This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Ancient India – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ancient India Quiz 25 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name the later Gupta ruler who had performed the Ashvaghosha Yajna (Horse Sacrifice) and assumed the Imperial title of Maharajadhiraj? A) Kamarupa. B) Mahasena Gupta. C) Adityasen. D) Kumaragupta III. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adityasen. 2. The Camoua ruler of ancient India who is said to have been converted to Jainism, towards the end of his life, is A) Bindusara. B) Samudragupta. C) Chandragupta. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta. 3. After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued between the three contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj. Which of the following was not a party in the struggle? A) Gurjar Partiharas. B) Rastrakutas. C) Palas. D) Paramaras. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paramaras. 4. There is only one Rock Edict in which Asoka talks about taxation. Which among the following is that edict? A) Bhabru Inscription. B) Nigalisagar Pillar Inscription. C) Rummindei Pillar Inscription. D) Barabar Cave Inscription. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rummindei Pillar Inscription. 5. In the sixth century BC northern India was divided into A) Sixteen great states. B) Eight republican states. C) Both A and B above. D) Anga and Magadha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B above. 6. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas? A) Sama Veda. B) Atharva Veda. C) Yajur Veda. D) Rig Veda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rig Veda. 7. The 13th Rock edict of Asoka which is longest among all the rock edicts describes which of the following? A) Policy of Dhamma. B) Kalinga war. C) Toleration among sects. D) Purpose of rock edicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalinga war. 8. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was A) Wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors. B) The presence of a 'council of ministers'. C) The presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy. D) An extensive network of spy-system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy. 9. Which among the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization is located on the banks of River Indus in Larkana District of Pakistan? A) Harappa. B) Mohen Jo Dero. C) Mehrgarh. D) Suktagendor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohen Jo Dero. 10. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? A) Parsva. B) Vasumitra. C) Nagarjuna. D) Sudraka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vasumitra. 11. Gandhara School of Art was deeply influenced by A) Chinese (Mongolian) art. B) Hellenic art. C) Ranion (Persian) art. D) Local (Indian) art. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hellenic art. 12. 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? A) Karnataka. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Kerala. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamil Nadu. 13. Of the four main Chalukya dynasties of early medieval India Pulkesin II, who defeated Harsha, belonged to Chalukya dynasty of A) Anhilwad (Gujarat). B) Badami or Vatapi. C) Vengi. D) Kalyani. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Badami or Vatapi. 14. Which among the following work was originally called as Jaya Kavya? A) Ramayan. B) Mahabharata. C) Aitreya Brahaman. D) Manu Smriti. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahabharata. 15. Which among the following deals with the love story of a man called Charudatta and a nagarvadhu called "Vasanthasena" ? A) Daskumarcharita. B) Mrichhakatika. C) Satakatraya. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrichhakatika. 16. Who is credited with having written the immortal classic treatise Raja Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms on Meditation)? A) Panini. B) Kapila. C) Patanjali. D) Manu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patanjali. 17. The Vedic economy was based on A) Trade and commerce. B) Crafts and industries. C) Agriculture and cattle rearing. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture and cattle rearing. 18. In whose court did Asvaghosa live? A) Harsha. B) Samudra Gupta. C) Kanishka. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kanishka. 19. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Assembly? A) Ajatashatru. B) Kalasoka. C) Ashoka. D) Ananda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalasoka. 20. A contemporary rival dynasty of the Cholas in South India was A) Chalukyas of Vengi. B) Pandyas of Madurai. C) Chalukyas of Kalyani. D) Cheras. 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