35000+MCQS [Section-A] - Ancient Indian History Quiz Multiple Choice Questions (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. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App

21. Which of the following areas were called as the rice bowl during the Satavahanas period?

[A] Krishna – Godavari Delta
[B] Krishna – Kaveri Delta
[C] Krishna – Periyar Delta
[D] Kaveri – Godavari Delta

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22. Which of the following Gupta King followed a policy of war and conquest and enormously enlarged his kingdom?

[A] Chandragupta I
[B] Chandragupta II
[C] Samudragupta
[D] Kumargupta

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23. Which of the following foreign travelers mentions in his memoirs that the Chandalas lived outside the village and had to maintain distance from the upper castes?

[A] Hiuen-Tsang
[B] Fa-Hien
[C] Ptolemy
[D] I-tsing

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24. Which of the following Puranas were written in the Gupta period?
1) Vishnu Purana
2) Vayu Purana
3) Matsya Purana
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, & 3

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25. In which of the following temples, the pyramidal roof can be found?

[A] Bhitargaon temple
[B] Dasavatar Temple
[C] Shiva Temple of Bhumara
[D] Shiva Temple of Koh

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26. Which of the following kings was the son of Vakataka king Rudrasena I?

[A] Prithvisena I
[B] Rudrasena II
[C] Pravarasena II
[D] Narendrasena

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27. Which of the following was able to defeat the Hunas and strengthen his position in the regions of Punjab and Haryana?

[A] Prabhakar Vardhana
[B] Harsha Vardhana
[C] Rajya Vardhana
[D] None of the above

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28. Which of the following Pushyabhuti king was treacherously killed by Shashanka, the king of Gauda?

[A] Prabhakar Vardhana
[B] Rajya Vardhana
[C] Harsha Vardhana
[D] None of the above

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29. Which of the following were present in the court of Harsha?
1. Banabhatta
2.  Mayura
3. Bhartrihari
4. Matanga Divakara
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

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30. The Pala kings were the followers of which of the following religions?

[A] Jainism
[B] Buddhism
[C] Hinduism
[D] Islam

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