Indian History 1 Set 4

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This set of Indian History 1 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian History 1 Set 4

Q1 | According to the Periplus and Sangam texts, particularly Maduraikkanji, apearlfishery was located at
  • muziris
  • arikamedu
  • korkai
  • kaveripattinam
Answer: korkai
Q2 | Who were the viralis and panars of the Sangam age?
  • classical singers and dancers
  • folk singers and dancers
  • dead soldiers and folk heroes
  • poets and scholars
Answer: folk singers and dancers
Q3 | Which one of the following Sangam works deals exclusively with the Cherarulers?
  • purananuru
  • padirrupattu
  • paripadal
  • pannirupadalam
Answer: padirrupattu
Q4 | Maduraikkanji, which contains a full-length description of the Pandyancapital of Madurai,was written by
  • nakkirar
  • gudalurkilar
  • mangudimarudan
  • paranar
Answer: mangudimarudan
Q5 | The first sangam was presided over by
  • skanda
  • tolkappiyar
  • vasishta
  • agastya
Answer: agastya
Q6 | Temple of Augustus was built at:
  • tondi
  • marakanam
  • kaveripattinam
  • muziris
Answer: muziris
Q7 | The predominant burial practice of the Sangam age was:
  • cremation
  • partial burial
  • pit burial
  • inhumation
Answer: inhumation
Q8 | On which of the following imports from India did the Roman Senate lay anembargoas it was a menace to the city’s morals?
  • saffron
  • wine
  • pepper
  • muslin
Answer: muslin
Q9 | The main cause of conflict between the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas duringtheSangam age was
  • the desire to control the fertile deltas
  • the desire to control coastal region
  • the need for access to important trading centres
  • none of these
Answer: the desire to control the fertile deltas
Q10 | What is a prasasti?
  • royal charter
  • private endowment
  • eulogy of a king
  • copper plate
Answer: eulogy of a king
Q11 | Which one of the following inscriptions is found on an iron pillar?
  • allahabad prasasti
  • mehrauliprasasti
  • eran prasasti
  • junagarh prasasti
Answer: mehrauliprasasti
Q12 | Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented on his coins as playingthe luteor veena?
  • chandragupta i
  • chandragupta ii
  • samudragupta
  • skandagupta
Answer: samudragupta
Q13 | Which of the following works tells us about the succession of Chandragupta Ito thethrone?
  • devichandraguptam
  • kaumudimahotsava
  • mrichchhakatika
  • abhigyanasakuntalam
Answer: kaumudimahotsava
Q14 | Who is the author of the famous Allahabad prasasti?
  • kalidasa
  • sudraka
  • harisena
  • ravikirti
Answer: harisena
Q15 | Which of the following cities was regarded as the best silk cloth producer?
  • kausambi
  • ujjain
  • varanasi
  • pataliputra
Answer: varanasi
Q16 | Debasement and disappearance of coins in late Gupta period indicates:
  • decline of agricultural production
  • cheapness of commodities
  • decline of trade and commerce
  • non-availability of metals
Answer: decline of trade and commerce
Q17 | The Gupta charters contained royal seal with an emblem. What is the figurein theemblem?
  • garuda
  • varaha
  • lakshmi
  • bull
Answer: garuda
Q18 | Which one of the following terms does not refer to a land measure?
  • hala
  • kalanju
  • karisa
  • kulyavapa
Answer: kalanju
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