Ancient Indian History MCQ Part-2

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Ancient Indian History MCQ Part-2

21.The important trade centres of ancient India on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi was__ ?

(A) Tagara
(B) Sripura
(C) Tripuri
(D) Tamralipti

22.Which one of the following archaeologists discovered the Harappa site of the Indus Valley civilisation?

(A) Rakhal Das Bannerjee
(B) Sir William Jones
(C) Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar
(D) Daya Ram Sahini

23.In the Mauryan period, the duties of Mudradhyaksha were concerned with –

(A) Forest produce
(B) Ports
(C) Commerce
(D) Passports

24.Which of the following book is considered as the ‘Odyssus of Tamil poetry’?

(A) Tirukkural
(B) Manimekalai
(C) Silappadikarma
(D) Jivaka Chintamani

25.The hymns of regveda were composed by ?

(A) Hotri
(B) Udgatri
(C) Adhvaryas
(D) Nakshotri

26.The IX mandala of the Rigveda samhita is dedicated to?

(A) Soma
(B) Purushkuta
(C) Gotra
(D) Gayatri Mantra

27.Who was the founder of Yoga philosophy?

(A) Jaimini
(B) Kapila
(C) Akshapada Gautam
(D) Patanjali

28.The ‘Battlle of Ten kings’ is depicted in which mandal of Rig Veda?

(A) seventh
(B) nineth
(C) eighth
(D) tenth

29.Which of the following is the equivalent term used for Raja in early vedic era?

(A) Gopati
(B) Gomat
(C) Gopa
(D) Gomitra

30.According to the later Vedic Era beliefs, which of the following Gods were elected democratically?

(A) Prajapati
(B) Adityas
(C) Vasus
(D) Ashvins

31.At which of the following sites, largest variety of food grains in the Chalcolithic age has been found?

(A) Navdatoli
(B) Gilund
(C) Adamgarh
(D) Banahali

32.What was the capital of Surasena Mahajanpada?

(A) Viratnagar
(B) Mathura
(C) Taxila
(D) Kashi

33.Pushkalavati was capital of which of the following acient Kingdoms?

(A) Gandhara
(B) Kosal
(C) Magadha
(D) Kashi

34.Which among the following was the royal emblem of Chera Kingdom?

(A) Tiger
(B) Bow
(C) Fish
(D) Carp

35.The word ‘Sangam’ of Sangam Age was closely associated with which of the following?

(A) Crowd
(B) Assembly
(C) Influence
(D) Source

36.Which Saka king defeated by Gautamiputra Satakarni?

(A) Moga
(B) Rudradaman -I
(C) Menander
(D) Nahapana

37.Who overthrew Saka rulers from India?

(A) Gautami putra Satakarni
(B) Kanishka
(C) Rudraraman
(D) Demetrius

38.Which of the following was capital of Guptas?

(A) Taxila
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Ujjain
(D) Mathura

39.The gold coins issued during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya were known as__?

(A) Dinara
(B) Couch
(C) Archer
(D) Chhatra

40.Who among the following Gupta emperor made Ujjain as his second capital?

(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta II
(C) Kumargupta I
(D) Kumargupta I

Answer Key:

21. A
22. D
23. D
24. B
25. A
26. A
27. D
28. A
29. A
30. A
31. A
32. B
33. A
34. B
35. B
36. D
37. A
38. B
39. A
40. B