1. The Vedic economy was based on
a) trade and commerce
b) crafts and industries
c) agriculture and cattle rearing
d) all the above
2. The normal form of government during the Vedic period was
a) democracy
b) republics
c) oligarchy
d) monarchy
3. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were
a) Sabha and Mahasabha
b) Mahasabha and Ganasabha
c) Sabha and Samiti
d) Ur and Kula
4. The Indo-Greek Kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century BC was
a) Scythia
b) Zedrasia
c) Bactria
d) Aria
5. The beat specimens of Mauryan art are represented by their
a) Stupas
b) Pillars
c) Chaityas
d) Caves
6. Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the
Mauryan period?
a) Literary works
b) Foreign accounts
c) Numismatic evidence
d) Epigraphic sources
7. According to Strabo, the Tamil kingdom to first send emissaries to meet Augustin in
Athens in 20 BC, was
a) Pallava
b) Chola
c) Pandya
d) Chera
8. Who among the following was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?
a) Mahapadma Nanda
b) Ashoka Nanda
c) Dhana Nanda
d) None of the above
9. The word 'Veda' has been derived from the root word 'Vid' which means
a) Divinity
b) Sacredness
c) Doctrine
d) Knowledge
10. The Kushan rule was brought to an end by
a) The Nagas
b) The Britishers
c) Samudragupta
d) The Hindu Shahi Dynasty