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Miscellaneous (Ancient India) MCQ

23 MCQ questions with answers and explanations

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Q1. Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts ?

  1. APiyadassi
  2. BColin Mackenzie
  3. CAlexander Cunnigham
  4. DJames Prinsep
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Answer: D) James Prinsep

Q2. What do the Painting of Ajanta depict ?

  1. ARamayana
  2. BMahabharata
  3. CJatakas
  4. DPanchatantra
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Answer: C) Jatakas

Q3. The subject-matter of Ajanta painting pertains to--

  1. AJainism
  2. BBuddhism
  3. CVaishnavism
  4. DShavism
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Answer: B) Buddhism

Q4. Where did the game of Chess originate ?

  1. AIndia
  2. BPersia
  3. CArabia
  4. DEurope
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Answer: A) India

Q5. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are-

  1. AHindu and Buddhist
  2. BBuddhist and Jain
  3. CHindu and Jain
  4. DHindu, Buddhist and Jain
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Answer: D) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

Q6. When was the 'Panchtantra' written ?

  1. AMaurya period
  2. BKanishka period
  3. CGupta period
  4. DHarsha period
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Answer: C) Gupta period

Q7. Which one of the following sources of Islam is associated with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad ?

  1. AQuran
  2. BHidaya
  3. CFiqah
  4. DSunah
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Answer: A) Quran

Q8. Taxila University was situated in-

  1. APakistan
  2. BIndia
  3. CBangladesh
  4. DBurma
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Answer: A) Pakistan

Q9. Bhagavatism centred around the worship of-

  1. ASiva
  2. BBhagavati
  3. CSkanda
  4. DVishnu
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Answer: D) Vishnu

Q10. Fahien and Huen - Tsang visited the kingdom of-

  1. AChandragupta Maurya and Harsha respectively
  2. BHarsha and Chandragupta Vikramaditya respectively
  3. CChandragupta Vikramaditya and Krishnadeva respectively
  4. DChandragupta Vikramaditya and Harsha respectively
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Answer: D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya and Harsha respectively

Q11. The decimal system was first known in India at the beginning of-

  1. A2nd century AD
  2. B3rd Century AD
  3. C4th Century AD
  4. D5th Century AD
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Answer: D) 5th Century AD

Q12. Which one of the following is considered an encyclopedia of Indian Medicine ?

  1. ACharaka Samhita
  2. BSurya Siddhanta
  3. CBrihat Samhita
  4. DLokayata
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Answer: A) Charaka Samhita

Q13. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

  1. AKautilya - Arthashastra
  2. BHala - Gathasaptasati
  3. CBanbhatta - Buddhacharita
  4. DKalidasa - Abhijnanashakuhtalam
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Answer: C) Banbhatta - Buddhacharita

Q14. Consider the following foregn visitors to India-n1. Alberuni 2. Fahienn3. Hiuen Tsang 4. MegasthenesenThe correct chronological order in which these persons visited India is :

  1. A4 - 3 - 1 - 2
  2. B2 - 4 - 3 - 1
  3. C4 - 2 - 3 - 1
  4. D1 - 2 - 4 - 3
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Answer: C) 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Q15. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of-

  1. AChandragupta Vikramaditya
  2. BKanishka I
  3. CRudradaman
  4. DSamudragupta
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Answer: C) Rudradaman

Q16. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?

  1. ARuler DynastynBimbisara Magadha
  2. BRuler DynastynBindusara Maurya
  3. CRuler DynastynAgnimitra Sunga
  4. DRuler DynastynSasanka Kanva
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Answer: D) Ruler DynastynSasanka Kanva

Q17. What is the correct chronological order in which the following kings ruled in India ?n1. Bimbisara 2. Mahapadmanandan3. Kanishka I 4. SkandaguptanSelect the correct answer using the codes given below :nCodes :

  1. A1 - 2 - 3 - 4
  2. B4 - 3 - 2 - 1
  3. C2 - 3 - 4 - 1
  4. D3 - 1 - 4 - 2
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Answer: A) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Q18. Use of white marble, long legs and slender frames, human, being as central characters and prominence of kings, princess and places' -were the characteristic features of which one of the following ancient art forms of India ?

  1. AAmaravati School of Art
  2. BGandhara School of Art
  3. CMathura School of Art
  4. DPahari School of Art
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Answer: A) Amaravati School of Art

Q19. Which one of the following was known as Chalco-Iithic Age ?

  1. APaleolithic Age
  2. BNeolithic Age
  3. CCoper - stone Age
  4. DIron Age
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Answer: C) Coper - stone Age

Q20. The cultivation of cereals first started in-

  1. ANeolithic Age
  2. BMesolothic Age
  3. CPaleolithic Age
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: A) Neolithic Age

Q21. Carbon-dating is used to determine the age of-

  1. AFossils
  2. BPlants
  3. CRocks
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: A) Fossils

Q22. With reference to the scientific progress of ancient India, which of the statements given below are correct ?n1. Different kinds of specialized surgical instruments were in common use by 1st century AD.n2. Transport of internal organs in the human nody had begun ny the beginning of 3rd century AD.n3. The concept of sine of an angle was known in 5th century AD.n4. The concept of cyclic quadrilaterals was known in 7th centrury AD.nSelect the correct answer using the codes given below :

  1. A1 and 2 only
  2. B3 and 4 only
  3. C1, 3 and 4 only
  4. D1, 2, 3 and 4
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Answer: C) 1, 3 and 4 only

Q23. How many Tarangas are in 'Rajatarangini' of Kalhana ?

  1. AEight
  2. BNine
  3. CTen
  4. DEleven
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Answer: A) Eight

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