More Questions on Ancient History
- Q. Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented his coins as playing the lute or Veena?
A)Chandragupta-II
B)Chandragupta-I
C)Samudragupta
D)Skandagupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. The Vedic term vrihi stands for
A)Wheat
B)Cotton
C)Rice
D)Barley
Answer: Rice
- Q. Who deciphered Ashokan inscription?
A)Lady Hardinge
B)Robert Clive
C)James Prinsep
D)Dalhousie
Answer: James Prinsep
- Q. Which one of the four varnas mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?
A)Kshatriyas
B)Brahmanas
C)Vaishyas
D)Shudras
Answer: Shudras
- Q. Which one of the following places has yielded earliest Stupa railing?
A)Bharhut
B)Sanchi
C)Amaravati
D)Nagarjunkondas
Answer: Sanchi
- Q. Which is known as book of Melody?
A)Samveda
B)Rigveda
C)Atharvaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Samveda
- Q. Which ancient literature contains short stories that have the priceless treasure of morality and knowledge?
A)Hitopdesha
B)Panchtanra
C)Mahabharata
D)None of the above
Answer: Hitopdesha
- Q. Select correct pair of book and author
A)Brihat Samhita: Ravi Kriti
B)Mudrarakshasa: Somdeva
C)Kathasaritsagar: Visakdatta
D)Panchsidhantika : Varharmihara
Answer: Panchsidhantika : Varharmihara
- 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. Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha the Rashtrakuta King?
A)Ganitasara Samgraha
B)Adipurana
C)Saktayana
D)Kavirajamarg
Answer: Kavirajamarg
- 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. What is true about Lothal – ancient site? I. Lothal was an ancient port of Indus civilization. II. It was excavated by the S. R. Rao. III. Currently it is situated in the Pakistan.
A)Only I, III
B)Only I , II
C)II, III
D)All of the above
Answer: Only I , II
- Q. Prithivyah Pratham Veer was the title of?
A)Rajendra I
B)Samudragupta
C)Amoghavarsha
D)Gautamiputra Shatkarni
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Rigvedic Aryans is incorrect?
A)We have some indications of polyandry in this period
B)We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
C)There are no examples of child marriage in this period
D)The practice of levirate was known
Answer: We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
- Q. Which is a treatise on the science of governance?
A)Ramayana
B)Mahabharata
C)Kautilya's Arthshastra
D)Chandrawati Ramayana
Answer: Kautilya's Arthshastra
- Q. Which emperor wrote the play ‘Nagananda’ in Sanskrit language?
A)Harshavardhana
B)Prabhakara vardhana
C)Chandragupta II
D)Bindusara
Answer: Harshavardhana
- 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. What is ‘Patriarchal Society’?
A)System that values men more than women
B)System that values women more than men
C)System that values both men and women equally
D)System that values elders
Answer: System that values men more than women
- Q. Which one of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?
A)Harshacharita
B)Gaudavaho
C)Rajatarangini
D)Vikramankadevacharita
Answer: Rajatarangini
- Q. The earliest specimen of Kavya style is found in?
A)Ellora
B)Ajanta
C)Kathiawar
D)Mohenjodaro
Answer: Kathiawar
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