Choose the correct answer:
Question 1.
For what was the south India famous for?
(a) Gold
(b) Spices
(c) Stones
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 2.
Where did the Romans find Gold?
(a) South India
(b) East India
(c) West India
(d) North India
Answer
Answer: (a) South India
Question 3.
Which river valley is the most fertile?
(a) Kaveri River Valley
(b) Yamuna River Valley
(c) Brahmaputra River Valley
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Kaveri River Valley
Question 4.
Who controlled the river valleys?
(a) Chiefs and kings
(b) Poor men
(c) Ordinary people
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Chiefs and kings
Question 5.
What does muvendar mean?
(a) Three chiefs
(b) Three kings
(c) Three groups of people
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Three chiefs
Question 6.
When did Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas become powerful in South India?
(a) About 1,300 years ago
(b) About 2,300 years ago
(c) About 3,300 years ago
(d)About 4,300 years ago
Answer
Answer: (b) About 2,300 years ago
Question 7.
Who was the most powerful ruler of Satavahanas?
(a) Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni
(b) Krishna
(c) Sidhartha
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni
Question 8.
Who were known as lord of dakshanipath?
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Rai
(c) Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni
Question 9.
To whom did the Chinese rulers send gifts of silk?
(a) Rulers of Iran
(b) Rulers of Iraq
(c) Rulers of Pakistan
(d) Rulers of Kajakistan
Answer
Answer: (a) Rulers of Iran
Question 10.
Which tree was shown in the sculptures?
(a) Neem
(b) Tulsi
(c) Peepal
(d) Mango
Answer
Answer: (c) Peepal
Question 11.
Where were the statues of Buddha made?
(a) Mathura and Taxila
(b) Mumbai and Goa
(c) Bihar and UP
(d) Delhi and Haryana
Answer
Answer: (a) Mathura and Taxila
Question 12.
Men and women who undertook journey to the holy places in order to offer worship are called
(a) Traders
(b) Pilgrims
(c) Buddhism
(d) Theravada
Answer
Answer: (b) Pilgrims
Question 13.
In what work did Xuan Zang spend his life?
(a) In translating manuscripts from Sanskrit to Chinese
(b) Moving here and there
(c) Sleeping
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (a) In translating manuscripts from Sanskrit to Chinese
Question 14.
From where did the term ‘India’ derive?
(a) River Indus
(b) River Ganga
(c) River Yamuna
(d) River Mahanadi
Answer
Answer: (a) River Indus