This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient India – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient India Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who among the following had written "Rajavalipataka" ? A) Kalhana. B) Pandit Jonaraja. C) Pandit Shrivara. D) Pandit Prajabhatta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pandit Prajabhatta. 2. Ashoka has been particularly Influenced by the Buddhist monk A) Ambhi. B) Upagupta. C) Asvaghosha. D) Vasubandhu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upagupta. 3. Painted Grey ware" was used in which of the following era? A) Early Vedic Era. B) Later Vedic Era. C) Harappan Era. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Later Vedic Era. 4. The first Buddhist Council was held at Rajagriha..........? A) Shortly after Budhha's Death. B) Shortly before Buddha's Death. C) A century After Buddha's Death. D) A century After Buddha's Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shortly after Budhha's Death. 5. Bhagavatiam refers to worship of A) Vasudeva Krishna. B) Brahma. C) Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva. D) Durga as Shakti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vasudeva Krishna. 6. During whose reign did Buddhism become the state religion? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Skandagupta I. C) Samudragupta. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ashoka. 7. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because A) They used chariots driven by horses. B) They were from an advanced urban culture. C) They were taller and stronger. D) They used elephants on a large scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They used chariots driven by horses. 8. Which among the following Buddhist work is written in Sanskrit? A) Mahavamsha. B) Deepavamsha. C) Divyadan. D) Milinda Panho. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divyadan. 9. Kalinga was took place in the year A) 263 BC. B) 240 BC. C) 261 BC. D) 232 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 261 BC. 10. Buddha has been described as 'an ocean of wisdom and compassion' In A) The Light of Asia. B) Amarakosa. C) Buddhacharita. D) Jatak Tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amarakosa. 11. Most of the rock-cut caves, chaityas, monasteries, temples, etc. at Ajanta and Ellora were built during the period of A) Chalukyas of Badami. B) Rastrakutas of Manyakheda. C) Both A and B above. D) Imperial Guptas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B above. 12. Most of the Hindu colonies in South East Asia had been found during the reign of the A) Mauryas. B) Rajputas. C) Guptas. D) Cholas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cholas. 13. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by A) Banabhatta. B) Sudraka. C) Sri Harsha. D) Gunadhva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banabhatta. 14. Which among the following Second Buddhist Council was held? A) Satparni. B) Vaishali. C) Patliputra. D) Kundal Vana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vaishali. 15. What was the original name of Euthydemia? A) Gondhara. B) Sakala. C) Kapisa. D) Purushapura. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sakala. 16. Which of the following is not famous for temples marked by erotic sculptures? A) Khajuraho. B) Madhurai. C) Halebid. D) Konark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Halebid. 17. The ramous Vedic river Which had long ago become extinct and now supposed to be flowing underground In Rajasthan is A) Sindhu. B) Sabastu. C) Shatudri. D) Saraswati. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saraswati. 18. Hemis festival is dedicated to Lord Padmasambhava (Gur Rimpoche) venerated as the representative reincarnate of Buddha. In which part of India it is held every year? A) Himachal Pradesh. B) Assam. C) Ladakh. D) Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ladakh. 19. In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself A) Devanampriya Priyadarshi King. B) Ashoka Priyadarshi. C) Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka). D) Daivaputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devanampriya Priyadarshi King. 20. Srikakulam was the capital of A) Sakas. B) Pahlavas. C) Andhras. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andhras. ← 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