Ancient India Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. The Upanishads are separated from the Brahmanas by treatises called.....
2. An elaborate system of municipal administration had been established by
3. Which important industry show signs of having thrived in Lothal?
4. Which of the following Sanskrit language?
5. The main occupation of the Aryans was
6. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta Period?
7. Which of the following was the centre of inland trade of the Satavahanas?
8. Who among the following had popularized the theory of the Arctic region as the original home of the Aryans?
9. Of the following who was the hero of a famous drama Malvlkagnimitra written by Kalidasa?
10. Who was the founder of the Pala Dynasty of Bengal?
11. Mudra Rakshas is a work of Vishakhadutta. This work was depicted which of the following?
12. Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically?
13. Who had got the Konark Sun Temple constructed?
14. Partha was the name of which of the following character in Mahabharta?
15. Whose general was Appolodotus?
16. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
17. Which of the following forms of land tenure denoted an entire village being donated to Brahmins?
18. The Shrimad Bhagvata Gita contains..... chapters and.....Sanskrit slokas or couplets.
19. Aihole Inscription is ascribed to which of the following rulers?
20. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the
21. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
22. Which among the following was referred to as Buvan Chakshu in Early vedic era?
23. The worship of idols started in India in the ..... period.
24. The rulers of a dynasty of the Deccan who were supposed to be Brahmanas and staunch supporters of Brahmanism were
25. Coins made of metal first appeared in
26. The name Buddha means
27. Nalanda University was founded by which of the following?
28. What is Ettuthokai?
29. Establishment of Svetambara as a separate sect within Jainism was resulted at.....?
30. The Golden age of the "Gupta Literary Renaissance" is said to be the reign of whom among the following?
31. The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issue of Edict?
32. The fourth Buddhist council had compiled an encyclopaedia of Buddhist philosophy, called
33. Who were Manu, Yajnavalkya, Narada and Brihaspati?
34. Ashoka's claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that
35. Which among the following correctly described the plot of the Indian Play Mudra Rakshasha?
36. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were
37. The philosophical essence, "The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul" may be traced to the
38. The 'Saptanga Theory of State' (Theory of Seven Limbs of the State) was propounded by :
39. Which among the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? (Traveler - During reign of King)
40. There are similarities between the seals found at Mohenjo-Daro and.....
41. The first ruler of the Satavahanas was
42. In whose reign did the visit of Saint Thomas take place?
43. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is
44. Who was not among the scholars patronized by Kanishka?
45. Four mattas in the four corners of India were founded by.....?
46. The archaeologist to initially discover the Mohenjo-Daro site of the Indus Valley Civilization was
47. The greatest claim to fame of the Satavahanas is on account of
48. One of the founder kings of a ruling dynasty of North India elected by the people was
49. The greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature has been
50. The Practice of Polyandry was common in which of the following in ancient India?
51. Kalhana's Rajatarangini is a work on the history of
52. St Thomas died a martyr at.....
53. The Atharva Veda does not discuss the ideal of
54. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the:
55. What was the name of the judges and judicial officers in Satvahana Dynasty?
56. Which of the following was not the port of the Satavahanas?
57. The aim of Ashoka's Dhamma was
58. Who among the following had written "Rajavalipataka" ?
59. Ashoka has been particularly Influenced by the Buddhist monk
60. Painted Grey ware" was used in which of the following era?