Ancient Indian History MCQs

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The Gopatha Brahmana is a genre of the prose texts describing the Vedic rituals, associated with the Atharvaveda. The text is associated with both the Shaunaka and the Paippalada recension of the Atharvaveda. It is considered that this Brahmana is associated with both Shaunaka and Paippalada Shakha of the Atharvaveda.

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Vakpati Munj was the founder of Parmaras dynasty. He is said to have ruled from 993 to 995 A.D.

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Skandagupta issued four types of gold coins: Archer type, King and queen type, Chhatra type and Horseman type. His silver coins were of four types: Garuda type, Bull type, Altar type and Madhyadesha type.

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Sculptures found at Daimabad were: Copper Rhinoceros, Copper Elephant & Copper Chariot.

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Pali was developed after the parinirvana as an artificial hybrid vernacular synthesized from similar dialects as Buddhism spread, so that different Buddhists could communicate with each other.

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Megasthenes described what he called “the great capital of Pataliputra” as the most largest and prosperous city in the world. He wrote about its palaces, school, temples, parks, and said that the wall around the city “was crowned with 570 towers and had 64 gates”.

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Rajendra Chola I was one of the greatest emperors of the Chola dynasty. Apart from reaching northwards to River Ganges and moving overseas to Maldives and Sri Lanka, he also invaded the Southeast Asian territories of Srivijaya in Malaysia, Indonesia and southern Thailand. He assumed the title ‘Gangaikonda Chola’ after defeating the Gangas, Chalukyas, Cheras, Palas, Pandyas, Kalinga and other rulers. He built a vast empire and a strong military and naval force. His rule came to be known as the ‘Golden Age of Cholas’.

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The buried remains of Harappa were first noticed in modern times by Charles Masson, a deserter from the East India Company army who explored old sites while disguised as an American or Jewish-Indian merchant during 1826-1838. Though Masson recorded the imposing high brick walls, little investigation occurred for decades until extensive excavations in the 1920s confirmed Harappa as a major city of an ancient civilization parallel to those of Egypt and Mesopotamia.

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Surkotada’s most striking feature is a massive semi-circular fortification wall made of undressed stones and mud bricks, dating to 2300-1700 BCE, running more than half a kilometer across the settlement. This demonstrates a defensive measure perhaps against periodic floods or enemy attacks. Terracotta female figurines and seals were also found.

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In the fourth Buddhist council which was organized under the patronage of King Kanishka. It was held at Kundalavan. The council divided Buddhism into the Mahayana sect and the Hinayana sect.