Ancient Indian History MCQs

Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Ancient Indian History for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.

11. Fourth Buddhist Council was held at?
[A] Kapilvastu
[B] Kashmir
[C] Sarnath
[D] Bodhgaya

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12. In Rigveda the rivers Ganga & Yamuna are mentioned as below
[A] Yamuna Once, Ganga Thrice
[B] Yamuna Thrice, Ganga Once
[C] Ganga Twice , Yamuna Once
[D] Yamuna Thrice, Ganga Twice

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13. In Greek texts, who among the following has been mentioned as Amitrochates?
[A] Bimbisara
[B] Bindusara
[C] Kautilya
[D] Ashoka

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14. Dashkumarcharitam was composed by whom?
[A] Bharavi
[B] Dandin
[C] Varahmihira
[D] Kalidas

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15. Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as which of the following by the existing kings?
[A] Brahmanas
[B] Samantas
[C] Chalukya
[D] Rashtrakutas

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16. Which of the following was the extent of Indus Valley Civilization?
[A] Baluchistan, Sind, Punjab and Rajasthan
[B] Sind, Punjab and Kashmir
[C] Afghanistan, Sind, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Kashmir
[D] None of these

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17. Who among the following was the last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras?
[A] Parsvanatha
[B] Rishabha
[C] Mahavira
[D] Manisubrata

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18. “Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for, once cremated, there is no ‘return.” This rejection of after-life is an aphorism of which of the following sects?
[A] Kapalika sect
[B] Sunyavada of Nagarjuna
[C] Ajivikas
[D] Charvakas

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19. Which one of the following is a Vedanga?
[A] Sruti
[B] Smriti
[C] Nirukta
[D] Samhita

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20. Which of the following name by Ashoka is generally referred in his inscriptions?
[A] Chakravarti
[B] Dharmadeva
[C] Dharmakirti
[D] Priyadarsi

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