More Questions on Ancient History
- Q. Who among the following wrote the Kural, which deals with many aspects of life and religion?
A)Ayaikar
B)Thiruvalluvar
C)Shankracharya
D)Rishi Agasta
Answer: Thiruvalluvar
- Q. Which of the following is incorrectly matched (in Gupta administration)?
A)Vishya - state
B)Bhukti - province
C)Vithika - city
D)Gram - village
Answer: Vishya - state
- Q. Which of the following civilization is famous for its city/town planning?
A)Mesopotamian Civilization
B)Indus Valley Civilization
C)Persian Civilization
D)Egyptian Civilization
Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
- Q. Where were the hymns of Rigveda composed?
A)Gujarat
B)Punjab
C)Rajasthan
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Punjab
- Q. All souls day is a __________ festival.
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Christian
D)Muslim
Answer: Christian
- Q. Which one of the following famous ruler is called as ‘Father of Inscriptions’?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Ashoka
D)Kanishka
Answer: Samudra Gupta
- Q. Who among the following occupied the supreme position in the Later Vedic pantheon?
A)Prajapati
B)Indra
C)Agni
D)Varuna
Answer: Prajapati
- Q. Who among the following Kushan Emperors was the first to introduce the gold coinage in India?
A)Vima Taktu
B)Vima Kadphises
C)Vasishka
D)Kujula Kadphises
Answer: Vima Kadphises
- Q. Kalidasa’s works include: I. Abhijnanashakuntalam II. Meghadutam III. Raghuvamsa IV. Malvikagnimitram V. Ritusamhara VI. Kumarasambhava Select the correct option
A)I, II, IV, V and VI
B)I, II, III and IV
C)I, III , IV and V
D)All of them
Answer: All of them
- Q. Magical charms and spells are given in which of the following Vedas?
A)Sarna Veda
B)Rig Veda
C)Yajurveda Veda
D)Atharva Veda
Answer: Atharva Veda
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the under mentioned Pallava kings? I. Nandivarman II II. Mahendravarman I III. Narasimhavarman I IV. Simhavishnu
A)IV, II, III, I
B)I, II, III, IV
C)III, I, IV, II
D)II, III, I, IV
Answer: IV, II, III, I
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the historical literary sources of Ancient India? I. The ‘Puranas’ serves as a source of historical facts of ancient India. There are eighteen Puranas. They provide historical information of various dynasties. II. According to Dr. R.C. Majumdar, the war occurred in 1000 B.C. Apart from the Kurukshetra war, the Mahabharata contains various accounts of social life and religious thinking of the people of ancient India
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. The Ajanta Paintings belong to the
A)Mauryan period
B)Harappan period
C)Buddhist period
D)Gupta period
Answer: Gupta period
- Q. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the
A)Chola Administration
B)Maratha Administration
C)Ganga Administration
D)Vijayanagar Administration
Answer: Ganga Administration
- Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
A)Vishnu
B)Lord Shiva
C)Brahma
D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
A)Saluva Dynasty
B)Sangama Dynasty
C)Tuluva Dynasty
D)Aravidu Dynasty
Answer: Sangama Dynasty
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Megasthenese profess of writing? I. Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called ‘Indica’ which is no longer available to us. II. Megasthenese’s writings could be seen through various extracts in the writings of Diodorous, Strabo and Arrian. III. Megasthenese mentions that Indian society comprised of seven castes (jatis)
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)II and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. For which period did Harihara Raya II of Sangma dynasty ruled the Vijaynagara Empire?
A)1485-1491
B)1446-1465
C)1491-1505
D)1377-1404
Answer: 1377-1404
- Q. Who was the founder of Pataliputra?
A)Ajatashatru
B)Bimbisara
C)Udayin
D)Kanishka
Answer: Ajatashatru
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