Ancient Indian History MCQ for Competitive Exams

Ancient Indian History is one of the topics included in the General Studies/ GK topics of various competitive examinations. In this article let us discuss some multiple-choice questions based on the topic. Also, the sub-topics to be covered under this topic. Attempt the free online quiz and test your knowledge about Ancient Indian History.

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Ancient Indian History

Topics to be Covered

History is prepared from the written evidence available. From the archeological shreds of evidence available the pre-history can be deciphered.

Stone Age

• The Palaeolithic Age
• The Mesolithic Age
• The Neolithic Age
• The Chalcolithic Culture

Vedic  Age

• Advent of Aryans
• Economic and Social life of Aryans
• Economic and Social Life in “Later Vedic Period”
• Material and Social Life of Aryans in India
• Later Vedic Age
• List of Archaeological Sites of Indus Valley Civilisation
• List of Vedic Literature
• Sacred Hindu Scriptures
• List of Rig Vedic Gods
• Archaeological Finding and Evidence of Prehistoric and Indus Valley Civilisation
• Vedic Age: polity, society, and position of women

Indian Literature:

• Rig Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda, Atharva Veda, Brahmans, Aranyakas, Upanishads, Puranas.
• Epics: Ramayana, Mahabharata.
• Plays by Kalidas.

Greeks:

Megasthenese, Deimachus, Deonisius.

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Chinese:

Fa-Hein, Hiuen Tsang, I-tsing,Hwuili.

Pre- Mauryans Age

• The Age of Satavahanas
• Foreign Invasions during Pre Mauryan Age
• Magadhan Empire
• Janapadas and Mahajanapadas

Age of Mauryas

• Ashoka the Great
• Mauryan Dynasty
• Economy, Social Life, Art and Architecture in Mauryan Age
• The Mauryan Empire: Administration
• Mauryan Empire: Its Decline and Significance

Post-Mauryan Rulers

• Kanishka, Kushan Dynasty, Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas, Sunga, Kanva and Chedi Dynasty

Gupta Empire and Post Gupta Period

• Chola, Chera, Pandya Dynasties, Slave Dynasty, Chola Empire
• Ancient Indian Scholars and their Patrons
• Ancient Historical monuments in India and their builders
• Poets in the Courts of the Kings in Ancient India
• Important Facts of Ancient India: Science & Technology
• Ancient Indian Dynasties and their contributions
• Religions and Religious Practices of Ancient India

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Free Online Quiz: Ancient Indian History

1. Which among the following place was declared tax free and proclaimed only 1/8th part as taxable according to Asoka’s inscriptions?

A) Lumbini

B) Sarnath

C) Kathmandu

D) Kushinagar

2. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by

A) Robert

B) Codrington

C) Buhler

D) James Prinsep

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3. ‘Nishka’, an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a

A)  Agricultural Tool

B) Script

C) Weapon

D) Coin

4. The time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization?

A) 2500 BC – 1750 BC

B) 2600 BC – 1750 BC

C) 2500 BC – 1650 BC

D) 2400 BC – 1650BC

5. Gayatrimantra is included in 

A) Rigveda

B) Yajurveda

C) Kanthopanishad

D) Samaveda

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6. The first metal to be extensively used in India was

A) Iron

B) Bronze

C) Copper

D) Aluminum

7. The Satapatha Brahmana and Taitriya Brahmana are the Brahmana texts of

A) Rigveda

B) Yajurveda

C) Samaveda

D) Atharvaveda

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8. The granary discovered at Harappa was located

A) Lower town

B) near the river Ravi

C) within the citadel at Mohenjodaro

D) at the western gate of the city

9. By whom Bimbisara was succeeded 

A) Chandragupta Maurya

B) Ashoka

C) Ajatashatru

D) Pushymitra

10. Which was the capital of Sungas in modern Madhya Pradesh?

A) Videsa

B) Bharhut

C) Kosala

D) Vaishali

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11. During which age Manusmriti was written?

A) Sunga

B) Mauryan

C) Chera

D) Gupta

12. Devichandraguptam, a literary source provides information about the Guptas, was written by

A) Samudragupta

B) Bhasa

C) Vishakadutta

D) Kamandaka

13. Which were the features of Indus Valley Civilization?

A) Urban civilization and Foreign trade

B) Planned cities, uniformity in the planning of cities and big buildings

C) Traders and the barter system

D) All the above

14. Name the site of Indus Valley Civilization situated in Gujarat on Bhogava river near Gulf of Cambay

A) Chanhu- daro

B) Kali bangan

C) Lothal

D) Dhola vira

15. What was the Rig-vedic name of the river Jhelum?

A) Vitasta

B) Vipas

C) Parushni

D) Asikni

16. Name the last Mauryan ruler, who was killed by his own Commander-in-Chief

A) Bindusara

B) Brihadratha

C) Samprati

D) Dasaratha

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17. Which was the capital of Mahajanapada, Gandhara, the region between Kabul and Rawalpindi in the north-western province

A) Rajpur

B) Taxila

C) Hastinapur

D) Champa

18. Varahmihira and Kalidasa, among the nine famous scholars, called as the ‘Navaratnas’ attended the court of

A) Kumargupta I

B) Samudragupta

C) Chandragupta I

D) Chandragupta II

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19. Who among the following were teachers of Gautama Buddha before his enlightenment?

1) Makkhali Gosala

2) Alara Kalama

3) Nigantha Nataputta

4) Udraka Ramputra

A) 1 & 2

B) 4 & 4

C) 3 & 4

D) 2 & 3

20. Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?

A) Satakarni I

B) Bhagabhadra

C) Simuka

D) Gautamiputra Satakarni

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