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Ancient India Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
2. The 13th Rock edict of Asoka which is longest among all the rock edicts describes which of the following?
3. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
4. Which among the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization is located on the banks of River Indus in Larkana District of Pakistan?
5. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
6. Gandhara School of Art was deeply influenced by
7. A village Porunthal came into the news as archeological excavations have established it one of the largest glass bead-manufacturing site in southern India dating back to 2nd century BC to 1st century AD. In which state Porunthal is located?
8. Of the four main Chalukya dynasties of early medieval India Pulkesin II, who defeated Harsha, belonged to Chalukya dynasty of
9. Which among the following work was originally called as Jaya Kavya?
10. Which among the following deals with the love story of a man called Charudatta and a nagarvadhu called "Vasanthasena" ?
11. Who is credited with having written the immortal classic treatise Raja Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms on Meditation)?
12. The Vedic economy was based on
13. In whose court did Asvaghosa live?
14. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Assembly?
15. A contemporary rival dynasty of the Cholas in South India was
16. Who is the author of Kadambari, from among the following?
17. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of
18. The Harappan site that had a dock is
19. The caves and rock cut temples at Ellora pertain to
20. The people from which of the following ancient places were called as Vrishnis?
21. Alexander was trained by
22. Which of the following Indian playwright was imitated by Ceylon King Kumaradasa, the author of Janakiharana?
23. Gathas are most sacred of the texts of which of the following faiths?
24. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
25. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
26. Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
27. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the
28. Which Jain Tirthankar is considered as female by Shwetambar sect of the Jainism?
29. The Vishnu Purana, gives an account of.....
30. Which of the following is not a category into Which Ashoka's monuments may be grouped?
31. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at.....
32. Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?
33. The cult of Krishna is primarily exhibited through the
34. Dhravya guna shastra, which deals with several species of medicinal plants is a part of which among the following?
35. Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?
36. The Chola king, who after successfully raiding Bengal took the title of Gangaikonda and also founded a new capital (Gangaikonda Cholapuram) was
37. Which among the following is not correctly matched?
38. The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya was
39. Ashoka expresses his faith in the Buddhist creed in the
40. Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha?
41. In Which region was the first metallic coin used In India?
42. Kharavela of Kalinga was a follower of
43. Preservation of the genealogies of the gods, Risis and famous kings, is the duty of the Sutas or bards. Which among the following says this?
44. The Aryans did not practise the craftsmanship of
45. Which among the following is the theme of "Katyayana Srauta sutra" ?
46. Who was the author of Amuktamalyada?
47. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was
48. The Svetambara Jains were
49. Whom was Ashvaghosha a contemporary of?
50. The ninth incarnation (Avtar) of Vishnu was
51. Kailasa Temple, one of the largest monolithic structures, is in
52. The Mahajanapada that acquired prominence to become an empire was that of
53. In Rigveda the rivers Ganga & Yamuna are mentioned as below
54. The founder of the Achaemenian Empire was
55. In which year, Nalanda University was finally destroyed?
56. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatrimantra?
57. Two highest, gods in the Vedic religion were
58. Kautilya (also known as Vishnugupta and Chanakya) is the author of Arthasastra Which has been compared with
59. The Harappas had commercial relations with.....
60. The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
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