This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient India – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient India Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of..... A) Herat. B) Kabul. C) Hydaspes. D) Arbela. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydaspes. 2. Which among the following was the most famous learning centre during maurya Period? A) Ujjain. B) Taxila. C) Nalanda. D) Vikramsila. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ujjain. 3. The "Siddhimatrika" script was one of the forms of writing Sanskrit in ancient India. This script, which made Sanskrit works known in China and Japan was developed during the times of..... A) Kanishka. B) Harsha. C) Meander. D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harsha. 4. Which among the following was not affected by the invasion of the Persians on India? A) Script in the North-West. B) Coinage. C) Court Ceremonies. D) Sculpture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sculpture. 5. Who wrote 'Kiratarjuniyam'? A) Bhasa. B) Bhartruhari. C) Bhavabhuthi. D) Bharavi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bharavi. 6. The harappan economy was primarily..... in nature. A) Rural. B) Industrial. C) Urban. D) Capitalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urban. 7. According to the most widely accepted view, the Aryans originally came from A) India. B) Central Asia. C) Central Europe. D) Steppes of Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Asia. 8. Jatakas are the stories of A) Buddha's life. B) Buddha's previous lives. C) The lives of the future Buddhas. D) Great saints of Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddha's previous lives. 9. The most important Pahlava ruler was..... A) Mues. B) Gondophemes. C) Menander. D) Darius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gondophemes. 10. The temples of Khajuraho built by Chandela kings in the 11th century are? A) Shaiva temples. B) Jain temples. C) Both A and B above. D) Buddhist, Jain and Shaiva temples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B above. 11. When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the A) Haryankas. B) Sisunagas. C) Nandas. D) Mauryas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nandas. 12. Which among the following sites of Indus Valley era is considered as the oldest "Ploughed field" in the world? A) Harappa. B) Kalibangan. C) Lothal. D) Rangpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalibangan. 13. Kanishka is associated with an era Which is known as A) Vikram era. B) Saka-Shalivahan era. C) Saka era. D) Gupta era. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saka era. 14. Which among the ancient Indian Play has referred to the defeat of Yavanas on the bank of River Sindhu in the hands of Vasumitra? A) Raghuvamsa. B) Malvikagnimitram. C) Vikramorvashiyam. D) Dasakumarcharita. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malvikagnimitram. 15. Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucial stage In describing the progress of civilization? A) Writing. B) The discovery of fire. C) Agriculture. D) The use of internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture. 16. The Buddha's Eight Fold Path did not include A) Right Resolve. B) Right Views. C) Right Speech. D) Right Table Manners. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right Table Manners. 17. The Indo-Greek Kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century BC was A) Scythia. B) Zedrasia. C) Bactria. D) Aria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scythia. 18. Buddha delivered his first sermon at..... A) Sanchi. B) Sarnath. C) Kapilvastu. D) Vaisali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarnath. 19. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in A) Archaeological excavations. B) Rock edicts. C) Coins. D) Pillar edicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rock edicts. 20. Which is the oldest Indian linguistic text? A) Nirukta. B) Mahabhashya. C) Ashtadhyayi. D) Kasikavritti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashtadhyayi. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesAncient India Quiz 1Ancient India Quiz 2Ancient India Quiz 3Ancient India Quiz 4Ancient India Quiz 5Ancient India Quiz 6Ancient India Quiz 7Ancient India Quiz 8Ancient India Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books