The Mauryan Empire / Sangam Age, SECTION 5

              1.    Kanishka’s capital was at

(a)    Amravati

(b)   Kannauj

(c)    Mathura

(d)   Peshawar

              2.  Consider the following:

1.       Brahmanical Revolt

2.       King Ashoka’s pacifist policies

3.       Invasions from outside

4.       Weakness of Ashoka’s successors

Which of the above reasons led to the disintegration and decline of the Mauryan Empire?

(a)    1,2 and4

(b)   2 and 4

(c)    1 and 3

(d)   All of these

             3.  The achievements of samudragupta are described in the

(a)    Hatigumpha inscription

(b)   Allahabad Pillar inscription

(c)    girnar inscription

(d)   sarnath inscription

 

              4.  Who amongst the following kings defeated harsha’s army on the bank of river narmada?

(a)     Krishnadeva Raya

(b)   Pulkesin II

(c)    Rajendra I

(d)   Rajendra chola

                 5. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga wr and its effects is

(a)    Girnar Rock Edict

(b)   Monor Rock Edict III

(c)    Mionr Rock Edict IV

(d)   Minor Rock Edict XIII

              6.  Ashoka was famous for

(a)    His  vast empire

(b)   Preaching ahimsa

(c)    Following the path of Buddha

(d)   All of the above

            7.  Bimbisara was the ruler of

(a)    Magadha

(b)   Awadh

(c)    Kamboj

(d)   Gandhara

           8. The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription of

(a)    The Gupras

(b)   The Mauryas

(c)    The satavahanas

(d)   The Mahameghavahanas

          9.  ashoka, the Great, died in

(a)    206 BC

(b)   216 BC

(c)    226 BC

(d)   232 BC

          10.  Chandragupta maurya spent his last days at

(a)    Ujjain

(b)   Nalanda

(c)    Sravanabelagola

(d)   Patna

          11. Ashokan oillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of

(a)    Chandragupta Maurya

(b)   Chandragupta I

(c)    Samudragupta

(d)   Chandragupta II

           12.  Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting kalyana with Vengi?

(a)    Tagara

(b)   Sripura

(c)    Tripuri

(d)   Tamralipti

           13.  To which dynasty did senguttuvam belong?

(a)    Chera

(b)   Chola

(c)    Pandyas

(d)   Pallavas

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Harappan Civilization , SECTION 5

SECTION 5 

 

1.   Consider the following statements

1.       Lime mortar was never used at Mohenjodaro in the construction of dwellings

2.       At Dholavira , stone was never used in the construction of dwellings.

Which of the statement (s) given above is / are correct?

(a)    Only 1

(b)   Only 2

(c)    Both 1 and 2

(d)   Neither  1 nor 2

2.   The Indus Valley houses were built of

(a)    Bamboos

(b)   Bricks

(c)    Wood

(d)   stone

3.   during the Indus valley civilization period the dominant number used for weights and measures was

(a)    6

(b)   8

(c)    12

(d)   16

4.   The Indus valley civilization belongs to the

(a)    Neolithic Age

(b)   Palaeolithic Age

(c)    Chalcolithic Age

(d)   Mesolithic Age

5.   At which Harappan site have traces of a horse been found?

(a)    Kalibangan

(b)   Lothal

(c)    Surkotada

(d)   Suktagendor

6.   Which of the following distinguishes the Harappan form other contemporary civilization of the world?

(a)    Science and technology

(b)   Religion and social structure

(c)    Town planning and drainage

(d)   Town planning and drainage

(e)   Uniform weights and measures

7.   Consider the following persons

1.       John Marshall

2.       SR Rao

3.       RD Bannerji

4.       Dayaram Sahni

Who among these were associated with the first excavations carried out at Harappa and Mohenjodaro?

(a)    1, 2 and 3

(b)   2 , 3 and 4

(c)    1, 3 and 4

(d)   1, 2 and 4

8.   Match the following:

List I (important Find)	List II (site)
A.      Dockyard                                      B.      Ploughed field       C.      Horse       D.      Great bath	1.       Harappa         2.       Lothal         3.       Kalibangan         4.       Surkotada         5.       Mohenjodaro

Codes

         A     B     C     D

(a)     1      4      2     5

(b)    2      3      4     5

(c)     4      3      5     1

(d)    2      5      4     3

9.   Knowledge about the existence of which of the following animals is doubtful in the Indus Valley Civilization?

(a)    Dog

(b)   Cat

(c)    Bull

(d)   Horse

10.   Which of the following can definitely be said to be beliefs and practices of the Indus people?

1.       Worship of nature

2.       Phallic and yonic worship

3.       Belief in ghosts and spirits

4.       Belief in life after death

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)    1 ,  2 and  4

(b)   1,    3  and 4 

(c)    2,  3   and 4

(d)   All of the above

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