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This section includes 248 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Ancient History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
India signed the UN Convention Against Corruption in which year? |
| A. | 2004 |
| B. | 2007 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2005 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Consider the following statements:(a) A tenant can be evicted for abuse or threat to landlord or landlady.(b) A father neglected by his son is legally entitled to execute a will bequeathing his property in favour of his relatives. |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 3. |
What do the painting of Ajanta depict? |
| A. | Ramayana |
| B. | Mahabharat |
| C. | Jatakas |
| D. | Panchatantra |
| Answer» D. Panchatantra | |
| 4. |
Which one of the following sources of Islam is associated with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad? |
| A. | Quran |
| B. | Hindaya |
| C. | Fiqah |
| D. | Sunah |
| Answer» B. Hindaya | |
| 5. |
The cultivation of cereals first started in |
| A. | Neolithic Age |
| B. | Mesolithic Age |
| C. | Paleolithic Age |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Mesolithic Age | |
| 6. |
What is the correct chronological order in which the following kings ruled in India ?1. Bimbisara2. Mahapadmanada3. Kanishka I4. SkandaguptaSelect the correct answer using the codes given below |
| A. | 1-2-3-4 |
| B. | 4-3-2-1 |
| C. | 2-3-4-1 |
| D. | 3-1-4-2 |
| Answer» B. 4-3-2-1 | |
| 7. |
Fahien and Huen-Tsang visited the kingdom of |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya and Harsha respectively |
| B. | Harsha and Chandragupta Vikramaditya respectively |
| C. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya and krishnadeva respectively |
| D. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya and Harsha respectively |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Consider the following foreign visitors to India1. Alberuni2. Fahien3. Hiuen Tsang4. MegasthenesThe correct chronological order in which these persons visited India is |
| A. | 4-3-1-2 |
| B. | 2-4-3-1 |
| C. | 4-2-3-1 |
| D. | 1-2-4-3 |
| Answer» D. 1-2-4-3 | |
| 9. |
Which one of the following is considered an encyclopedia of Indian Medicine |
| A. | Charaka Samhita |
| B. | Lokayata |
| C. | Brihat Samhita |
| D. | Surya Siddhanta |
| Answer» B. Lokayata | |
| 10. |
Which among the following is the oldest dynasty? |
| A. | Maurya |
| B. | Gupta |
| C. | Kushan |
| D. | Kanva |
| Answer» B. Gupta | |
| 11. |
Taxila University was situated in |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | India |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Burma |
| Answer» B. India | |
| 12. |
When was the 'Panchtantra' written? |
| A. | Maurya Period |
| B. | Kanishka Period |
| C. | Gupta Period |
| D. | Harsha Period |
| Answer» D. Harsha Period | |
| 13. |
Bhagavatism centred around the worship of |
| A. | Siva |
| B. | Bhagavati |
| C. | Skanda |
| D. | Vishnu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Where did the game of Chess orginate? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Persia |
| C. | Arabia |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» B. Persia | |
| 15. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the listsList - I (Finding / Invention / Calculation)List - II (Indian Scholar)F. Time taken by the earth to orbit the sun1.AryabhattaG. Calculation of the value of pi2.BhaskaracharyaH. Invention of the digit zero3.BodhayanaJ. The game of snakes and ladders4.GyandevCode : FGHJA.2413B.1324C.2314D.1423 |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» D. D. | |
| 16. |
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?RulerDynastyA. BimbisaraMagadhaB. BihdusaraMauryaC. AgnimitraSungaD. SasankaKanva |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Aranyani,Goddess of the forest in the first mentioned in the |
| A. | R.K Samhita |
| B. | Atharva Veda |
| C. | Aranyaka texts |
| D. | Upmishadic text |
| Answer» B. Atharva Veda | |
| 18. |
The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are |
| A. | Hindu and Buddhist |
| B. | Buddhist and Jain |
| C. | Hindu and Jain |
| D. | Hindu, Buddhist and Jain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Which one of the following was known as Chalco-lithic Age? |
| A. | Paleolithic Age |
| B. | Neolithic Age |
| C. | Copper-stone Age |
| D. | Iron Age |
| Answer» D. Iron Age | |
| 20. |
Carbon-dating is used to determine the age of |
| A. | Fossils |
| B. | Plants |
| C. | Rocks |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Plants | |
| 21. |
The subject-matter of Ajanta painting pertains to |
| A. | Jainism |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Vaishnavism |
| D. | Shavism |
| Answer» C. Vaishnavism | |
| 22. |
Match the following :A. Mohenjodaro1. Statue of a priestB. Harappa2. PortC. Kalibangan3. Plough marksD. Lothal4. The Great Bath |
| A. | A 4, B 1, C 3, D 2 |
| B. | A 3, B 2, C 4, D 1 |
| C. | A 2, B 3, C 1, D 4 |
| D. | A 1, B 4, C 2, D 3 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 23. |
Lothal, the dockyard site of theIndus Valley Civilization, is situated in |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» B. Punjab | |
| 24. |
Match the following(a) Chalukyas(b) Hoysalas(c) Rashtrakutas(d) Kakatiyas(i) Malkhed(ii) Vatapi(iii) Warangal(iv) Dwarasamudra |
| A. | (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii) |
| B. | (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) |
| C. | (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv) |
| D. | (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv),(d)-(i) |
| Answer» B. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) | |
| 25. |
Who was the mother of Mahavira? |
| A. | Yashoda |
| B. | Trishala |
| C. | Jameli |
| D. | Mahamaya |
| Answer» C. Jameli | |
| 26. |
Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism ?(a) The world is full of sorrows.(b) People suffer on account of desires.(c) If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained.(d) The existence of God and Soul must be recognised. |
| A. | (a), (b), (c) and (d) |
| B. | (b) and (c) |
| C. | (a), (b) and (c) |
| D. | (b), (c) and (d) |
| Answer» D. (b), (c) and (d) | |
| 27. |
Arrange the following Magadhandynasties in chronological order:I. Nandas II. SisunagasIII. Mauryas IV. Haryankas |
| A. | IV, II, III and I |
| B. | II, I, IV and III |
| C. | IV, II, I and III |
| D. | III, I, IV and II |
| Answer» D. III, I, IV and II | |
| 28. |
Sangam Age is associated with the history of |
| A. | Benaras |
| B. | Allahabad |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Khajuraho |
| Answer» D. Khajuraho | |
| 29. |
Who of the following has been compared to Parashuram in the Puranas ? |
| A. | Kharavela |
| B. | Gautamiputra Satakarni |
| C. | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| D. | Mahapadma Nanda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty ? |
| A. | Bimbisar |
| B. | Dhanananda |
| C. | Ramananda |
| D. | Mahapadamananda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
By whom, the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali ? |
| A. | Maurya |
| B. | Nand |
| C. | Lichhavi |
| D. | Gupta |
| Answer» D. Gupta | |
| 32. |
Who among the following discovered the Monsoon ? |
| A. | Herodotus |
| B. | Hippalus |
| C. | Homer |
| D. | Ptotemy |
| Answer» C. Homer | |
| 33. |
When Alexander invaded India, who were the rules of Magadha ? |
| A. | Haryankas |
| B. | Shishunagas |
| C. | Nandas |
| D. | Mauryas |
| Answer» D. Mauryas | |
| 34. |
Which of the following is not a Buddhist writing ? |
| A. | Baveru Jataka |
| B. | Dasarath Jataka |
| C. | Sibi Jataka |
| D. | Yavana Jataka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Which one of the following texts describes the difficult sea voyage of Indian merchants to Kataha island ? |
| A. | Periplus of the Erythriyan Sea |
| B. | Samaraichchakaha |
| C. | Baveru Jataka |
| D. | Milindapanho |
| Answer» C. Baveru Jataka | |
| 36. |
In which type of marriage, payment of bride price was a condition ? |
| A. | Aasura |
| B. | Brahma |
| C. | Davia |
| D. | Gandharva |
| Answer» B. Brahma | |
| 37. |
A Homo erectus skull was found at one of the following sites |
| A. | Hathnora in Narmada valley |
| B. | Hoshangabad in Narmada valley |
| C. | Baghor in Son valley |
| D. | Bansghat in Belan valley |
| Answer» B. Hoshangabad in Narmada valley | |
| 38. |
By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital ? |
| A. | Bimbisara |
| B. | Ajatsatru |
| C. | Udayin |
| D. | Sisunaga |
| Answer» D. Sisunaga | |
| 39. |
Which of the following texts supplies evidence for polyandry ? |
| A. | Manimekalai |
| B. | Silppadikaram |
| C. | Mahabharat |
| D. | Ramayana |
| Answer» D. Ramayana | |
| 40. |
Jeevak the royal physician of Rajgrih was the son of the Ganika named as |
| A. | Shalwati |
| B. | Ramaniya |
| C. | Basantsena |
| D. | Amrapali |
| Answer» B. Ramaniya | |
| 41. |
Who among the following was following was the Tamil poet in Sangam age from Sri Lanka ? |
| A. | Gajabahu |
| B. | Eelattu Poothanthevnar |
| C. | Ilambodhiyar |
| D. | Tetradaran |
| Answer» C. Ilambodhiyar | |
| 42. |
Who among the following was considered to be first successor for Stridhana ? |
| A. | Husband |
| B. | Son |
| C. | Daughter |
| D. | Daughter in law |
| Answer» D. Daughter in law | |
| 43. |
Who among the following scholars established Vajrayana sect of Buddhism in Tibet ? |
| A. | Shanta Rakshita |
| B. | Padma Sambhava |
| C. | Dharm Raksha |
| D. | Kumarajiva |
| Answer» C. Dharm Raksha | |
| 44. |
Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tool in India, was orginally a |
| A. | Palaeobotanist |
| B. | Geologist |
| C. | Archaeologist |
| D. | Historian |
| Answer» C. Archaeologist | |
| 45. |
Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings ? |
| A. | Bagh |
| B. | Ajanta |
| C. | `Bhimbetka |
| D. | Amrawati |
| Answer» D. Amrawati | |
| 46. |
Who among the following had introduced Vaishnavism in Kamrupa ? |
| A. | Chaitanya |
| B. | Purandra Dasa |
| C. | Ramanuja |
| D. | Shankaradeva |
| Answer» B. Purandra Dasa | |
| 47. |
In which Indian state, Inamgam is located ? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Gujarat | |
| 48. |
Which among the following dynasties is not mentioned in the Sangam literature ? |
| A. | Chola |
| B. | Chera |
| C. | Pandya |
| D. | `Pallava |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
In which Mahajanapada was situated the city of Mahishmati ? |
| A. | Asmaka |
| B. | Avanti |
| C. | Matsya |
| D. | Vatsa |
| Answer» C. Matsya | |
| 50. |
Which one of the following Janapadas was republician state in sixth century BC ? |
| A. | Kosala |
| B. | Anga |
| C. | Mayadha |
| D. | Vajji |
| Answer» E. | |