Ancient India Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. The Rig Veda consists of

2. A temple for 'Patini devi' was constructed by

3. Among the following four works, Which one is encyclopaedic in nature?

4. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?

5. In ancient India, Nalanda University represented a great centre for the study of

6. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the

7. Who among the following has been called the 'Napoleon of India'?

8. Who among the following erected a monastery stupa at Peshawar?

9. At Which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?

10. Which of the following is known as the Jain Temple City?

11. The sage who is considered to have Aryanised southern India was

12. What is the name of the preaching mudra of gesture, in Which the Buddha is depicted delivering his first sermon, In the Gandhara Sculptures?

13. Under which of the following trees, Buddha got enlightment?

14. Name the ruler whose reign was a witness to both Vardhaman Mahavira and the Buddha preaching their respective doctrines?

15. The successors of the Satavahanas in the Deccan were the

16. River Chenab was known is ancient times as

17. A Gupta king has been called an Indian Napoleon and he was also an accomplished poet and musician (player of Veena) who was he?

18. Satavahana rule was extended to the Coromandal Coast by

19. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the rituals described in the

20. The earlier Buddhist sculptures had shied away from depicting the image of the Buddha, except through such symbols as

21. Who erected the Garuda pillar at Besnagar?

22. Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted in

23. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?

24. Which of the following was the first metal to be discovered and used as tools by humans?

25. The Eight-fold path was enunciated by