More Questions on Ancient History
- 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. Which of the following books is not written by Harshavardhan?
A)Nagananda
B)Harshacharita
C)Ratnavali
D)Priyadarshika
Answer: Harshacharita
- Q. Upanishads are books on
A)Philosophy
B)Politics
C)Medicine
D)Social life
Answer: Philosophy
- Q. Which among the following is a place in Larkana district of Sind province in Pakistan?
A)Harappa
B)Alamgirpur
C)Rangapur
D)Mohenjo-Daro
Answer: Mohenjo-Daro
- Q. Bimbisara was succeeded by
A)Ajatashatru
B)Ashoka
C)Vasudeva
D)Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: Ajatashatru
- Q. During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?
A)Tang
B)Sung
C)Han
D)Chin
Answer: Chin
- Q. What was the suitable language for source material in Ancient Times?
A)Pali
B)Sanskrit
C)Brahmi
D)Kharoshthi
Answer: Sanskrit
- Q. Name the Muslim Invader who destroyed Nalanda University?
A)Muhammad Bin Tuglaq
B)Allaudin Khalji
C)Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar
D)Muhammad Bin Qasim
Answer: Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar
- Q. Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
A)Devaraya
B)Harihara
C)Krishnadevaraya
D)Bukka
Answer: Krishnadevaraya
- 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. Bimbisara was the founder of which one of the following dynasties?
A)Haryanka
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Shunga
Answer: Haryanka
- Q. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
A)Shiva
B)Ganesh
C)Durga
D)Vishnu
Answer: Shiva
- Q. Prithivyah Pratham Veer was the title of?
A)Rajendra I
B)Samudragupta
C)Amoghavarsha
D)Gautamiputra Shatkarni
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in
A)Uttirameru Inscription
B)Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
C)Kudumiyammalai Inscription
D)Kasadudi Copper Plates
Answer: Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
- Q. The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of India between 980 – 1003?
A)Kashmir
B)Avadh
C)Sindh
D)Bengal
Answer: Kashmir
- Q. Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest of arts of
A)Cholas
B)Pallavas
C)Pandyas
D)Chalukyas
Answer: Pallavas
- Q. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
A)Gupta
B)Maurya
C)Kushan
D)Kanva
Answer: Maurya
- 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. Nagarjuna is known as the Einstein of India because
A)He was one of the greatest physicists of all time
B)Like Einstein he had a rare insight into the nature of the universe
C)He propounded the theory of Shunyavada similar to Einstein's theory of Relativity
D)He was a great dialectician
Answer: He propounded the theory of Shunyavada similar to Einstein's theory of Relativity
- Q. With reference to the invaders in ancient India which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
A)Greeks-Kushanas-Sakas
B)Greeks-Sakas-Kushanas
C)Sakas-Greeks-Kushanas
D)Sakas-Kushanas-Greeks
Answer: Greeks-Sakas-Kushanas
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