MCQ Chapter 12 History Class 11 Maharashtra Board India, Nations in the northwest of the Indian Subcontinent and China 1. What was a significant characteristic of Indian travelers or migrants to other countries?They imposed their culture on localsThey avoided cultural contactThey enriched native cultures through exchangeThey established political rule abroadQuestion 1 of 202. What was the primary reason for the spread of Indian culture beyond the Hindukush mountains?Military conquestsSpread of BuddhismTrade monopoliesPolitical alliancesQuestion 2 of 203. Which text mentions stories of sea travels and adventures of Indian merchants?GeographiaNaturalis HistoriaKathasaritsagaraPeriplus of Erythrean SeaQuestion 3 of 204. What commodity did the Yavanas bring to exchange for black pepper, according to Sangham literature?SilverGoldWineOlive oilQuestion 4 of 205. Which port city mentioned in the Old Testament is believed to refer to Sopara near Mumbai?UjjainBharuchOphirKalyanQuestion 5 of 206. What was a major Indian export demanded in Babylon?Gold coinsTeakwoodOlive oilCoralsQuestion 6 of 207. Which ancient sailor’s handbook describes ports like Bharuch and Sopara?IndicaPeriplus of Erythrean SeaGeographiaNaturalis HistoriaQuestion 7 of 208. Who wrote the text ‘Naturalis Historia’?StraboPliny the ElderClaudius PtolemyArrianQuestion 8 of 209. What was the primary source of information for Arrian’s ‘Indica’?Strabo’s GeographiaMegasthenes’ IndicaPtolemy’s GeographiaPliny’s Naturalis HistoriaQuestion 9 of 2010. Who accurately traced all the ports on the Erythrean Sea, as per the Periplus?StraboHippalusPlinyPtolemyQuestion 10 of 2011. What played a vital role in the growth of Indo-Roman trade in the 1st century C.E.?Gold minesSilk route and coastal portsRoman military campaignsIndian political dominanceQuestion 11 of 2012. What did Roman gold coins found in Tamilnadu indicate about their use?They were used as currencyThey were valued for their goldThey were decorative itemsThey were gifts from emperorsQuestion 12 of 2013. What did Pliny the Elder compare India to, regarding Roman gold?A treasuryA marketA sinkA fortressQuestion 13 of 2014. Which Roman emperor reportedly paid one million gold coins for an Indian emerald chalice?AugustusNeroTiberiusClaudiusQuestion 14 of 2015. What Roman import was transported in amphorae found near Bet Dwaraka?Gold coinsOlive oilSpicesTextilesQuestion 15 of 2016. Which city in Maharashtra was an important trading center mentioned by Ptolemy as Hippokura?PaithanTerKolhapurBhokardanQuestion 16 of 2017. What geographical advantage did Afghanistan have in ancient times?It was a coastal regionIt was on the trade route linking India and Central AsiaIt had vast gold reservesIt was isolated from invasionsQuestion 17 of 2018. What were ‘Dishakak’ used for by ancient Indian sailors?Navigation to find landCarrying goodsSignaling other shipsFishingQuestion 18 of 2019. Which Jataka story testifies to the use of Dishakak by Indian sailors?MahavamsaBaveru JatakaDeepvamsaKathasaritsagaraQuestion 19 of 2020. What is ‘Baveru’ identified with in ancient texts?RomeBabylonChinaGreeceQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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