Top 350+ Solved Ancient Indian History MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following literary works belongs to classical Sanskrit literature?
a. Dhammapada
b. Vedas
c. Meghadutam
d. Dighanikaya
Q. Who propounded the Eight-Fold Path' for the end of misery of mankind?
a. Mahavir
b. Gautam Buddha
c. Adi Shankaracharya
d. Kabir
Q. The title 'Indian Napolean' has been attached to -
a. Chandra Gupta Maurya
b. Samudragupta
c. Chandragupta-I
d. Harshavardhana
Q. Which one of the following is the most lasting contribution of the Rastrakutas?
a. Kailasha Temple
b. Pampa, Ponna, Ranna, the three writers of Kannada poetry and Kailasha Temple
c. Patronage of Jainism
d. Conquests
Q. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?
a. Brahmacharya - Grihastha- Vanaprastha - Sanyasa
b. Grihastha - Brahmacharya Vanaprastha - Sanyasa
c. Brahmacharya-Vanaprastha Sanyasa - Grihastha
d. Grihastha Sanyasa Vanaprastha - Brahmacharya
Q. The 'Ajivikas' was a -
a. sect contemporary to the Buddha
b. breakaway branch of the Buddhists
c. sect founded by Charvaka
d. sect founded by Shankaracharya
Q. Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
a. Horse sacrifice was known to them
b. Cow was sacred to them.
c. 'Pashupati' was venerated by them.
d. The culture was not generally static.
Q. That the Rig-Vedic aryans were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that -
a. There are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
b. Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows.
c. Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
d. All of the above
Q. What was Hampi known for?
a. It was the capital of Golconda
b. It had the largest stable in medieval India
c. It had the translation of the Indian epics to Persian
d. It was the capital of Vijayanagara
Q. Which of the following is not true about Ajanta Caves?
a. They are in Maharashtra
b. They are decorated with Buddhist Art
c. They depict the techniques used in Ancient India
d. They do not contain paintings of flora and fauna
Q. Chinese travellers visited India primarily because -
a. they were interested in Buddhism
b. they were invited by the Indian kings
c. they were interested to study Indian culture
d. they were interested to stay in India
Q. The Aryans successded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because -
a. they used elephants on a large scale
b. they were taller and stronger 2
c. they were from an advanced urban culture
d. they used chariots driven by horses
Q. The Megalithic culture (500 B.C. A.D. 100) brings us to the historical period in South India. The Megaliths used -
a. weapons made of stone
b. tools & implements made of stone
c. graves encircled by big pieces of stones.
d. articles of daily use made of stone
Q. Which of the following state ments about the Guptas is NOT true?
a. They ruled mainly over parts of north and central India
b. Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
c. The judicial system was far more developed than in earlier times
d. Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce decreased