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Ancient History MCQ

Ancient History

Question 1

Who defeated Harsha Vardhana on the banks of river Narmada in 630 A.D.?
A

Pulakesin II

B

Mahendra varman I

C

Pulakesin I

D

Kirtivarman I

Question 2

The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are __.
A

Buddhist

B

Buddhist and Jain

C

Hindu and Jain

D

Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

Question 3

The Gandhara and Mathura School of Art developed during the reign of which ruler?
A

Harshavardhan

B

Skandgupta

C

Kanishka

D

Menander

Question 4

Lothal is the excavation site of which of the following civilizations?
A

Indus Valley Civilization

B

Sumerians

C

Mesopotamians

D

Vedic Aryan

Question 5

The first Jain council was held at which of the following places?
A

Kandhar

B

Vallabhi

C

Ujjain

D

Pataliputra

Question 6

Which of the following industries flourished the most during the Gupta period?
A

Mining and metallurgy

B

Ship building

C

Weaving

D

Handicrafts

Question 7

At which of the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization, a clay model of plough has been found?
A

Kalibangan

B

Rakhigarhi

C

Banawali

D

Mitahal

Question 8

Who established the Rashtrakutas Realm?
A

Krishna I

B

Amoghavarsha I

C

Dantidurga

D

Dhruva

Question 9

Who caught Madurai and took the title of Madurantakam and Maduraikonda?
A

Aditya I

B

Parantaka I

C

Parantaka II

D

Vijayalaya

Question 10

The Gandhara school of Art belongs to which dynasty?
A

Kushans

B

Shakas

C

Greeks

D

Guptas

Question 11

Who is called the father of Indian archaeology?
A

Robert Seawell

B

John Marshal

C

Colonel Mackenzie

D

Alexander Cunningham

Question 12

What symbol represents the birth of Gautama Buddha?
A

Bodh tree

B

Lotus

C

Horse

D

Wheel

Question 13

Agnimitra, who is the hero of Kalidasa's 'Malvikagnimitram,' was a king of which of the following dynasties?
A

Kanva

B

Sunga

C

Maurya

D

Satavahana

Question 14

Which among the following kings assassinated Brihadrath, the last Maurya King?
A

Agnimitra

B

Pushyamitra Shunga

C

Vasujyeshtha

D

Vasumitra

Question 15

Which of the following were the first to issue gold coins?
A

Kushans

B

Shakas

C

Parthians

D

Indo-Greeks

Question 16

Large territorial states in North India during the sixth century BCE were known as?
A

Janapadas

B

Jana

C

Mahajanapadas

D

None of them

Question 17

Who is the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
A

Samudragupta

B

Chandragupta-I

C

Vishnugupta

D

Sri Gupta

Question 18

What was the major economic source of the Indus valley civilization?
A

Making weapons

B

Agriculture

C

Trading

D

All of the above

Question 19

What is the source of Hindu Philosophy?
A

Law books

B

Vedas

C

Puranas

D

Upanishads

Question 20

Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Pragraj?
A

Harshavardhan

B

Dhruva Sena

C

Narshimhvarman

D

Akbar

Question 21

The Taxila was located between following two rivers ?
A

Indus & Jhelum

B

Jhelum & Chenab

C

Chenab & Ravi

D

Chenab & Beas

Question 22

Who among the following was commander in chief of Brihadratha?
A

Agnimitra

B

Pushyamitra Sunga

C

Vasumitra

D

Muladeva

Question 23

Which of the following caves has the sculpture with the three faces of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh known as “Trimurti”?
A

Ajanta caves

B

Ellora caves

C

Kalva caves

D

Elephanta caves

Question 24

The institution of gotra appeared in which of the following periods?
A

Rig Vedic Age

B

Later Vedic Age

C

Mauryan Age

D

Satavahan period

Question 25

Jainimism split into two major sects around which of the following?
A

1st century CE

B

2st century CE

C

3rd century CE

D

4th century CE

Question 26

Which of the following Gupta king adopted the title of Kaviraja?
A

Samudragupta

B

Chandragupta II

C

Kumargupta

D

Skandagupta

Question 27

Who was the founder of the Maurya dynasty in ancient India?
A

Ashoka

B

Chandragupta Maurya

C

Bindusara

D

Samudragupta

Question 28

The Battle of Kalinga, which had a profound impact on Emperor Ashoka, took place in present-day.
A

Odisha

B

Bihar

C

Madhya Pradesh

D

Rajasthan

Question 29

The famous rock-cut temples of Ellora in Maharashtra were built during the rule of the-
A

Cholas

B

Pallavas

C

Rashtrakutas

D

Guptas

Question 30

The capital city of the Gupta Empire was-
A

Pataliputra

B

Ayodhya

C

Ujjain

D

Mathura

Question 31

The ‘Great Bath,’ one of the structures found in the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, is associated with which archaeological site?
A

Harappa

B

Mohenjo-Daro

C

Lothal

D

Kalibangan

Question 32

The famous ‘Ajanta Caves’ in India are primarily associated with which religion?
A

Hinduism

B

Buddhism

C

Jainism

D

Sikhism

Question 33

The ancient Indian numeral system, including the concept of zero, was developed during the-
A

Vedic period

B

Gupta period

C

Maurya period

D

Harappan period

Question 34

The eighth-century tripartite power struggle was among which of the following?
A

Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas

B

Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas

C

Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas

D

Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas

Question 35

Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?
A

Ashoka

B

Chandragupta Maurya

C

Kanishka

D

Bindusara

Question 36

Who among the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
A

Varuna

B

Indra

C

Surya

D

All the above

Question 37

Which among the following is a place in Larkana district of Sindh province in Pakistan?
A

Alamgirpur

B

Harappa

C

Rangapur

D

Mohanjo-Daro

Question 38

What led to the end of Indus Valley Civilization?
A

Invasion of Aryans

B

Recurrent Floods

C

Earthquakes

D

All the above

Question 39

Which empire lasted the longest among the following?
A

The Palas

B

The Pratiharas

C

The Rashtrakutas

D

The Senas

Question 40

Who was the ruler of the kingdom between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab? 
A

Chandragupta Maurya

B

King Porus

C

Darius III

D

Alexander the Great

Question 41

Who was the last Hindu emperor of northern India?
A

Harsha

B

Pulakesin II

C

Rajyavardhana

D

Skandagupta

Question 42

Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
A

Sangama Dynasty

B

Saluva Dynasty

C

Tuluva Dynasty

D

Aravidu Dynasty

Question 43

The traces of Janapadas and Mahajanpadas are found in___?
A

Vedic text

B

Buddha text

C

Jaina text

D

All the above

Question 44

The capital of Kosala is-
A

Sravasti

B

Shuktimati

C

Kaushambi

D

Indraprastha

Question 45

Champa was the capital of which one of the following Mahajanapadas in Ancient India?
A

Anga

B

Magadha

C

Vajji

D

Kasi

Question 46

Bimbisara was the founder of which one of the following dynasties?
A

Nanda

B

Haryanka

C

Maurya

D

Shunga

Question 48

Dholavira is situated at the bank of River.
A

Indus

B

Ravi

C

Luni

D

Ghaggar

Question 48

Who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha?
A

Pandyas

B

Sungas

C

Kushanas

D

Satvahanas

Question 49

Who was the first Gupta ruler who assumed the title of Maharadhiraha?
A

Skandhgupta

B

Chandragupta I

C

Chandragupta II

D

Kumaragupta

Question 51

Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?
A

Hiuen-Tsang

B

Megasthenese

C

I Ching

D

Fahien

Question 52

Which among the following Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?
A

Abhaya Mudra

B

Dhyana Mudra

C

Dharmachakra Mudra

D

Bhumisparsa Mudra

Question 52

Which was the largest empire in India?
A

Mughal empire

B

Maurya empire

C

Maratha empire

D

Kushan empire

Question 53

Which is the most famous seal found from the Harrapan civilization?
A

Animal seal

B

Pashupati seal

C

Long seal M-1271

D

All of the above

Question 54

Which emperor has been called Napolean of India?
A

Samudragupta

B

Vikramaditya

C

Asoka

D

Kanishka

Question 55

Who composed the Allahabad Prasasti?
A

Harisena

B

Vasumitra

C

Asvaghosha

D

Nagarjuna

Question 56

Who was the first independent King of Bengal?
A

Gopala

B

Mahasengupta

C

Sasanka

D

King Ganesh

Question 57

The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the
A

Mesolithic period

B

Chalcolithic period

C

Neolithic period

D

Paleolithic period

Question 58

Who was the court poet of Samudra Gupta?
A

Aryabhatta

B

Harisena

C

Asvaghosha

D

Nagarjuna

Question 59

Which of the following is a Harappan site located in Rajasthan ?
A

Kalibangan

B

Lothal

C

Mohenjodaro

D

Suktagendor

Question 60

Rice cultivation is associated with the Harappan site of
A

Kot Diji

B

Ropar

C

Kalibangan

D

Lothal

Question 61

The Origins of Indian Music may be traced to one of the following Vedas:-
A

Yajur

B

Atharva

C

Rig

D

Sama

Question 62

How many Tirthankaras were there in ancient India?
A

23

B

24

C

16

D

22

Question 63

Which metal was unknown to the Indus people?
A

Bronze

B

Gold

C

Copper

D

Iron

Question 64

The oldest school of Indian Philosophy is
A

Vaisesika

B

Karma Mimansa

C

Yoga

D

Sankhya

Question 65

Who discovered the Indus Valley civilization?
A

Rakhaldas Banerjee

B

L. Basham

C

Sir Leonard Wooley

D

V. S. Agarwal

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Question 66

Buddhist religious scripture Tripitaka was written in
A

Bengali

B

Pali

C

Sanskrit

D

Hindi

Question 67

The Rashtrakutas were involved continuously in the fight against which rulers?
A

Pallavas of Kanchi

B

Pandyas of Madurai

C

Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi

D

All of the Above

Question 68

The phrase "Satyamev jayate" is mentioned in which of the following Upanishads?
A

Katho Upanishad

B

Mandukyo Upanishad

C

Chhandogya Upanishad

D

None of the Above

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Question 69

Which of the following was regarded as the God of the Shudras?
A

Rudra

B

Vishnu

C

Pushan

D

Indra

Question 70

Who sent Megasthenes (the Greek ruler) to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
A

Antiochus

B

Ptolemy

C

Magas

D

Seleucus Nicator

Question 71

Where did Buddha deliver his first Sermon?
A

Sarnath

B

Gaya

C

Lumbini

D

Kushinagar

Question 72

The reign of Chandragupta-I started in the year-
A

367 BC

B

305 BC

C

307 BC

D

319 BC

Question 73

Which is the largest civilization in the world?
A

China Civilization

B

Indus valley civilization

C

Mesopotamian civilization

D

Egypt civilization

Question 74

Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra ?
A

Chandragupta I

B

Skandagtipta

C

Kumaragupta

D

Samudragupta

Question 75

Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath Pillar ?.
A

Humped Bull

B

Deer

C

Elephant

D

Horse

Question 76

Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne ?
A

Ashoka

B

Ajatashatru

C

Kanishka

D

Simukha

Question 77

In which language were the Buddhist-texts Pitakas composed ?
A

Sanskrit

B

Arabian

C

Pali

D

Prakrit

Question 78

Epigraphy means
A

The study of coins

B

The study of inscriptions

C

The study of epics

D

The study of geography

Question 79

Which of the Kushana ruler patronised Buddhism?
A

Ashoka

B

Vikramaditya

C

Kanishka

D

Kautilya

Question 80

Who established Mahabalipuram?
A

Pallava

B

Pandya

C

Chola

D

Chalukya

Question 81

In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?
A

Bengal

B

Bihar

C

Orissa

D

Uttar Pradesh

Question 82

Who wrote 'Malvikagnimitram?
A

Kalidas

B

Surdas

C

Harshavardhan

D

None of the above

Question 83

Bindusara sent Asoka to quell the rebellion in:-
A

Swarna giri

B

Taxila

C

Ujjain

D

Madhurai

Question 84

Who among the following was the pioneer of Yoga?
A

Patanjali

B

Vaghhata

C

Atreya

D

Vrudukanta

Question 85

The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was
A

Kalhana

B

Maitreyi

C

Kalidasa

D

Panini

Question 86

6th-century BC was an age of
A

Reasoning

B

Intellectual awakening

C

Political unrest

D

Religious ferment

Question 87

With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragapta Mauiya, was associated ?
A

Takshashila

B

Nalanda

C

Viltramashila

D

Vaishali

Question 88

The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was
A

Nagariuna

B

Ananda

C

Asanga

D

Padmasambhava

Question 89

The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
A

Satavahanas

B

Mauryas

C

Guptas

D

Cholas

Question 90

‘Panchtantra’ is originally written by
A

Kalidas

B

Vishnu sharma

C

Tulsidas

D

Raidas

Question 91

Who was the author of ‘Indica’?
A

Plutarch

B

Justin

C

Herodotus

D

Magasthenes

Question 92

Who was the founder of `Gajapati Dynasty’ of Orissa?
A

Prataparudra

B

Vidyadhara

C

Purushottam

D

Kapilendra

Question 93

The language of the Jaina religious text was
A

Prakrit

B

Bengali

C

Sanskrit

D

Pali

Question 94

The name of our motherland 'Bharata' was first mentioned in
A

Markendaya Purana

B

Matsya Purana

C

Vishnu Purana

D

Vayu Purana

Question 95

The Gold coins of the Gupta dynasty were known as
A

Muhara

B

Varaha

C

Sataman

D

Dinara

Question 96

What is the meaning of Vedas?
A

Knowledge

B

Truth

C

Religion

D

Unchanging

Question 97

Ibn Battuta came to India during the rein of
A

Akbar

B

Muhammed Bin Tughlak

C

Iltutmis

D

Alauddin Khalji

Question 98

Tahkik-i-hind was written by?
A

Alberuni

B

Al-Baradari

C

Suleman

D

Al-Masud

Question 99

The battle of Tarain was fought between Muhammad Ghuari and
A

Prithviraj Chauhan

B

Bhim Dev

C

Rana Sanga

D

Rana Pratap

Question 100

In which of these sites Gautama Buddha was born?
A

Bodh Gaya

B

Kushinagar

C

Sarnath

D

Lumbini