More Questions on Ancient History
- Q. Who started the Saka Era and when?
A)Rudradaman-I in 78 AD
B)Kadphises in 58 BC
C)Vikramaditya in 58 BC
D)Kanishka in 78 AD
Answer: Kanishka in 78 AD
- Q. Which of the following Kushan kings, who assumed the title “the Lord of the Whole World”?
A)Kadphises II
B)Kadphises I
C)Kanishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kadphises II
- Q. The Mehrauli pillar inscription belongs to the period of the
A)Kushanas
B)Mauryas
C)Sungas
D)Guptas
Answer: Guptas
- Q. Ashoka sent missionaries to
A)Tibet and Ceylon
B)China and Kashmir
C)Tibet and China
D)Kashmir and Ceylon
Answer: Tibet and Ceylon
- Q. Which one of the following is associated with the Gupta Age of Indian History?
A)Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
B)Visit of Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang
C)Significant contribution to poetry and literature by Banabhatta
D)Macedonian invasion
Answer: Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
- Q. Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?
A)Vishnusarma
B)Suserman
C)Vasudeva
D)Vasumitra
Answer: Vasudeva
- Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
A)Vishnu
B)Lord Shiva
C)Brahma
D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. Which of the following literatures is known as Apaurusheya?
A)Brahman
B)Vedas
C)Upanishad
D)Aranyak
Answer: Vedas
- 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. 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. Who is the author of Meghdoot?
A)Vishakhadatta
B)Shundraka
C)Kalidasa
D)Chanakya
Answer: Kalidasa
- Q. Which of the following statements is correct?
A)Harsha erected thousands of stupas
B)Harsha stopped the use of animal food throughout his empire
C)Harsha regularly held the quinquennial convocation
D)Harsha sent missionaries to the west to propagate Buddhism
Answer: Harsha sent missionaries to the west to propagate Buddhism
- Q. Which of the following is/are poetry and drama?
A)Raghuvamsa
B)Kumarasambhava
C)Abhijnanashakuntalam
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which one of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?
A)Harshacharita
B)Gaudavaho
C)Rajatarangini
D)Vikramankadevacharita
Answer: Rajatarangini
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related with the Kautilya’s Arthashastra? I. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in Gupta Period. II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)None of the above
Answer: Only II
- 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. All souls day is a __________ festival.
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Christian
D)Muslim
Answer: Christian
- Q. Upanishads are books on
A)Philosophy
B)Politics
C)Medicine
D)Social life
Answer: Philosophy
- Q. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
A)Samkhya
B)Purva Mimamsa
C)Nyaya
D)Uttara Mimamsa
Answer: Samkhya
- 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
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