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. In which state of India is located the ancient trading depot of Bharukaccha?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Maharastra
[D] Karnataka

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12. Rigveda was written during which among the following ages?
[A] Stone age
[B] Copper age
[C] Iron age
[D] All the above

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13. Kena Upanishad is of which of the following Vedas?
[A] Rig Veda
[B] Samaveda
[C] Yajurveda
[D] Atharva veda

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14. The following were the immediate successors of imperial Mauryas?
[A] Pandyas
[B] Kushans
[C] Nandas
[D] Sungas

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15. Who erected the Garuda pillar inscription of Besnagar in modern Madhya Pradesh?
[A] Heliodorus
[B] Vijayamitra
[C] Kanishka
[D] Ashoka

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16. Which of the following Chinese pilgrim gives account of the First Gupta Ruler?
[A] Fa Hien
[B] Huen Tsang
[C] Itsing
[D] None of the above

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17. Which of the following facts about Chandragupta is true?
[A] He called his people children.
[B] He trained women to protect his palace.
[C] He converted to Buddhism and rejected war.
[D] He had stone pillars set up through India with Buddhist inscriptions on them.

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18. The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has which of the following subjects?
[A] a conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore
[B] a romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman
[C] the story of the power struggle between two Aryan tribes
[D] the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya

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19. At which of the following Harappan sites Bone tools, which are not indigenous to India, were found?
[A] Chirand
[B] Gufkral
[C] Burzahom
[D] All the above

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20. Which Indus city shows the evidence of burying a male and a female together in a single grave?
[A] Chanhudaro
[B] Amri
[C] Munda
[D] Lothal

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