Ancient History MCQ – In today’s class we have discussed Ancient History questions answers. Here we have covered questions answers from topics like Vedas, Harappan sites, Indus Valley Civilisation, Jainism, Tirthankara, Buddhist council, Gautam Buddha, Samudragupta, Bimbisara, Ajatshatru, Ashoka, Kalinga war, Allahabad Prasasti, famous books, and many more.
Ancient History MCQ GK Questions Answers
# Which Chinese traveller visited India during Harshavardhana’s period?
a. Fa-Hien
b. Hiuen-Tsang
c. I-Tsing
d. Taranath
Ans. b
# Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of?
a. Taxila
b. Vikramshila
c. Magadh
d. Nalanda
Ans. d
# Fahien came to India during the period of?
a. Harshavardhana
b. Chandragupta II
c. Akbar
d. Ashoka
Ans. b
# Nalanda University was founded by?
a. Harshavardhana
b. Kumargupta
c. Dharmpala
d. Ashoka
Ans. b
> Nalanda is in Bihar
# Yajur veda deals with?
a. Sacrificial rituals and ceremonies
b. Magic spells, witchcraft, medicine
c. Battles, kingdom, wars
d. Music, songs
Ans. a
# Atharva veda deals with?
a. Sacrificial rituals and ceremonies
b. Magic spells, witchcraft, medicine
c. Battles, kingdom, wars
d. Music, songs
Ans. b
# Sama veda deals with?
a. Sacrificial rituals and ceremonies
b. Magic spells, witchcraft, medicine
c. Battles, kingdom, wars
d. Music, songs
Ans. d
# Which veda is considered as the oldest veda of the 4 vedas?
a. Rig veda
b. Yajur veda
c. Sama veda
d. Atharva veda
Ans. a
> Rig veda deals with hymns, mantras, mandalas
Ancient History Questions Answers
# Who is known as Shrenik?
a. Bimbisara
b. Ajatshatru
c. Ashoka
d. Kanishka
Ans. a
> Bimbisara is the founder of Haryanka dynasty
> His son name was Ajatshatru (also known as Kunik)
> Ajatshatru killed his father Bimbisara to seize the throne
# In which of the following Harappan site Dockyard was found?
a. Kalibangan
b. Dholavira
c. Banawali
d. Lothal
Ans. d
> Lothal was in Gujarat
# Which of the following metal was not known to the Indus Valley peoples?
a. Copper
b. Bronze
c. Iron
d. Silver
Ans. c
# Kalibangan (Harappa site) was located in which of the following states?
a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Punjab
Ans. b
# Banawali (Harappa site) was located in which of the following states?
a. Gujarat
b. Punjab
c. Haryana
d. Uttar Pradesh
Ans. c
> Rakhigarhi was also a popular Harappa site located in Haryana
Ancient History Quiz Questions Answers
# Which of the following veda contains Gayatri Mantra?
a. Sama veda
b. Yajur veda
c. Upanishad
d. Rig veda
Ans. d
# The Great Bath was found in which Indus Valley site?
a. Harappa
b. Kalibangan
c. Mohenjo-daro
d. Lothal
Ans. c
> Bronze dancing girl and Great granary was also found in Mohenjo-daro
# Who of the following was the court poet of Samudragupta?
a. Birbal
b. Aryabhatta
c. Asvaghosha
d. Harisena
Ans. d
# Who of the following is also known as Indian Napoleon?
a. Chandragupta
b. Kumargupta
c. Chandragupta II
d. Samudragupta
Ans. d
# Who of the following is the founder of Jainism and also the first Tirthankara in Jainism?
a. Rishabhanath
b. Neminath
c. Parshavanath
d. Mahavira
Ans. a
# Who is the 24th and last Tirthankara in Jainism?
a. Mallinath
b. Dharmanath
c. Aranath
d. Mahavira
Ans. d
# Which of the following book is written by Kalhana?
a. Indica
b. Arthashashtra
c. Rajatarangini
d. Yajur veda
Ans. c
# The people of Indus Valley Civilisation usually built their houses wtih?
a. Wood
b. Cement
c. Pucca bricks
d. Stone, marble
Ans. c
Ancient History Mock Test
# Who composed the Allahabad Prasasti?
a. Harisena
b. Chandragupta
c. Asvaghosha
d. Kumargupta I
Ans. a
# Which of the following was a major port of Indus Valley Civilisation?
a. Kalibangan
b. Lothal
c. Mehargarh
d. Alamgirpur
Ans. b
# Which of the following Indus Valley Civilisation site has advanced water management and conservation system?
a. Dholavira
b. Banawali
c. Alamgirpur
d. Chanhudaro
Ans. a
# Who has written Ramcharita?
a. Tulsidas
b. Kalidas
c. Sandhyakara Nandi
d. Kalhan
Ans. c
> Ramcharitmanas was written by Tulsidas
# The Gandhara School of Art was developed under which dynasty?
a. Maurya
b. Kushan
c. Chola
d. Nanda
Ans. b
# Sabha and Samiti were related to?
a. Mughal period
b. Vedic period
c. Indus Valley Civilisation period
d. Maurya period
Ans. b
Ancient History MCQ Questions Answers
# The 4th Buddhist council was held in?
a. Patliputra
b. Kashmir
c. Sarnath
d. Bodh Gaya
Ans. b
# Who has written the book ‘Ashtadhyayi’?
a. Kalhan
b. Birbal
c. Kalidas
d. Panini
Ans. d
# The Battle of Ten Kings is mentioned in?
a. Yajur veda
b. Rig veda
c. Sama veda
d. Atharva veda
Ans. b
# Which is the most discussed (mentioned) river in Rig veda?
a. Sindhu
b. Saraswati
c. Ravi
d. Krishna
Ans. a
> The most prominent (famous) river mentioned in Rig veda is Saraswati
# The Battle of Hydaspes was fought between Alexander and Porus on the banks of which river?
a. Indus
b. Jhelum
c. Sutlej
d. Narmada
Ans. b
# Battle of Kalinga took place in?
a. 261 BC
b. 270 BC
c. 280 BC
d. 264 BC
Ans. a
> The battle took place between Ashoka and Kalinga empire
> Ashoka won the battle
# Gautam Buddha belongs to which clan?
a. Maurya
b. Kushan
c. Sakya
d. Gandharva
Ans. c
