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Trader, Kings And Pilgrims

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

South India was especially famous for

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Pepper

d)

Precious Stones

2.

Traders explored several ________

a)

Rivers

b)

Sea Routs

c)

Inscription

d)

Coins

3.

The southern half of the subcontinent is marked by a_________

a)

Hills

b)

Long Coastline

c)

Plateaus

d)

River Valleys

e)

All of the above

4.

The Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas , who became powerful in south India around

a)

2500 years ago

b)

2300 years ago

c)

2700 years ago

d)

2900 years ago

5.

Ashvaghosha and other Buddhist scholars now began writing in _________

a)

Hindi

b)

Tamil

c)

Sanskrit

6.

Where is Nalanda, A unique center of Buddhist learning

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Bihar

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Madhya Pradesh

7.

Techniques of making silk were first invented in China around________

a)

6000 years ago

b)

9000 years ago

c)

7000 years ago

d)

5000 years ago

8.

The best-known of the rulers who controlled the Silk Route were the_______

a)

Kanishka

b)

Kushanas

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Mathura

9.

True OR False

Ashvaghosa , a poet who composed a biography of the Buddha, the Buddhacharitra lived in his court .

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Statue of Buddha were made in _________and _________

a)

Mathura and Taxila

b)

Peshwar and Mathura

11.

This is a cave at

a)

Karle, Maharashtra

b)

Karle, Haryana

c)

Karle, Chennai

d)

Karle, Puducherry

12.

Xuan Zang took over 600 manuscripts and lost over ________ manuscripts.

a)

50

b)

70

c)

100

d)

60

13.

Anybody, whether rich or poor, belonging to the so-called ‘high’ or ‘low’ castes, man or woman, could follow the path of (a)  

14.

The word ‘Hindu’, like the term ‘India’ is derived from the river _______

a)

Ganga

b)

Yamuna

c)

Kaveri

d)

Indus

15.

Who is this ?

a)

Mahavir

b)

Buddha

c)

Ashoka