Ancient Indian History MCQs

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Asoka used 4 scripts The scripts used for the Prakrit inscriptions were Brahmi and Kharoshthi, and for the others, Greek and Aramaic

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Vedic culture, Gopath is kept in the Brahman category. The Vedic texts are the primary sources for understanding the Vedic age. The Vedic period was in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age of India’s history. The Vedas are liturgical texts that form the basis of the Brahmanical ideology. The Vedic texts contain details of life during this period.

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Pallava Dynasty was founded by Simhavishnu in 560 A.D.Their capital was at Kanchipuram.

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Charmanvati is the ancient name of Chambal. There is a verse in Nadistuti sukta of Rig-Veda, hymn of praise of rivers which mentions the following 10 rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, Sarasvati, Sutudri, Parusni, Asikni, Marudvrdha, Vitasta, Arjikiya, and Susoma. The Shutudri was Sutlej, Parushni was Ravi, Asikni was Chenab and Vitasta was Jhelum. The 5 rivers Sutudri, Parusni, Asikni, Vitasta, and Vipas all were tributaries of Sindhu River. Together with Sarasawti and Sindhu, these 5 rivers constituted the Sapta Sindhu

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The Bhitargaon Temple is a terraced brick building fronted with a terracotta panel. Built in the 5th century during the Gupta period, it is the oldest remaining brick/terracotta Hindu shrine with a pyramidal roof and a high shikhara, though its upper chamber did sustain some damage in the 18th century.

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Utnur is an important Neolithic site located in Adilabad district of Telangana. Ash-mounds, which mystified archeologists, have been discovered at UtnurNote that Ash mounds are also found in Pallavoy (Andhra Pradesh), Kupgal (Karnataka) and Kodekal (Karnataka)

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The earliest precursors of the Harappan seals were terracotta seals found at Mehrgarh, dated to around 7000 BCE. Mehrgarh is one of the earliest sites of the Indus Valley Civilization in modern-day Balochistan, Pakistan. The terracotta seals found here are simple square stamps, mostly geometric shapes, but already indicating the origins of the more developed Harappan seals with animal motifs that developed later. Mehrgarh provides evidence of early agriculture and settlement before the rise of Harappa.

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Bones and remains of camels have been found at the Harappan Civilization site of Kalibangan located along the dried river bed of the Ghaggar-Harka in Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan, India. This suggests the single-humped dromedary camel was present or traded during the Mature Harappan period in the third millennium BCE, much earlier than previously assumed. Camel figurines and motifs are also known from IVC artifacts.

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The Brahuis are an ethnic tribe community currently found residing in Balochistan region located in western Pakistan. Genetic evidence and oral history suggests they are possibly descendants of or have intermingled ancestry with the original Harappan people after their civilization declined.

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Excavations at Kalibangan settlement in Rajasthan revealed unique flooring in several houses made of thick baked bricks arranged in geometric patterns showing intersecting circles and squares. These designs proved the Harappan mastery over brick technology and aesthetics for home decoration.