46. The early medieval period witnessed the development of the famous Ajanta and Ellora caves in:
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu
47. The major centers of learning and education in the early medieval period included:
a) Nalanda, Taxila, and Vikramshila
b) Varanasi, Ayodhya, and Mathura
c) Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Udaipur
d) Kochi, Calicut, and Trichinopoly
48. The early medieval period witnessed the decline of the Gupta Empire after the invasion of:
a) Alexander the Great
b) Mahmud of Ghazni
c) Timur
d) Muhammad bin Qasim
49. The system of sati, where widows self-immolated on their husband’s funeral pyres, was primarily prevalent among:
a) Brahmins
b) Kshatriyas
c) Vaishyas
d) Shudras
50. The early medieval period witnessed the development of the Vijayanagara Empire in present-day:
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
