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MCQ 11 Mark
Which river valley is the most fertile?
  • Kaveri River Valley.
  • B
    Yamuna River Valley.
  • C
    Brahmaputra River Valley.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Kaveri River Valley.
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MCQ 31 Mark
For what was the south India famous for?
  • A
    Gold.
  • B
    Spices.
  • C
    Stones.
  • All of these.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these.
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MCQ 41 Mark
The Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India $1400$ years ago:
  • A
    $I-$Qing.
  • B
    Quan$-$Qing.
  • C
    Fa Xian.
  • Xuan Zang.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Xuan Zang.
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MCQ 51 Mark
From where did the term ‘India’ derive?
  • River Indus.
  • B
    River Ganga.
  • C
    River Yamuna.
  • D
    River Mahanadi.
Answer
Correct option: A.
River Indus.
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MCQ 61 Mark
$......$ is the sacred book of the Hindus. It is a part of the great epic, Mahabharata.
  • A
    Ramayana.
  • Geeta.
  • C
    Vedas.
  • D
    Bible.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Geeta.
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MCQ 71 Mark
What was found in South India which referred about Roman traders?
  • Gold coins.
  • B
    Iron coins.
  • C
    Brass coins.
  • D
    Paper coins.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Gold coins.
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MCQ 81 Mark
What does muvendar mean?
  • Three chiefs.
  • B
    Three kings.
  • C
    Three groups of people.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Three chiefs.
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MCQ 91 Mark
Who controlled the river valleys?
  • Chiefs and kings.
  • B
    Poor men.
  • C
    Ordinary people.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Chiefs and kings.
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MCQ 101 Mark
Kanishka was the most famous ruler of the:
  • A
    Satvahanas.
  • B
    Pandyas.
  • Kushanas.
  • D
    Mauryas.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Kushanas.
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MCQ 121 Mark
Two Buddhist sects are:
  • A
    Sahayanas and Hinayanas.
  • Mahayanas and Hinayanas.
  • C
    Mahayanas and Dinayanas.
  • D
    Sahayanas and Dinayanas.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Mahayanas and Hinayanas.
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MCQ 131 Mark
Puhar was an important port on the:
  • A
    West coast.
  • East coast.
  • C
    Malabar coast.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
East coast.
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MCQ 141 Mark
When did Fa Xian come to the Indian subcontinent?
  • A
    $2500$ years ago.
  • B
    $1300$ years ago.
  • $1600$ years ago.
  • D
    $200$ years ago.
Answer
Correct option: C.
$1600$ years ago.
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MCQ 151 Mark
The best$-$known of the rulers who controlled the Silk Route were the:
  • A
    Mughals.
  • B
    Satvahanas.
  • C
    Mauryas.
  • Kushanas.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Kushanas.
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MCQ 161 Mark
To whom did the Chinese rulers send gifts of silk?
  • Rulers of Iran.
  • B
    Rulers of Iraq.
  • C
    Rulers of Pakistan.
  • D
    Rulers of Kajakistan.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Rulers of Iran.
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MCQ 171 Mark
It contains the advice of Lord Krishna to Arjun to abandon all dharmas and surrender to God. Only God can set him free from every evil
  • A
    Ramayana.
  • B
    Quran.
  • C
    Bible.
  • Bhagavad Geeta.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Bhagavad Geeta.
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MCQ 181 Mark
When did Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas become powerful in South India?
  • A
    About $1,300$ years ago.
  • About $2,300$ years ago.
  • C
    About $3,300$ years ago.
  • D
    About $4,300$ years ago.
Answer
Correct option: B.
About $2,300$ years ago.
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MCQ 191 Mark
Xuan Zang translated the manuscripts from:
  • A
    Pali to Sanskrit.
  • B
    Pali to Chinese.
  • C
    Brahmi to Chinese.
  • Sanskrit to Chinese.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Sanskrit to Chinese.
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MCQ 201 Mark
Bhakti comes from the:
  • A
    Urdu term.
  • Sanskrit term.
  • C
    English term.
  • D
    Pali term.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Sanskrit term.
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MCQ 211 Mark
A Buddihist council was organized by the ruler:
  • A
    Kanishka.
  • B
    Cholas.
  • C
    Pandaya.
  • Ashok.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Ashok.
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MCQ 221 Mark
Across the $......$, where sailors took advantage of the monsoon winds to cross the seas more quickly.
  • A
    Suez Canal and the Panama Nahar.
  • Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
  • C
    Suez Canal and the Bay of Bengal.
  • D
    Arabian Sea and the Suez Canal.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
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MCQ 231 Mark
Which of the following pilgrims did not come to sub$-$continent to visit places associated with the life of the Buddha:
  • A
    $I-$quing.
  • B
    Xuan Zang.
  • C
    Fa Xian.
  • Yen$-$Qean.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Yen$-$Qean.
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MCQ 251 Mark
Term Muvender was used for which $3 $ rulers?
  • A
    The Cholas, Cheras, and Rashtrakutas.
  • The Cholas, cheras, and Pandys.
  • C
    The Chaluyas, Cheras, and Pandyas.
  • D
    The Pallavas, Cheras, and Pandays.
Answer
Correct option: B.
The Cholas, cheras, and Pandys.
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MCQ 261 Mark
In what work did Xuan Zang spend his life?
  • In translating manuscripts from Sanskrit to Chinese.
  • B
    Moving here and there.
  • C
    Sleeping.
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
In translating manuscripts from Sanskrit to Chinese.
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MCQ 281 Mark
Men and women who undertook journey to the holy places in order to offer worship are called:
  • A
    Traders.
  • Pilgrims.
  • C
    Buddhism.
  • D
    Theravada.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Pilgrims.
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MCQ 291 Mark
South India was famous for:
  • A
    Spices.
  • B
    Gold.
  • C
    Precious Stones.
  • All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 301 Mark
Central Asia, China, Korea and Japan were famous for:
  • A
    Worship of Durga.
  • B
    Worship of Mahaveer.
  • C
    Worship of Shiva.
  • Worship of Buddha.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Worship of Buddha.
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MCQ 311 Mark
Traders carried their goods in ancient time, through:
  • A
    Road by Bullock$-$cart.
  • B
    Air rout.
  • Sea route.
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Sea route.
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MCQ 341 Mark
Some people carried with them the silk , they followed the path that came to be known as:
  • A
    Silk Coastal path.
  • Silk Route.
  • C
    Silk Roadways.
  • D
    Silk Railways.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Silk Route.
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MCQ 351 Mark
Where were the statues of Buddha made?
  • Mathura and Taxila.
  • B
    Mumbai and Goa.
  • C
    Bihar and $UP.$
  • D
    Delhi and Haryana.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Mathura and Taxila.
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MCQ 361 Mark
The rulers who ruled over central Asia and north-west India around $2000$ years ago were:
  • A
    Pandyas.
  • B
    Cholas.
  • Kushanas.
  • D
    Cheras.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Kushanas.
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MCQ 371 Mark
Wearing $......$ became the fashion amongst rulers and rich people in Rome.
  • Silk.
  • B
    Jute.
  • C
    Cotton.
  • D
    Woollen.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Silk.
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MCQ 381 Mark
Who was the most powerful ruler of Satavahanas?
  • Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni.
  • B
    Krishna.
  • C
    Sidhartha.
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni.
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MCQ 391 Mark
In which part of India did Satavahanas rule?
  • A
    Eastern.
  • Western.
  • C
    Southern.
  • D
    Northern.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Western.
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MCQ 411 Mark
Who were known as lord of dakshanipath?
  • A
    Chandragupta.
  • B
    Raja Ram Mohan Rai.
  • Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni.
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MCQ 431 Mark
Bhakti comes from the Sanskrit term bhaj meaning.
  • A
    To pray.
  • B
    To borrow.
  • To divide or share.
  • D
    To see.
Answer
Correct option: C.
To divide or share.
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MCQ 451 Mark
Rich, glossy colour and smooth texture make it a highly valued fabric. This is:
  • A
    Cotton.
  • B
    Polyester.
  • C
    Tericot.
  • Silk.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Silk.
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MCQ 461 Mark
Where did the Romans find Gold?
  • South India.
  • B
    East India.
  • C
    West India.
  • D
    North India.
Answer
Correct option: A.
South India.
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MCQ 471 Mark
Precious stones, gold, elephants, chariots and fine cloth were given to:
  • A
    Public.
  • B
    Army men.
  • C
    Women.
  • Poets.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Poets.
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MCQ 481 Mark
The Kushana’s two major centres of power were:
  • A
    Taxila and Naland.
  • B
    Nalanda and Peshawar.
  • Peshawar and Mathura.
  • D
    Taxila and Mathura.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Peshawar and Mathura.
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MCQ 491 Mark
Where was black gold found?
  • A
    Northern part of India.
  • Southern part of India.
  • C
    Western part of India.
  • D
    Eastern part of India.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Southern part of India.
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MCQ 501 Mark
Which item was known as black gold?
  • A
    Silver.
  • B
    Precious Stones.
  • Pepper.
  • D
    Gold.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Pepper.
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MCQ 511 Mark
South India was famous for gold and spices especially $.....$ and $......$
  • A
    Pepper and Cardamom.
  • B
    Rice and Cardamom.
  • C
    Millets and precious stones.
  • Pepper and precious stones.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Pepper and precious stones.
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MCQ 521 Mark
Which is called Black Gold in Roman?
  • Black Pepper.
  • B
    Black Silk.
  • C
    Black Stone.
  • D
    Black Coal.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Black Pepper.
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