Q1. Identify the Buddhist Literature from the following:
(a) Tripitakas
(b) Upanishads
(c) Angas
(d) Aranyakas
Q2. Seleucus Nicator was defeated by
(a) Asoka
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Bindu Sara
(d) Brihadratha
Q3. The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
(a) Urban Civilization
(b) Agrarian Civilization
(c) Mesolithic Civilization
(d) Paleolithic Civilization
Q4. After Alexander’s death the Eastern part of his empire came under
(a) Seleucus Nicator
(b) Menander
(c) Rudradaman
(d) Kanishka
Q5. The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in:
(a) Prakrit texts
(b) Pali texts
(c) Sanskrit texts
(d) Pictographical texts
Q6. In Mohanjadaro, the largest building is:
(a) the great bath
(b) a granary
(c) the Pillared Hall
(d) a two storeyed house
Q7. Krishnadevaraya maintained friendly relations with the
(a) French
(b) British
(c) Portuguese
(d) Dutch
Q8. Gautama Buddha was born at
(a) Kusinagar
(b) Sarnath
(c) Bodh Gaya
(d) Lumbini
Q9. Who was the mother of Mahavira?
(a) Yasoda
(b) Priydarsi
(c) Trishala
(d) Devaki
Q10. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Akbar
(c) Shivaji
(d) Balaji Rao
Q11. “Monolithic Rathas” of the Pallavas are found at
(a) Kanchipuram
(b) Puri
(c) Mahabalipuram
(d) Agra
Q12. The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of
(a) Ramayana
(b) Mahabharta
(c) Jataka
(d) Panchatantra
Q13. Which is the port-town of Indus valley civilization?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Lothal
(c) Ropar
(d) Mohenjodaro
Q14. Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(d) Harsha
Q15. Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come from?
(a) Morocco
(b) Persia
(c) Turkey
(d) Central Asia
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