Indian History Questions and Answers
1.Where was the central point or meeting point of Indo-Roman trade?
Answer: Alexandria
2. Which Sangam composition is known as ‘The Bible of Tamil Land’?
Answer: Tirukkural
3. Which Indian bird or animal was widely exported during the Sangam Age?
Answer: Peacock
4. Who was the last ruler of Nanda dynasty?
Answer: Dhana Nanda
5. Who were the richest and biggest land owning class during the Sangam Age?
Answer: Velas
6. Who was the founder of Haryanka dynasty?
Answer: Bimbisara
7. Who wrote Shilappdikaram in Sangam Literature?
Answer: Elango Adigal
8. Indra Vihara was the monastery of which religion?
Answer: Buddhist
9. How many literary compositions were there in Sangam Literature?
Answer: Eight
10. What was called Iravu during the Sangam Age?
Answer: Extra demands or forced gift.
11. Udiyageral was a ruler of which dynasty?
Answer: Chera dynasty
12. The students of Sangam Age were called by which name?
Answer: Pillai
13. Who was the founder of Maurya Empire?
Answer: Chndragupta Maurya
14. Which particular site is believed to represent the meeting point of the three Sangam Kingdoms?
Answer: Madukkarai
15. Where was the second Sangam Literature held?
Answer: At Kapatapuram or Alaiway
16. Who was the composer of ‘Manimekalai’?
Answer: Sitalai Sattanar
17. The Gold coin of Gupta period in inscriptions called?
Answer: Dinar
18. Where was the capital of Magadha?
Answer: Giribraj (Rajgriha)
19. Kumaragupta was a worshipper of whom?
Answer: Kartikeya
20. What was the early name of Chanakya?
Answer: Vishnugupta
21. What was the state emblem of Pandya rulers?
Answer: Fish
22. Which type of village was known as Mudur in Sangam Age?
Answer: Old village
23. Samudragupta was a worshipper of which God?
Answer: Vishnu
24. Who was known as Nepolean of India?
Answer: Samudragupta
25. What were Mauryans called by Jainism and Buddhism?
Answer: Mayur
26. Which religion proof ressed during the Gupta period?
Answer: Hinduism
27. In which period was the art of temple building commenced?
Answer: Gupta period
28. Which period is known as ‘Golden Age’ of Indian History ?
Answer: Gupta period
29. By which name was Chandragupta II famous?
Answer: Vikramaditya
30. Koshal is the region of which state?
Answer: Awadh
31. Who was the founder of ancient dynasty of Magadha?
Answer: Brihadrath
32. Who was the Inportant king of koshal State?
Answer: Prasenjit
33. Who was the father of Jarasandh?
Answer: Brihadrath
34. Which was the most popular coin commenced by Samudragupta?
Answer: Garura
35. In which region were 16 Mahajanpada situated?
Answer: North India