Q. During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?

Correct Answer

Chin

More Questions on Ancient History

  • Q. Which of the following books is based on Astrology?
    A)Aryabhattiya
    B)Romak Siddhanta
    C)Hora Shastra
    D)Brahma Siddhanta
    Answer: Hora Shastra
  • Q. Which of the following metals was not known during the Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Gold
    B)Iron
    C)Copper
    D)Silver
    Answer: Iron
  • Q. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of development of art under the
    A)Pallavas
    B)Rashtrakutas
    C)Pandyas
    D)Chalukyas
    Answer: Chalukyas
  • Q. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
    A)Kalpa (Ritual)
    B)Siksha (Phonetics)
    C)Vyakarna (Grammar)
    D)Ashtadhyayi
    Answer: Ashtadhyayi
  • Q. Dasavatara temple of Nagra style is located at which of the following places?
    A)Gorakhpur
    B)Badrinath
    C)Jhansi (Lalitpur)
    D)Samstipur
    Answer: Jhansi (Lalitpur)
  • Q. Who was the founder of Pataliputra?
    A)Ajatashatru
    B)Bimbisara
    C)Udayin
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Ajatashatru
  • Q. The Kailasha temple is located in the caves of
    A)Ellora
    B)Ajanta
    C)Elephanta
    D)Karle
    Answer: Ellora
  • Q. Upanishads are books on
    A)Philosophy
    B)Politics
    C)Medicine
    D)Social life
    Answer: Philosophy
  • Q. Find out the odd one
    A)AI-Biruni: Given valuable account about Harshavardhana
    B)Hiuen-Tsang: Acquired knowledge of Indian society through literature
    C)Megasthenes: Describes about the Indo-Persian relations
    D)Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
    Answer: Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
  • Q. In the Vedic age, who was the head of “Grama”?
    A)Gramini
    B)Kulapa
    C)Vispati
    D)Gopati
    Answer: Gramini
  • Q. All souls day is a __________ festival.
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Christian
    D)Muslim
    Answer: Christian
  • Q. Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Bimbisara
    C)Ashoka
    D)Pushyamitra Sunga
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. In which of the following places Vardhaman attained the state of enlightenment?
    A)Pavapuri
    B)Kundagram
    C)Jrimbhik Gram
    D)Kashmir
    Answer: Jrimbhik Gram
  • Q. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
    A)Samaveda
    B)Atharvaveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Rigveda
    Answer: Yajurveda
  • Q. In which of the following sects was Bindusara interested?
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Ajivakas
    D)Lokayata
    Answer: Ajivakas
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
    A)Kakatiyas : Warangal
    B)Hoyasalas : Dwarasamudra
    C)Pallavas : Devagiri
    D)Chalukyas : Kalyani
    Answer: Pallavas : Devagiri
  • 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. Who among the following wrote commentaries on Harshavardhana’s administration and the court life in Kannauj?
    A)Fa-Hien
    B)AI-Beruni
    C)Hiuen-Tsang
    D)Ibn Batutah
    Answer: Hiuen-Tsang
  • Q. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
    A)Mundakopanishad
    B)Chhandogyopanishad
    C)Kathopanishad
    D)Kenopanishad
    Answer: Kathopanishad
  • Q. Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Allahabad?
    A)Dhruvasena Ii
    B)Harshavardhana
    C)Narshimhvarman
    D)Akabar
    Answer: Harshavardhana

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