

Athiyaman

_________ was one of the most capable generals of Alexander

(a)

Seleucus Nicator

(b)

Antigonus

(c)

Antiochus

(d)

Demetrius

Which is the least reliable of the sources for the study of Gupta period?

(a)

Literary sources

(b)

Epigraphical sources

(c)

Numismatic sources

(d)

Myths and legends

Prabakaravardhanagave his daughter Rajyasri in marriage_________

(a)

Grahavarman

(b)

Deva Gupta

(c)

Sasanka

(d)

Pushyaputi

Which one of the following is not properly paired?

(a)

Govinda III – Vatabi

(b)

Ravikriti – Pulikesin II

(c)

Vishayam- Rashtrakutas

(d)

Nammalvar-Kurugur

___________ was the ruler of Sind when the Arabs invaded it in the 8^th century.

(a)

Hajjaj

(b)

Muhammad-Bin-Qasim

(c)

Jaya Simha

(d)

Dahar