Ancient India Quiz 20 (20 MCQs)

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1. The original teachings of Mahavira are contained in the

Correct Answer: C) Purvas.

2. 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?

Correct Answer: C) Padmasambhava.

3. Rigveda Samhita denotes one-fourth of its hymns to:

Correct Answer: D) Indra.

4. The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in

Correct Answer: D) All the three.

5. Which of the following Chinise rulers built the great wall of China?

Correct Answer: D) Qin Shi Huangv.

6. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?

Correct Answer: B) Harappa.

7. In the early Vedic-period, Varna system was based on

Correct Answer: C) Occupation.

8. The Digambaras and Shvetambaras differ primarily with regard to their

Correct Answer: C) Dress.

9. The first Grammarian of the Sanakrit language was

Correct Answer: B) Panini.

10. Who among the following first postulated that '' All objects in the Physical Universe are reducible to a finite number of atoms" ?

Correct Answer: B) Maharishi Kanaad.

11. Which Chola ruler had conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire?

Correct Answer: D) Rajaraja Chola I.

12. The Nanda dynasty was established by

Correct Answer: C) Mahapadma.

13. The Harappans did not know the use of

Correct Answer: D) Iron.

14. Which among the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization marks the "Absence of Mother goddess figurines" ?

Correct Answer: C) Rangpur.

15. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been

Correct Answer: D) The consolidation of the caste system.

16. India's earliest contact with Islam was established through

Correct Answer: D) Arab merchants of Malabar coast.

17. The Saka era started from the year

Correct Answer: C) 78 AD.

18. The Saka Era was founded by

Correct Answer: B) Kanishka.

19. Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century BC?

Correct Answer: C) Kashi.

20. Vaishnavism, a later development of Bhagavatism, advocates the worship of

Correct Answer: C) Vishnu and his incarnations.