More Questions on Ancient History
- Q. What was Hampi known for?
A)It had the largest stable in medieval India
B)It was the capital of Golconda
C)It had the translation of the Indian epics to Persian
D)It was the capital of Vijayanagar
Answer: It was the capital of Vijayanagar
- Q. Who constructed the Khajuraho temples?
A)Sindhiya
B)Halkar
C)Bundela Rajput
D)Chandel Rajput
Answer: Chandel Rajput
- 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. Who among the following has written Malavikagnimitram?
A)Banabhatta
B)Pusyamitra Sunga
C)Kautilya
D)Kalidasa
Answer: Kalidasa
- 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 Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of
A)Hoysala
B)Chola
C)Pallava
D)Rashtrakuta
Answer: Pallava
- Q. Who among the following wrote the Kural, which deals with many aspects of life and religion?
A)Ayaikar
B)Thiruvalluvar
C)Shankracharya
D)Rishi Agasta
Answer: Thiruvalluvar
- Q. Gupta Empire declined in the fifth century A. D. as a consequence of
A)Greek invasion
B)Chalukya raids
C)Hun invasion
D)Pallava raids
Answer: Hun invasion
- Q. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
A)Gupta
B)Maurya
C)Kushan
D)Kanva
Answer: Maurya
- Q. Which of the following books is based on Astrology?
A)Aryabhattiya
B)Romak Siddhanta
C)Hora Shastra
D)Brahma Siddhanta
Answer: Hora Shastra
- 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 was the world- famous treatise of the amorous arts?
A)Vemanasatakam
B)Kamasutra
C)Both A & B
D)Neither A & B
Answer: Kamasutra
- Q. Which one of the following pairs does not belong to the same category?
A)Satavahanas - Simuka
B)Mauryas - Brihadratha
C)Sungas - Devabhuti
D)Kanvas - Susaraman
Answer: Satavahanas - Simuka
- Q. Economy of Vedic period was based on?
A)Agriculture
B)Pastureland
C)Mining
D)Cotton Cultivation
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. Which of the following is incorrectly matched (in Gupta administration)?
A)Vishya - state
B)Bhukti - province
C)Vithika - city
D)Gram - village
Answer: Vishya - state
- 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. 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. The Veda that contains charms and spells toward off evils and diseases is
A)Atharvaveda
B)Rigveda
C)Samaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- 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
- Q. The Mehrauli pillar inscription belongs to the period of the
A)Kushanas
B)Mauryas
C)Sungas
D)Guptas
Answer: Guptas
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