Ancient Indian History MCQs

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Bhagwati sutra is the fifth of the 12 Jain Agamas said to be promulgated by Mahavira. The Bhagwati sutra is said to have been composed by Sudharmaswami by the Śvētāmbara school of Jainism.

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Second Buddhist Council was held in 383 BC to settle a dispute on Vinaya Pitaka, the code of discipline. The Buddhism sects Sthaviravada, Mahasanghika and Sarvastivada appeared for the first time after this meeting. It was held at Vaishali under the patronage of King Kalasoka and the presidency of Sabakami.

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Bhavbhuti was the court poet of famous Maukhari king Yashovarma ( of Kannauj) who ruled around 730 AD. The works  attributed to poet Bhavbhuti viz Mahaviracharita(depicting the early life of Rama), Malatimadhava a play based on the romance  of Malati and Madhava and Uttararamacharita (depicts Rama’s coronation, the abandonment of Sita and their reunion).

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It was in the Satavahana domains that the first cave temples were constructed in the chaitya and vihara architectural styles, which paved theway for later architectural forms.

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Sitabena and Jogimara are located in the Surguja district of Chhattisgarh. The caves are located on Ramgarh hill, near the village of Ramgarh. The hills have many caves, but the Sitabenga and Jogimara caves are the most important and frequently visited.
The caves are ancient monuments with non-religious inscriptions in the Magadhi language and Brahmi script. They also have eight panels of murals, but they have become faded.
The excavated ruins at the caves are said to represent the world’s oldest amphitheatres.

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Ajatashatru was the first royal convert to Buddhism. Ajatashatru was a king of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary of both Mahavira and Gautama Buddha.

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The Nyaya Sutras is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text composed by Aksapada Gautam and the foundational text of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy.. The Nyaya-sutras is attributed to Gautama, who was the principal author.

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Chanakya was also known as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta. He was an Indian teacher, philosopher, and royal adviser. He was initially a professor of economics and political science at the ancient Takshashila University in Takshashila.

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The glazed steatite pottery found from Harappan sites is considered the earliest example of glazed pottery in the world. It is thinner than most other pottery and also lacks conventional surface treatment of red slip and buff surface. Instead, a thin layer of silica was fused to the body during the firing process in the kiln, which gave the pottery a smooth, glassy and shiny surface. Their technique of firing pottery reached high levels of sophistication.

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Great Bath located in the citadel area of Mohenjo-daro is known for its finely crafted brickwork showcasing the architectural skills of the Harappans. It measures 12 meters long, 7 meters wide and was sunk more than 2 meters deep below the ground, lined with bitumen for waterproofing. The bathing pool itself was made water tight by finely fitted bricks and drainage system. The site itself has buildings made from millions of bricks which point to highly standardized production and quality control.