Quiz 650: Ancient Indian History for SSC Examinations July 24, 2017 1. Devichandraguptam, a play by Vishakhadatta, tells story about which of the following rulers? Sri Gupta Ramagupta Bhanugupta Vishnugupta 2. Who wrote the book Pancha Siddhantika? Varahamihira Aryabhatta Brahmagupta Kalidas 3. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is not a present in India? Chanhudaro Farmana Khirasara Loteshwar 4. Which Indian city was also known as Kusumapura during the ancient period? Allahabad Patna Ujjain Amaravati 5. Acharanga Sutra is associated with which of the following religions? Jainism Buddhism Sikhism Ayyavazhi 6. Third Buddhist Council was held at which of the following places? Pataliputra Rajgir Vaishali Lumbini 7. The famous book Sutrakritanga provides detailed information about the life of: Mahavira Gautama Buddha Kapila Basavanna 8. Which of the following plays of Kalidasa tells the story of mortal King Pururavas and celestial nymph Urvashi who fall in love? Malavikagnimitram Abhijñānaśākuntalam Vikramōrvaśīyam None of the above 9. Mundaka Upanishad, the Mandukya Upanishad and the Prashna Upanishad are associated with which of the following Vedas? Atharva-Veda Rig-Veda Sama-Veda Yajur-Veda 10. Tat Tvam Asi, a sanskrit phrase, originally occurs in which of the following Upanishads? Mundaka Upanishad Chandogya Upanishad Brhadaranyaka Upanishad Mandukya Upanishad Submit Test « Previous Next »