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Ancient India Quiz 7 (60 MCQs)

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1. In Buddhism, Patimonkha deals with which among the following?
2. Twang is an area in Arunanchal Pradesh in India, recently in news papers. It is world famous for which of the following?
3. During the 4th century AD the Western Satraps were conquered by
4. The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanakrit play written by Kalidasa
5. Which of the following was the characteristic feature of the religion of the ancient Tamils?
6. Gandhara School of art is related to which of the following dynasties?
7. The Chahamana (or Chauhan) king who founded the city of Ajmer and made it his capital was
8. During the Mauryan period was In the hands of
9. The reverential title of 'The Liberator' had been earned by
10. The first great empire to the south of the Vindhayas was of the
11. The beat specimens of Mauryan art are represented by their
12. Alexander was the son of Philip II of.....
13. Which among the following is considered to be the official law book of the Guptas?
14. What is the first discourse that the Buddha had delivered at the Deer Park in Sarnath called?
15. Which of the following was the cause of the decline of Buddhism?
16. The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of
17. 'Abhijnanasakuntalam' has been reckoned as a masterpiece of
18. The original teachings of Mahavira are contained in the
19. Which of the following was an Indian sage cum Guru and is said to have transmitted Tantric Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet in the 8th century?
20. Rigveda Samhita denotes one-fourth of its hymns to:
21. The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in
22. Which of the following Chinise rulers built the great wall of China?
23. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?
24. In the early Vedic-period, Varna system was based on
25. The Digambaras and Shvetambaras differ primarily with regard to their
26. The first Grammarian of the Sanakrit language was
27. Who among the following first postulated that '' All objects in the Physical Universe are reducible to a finite number of atoms" ?
28. Which Chola ruler had conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire?
29. The Nanda dynasty was established by
30. The Harappans did not know the use of
31. Which among the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization marks the "Absence of Mother goddess figurines" ?
32. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been
33. India's earliest contact with Islam was established through
34. The Saka era started from the year
35. The Saka Era was founded by
36. Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century BC?
37. Vaishnavism, a later development of Bhagavatism, advocates the worship of
38. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because
39. The first astronomical observatory of Harappan Civilization has been found at which among the following ancient Indian sites?
40. The greatest conqueror among the Gupta rulers was
41. The Kushan rule was brought to an end by
42. What did the Devadana type of a land tenure signify?
43. The single most important factor responsible for the transformation of Ancient Indian society into medieval society was the
44. The most important craftsman in the Vedic period was the
45. Alexander the Great died at.....
46. The founder of Jainism was
47. Who among the following is famous for saving the empire from the Huna tribe, which had overran Asia and Europe.
48. In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most Important functionary of the State was the
49. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the ..... age.
50. .....was the mother of Vardhamana Mahavira.
51. The ancient Indian text Panchasiddhantika deals with the 5 principles of which among the following?
52. Name the ruler whose patronage had been enjoyed by Jainism.
53. We find the coins of a very less known prince called Kacha. Kacha is considered to have been from which of the following dynasties?
54. Which of the following events happened in AD Era?
55. The Palaeomagnetic results obtained from India indicated that in the past Indian Landmass Moved to..........?
56. The painting In the Ajanta Caves shows an Indian king receiving an embassy from the king or Persia. The king receiving the embassy has been identified with
57. Who among the following annexed Anga to Magadha?
58. In 1837, James Princep deciphered an Inscription in Brahmi script referring to a king called 'Devanamapiya Piyadassi'. The celebrated monarch known by this epithet was :
59. Who among the following professed Suddhadvaita philosophy?
60. The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis of
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