Ancient India 6PM Quiz Questions

Prehistory to Mahajanapadas Questions
Which one of the following is INCORRECTLY matched?
Atharva-Veda-Knowledge of the magic formulas
Rig Veda - Knowledge of the Hymns of Praise
Yajur -Veda Knowledge of the sacrificial formulas
Sama -Veda - Knowledge of Science
was the first person to discover the Paleolithic tools at Pallavaram, Chennai in
1863.
Sir Robert Brown
Sir Roben Fanning
Sir Robert Bruce
Mortimer Mvmeeler believed which of the following theories, regarding the

decline of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
Flooding
Aryan invasion
Deforestation
Overgrazing
Palaeolithic stone age is also called the old stone age.
True
False
Select the Non-Palaeolithic sites from the following:
Bhimbetka
Kurnool Caves
Burzahom
Hunsgi
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Which of the following were characteristics of Mesolithic age?
Bow and arrows were used for hunting
Beginning of settled life
Beginning of domestication of animals
All of the above
Tiny stone tools found during the Mesolithic period are called
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Microliths
None of the above
A best example for cave paintings of Mesolithic Age is
Bhimbetka
Didwana
Burzahom
Barudih
According to the excavated evidence, the domestication of animal began in
Lower Paleolithic Period
Middle Paleolithic Period
Upper Paleolithic Period
Mesolithic period
The Mesolithic site of Bagor was excavated by whom?
V. N. Mishra
A. R. Kennedy
A. L. Ghosh

B. Subbarao
Which of the following was one of a characteristic of men during Mesolithic Age?
They were well trained in agriculture activities
They started the settled life living in house
They know the use of iron
They are largely dependent on hunting and gathering
The first discovery of rock paintings at Sohagi Ghat (Kaimur Hills, Uttar Pradesh)
was made in India in 1867-68 by
RicharJ.C. Atkinson
William F. Albright
MaxMuller
Archibald Carlyle
In Neolithic age man began to use polished stone tools.
True
False
Which among the following sites provides earliest evidence of domestication of

animals in the Mesolithic period?
Kharwar
Adamgarh
Jaora
More than one of these
'Piklihall and 'Utnur' are important sites.
Monolithic
Megalithic

Paleolithic
Neolithic
Pit-houses dug into the ground, with steps leading into them were found at the
archaeological site.
Utnur
Paiyampalli
Burzahom
Hallur
_______is the site where first evidence of Pottery witnes in Indian sub
continent.
Chopani Mandu
Harappan
None
Who discovered the caves of Bhimbetka in 1957-58?
VS Wakankar
John Marshall
Daya Ram Sahni
Archibald Carlleyle
In which of the following states is the pre-historic site named Koldihwa located?
Telangana
Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh

The earliest evidence for the cultivation of crops, estimated around 5000 years
ago, is from
Kazakhstan
Baluchistan
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
The Harappan Civilization was a contemporary of
Sumerian Civilization
Egyptian Civilization
Greek Civilization
None of these.
hich of the following Harrapan site was exclusively devoted to craft production,
including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-
making?
Mohen-jo Daro
Kalibangan
Chanhudaro
More than one of these
hich Harappan site, where bones of horses were found as remains, was excavated
by Jagat Pati Joshi?
Kalibangan
Dholavira
Surkotada
The dockyard was found in which of the following sites of Indus valley civilization?
Chanhudaro

Lothal
Kalibangan
Banawali
Harappa was discovered by
Daya Ram Sahani
R. D Banerjee
NG Majumdar
Vasant Shinde
Mohenjodaro was discovered by
Daya Ram Sahani
R. D Banerjee
NG Majumdar
Vasant Shinde
Biggest site of Indus valley civilization
Lothal
Rakhigarhi
Dholavira
Chanhundaro
Which of the followings was NOT a Harappan city?
Lothal
Dholavira
Mehrgarh
Sokhta koh

Which of the following is an example of the Lost Wax Technique?
The Bearded Priest
The figure of Male Torso
The Dancing girl
Mother Goddess
Which of the following site of Harappan Correctly matched?
Northernmost site Manda (J & K)
Southernmost site Daimabad (Maharashtra)
Westernmost site Sutkagen Dor (Pakistan)
Easternmost site Alamgirpur (UP)
All of these
The Harappan Civilization was discovered in
the year:
1935
1942
1921
1922
Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
Kalibangan
Mohenjodaro
Harappa
Chanhudaro
The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
worship of forces of nature

organised city life
pastoral farming
caste society
The first metal used by man was
Aluminium
Iron
Copper
Silver
Which of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the traces of the
Harappan Civilization?
Sir Johan Marshall
R.D. Banerjee
A. Cunningham
Daya Ram Sahani
The Great Bath of Indus Valley Civilization is found at-
Harappa
Ropar
Mohenjodaro
Kalibangan
The Harappans were the earliest people to produce-
Seals
Bronze implements
Cotton
Barely

Which Harappan building was considered unique in its built in the world by Sir
John Marshall?
The Great Bath
Granary
Assembly Hall
Fort Palace
Father of Indian archaeology and the first Director-General of the Archaeological

Survey of India (ASI).
Alexander Cunningham
Sir Johan Marshall
R.D. Banerjee
Daya Ram Sahani
Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928
Alexander Cunningham
Sir Johan Marshall
R.D. Banerjee
Daya Ram Sahani
The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Sub-continent is found at
Lothal
Harappa
Mehrgarh
Mundigak
Which one of the following animals is not depicted on the Harap
seal?

Bull
Horse
Elephant
Sheep
Who among the following begun his excavations at Dholavira in 1990?
RS Bisht
MS Vats
RD Banerji
SR Rao
With reference to ancient India, the terms 'vrata, gana and sardha" pertain to
land owners
tribal groups
sacrificial rituals
None of the above
'Purusha Sukta' is a hymn from which Veda?
Atharvaveda
Rigveda
Samaveda
Yajurveda
The earliest occurrence of the mantra famous as Gayatri Mantra is found in which
of the following text?
Bhagwad Gita
Atharva Veda
Rig Veda

Manusmriti
'Samaveda' is considered to be one of the primary sources of Indian
coinage
textile design
medicine
music and art
What were the two assemblies during the Early Vedic period?
Samiti
Sabha
Samiti and Sabha
None of these
The main collections of Vedic hymns are called
Sutra
Pad
Samhita
Mukh
The name Aghanyal mentioned in many passages of the Rig veda refers to:
priest
Women
Cows
Brahmanas
At the banks of which of the following rivers was the Battle of Ten Kings fought in
the Early Vedic Period?

Sarasvati
Drishadvati
Parushni
Shutudri
Which of the following Vedas provides information about the civilization of the
Early Vedic Age?
Rig-veda
Atharva-veda
Yajur-veda
Sama-veda
The word 'Satyameva Jayate' is taken from?
Yajur Veda
Atharva Veda
Mundaka Upanishad
Puranas
The word 'Veda' means-
Knowledge
Wisdom
Skill
Power
The caste system of India was created for:
Immobility of labour
Recognization of the dignity of labour
Economic uplift

Occupational division of labour
The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was
called —
Bali
Varman
Vidatha
Kara
Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending
order of age, is correct?
Brahmacharya — Grihashta—Vanaprastha — Sanyasa
Grihastha—Brahmacharya—Vanaprashta—Sanyasa
Brahmacharya—Vanprastha—Sanyasa—Grihastha
Grihastha—San ya s a—Van aprastha—Brahmacharya
The Rig-Vedic Aryans were a pastoral people is born out by the fact that-
There are many references to the cow in the Rig-Veda
Most of the wars were fought for the sake of
Gifts made to priests were usually cows
All of the above
Who among the following was the pioneer ofYoga?
Patanjali
Atreya
Banabhatta
Vrudukanta
Who among the following was not a physician?

Sushruta
Charvaka
Charaka
Dhanvantari
The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language
Kalhana
Kalidasa
Maitreyi
Panini
Subject matter which Manu Smriti deals with is related to :
Economics
Law
Politics
Arts
The term 'Upanishad' Literally implies-
Knowledge
Sitting near
Wisdom
Recitation
Who compiled the tales of "The Panchatantra"?
Valmiki
Veda Vyasa
Vishnu Sharma
Tulsidas

The Upanishads are the
Great Epics
Story Books
Source of Hindu Philosophy
Law Books
Which of following are wrong about Orgin of Aryans
Sapta Sindhu Region - AC Das
Arctic Region - BG Tilak
Central Asia - Max Muller
German Plains - Professor Penka
None of these
Which of following are wrong about Orgin of Aryans
Tibet Region - Dayanand Saraswati
Bacteria - Rhodes
Europe - William Jones
None of these
In the 10th Mandala of the Rigveda, which one of the following hymns reflects
upon the marriage ceremonies?
Surya Sukta
Purusha Sukta
Dana Stutis
Uma Sutra
Which of the following are incorrecly matched?

Sindhu - Indus
Vitasta - Jhelum
Askini - Ghaggar
Purushni - Ravi
Vipas - Beas
Sutudri – Sutlej
Which of following statements are incorrect about early vedic age?
Child marriage was not practiced.
Women can choose their husband.
Child Marriage and Sati were absent and a special widow-remarriage, called
Niyoga
The head of the family was known as Grahapathi.
None of these
The word Yava mentioned in Rigveda is used for which agricultural product?
Barley
Gram
Rice
Wheat
Which of the following statements are true?
The Rig Veda is a collection of 1,028 hymns, divided into 10 Mandals (books).
Upveda of the Rig Veda is the Ayurveda.
The Upveda of the Atharva Veda is the Shilpa Veda
Jabala Upanishad: 4-fold ashram (stages) for 4 purusharthas (goals)
None of these

Bhagadugha refers to
Theory of Karma
Official during Vedic age
Revenue Collector
voluntary tax given by tribe
Samsara - (transmigration of soul) was mentioned in
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Chandogya Upanishad
Jabala Upanishad
Which area of India was known as Avantika in ancient times?
Avadh
Bundelkhand
Ruhelkhand
Malwa
The 'Ajivikas' were-
Sect contemporary to the Buddha
Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
Sect founded by Charvaka
Sect founded by Shankaracharya
Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne?
Ashoka
Kanishka
Ajatshatru
Simukha

Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite bank of which river?
Ravi
Sutlej
Jhelum
Chenab
King Kharvela was the greatest ruler of the Chedi Dynasty of
Cholamandalam
Kalinga
Kannauj
Purushpur
Name the kingdom which first used elephants in wars-
Kosala
Champa
Magadha
Avanti
Whose army did Alexander the Greek ruler confront on the banks of the river
Jhelum?
Chandragupta Maurya
Ambi
Dhanananda
Porus
Name of Republic which was a confederacy to tribes in the 6th century B.C.-
Gandhara

Koushal
vajji
Avanti
Which one of the following scholars, challenged Invincible Yajnavalkya for debate?
Ghosha
Maitreyi
Apala
Gargi
Which among the following sites provides evidence of domestication of animals

in the Mesolithic period?
Odai
Bagor
Bori
Lakhnia
Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at —
Sarai Nahar Rai
Mahadaha
Damdama
Langhnaj
Bone ornaments in the Mesolithic context in India
have been obtained from —
Sarai Nahar Rai
A&B
Mahadaha

Chopani Mando
Megaliths have been identified as—
Caves for hermits
Temle sites
Burial sites
d) None of the above
Which among the following Harappan site terracotta of 'plough' was found?
Dholavira
Kalibangan
Banawali
Lothal
In Rig Veda there are______ mantras
1028
1128
1017
1020
Who among the following was the most popular God of the early Vedic Aryans ?
Varuna
Rudra
Vishnu
Indra
The first Tirthankara of the Jains was:
Arishtanemi

Ajitanath
Parshvanath
Rishabha
Gandhara school of art came into existence in
Hinayana sect
Mahayana sect
Vaishnava sect
Shaiva sect
Who, according to the Budhists, is believed to
be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?
Atreya
Nagarjuna
Maitreya
Kalki
Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at-
Pataliputra
Kalinga
Magadha
Sarnath
Which among the following is the sacred book
of the Buddhists?
Upanishad
Tripitaka
Vedas

Jatakas
Name the clan Buddha belonged to-
Gnathrika
Shakya
Maurya
Kuru
Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment-
Sarnath
Kapilavastu
Bodh Gaya
Rajgriha
The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in:
Prakrit texts
Pali texts
Sanskrit texts
Pictographical texts
The early Jain scriptures were composed in:
Prakrit texts
Pali texts
Sanskrit texts
Pictographical texts
Gautama Buddha was born at
Kusinagar

Bodha Gaya
Sarnath
Lumbini
Who was the mother of Mahavira?
Yasoda
Trishala
Anoja
Devanandi
Lord Mahavira died at
Saravana Belagola
Lumbini Garden
Kalugumalai
Pavapuri
Buddha gave his first religious message at-
Rajagriha
Gaya
Pataliputra
Sarnath
Mahavira was born in a Kshatriya clan by the name of-
Shakya
Mallas
Janatrika
Lichhavis

The Third Buddhist Council was patronised by-
Kanishka
Ashoka
Mahakashyap Upali
Sabakarni
'Prince of Piligrims' was the name attributed to
Fa-Hien
Hiuen - tsang
I-tsing
Megasthenes
During whose reign did the Gandhara School of Art blossom?
Harsha
Kanishka
Ashok
Chandragupta 11
Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?
Mahipala
Gopala
Devapala
Dharampala
The Jaina literature is known as-
Tripitakas
Aryasutras
Epics

Angas
Which of the following ruler was a contemporary of Buddha?
Udayin
Ajatshatru
Bimbisara
Mahapadma Nanda
What is Milind Panho?
A Buddhist place
One of the names of Buddha
A Buddhist Specimen of Art
Buddhist text
Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?
Mahayana
Digambar
Hinayana
Theravad
In Buddhism, 'Bull' and Lotus is related to what incident of Buddha's life?
Birth
Mahabhimiskramana
Enlightenment
Mahaparinirvana
Which of the following part of Buddha's life is symbolized by a Horse?
Wheel

Enlightenment
Birth
Renunciation
Which of the following correctly matched?
Rajagriha – Ashoka - Mahakassapa
Vaishali – Kalashoka –Vasumitra
Pataliputra – Ashoka - Mogaliputta tissa
Kashmir- Kanishka- Sabbakami
Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of
Sikhism
Buddhism
Jainism
Jewism
Who was the founder of the Haryanka dynasty and also the contemporary to the
Lord Buddha?
Kalashoka
Udayin
Bimbisara
Ajatashatru
How many Mahajanapadas or 'Great Kingdoms' existed in ancient India during the
lifetime
of Lord Gautam Buddha?
12
10
16

14
The tax paid by Gruhapathis to the king from their crops in Mahajanapadas
known as
Bhaga
Bali
Chouth
Sardeshmukhi
The last recorded ruler of Haryanka dynasty was
Shishunaga
Bimbisara
Nagadasaka
Satkarni
The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available
Mahabharat
Anguttara Nikaya
Chandogya Upanishad
Samyuktha Nikaya
Which of the following statements is true about Nagadashak -
l. He was the last ruler of the Haryak dynasty.
11. He was the son of King Udayin.
Ill. Shishunaga overthrew Nagadashak in 412 BC and established the Shishunaga

dynasty on Magadha.
All are correct
The last ruler of Shishunga dynasty

kalashoka
mahanandin
nandivardhana
The last ruler of Shishunga dynasty, was killed by who started Nanda dynasty.
Chandragupta
Dhana Nanda
Mahapadma Nanda
First non-Kshatriya dynasty
Nanda.
Shisunaga
Haryanka
Alexander invaded India when Magadha was being ruled by
Dhananand
Mahapadma
Ajatashatru
Shishunaga
The Nanda dynasty was overthrown by whom?
Bimbisara
Ajatashatru
Alexander
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Who was called "Agrammes" or "Xandrames" by the Greek writers?
Ajatashatru

Kalashoka
Mahapadma Nanda
Dhananand
The Battle of______Porus. was fought in 326 BC by Alexander, the Great against
King
Hydaspes
Tarain
Panipat
Plassey
The Gandhara School of Art was influenced by
Mongolian
Persian
Greek
Turkish
Which of the following is the symbol of Jain Tirthankara Parshvanatha?
Bull
Lotus
Snake
Lion
Which of the following is the symbol of Jain Tirthankara Mahavira (Vardhamana)?
Bull
Lotus
Snake
Lion

Jainism was divided into two sects known as
Kapalika and Kalamukha
Mahayana and Hinyana
Ajivika and Nyay Vaisheshik
Svetambara and Digambara
Wiich of the following statements about Bhadrabahu is/are correct?
1. He was a Jain saint.
2. He was spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya.
Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Digambaras were the followers of
Bhadrabahu
Sthulabhadra
Parsvanath
None of them
Svetambara were the followers of
Bhadrabahu
Sthulabhadra
Parsvanath
None of them
Ajivikas the religious sect was founded by whom?

Makkhali Gosala
Mahavir
Gautam Buddha
Pantanjali
" Sallekhana" is a ritual of fasting to death amongst
Buddhists
Jains
Sufis
Parasis
Name of the Disciple of Buddha who wrote Sutta Pitaka?
Upali
Ananda
Mahakashyap
None of these
Name of the Disciple of Buddha who wrote Vinaya Pitaka?
Upali
Ananda
Mahakashyap
None of these
Name of the Disciple of Buddha who wrote Abhidhamma Pitaka?
Upali
Ananda
Mahakashyap
None of these

Milindapanho is in the form of a dialogue between the king Menander and the
Buddhist monk
Nagasena
Nagarjuna
Nagabhatta
Kumarilabhatta
Which one of the following is not the work of Ashvaghosha?
Sariputraprakarana
Buddhacharita
Saundarananda
Manjushrimulakalpa
Which one of the following is not the work of Acharya Nagarjuna?
Madhyamika Siddhanta
Amarakosa
Saddharma Pundarika
Subhalekha and Rasaratnakara
Nagarjuna is known as "einstein of india" because
Like Einstein he had a rare insight into the nature of the universe.
He was one of the greatest physicists of all time.
He propounded the theory of Shunyavada similar to Einstein's theory of

Relativity.
He was a great dialectician.
Who is the author of 'Visuddhimagga'?
Nagarjuna

Padmasambhav
Vasubandhu
Buddhaghosa
Which of the following writers was the founder of Buddhist logic and been called
the Father of Medieval Nyaya?
Dharmakirti
Dignaga
Bhavaviveka
Buddhapalita
Buddhism split up into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist council
held during the reign of:
Harsha
Kanishka
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Consider the following statements are false
Hinayana - original teachings of Buddha and believe in idol worship
Mahayana - believed in the heavenliness of Buddha
Maitreya - future Buddha
Which of the following Buddhist universities with their location and founder
matched wrongly?
Nalanda - Bihar - Kumaragupta I (Gupta Ruler)
Odantapuri - Bihar - Gopala (Pala Ruler)
Vikramshila - Bihar - Bhattarika (Pala Ruler)

Which of the following Buddhist universities with their location and founder
matched wrongly?
Somapuri - North Bengal - Dharampala (Pala Ruler)
Jagadal - Bengal - Rampala (Pala Ruler)
Vallabhi - Gujarat - Dharampala (Pala Ruler)
_____wrote the first Sanskrit grammar book named 'Ashtadhyayi'.
Valmiki
Panini
Tulsidas
Kabir
_____wrote the first Sanskrit Dictionary named Amarakosha?
Valmiki
Panini
Amarasimha
Kabir
_____wrote the Abhidharmakosa, first dictionary on Buddhist philosophy?
Amarasimha
Vasubandhu
Buddhaghosa
Dignaga
______was the capital of the Panchala Mahajanapada.
Kampilya
Rajgriha
Patliputra

Kaushambi
______was the capital of the Vatsa Mahajanapada.
Kampilya
Rajgriha
Patliputra
Kaushambi

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Prehistory to Mahajanapadas Questions

Which one of the following is INCORRECTLY matched?

Atharva-Veda-Knowledge of the magic formulas

Rig Veda - Knowledge of the Hymns of Praise

Yajur -Veda Knowledge of the sacrificial formulas

Sama -Veda - Knowledge of Science

Sir Robert Brown

Sir Roben Fanning

Sir Robert Bruce

Mortimer Mvmeeler believed which of the following theories, regarding the

Palaeolithic stone age is also called the old stone age.

Select the Non-Palaeolithic sites from the following:

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Which of the following were characteristics of Mesolithic age?

Bow and arrows were used for hunting

Beginning of settled life

Beginning of domestication of animals

All of the above

None of the above

A best example for cave paintings of Mesolithic Age is

According to the excavated evidence, the domestication of animal began in

Lower Paleolithic Period

Middle Paleolithic Period

Upper Paleolithic Period

The Mesolithic site of Bagor was excavated by whom?

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They were well trained in agriculture activities

They started the settled life living in house

They know the use of iron

They are largely dependent on hunting and gathering

In Neolithic age man began to use polished stone tools.

Which among the following sites provides earliest evidence of domestication of

More than one of these

'Piklihall and 'Utnur' are important sites.

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Who discovered the caves of Bhimbetka in 1957-58?

Daya Ram Sahni

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The Harappan Civilization was a contemporary of

More than one of these

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Harappa was discovered by

Daya Ram Sahani

Mohenjodaro was discovered by

Daya Ram Sahani

Biggest site of Indus valley civilization

Which of the followings was NOT a Harappan city?

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Which of the following is an example of the Lost Wax Technique?

The Bearded Priest

The figure of Male Torso

The Dancing girl

Which of the following site of Harappan Correctly matched?

Northernmost site Manda (J & K)

Southernmost site Daimabad (Maharashtra)

Westernmost site Sutkagen Dor (Pakistan)

Easternmost site Alamgirpur (UP)

The Harappan Civilization was discovered in

Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?

The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was

worship of forces of nature

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organised city life