A Tamil king who is said to have sent the earliest embassy to Augustus at Athens about 20 BC was a _________ king:
(a) Pandyan (b) Chola (c) Chera (d) Pallava
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How had the earliest printing technology developed in the world ? Explain with examples.
(i) The earliest kind of print technology was developed in China, Japan and Korea. In China woodblock were used for hand printing. (ii) Upto the 6th century print was used only...
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Which one of the following ancient Indian records is the earliest royal order to preserve food-grains
(a) The earliest known copper-plate called Sohgaura is a Maurya record that mentions famine relief efforts. It is one of the very few pre-Ashoka Brahmi inscriptions in India.
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With reference to the art and archaeo-logical history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?
(b) Dhauligiri located on the River Daya banks, at Bhubaneswar in Odisha. It is believed that Dhauli hill was the battlefield of the Kalinga War. The rock-cut elephant is the...
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The earliest inscriptions were written in which language? (a) Pali (b) Prakrit (c) Sanskrit (d) Tamil
The Right option is :(b) Prakrit
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The Chera king who is said to have gone to North India to get a Himalayan stone to make the image of Goddess Kannagi was:
(b) Senaguttuvan
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Which Chalukyan ruler is said to have received an embassy from the Persian king Khusrau II?
(a) Pulkesin II
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In which court was a Chinese embassy sent by T’ang emperor? (a) Rajaraja I
(c) In Harshavardhana court, a Chinese embassy was sent by T’ang emperor. The T’ang dynasty was formed in 618 due to the failed exhibitions to Korea by the Sui, which...
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Which of the following is the earliest works in Tamil? (a) Pali (b) Mahabharta
(c) Sangam Literature was made around 2,300 yrs ago.
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On one occasion the children said: "How happy we are here!" Later they said: "How happy we were there!" What are they referring to in both the cases?
In the first case, they are referring to the Giant's garden where they would play while returning from school. They had a great time whenever they played in the garden....
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Fill in the blanks to make the statements true. (a) 1 m = _________ cm. (b) 1 sq cm = _________ cm × 1 cm.
(a) 100 (b) 1 (c) 1, 100 (d) 10000
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