ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 43

ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 43

1. Ashoka's conquest of Kalinga has been described in the minor rock edict numbered
(a) I
(b) IV
(c) VIII
(d) XIII
Ans: (d)
 
2. The new element of Gopurm had been encouraged in temples of southern India by the
(a) Chalukyas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Cholas
(d) Pandyas
Ans: (d)
 
3. The temples known as the Seven Pagodas had been built by the
(a) Pallavas
(b) Cholas
(c) Hoysalas
(d) Chalukyas
Ans: (a)

4. A dominant majority of the images at Ajanta are those of
(a) Lord Shiva
(b) The Buddha
(c) Hanuman
(d) Parvati
Ans: (b)

5. The Modi script had been employed in the documents of the
(a) Hoysalas
(b) Zamorins
(c) Marathas
(d) Wodeyaras
Ans: (c)
 
6. In which script were the Ashokan inscription were written in North West Frontier Province?
(a) Prakrit
(b) Brahmi
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Kharoshti
Ans: (d)
 
7. The lowest unit of Chola administration was the
(a) Kottam
(b) Mandalam
(c) Kurram
(d) Valanadu
Ans: (c)
 
8. Madurai had been the capital of the
(a) Cholas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Rashtrakuta
(d) Pandyas
Ans: (d)

9. Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period?
(a) Kalyan
(b) Cambay
(c) Tamralipti
(d) Broach
Ans: (c)

10. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
(a) Parsva
(b) Vasumitra
(c) Nagarjuna
(d) Sudraka
Ans: (b)