Ancient Indian History Quiz Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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21. With which among the following Vedas, the Shatapatha Brahmana is related to___?
[A] Rigveda
[B] Yajurveda
[C] Samaveda
[D] Atharvaveda
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Correct Answer: B [ Yajurveda ]
Notes:
Yajurveda is the book of sacrificial prayers.The world’s oldest prose literature of the Indo-Europeans is contained in Yajurveda.. There are two primary versions or Samhitas of the Yajurveda : Shukla(white) and Krishna(black) This implies that the Krishna Yajurveda includes the Brahmana prose discussions within the Samhita (no Brahman) while the Shukla Yajurveda has separately a Brahmana text, Shatapatha.
22. Hieroglyphic Writing is a part of which ancient civilization?
[A] Indus Valley
[B] Egyptian
[C] Chinese
[D] Mesopotamia
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Correct Answer: B [Egyptian]
Notes:
Between 4000 and 3000 BC, Egyptians developed a kind of picture writing known as hieroglyphics. The first writings consisted of pictures of objects, such as a house. Gradually, they started using ideas as well as objects. For example, a picture of an eye could mean sight or eye. In time, the writers also used picture signs to indicate sound
23. Ashvaghosha, who has written the marvelous work “Buddhacharita” was a court poet of which among the following kings?
[A] Ashoka
[B] Kanishka
[C] Samudra gupta
[D] Ajatshatru
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Correct Answer: B [Kanishka]
Notes:
Asvaghosa wrote “Buddhacharitra” and lived in the court of King Kanishka. He was a Buddhist philosopher, poet, orator and dramatist from India. He is considered to be the greatest Indian poet before Kalidasa.
24. Bhimbethka in Madhya Pradesh is an ancient Indian site where art prehistoric age are found preserved in rock-shelters. These arts belong to:
- Paleolithic age
- Mesolithic age
- Chalcolithic age
Choose the correct option:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1,2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1,2 & 3]
Notes:
The Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh span the prehistoric Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Chalcolithic periods, as well as the historic period. They exhibit the earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent and evidence of Stone Age starting at the site in Acheulian times.
25. Chandella Kings are related to which of the following temples?
[A] Khajuraho
[B] Hampi
[C] Mahabalipuram
[D] Ajanta
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Correct Answer: A [Khajuraho]
Notes:
The Chandelas of Jejakabhukti were a royal dynasty in Central India. They ruled much of the Bundelkhand region between the 9th and the 13th centuries.The most famous example of their cultural achievements are the Hindu and Jain temples at Khajuraho. Other important Chandela strongholds were Jayapura-Durga (modern Ajaigarh), Kalanjara (modern Kalinjar) and Mahotsava-Nagara (modern Mahoba).
26. Which was the second capital of Kanishka?
[A] Mathura
[B] Sanchi
[C] Banaras
[D] Pataliputra
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Correct Answer: A [Mathura]
Notes:
Kanishka’s main capital was at Peshawar (Purushpura) and regional capitals is at Taxila in Pakistan, Begram in Afghanistan and Mathura in India. Mathura had a status of almost a second capital.
27. Who is Kumara in the epic poem Kumarasambhava written by Kalidasa?
[A] Kartikeya
[B] Abhimanyu
[C] Sanatahkumara
[D] Arjuna
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Correct Answer: A [Kartikeya]
Notes:
Kumarasambhava, is an epic poem by Kalidasa written in the 5th century CE. The work describes the courting of the ascetic Shiva, who is meditating in the mountains, by Parvati, the daughter of the Himalayas; the conflagration of Kama (the god of desire)—after his arrow struck Shiva—by the fire from Shiva’s third eye; the wedding and lovemaking of Shiva and Parvati; and the subsequent birth of Kumara (Skanda), the war god. Kumara is son of shiva Kartikeya.
28. At which of the following harappan sites, an Inkpot has been discovered?
[A] Harappa
[B] Lothal
[C] Kalibangan
[D] Chanhudaro
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Correct Answer: D [Chanhudaro]
Notes:
Chanhudaro is the only city from indus valley civilization found that didn’t have a citadel. A small pot was discovered on site and is assumed to be an ink pot.
29. Which of the following dynasties was founded by Mayur Sarman?
[A] Gang
[B] Pallava
[C] Kadamba
[D] Chalukya
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Correct Answer: C [Kadamba]
Notes:
The Kadambas (345–525 CE) were an ancient royal family of Karnataka, India, that ruled northern Karnataka and the Konkan from Banavasi in present-day Uttara Kannada district. It was founded by Mayur Sarman.
30. “Niska ” was used as a medium of exchange, in which of the following periods?
[A] Vedic period
[B] Maurya Period
[C] Gupta Period
[D] Sangam Period
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Correct Answer: A [Vedic period]
Notes:
During the Vedic age, 2 types of medium of exchange are Niska and hiranyapinda. Rigvedic niskas and hiranyapindas, in this period, stood as a link between the money and currency stages of the development of the economy.
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