More Questions on Ancient History
- Q. All souls day is a __________ festival.
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Christian
D)Muslim
Answer: Christian
- Q. The Vedic term vrihi stands for
A)Wheat
B)Cotton
C)Rice
D)Barley
Answer: Rice
- Q. Who among the following writer’s book gives the detail information about the invasion of India by Alexander?
A)Megasthenes
B)Herodotus
C)Arrian
D)Ptolemy
Answer: Arrian
- Q. The most important source of our information on ancient India’s cultural history are
A)Antiquities and monuments
B)Archaeological excavations
C)Literature and epics
D)Inscriptions and coins
Answer: Literature and epics
- Q. Where is the Lingaraja Temple located?
A)Tiruchendur
B)Madurai
C)Bhubaneswar
D)Ujjain
Answer: Bhubaneswar
- Q. Which of the following are two works of Kalidasa?
A)Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha
B)Raghuvamsha and Kiratarjuniya
C)Malti Madhava and Kumara Sambhava
D)Malti Madhav and Kumara Sambhava
Answer: Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha
- Q. Which one of the following was an important Port of the eastern coast during Gupta period?
A)Tamralipti
B)Kalyan
C)Sopara
D)Baroch
Answer: Tamralipti
- Q. Select the incorrect pair
A)Hiuen-Tsang : Promotes the term Yin-Tu to refer India.
B)Chinese : Used the term Tien-Chu or Chuantu for India during the 1st century A.D.
C)I-Tsing : Mentioned the terms such as Arya-desa and Brahmarashtra for India.
D)Panini : Mentioned the term 'Bharata' for a region of 60 Janapadas.
Answer: Panini : Mentioned the term 'Bharata' for a region of 60 Janapadas.
- Q. Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
A)Devaraya
B)Harihara
C)Krishnadevaraya
D)Bukka
Answer: Krishnadevaraya
- Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A)Shudraka : Mrichchhakatika
B)Kalidasa : Kumarasambhava
C)Varahamihira : Brihat-samhita
D)Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
Answer: Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
- Q. Who among the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
A)Indra
B)Varuna
C)Surya
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- 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. The Vijaynagar ruler Krishna Dev Raya’s work ‘Amuktamalayada’ was written in which language?
A)Malayalam
B)Tamil
C)Kanada
D)Telugu
Answer: Telugu
- Q. Bimbisara was the founder of which one of the following dynasties?
A)Haryanka
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Shunga
Answer: Haryanka
- Q. Which ancient account describes the Nandas expedition over all their rival monarchs that make them powerful rulers of North India?
A)Vedas
B)Manusmriti
C)Puranas
D)Brahamanas
Answer: Puranas
- 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. Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?
A)Sama Vedas
B)Rig Vedas
C)Brahamans
D)Aryankas
Answer: Rig Vedas
- Q. Find the correct pair of Poet in the Court of the King during Ancient India
A)Harisena : Chandragupta II
B)Vasumitra : Kanishka
C)Kalidasa : Samudragupta II
D)Banabhatta : Pulkesin II
Answer: Vasumitra : Kanishka
- Q. Which was the world- famous treatise of the amorous arts?
A)Vemanasatakam
B)Kamasutra
C)Both A & B
D)Neither A & B
Answer: Kamasutra
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