1. Buddhism was first propagated outside India In
(a) China
(b) Cambodia
(c) Thailand
(d) Ceylon
2. The language adopted for preaching In Mahayana Buddhism was
(a) Pali
(b) Brahmi
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Prakrit
3. Who is said to have both been born and shed his body on the Vaishakha Purnima day?
(a) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(b) Mahavira
(c) Shankaracharya
(d) The Buddha
4. The Indus Valley civilisation was discovered in the year
(a) 1917
(b) 1921
(c) 1927
(d) 1932
5. During the Gupta period, the village affairs were managed by the village headman
with the assistance of the
(a) Amatya
(b) Mahattara
(c) Vishyapati
(d) Gopa
6. An important part of the eastern court during the Gupta period was
(a) Kalyan
(b) Tamralipti
(c) Broach
(d) Sopara
7. The Sunga dynasty had made ____ the official religion of their kingdom.
(a) Buddhism
(b) The Ajivika Sect
(c) Jainism
(d) Brahmanism
8. Most of the Hindu colonies in South East Asia had been found during the reign of the
(a) Mauryas
(b) Rajputas
(c) Guptas
(d) Cholas
9. The Saka era started from the year
(a) 124 BC
(b) 78 BC
(c) 78 AD
(d) 124 AD
10. Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south, besides being an accomplished
veena player?
(a) Skandagupta
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta I
(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya