Ancient India Questions MCQs

Question 1.

Carbon-dating is used to determine the age of

Options:
  1.    Fossils
  2.    Plants
  3.    Rocks
  4.    Human
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option A
Question 2.

The cultivation of cereals first started in

Options:
  1.    Neolithic Age
  2.    Mesolithic Age
  3.    Paleolithic Age
  4.    Meso Age
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option A
Question 3.

Which one of the following was known as Chalco-lithic Age

Options:
  1.    Paleolithic Age
  2.    Neolithic Age
  3.    Copper-stone- Age
  4.    Iron Age
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option C
Question 4.

The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of?

Options:
  1.    Chandragupta Vikramaditya
  2.    Kanishka I
  3.    Rudradaman
  4.    Samundragupta
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option C
Question 5.

Which one of the following is considered an encyclopedia of Indian Medicine?

Options:
  1.    Charaka Samhita
  2.    Lokyata
  3.    Brihat Samhita
  4.    Surya Siddhanata
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option A
Question 6.

The decimal system was first known in India at the beginning of?

Options:
  1.    2nd century AD
  2.    3rd century AD
  3.    4th century AD
  4.    5th century AD
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option D
Question 7.

Bhagavatism centred around the worship of:

Options:
  1.    Siva
  2.    Bhagavati
  3.    Skanda
  4.    Vishnu
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option D
Question 8.

Taxila University was situated in?

Options:
  1.    Pakistan
  2.    India
  3.    Bangladesh
  4.    Burma
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option A
Question 9.

Which one of the following sources of Islam is associated with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad?

Options:
  1.    Quran
  2.    Hidaya
  3.    Fiqah
  4.    Sunah
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option A
Question 10.

When was the Panchtantra written?

Options:
  1.    Maurya period
  2.    Kanishka period
  3.    Gupta period
  4.    Harsha period
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option C
Question 11.

The Caves and rock cut temples at Ellora are

Options:
  1.    Hindu and Buddhist
  2.    Buddhist and Jain
  3.    Hindu and Jain
  4.    Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option D
Question 12.

Where did the game of Chess originate?

Options:
  1.    India
  2.    Persia
  3.    Arabia
  4.    Europe
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option A
Question 13.

The subject-matter of Ajanta painting pertains to?

Options:
  1.    Jainism
  2.    Buddhism
  3.    Vaishnavism
  4.    Shavism
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option B
Question 14.

What do the painting of Ajanta depict?

Options:
  1.    Ramayana
  2.    Mahabharata
  3.    Jatakas
  4.    Panchatantra
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option C
Question 15.

Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?

Options:
  1.    Maurya
  2.    Gupta
  3.    Kushan
  4.    Kanva
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option A
Question 16.

Emperor Harshas southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by?

Options:
  1.    Pulkesin I
  2.    Pulkesin II
  3.    Vikramaditya I
  4.    Vikramaditya I I
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option B
Question 17.

Where was the capital of Sasanka?

Options:
  1.    Samatata
  2.    Tamralipta
  3.    Karna Suvarna
  4.    Lakhnawati
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option C
Question 18.

Who sent Hieun Tsang as an envoy to Harsha’s court ?

Options:
  1.    Tai Tsung
  2.    Tung-Kuan
  3.    Ku Yen-Wu
  4.    Tai Wu
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option A
Question 19.

Two great religious conference were held by king Harshavardhana at-

Options:
  1.    Kannauj and Prayag
  2.    Prayag and Thaneshwar
  3.    Thaneshwar and Vallabhi
  4.    Vallabhi and Prayag
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option A
Question 20.

Who has written the Harshacharita?

Options:
  1.    Kalidasa
  2.    Banabhatta
  3.    Vishnugupta
  4.    Parimalgupta
  5.    None of these
Answer: Option B

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