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    Ancient Indian History Quiz Questions And Answers

    GK DUNIABy GK DUNIAMarch 3, 2022Updated:June 1, 2022No Comments8 Mins Read
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    1. The achievements of Gautamiputra Satkarni were described and eulogised after his death in which of the following inscriptions?

      [A] Junagarh Inscription
      [B] Naneghat Inscription
      [C] Nashik Inscription
      [D] None of the above

      Show Answer

      C.Nashik Inscription

    2. The Scythians attacked Bactria and entered the Indian subcontinent through which of the following passes?

      [A] Gomal pass
      [B] Bolan pass
      [C] Khyber pass
      [D] None of the above

      Show Answer

      B.Bolan pass

    3. Nagasena converted which of the following to Buddhism?

      [A] Manender
      [B] Demetrius
      [C] Gondophernes
      [D] Hermaius

      Show Answer

      A.Manender

    4. During the reign of which of the following Kings a fifth province of Kalinga was added in the Mauryan empire?

      [A] Chandragupta
      [B] Bindusara
      [C] Ashoka
      [D] None of the above

      Show Answer

      C.Ashoka

    5. A period of extreme wickedness earned King Ashoka which of the following names?

      [A] Kamasoka
      [B] Chandasoka
      [C] Suryasoka
      [D] None of the above

      Show Answer

      C.Chandasoka

    6. Who was the first king to surrender to Alexander?

      [A] Ambhi
      [B] Porus
      [C] Bimbisara
      [D] Chandragupta Maurya

      Show Answer

      C.Ambhi

    7. What was the capital of Kamboja Mahajanapada?

      [A] Potali
      [B] Indraprastha
      [C] Kaushambi
      [D] Pooncha

      Show Answer

      D.Pooncha

    8. Gautam Buddha gave maximum number of sermons at which place?

      [A] Sarnath
      [B] Kaushambi
      [C] Shravasti
      [D] Rajgriha

      Show Answer

      C.Shravasti

    9. With which of the following wandering ascetics Buddha practiced austerities?
      1. Kondanna
      2. Bhaddiya
      3. Vappa
      Select the correct option from the codes given below:

      [A] Only 1
      [B] Only 2
      [C] Only 3
      [D] 1, 2 & 3

      Show Answer

      D.1, 2 & 3

    10. The Later Vedic culture is also called?

      [A] Calcholithic culture
      [B] Painted grey ware culture
      [C] Painted red ware culture
      [D] Bronze age

      Show Answer

      B.Painted grey ware culture

    11. Consider the following pairs:

      1. Fahien – visited India during the reign of Harsha
      2. Megasthenes – visited India during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya
      3. Ibn Batuta – visited India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq

      Which of the above is/are correct?

      [A] 1 & 3 Only
      [B] 2 & 3 Only
      [C] 2 Only
      [D] 1, 2 & 3

      Show Answer

      B. 2 & 3 Only

    12. The Bodhisattva Doctrine is associated with _?

      [A] Mahayana Buddhism
      [B] Hinayana Buddhism
      [C] Vajrayana Buddhism
      [D] Theravada Buddhism

      Show Answer

      A. Mahayana Buddhism

    13. Consider the following pairs:

      1. Buddha’s birth – Lotus and Bull
      2. Renunciation of Gautama Buddha – Horse
      3. Buddha’s parinirvana – Dharmachakra

      Which of the above is/are correct?

      [A] 1 & 2 Only
      [B] 3 Only
      [C] 2 & 3 Only
      [D] 1, 2 & 3

      Show Answer

      A.1 & 2 Only

    14. With reference to the ancient Sraman tradition, which among the following statements is / are correct?
      1. It was a non-Vedic religious movement
      2. It is generally known to have given rise to both Jainism and Buddhism
      3. The concepts of Samsara and Moksha are generally ascribed to Sraman tradition
      Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

      [A] Only 1 & 2
      [B] Only 2 & 3
      [C] Only 1 & 3
      [D] 1, 2 & 3

      Show Answer

      D.1, 2 & 3

    15. Which among the following observation about the Early Aryans is / are correct?
      1. They were fond of fire
      2. They used beverages such as gauri, baruni and soma-rasa
      3. They built wooden houses to live and wooden temples to offer prayer to God
      4. They practiced animal sacrifices
      Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

      [A] 1, 2, 3 & 4
      [B] 1, 2, 3
      [C] 1, 2, 4
      [D] 2, 3, 4

      Show Answer

      C.1, 2, 4

    16. Which among the following is / are characteristic features of the Indus towns and cities?

      1. Presence of substantial space for administrative and religious buildings
      2. Presence of readily identifiable elite residences
      3. Presence of cemeteries outside all the settlements

      Select the correct option from the codes given below:

      [A] Only 1 & 3
      [B] Only 3
      [C] Only 1 & 3
      [D] None of them

      Show Answer

      D.None of them

    17. Consider the following statements with respect to the water facility in Indus Valley:

      1. While there are lots of sinking wells in Harappa, the number of reservoirs is plenty in Mohen Jo-dero
      2. Dholavira is known for availability of plenty of sinking wells as well as reservoirs

      Which among the above statements is / are correct?

      [A] Only 1
      [B] Only 2
      [C] Both 1 & 2
      [D] Neither 1 nor 2

      Show Answer

      D.Neither 1 nor 2

    18. During end of which of the following period the urban centers of Gangetic planes declined ?

      [A] Maurya Period
      [B] Gupta Period
      [C] Mahjnapadas
      [D] Magadh Empire

      Show Answer

      B.Gupta Period

    19. Four mattas in the four corners of India were founded by ___?

      [A] Adi Shankara
      [B] Ramanujacharya
      [C] Bhaskaracharya
      [D] Madhavacharya

      Show Answer

      A. Adi Shankara

    20. Which was the second capital of Kanishka?

      [A] Mathura
      [B] Sanchi
      [C] Banaras
      [D] Pataliputra

      Show Answer

      A. Mathura

    21. Kirtivarman I ruled in which of the following periods?

      [A] c. 546 – 558 CE
      [B] c. 550 – 562 CE
      [C] c. 555 – 588 CE
      [D] c. 566 – 598 CE

      Show Answer

      D.c. 566 – 598 CE

    22. Which of the following authors composed Haravijaya?

      [A] Rajanaka Ratnakar
      [B] Jinasena
      [C] Sanmitracharita
      [D] Abhinanda

      Show Answer

      A.Rajanaka Ratnakar

    23. At which of the following places, Jain and Brahmanical (Saiva and Vaishnava) temples were erected in the typical Aryavarta style in medieval India?

      [A] Mathura
      [B] Ujjain
      [C] Kashi
      [D] Khajuraho

      Show Answer

      D.Khajuraho

    24. Which of the following succeeded Vigrahapala?

      [A] Dharmapala
      [B] Devapala
      [C] Narayanapala
      [D] Nayapala

      Show Answer

      C.Narayanapala

    25. Which of the following poet wrote Karpuramanjari?

      [A] Sauda
      [B] Rajashekhar
      [C] Yashovarmana
      [D] Banabhatta

      Show Answer

      B.Rajashekhar

    26. At which of the following places, stone sculpture of a larger than life figure of a horse was founded?

      [A] Mathura
      [B] Deogarh
      [C] Sultanganj
      [D] Khairigarh

      Show Answer

      D.Khairigarh

    27. From which of the following places stone sculpture of Nara Narayana has been found?

      [A] Bhitargaon
      [B] Sultanganj
      [C] Deogarh
      [D] Gwalior

      Show Answer

      C.Deogarh

    28. Which of the following titles were adopted by Gupta rulers?
      1) Paramabhattaraka
      2) Maharajadhiraja
      3) Paramesvara
      Select the correct option from the codes given below:

      [A] Only 1 & 3
      [B] Only 2
      [C] Only 2 & 3
      [D] 1, 2 & 3

      Show Answer

      C. 1, 2 & 3

    29. Ramagupta was the son of which of the following kings?

      [A] Chandragupta I
      [B] Chandragupta II
      [C] Samudragupta
      [D] Kumargupta

      Show Answer

      C.Samudragupta

    30. Which of the following kings was the last ruler of the Kushana empire?

      [A] Kadphises I
      [B] Ashvagosha
      [C] Vasudeva II
      [D] Vima Kadphises

      Show Answer

      C.Vasudeva II

    31. What kind of cities were Harappa and Mohenjodaro were?

      [A] Shore cities
      [B] Religious cities
      [C] Merchant cities
      [D] Planned cities

      Show Answer

      D.Planned cities

    32. The Reserve Bank of India recently revoked which cooperative bank’s licence?

      [A] Saraswat Cooperative Bank
      [B] Cosmos Cooperative Bank
      [C] Mantha Urban Cooperative Bank
      [D] Bharat Cooperative Bank

      Show Answer

      D.Mantha Urban Cooperative Bank

    33. Who was attributed as ‘Prince of Pilgrims’?

      [A] I-tsing
      [B] Fa-Hien
      [C] Megasthenes
      [D] Hiuen Tsang

      Show Answer

      D.Hiuen Tsang

    34. What was the capital of Chola Kings?

      [A] Tanjore
      [B] Kanchi
      [C] Madurai
      [D] Trichirapally

      Show Answer

      A.Tanjore

    35. Who was last recognised king of the Gupta dynasty?

      [A] Ashoka
      [B] Vishnugupta
      [C] Samudragupta
      [D] Bimbisara

      Show Answer

      B.Vishnugupta

    36. Who wrote Amuktamalyada in Telugu?

      [A] Devaraya
      [B] Krishnadevaraya
      [C] Bukka
      [D] Harihara

      Show Answer

      B.Krishnadevaraya

    37. Which of the following Chola kings defeated the Pandyas, Cheras, and the ruler of Sri Lanka?

      [A] Athirajendra
      [B] Rajendra I
      [C] Rajendra II
      [D] Rajadhiraja

      Show Answer

      D.Rajadhiraja

    38. Which of the following kings brought the Eastern Chalukyas and Gangas of Talakad under the control of the Rashtrakuta kingdom?

      [A] Dantidurga
      [B] Dhruva
      [C] Govind III
      [D] Krishna I

      Show Answer

      B.Dhruva

    39. Which of the following was the author of Dhvanyolaka?

      [A] Udbhat
      [B] Anandavardhana
      [C] Ahinavagupta
      [D] Rudrata

      Show Answer

      B.Anandavardhana

    40. Who among the following succeeded Pushyamitra Shunga?

      [A] Agnimitra
      [B] Sujyestha
      [C] Vajramitra
      [D] Devbhuti

      Show Answer

      A.Agnimitra

    41. Which among the following is considered to be the official law book of the Guptas?

      [A] Manusmriti
      [B] Parashara Smriti
      [C] Yajnavalkya Smriti
      [D] Vyasa Smriti

      Show Answer

      C.Yajnavalkya Smriti

    42. Which of the following two towns of Indus valley Civilization were located on the bank of Ghagghar River?

      [A] Harappa & Rojari
      [B] Harappa & Mohen jo Dero
      [C] Kalibanga and Banwali
      [D] Rangpur and Surkotda

      Show Answer

      C.Kalibanga and Banwali

    43. Which among the following is incorrect regarding Kushanas?

      [A] They originated from Central Asia
      [B] They were derivative of Yuezhi tribe
      [C] The Ancestors of Kushanas were easternmost speakers of Indo-Greek languages
      [D] All are correct

      Show Answer

      C.The Ancestors of Kushanas were easternmost speakers of Indo-Greek languages

    44. Navanitakam is a work on which of the following ?

      [A] Architecture
      [B] Medicine
      [C] Astrology
      [D] Maths

      Show Answer

      B.Medicine

    45. Who composed Nasik Inscription in which achievements of Gautamiputra Satkarni were recorded?

      [A] Gautamiputra Satkarni
      [B] Sarkarni- I
      [C] Kanha
      [D] Gautami

      Show Answer

      D.Gautami

    46. Which among the following dynasties were ruling over Magadha when Alexander invaded India?

      [A] Shisunagas
      [B] Nandas
      [C] Mauryas
      [D] Kosalas

      Show Answer

      B.Nandas

    47. Who among the following Chalukyan king sent an ambassador to Persian king Khusrau II ?

      [A] Pulakesin I
      [B] Pulakesin II
      [C] Kirtivarman I
      [D] Vishnuvardhan

      Show Answer

      B.Pulakesin II

    48. In which year, Vardhamana Mahavira was born?

      [A] 563 BC
      [B] 540 BC
      [C] 533 BC
      [D] 560 BC

      Show Answer

      B. 540 BC

    49. During whose reign the Third Buddhist Council was organized?

      [A] Ashoka
      [B] Kalasoka
      [C] Ajatsatru
      [D] Kanishka

      Show Answer

      A. Ashoka

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