Q. Which of the following is not a religious text?
A
Sangam
B
Rigveda
C
Upanishad
D
None of the above
Correct Answer
Sangam
More Questions on Ancient History
Q. Who was the last Hindu emperor of northern India?
A)Pulakesin II B)Harsha C)Rajyavardhana D)Skandagupta
Answer: Harsha
Q. Which one of the following Indus cities has houses with doors on the main streets?
A)Surkotada B)Lothal C)Chanhudaro D)Banawali
Answer: Lothal
Q. The accounts of Kalinga war is depicted by
A)Ruminidei B)Rock edict XIII C)Kalsi D)Junagarh
Answer: Rock edict XIII
Q. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
A)Shiva B)Ganesh C)Durga D)Vishnu
Answer: Shiva
Q. Which of following Chalcolithic sites comes under Ganges system?
A)Alamgirpur B)Hanumangarh C)Ropar D)Mohenjodaro
Answer: Alamgirpur
Q. Which of the following is true regarding the Aryan Economy? I. Aryans, crossed the nomadic stage. II. Lion, elephants, & Boar were not known to them. III. Coins were known to them.
A)II, III B)Only I C)I, III D)All of the above
Answer: Only I
Q. The main focus of the Rigvedic culture was
A)Punjab and Delhi region B)Indo-Gangetic Valley C)Indus Valley D)Region between the Swat and the Indus
Answer: Indus Valley
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. Who wrote Mudrarakshasa?
A)Panini B)Vishakhadatta C)Patanjali D)Shudrak
Answer: Vishakhadatta
Q. Which inscription mentions about the village administration under the Cholas?
A)Uttaramerur B)Junagarh C)Aihole D)Nasik
Answer: Uttaramerur
Q. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
A)Samaveda B)Atharvaveda C)Yajurveda D)Rigveda
Answer: Yajurveda
Q. Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions?
A)Devanagiri B)Brahmi C)Gurmukhi D)Sanskrit
Answer: Brahmi
Q. In India, Ancient Iron Age is attached with
A)Black and Red Pottery B)Gray pottery C)Ocher Coloured Pottery D)Northern Black Polish Pottery
Answer: Gray pottery
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. Who among the following 8th century Sanskrit poet wrote Gandavadha which describes the exploits of Yasoverman (king of Kanyakubj) ?
