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Ancient India Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. What was the most prominent reason of arrival of Indo-Aryans from central Asia, possibly from the south of the Urals and East of Caspian Sea?
2. During the Sangam Age brisk and nourishing foreign trade was conducted from the south Indian ports of Muziris, Kaveripattnam or Poom-Puhar and Arikamedu to
3. The capital of the Pallavas was
4. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?
5. Bimbisara was succeeded by.....
6. Name the temple in Indonesia where scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharata are depicted?
7. The famous Indo-Greek Kin, who embraced Buddhism was.....
8. After the decline of the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani at the close of the 12th and of the Chola kingdom at the beginning of the 13th century, the new kingdoms Which arose in South India were
9. Which of the following was not one of the ruling dynasties of South India in the Sangam Age?
10. What was the job of Rupadarshaka in Mauryan Era as per Arthashashtra of Kautilya?
11. By whom had the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh been built?
12. The most important reason(s) for the decline of the Gupta empire was/were
13. The language adopted for preaching In Mahayana Buddhism was
14. Which of the following explains the duties of Dharmamahamatras?
15. Which among the following was the capital of Vatsa Mahajanapada?
16. Which of the following is the oldest seat of learning?
17. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the
18. Which of the following Chinese pilgrim gives account of the First Gupta Ruler?
19. The Cresco paintings of Ajanta caves illustrate the art of the
20. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
21. In Jainism, 'perfect knowledge' is referred to as
22. In whose coins was the wheel round?
23. The author of Ashtadhyayai is
24. The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by
25. Who among the following is referred to as the 'Sadhu from the west'?
26. To perform which among the following functions, Rajukas were appointed by Asoka?
27. The famous Mehrauli Iron Pillar inscription describes the conquest of
28. Which sage or scholar had recast the original single Veda into four distinct Vedas?
29. Which of the following rulers had reigned in the third century BC?
30. A lion to the Huna Deer, A burning fever to the king of Sindhu, A troubler of the sleep of the Gurjara King, A bilious fever to that scent elephant, the lord of Gandhara, Destroyer of Skills of Latas, An axe to the Creeper, which is goddess to fortune of Malwa" Banabhatta has given these 6 attributes to..........?
31. Nakulin or Lakulin is considered to be a founder of which of the following sects?
32. In which among the following, the first description about the Bhils, a tribe of Rajasthan was found?
33. Which pillar edict of Asoka is longest of all pillars?
34. The Gandhara-Mathura School of Art, Which flourished during the Kushana period and the foreign influence of
35. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
36. The Mauryan administration was highly
37. Megasthanes was the Ambassador of
38. The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their
39. To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?
40. What is the present name of Dwara Samudra, the ancient capital of the Hoysalas?
41. The Sunga dynasty had made ..... the official religion of their kingdom.
42. The Bijak Inscription is related to which among the following kings?
43. The Chola ruler who had subdued the Ganges and obtained the title 'Gangai Konda Cholan' was
44. According to the Mimansa School of Philosophy, liberation is possible through
45. The new element of Gopurm had been encouraged in temples of southern India by the
46. Mudra Rakahasa was written by
47. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
48. Who among the following granted permission to Buddhist King of Ceylon Meghavarman to build a Monastery at Bodh Gaya?
49. In context with Vedic culture, in which of the following categories will be kept Gopath?
50. Mohenjo-Daro is situated in
51. The Rig Veda consists of
52. A temple for 'Patini devi' was constructed by
53. Among the following four works, Which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
54. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?
55. In ancient India, Nalanda University represented a great centre for the study of
56. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the
57. Who among the following has been called the 'Napoleon of India'?
58. Who among the following erected a monastery stupa at Peshawar?
59. At Which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
60. Which of the following is known as the Jain Temple City?
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