35000+MCQS [Section-A] - Ancient Indian History Quiz Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

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Quadrate type of seals was the most common in Harappan culture.

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In South India, the Bhakti movement originated in Tamil Nadu sometime after the 7th century AD with the Alwars (Vaishnava saints) and the Adiyars (Shaiva saints). With their songs of longing,they worshipped Hindu god of Vishnu. The collection of their hymns are known as Divya Prabandha. All the saints were male except one named Andal.

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The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments. They are universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art. The caves were built in two phases, the first starting around the 2nd century BCE and the second occurring from 400 to 650 CE. The murals in these caves reflect the artistic influence of the Gupta period, but differing opinions says it was probably built under the patronage of the Hindu Satavahana dynasty (230 BCE – c. 220 CE) who ruled the region. The site is a protected monument in the care of the Archaeological Survey of India, and since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Kujula Kadphises (30-80 AD) established the Kushan dynasty in 78 AD by taking advantage of disunion in existing dynasty of Parthianand Scythians, and gradually wrested control of southern prosperous region, traditionally known as Gandhara. The Kushana empire reached its height during the reign of Kanishka.

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Varahamihira was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain. He is considered to be one of the nine jewels of the court of legendary ruler Vikramaditya (thought to be the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II Vikramaditya).

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Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram or Vaikunta Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram is believed to have been built by the Pallava king Nandivarman II, with later contributions from Medieval Cholas and Vijayanagara kings. It is constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture.

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Digambara and Svetambara traditions have had historical differences ranging from their dress code, their temples and iconography, attitude towards female monastics, their legends, and the texts they consider as important in Jainism. Digambara “sky-clad” is one of the two main sects of Jainism, the other being Svetambara. Generally, Digambara monks wear no clothes whereas Svetambara “white-clad” monks usually wear white clothes.

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The Sunga Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty from Magadha that controlled vast areas of the Indian Subcontinent from around 187 to 78 BCE. The dynasty was established by Pusyamitra Sunga, after the fall of the Maurya Empire.

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Yoga, one of the six systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy, was expounded by Patanjali in his ‘Yoga Sutras.’ These sutras are a collection of 196 Indian sutras (aphorisms) on the theory and practice of yoga. Hindu orthodox tradition holds the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali to be the foundational text of classical Yoga philosophy.

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Harshavardhana (606 to 647 AD) and Pulakesin II (610–642 AD) were contemporaries to each other. According to the Aihole inscription, Pulakesin of the Chalukyan dynasty defeated Harshavardhana of Kannauj on the banks of the Narmada.