Ancient Indian History MCQs

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Lal Kot or Qila Rai Pithora is the original red fort in Delhi comprising the Qutub Minar Compex and other structures in areas around it. It was built during reign of Tomar King Anangpal Tomar in 11th century.

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Kalidasa, in his epic “Kumarasambhava”, portrays the birth of “Kumara”, referring to Kartikeya. The story aligns with the narrative in the Kalikapurana. Kartikeya, also known as Subramanya or Murugan, is a Hindu god, the son of Shiva and Parvati, and is popularly worshipped in South India and by Tamil communities across the world.

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The earliest evidence of existence of human in India had been found the banks of the Narmada at Madhya Pradesh’s Hathnora village. Narmada Human also known as Narmada Man belongs to the category of Homo erectus, preceding Homo sapiens, the modern human species. Geologist Arun Sonakia was the main person involved in this most tantalising fossil discovery of a human ancestor.

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Chandragupta II also adopted an important title, Vikramaditya. Maharajadhiraja meant king of kings.All these titles are symbol of his strength and courage.

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The Arctic Home in the Vedas is a 1903 book on the origin of Aryanic People by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a mathematician turned astronomer, historian, journalist, philosopher and political leader of India.

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Maski inscription at Raichur doab in Karnataka mentions his personal name, Devanam Priyadasi. Maski derives its name from Mahasangha. The site came into prominence with the discovery of a minor rock edict of Emperor Ashoka by C. Beadon in 1915. It was the first edict of Emperor Ashoka that contained the name Ashoka in it instead of the earlier edicts that referred him as Devanampiye piyadasi.

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The important non-Harappan chalcolithic cultures are

1. Banas culture (2600BC–1900 BC) in south-east Rajasthan, with Ahar near Udaipur and Gilund as its key-sites
2. Kayatha culture (2100BC–2000 BC) with Kayatha in Chambal as its chief site in Madhya Pradesh;
3. Malwa Culture (1700BC–1400BC) with Navdatoli in Western Madhya Pradesh as an important site
4. Jorwe culture (1400BC– 700BC) with Inamgaon and Chandoli near Pune in Maharashtra as its chief centres

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Great Bath complex in Mohenjo-daro integrates burnt bricks and clay mortar along with gypsum plaster for waterproofing the tank, bitumen in the brick flooring and lining of water outlets with steatite. The advanced hydraulic engineering techniques used for water drainage and sealing by Harappans is evident in the finely constructed Bath.

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The early Harappan settlement at Kot Diji dating back to 2800 BCE was ultimately destroyed by devastating fires that ravaged parts of the site. Archaeologists have found successive layers of fiery destruction indicating the settlement was attacked and set ablaze by fire on multiple occasions between 2600 BCE and 2400 BCE before being abandoned.

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The third veda which is the Yajur Veda deals with the procedure for the performance of sacrifices. It is mainly a compilation of ritual-offering formulas. These were recited by a priest while an individual performed ritual actions such as those before the yajna fire.