Saturday, January 11, 2014
MCQ on History of Ancient India - Set 2
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31. Who among the
following was the author of Abhidhamma treatise Kathavatthu?
[A] Mah-a kassapa
[B] Mahinda
[C] Milinda
[D] Moggaliputta
Tissa.
Answer: Moggaliputta Tissa[ The Abhidhamma treatise
Kathavatthu was written by Moggaliputta Tissa. He was a Buddhist monk and
scholar who lived in the 3rd century BC . Moggaliputta-Tissa was the spiritual
teacher of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, and his son Mahinda, who brought
Buddhism to Sri Lanka. He also presided over the Third Buddhist Council.]
32. In which among
the following sacrifices, the sacrificial materials used was sura in Vedic Era?
[A] Agnistoma
[B] Rajasuya
[C] Sautramani
[D] Vajapeya
Answer:
Sautramani
[Sautramani was the sacrifice of the asuras and was adopted by the devas. The
sacrificial materials used was sura, wine. In the Sautramani sacrifice the
oblations of sura are prescribed.]
33. In the Rigvedic Dasrajan Yudha (Battle of
Ten Kings) the Bharatas emerged winner at the bank of __?
[A] The Indus River
[B] The Saraswati
River
[C] The Sutlej
River
[D] The Parushni
River
Answer: The
Parushni River [According to Rigveda,the
famous battle of ten kings ( or Dasrajan Yudha) was between Sudas, a Bharata
king of the Tritsu family and the confederacy of ten well-known tribes- Puru,
Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha ,Bhalanas,Shiva and Vishanin.In the
bloody and decisive battle on the banks of River Parushni the Bharatas emerged
victorious.]
34. The Boghazkoi
inscription was discovered in __?
[A] India
[B] Iran
[C] Syria
[D] Turkey
Answer: Turkey [Homeland
of Aryans : one of the inscription proves that the Aryans are from Central Asia
is Boghazkoi (Asia Minor ,Turkey ) Inscription.]
35. The Aryans
dedicated whole of a separate Mandala in Rig-Veda for the hymns dedicated to
__?
[A] Agni
[B] Varuna
[C] Indra
[D] Soma
Answer: Soma [ Soma
& Haoma : (It is the 9th Mandal of Rigveda which contains 114 hymns ) The
fermented juice of the plant called Soma appears to have been the only
intoxicating drink used in Vedic times. So much were the ancient Aryans
addicted to this drink, that Soma was soon worshipped as a deity both in India
and in Iran (under the name Haoma in the latter country), and we find one
entire Mandala, or Book, of the Rig-Veda, dedicated to this deity.]
36. Which of the following pairs is not
correctly matched ?
[A] Nagananda
↔Harsha
[B]
Mudrarakshasa↔Visakhadatta
[C] Mrichchhakatika
↔Sudraka
[D] Ratnavali
↔Rajasekhara
Answer: Ratnavali .Rajasekhara
37. Who among the
following was a lady Alvar Saint?
[A] Andal
[B] Madhura Kavi
[C] Perumal
[D] Tirupan
Answer:
Andal [Andal was a 10th century Tamil
poet who is revered as a saint in the southern parts of India, the only woman
Alvar (saint) of Vaishnavism (a cult devoted to Lord Vishnu).]
38. Parnadatta was
appointed the Provincial Governor of Saurashtra by __?
[A] Chandragupta
Maurya
[B] Rudradaman
[C] Chandragupta II
[D] Skandagupta
Answer: Skandagupta [Skandgupta’s Junagarh
Inscription: It states that Skandagupta appointed Parnadatta as goptri
(governor) of Surashtra (Saurashtra)]
39. The title
“Paramasaugata” was adopted by ___?
[A] Bhaskar Varman
[B] Shashanka
[C] Rajya Vardhana
[D] Harsha
Answer: Rajya
Vardhana [ Rajyavardhana has been mentioned as Parama- Saugata in Harsha’s
Madhuvana and Banskhera inscriptions]
40. Garuda was
adopted as dynastic emblem after the imperial Guptas by ___?
[A] Rashtrakutas
[B] Western
Chalukyas
[C] Shilaharas
[D] Chedis
Answer:
Rashtrakutas [ Rashtrakutas adopted
“Garuda”as dynastic emblem after the imperial Guptas.]
41. Among the five
monolithic rathas of Pallavas at Mahabalipuram, the largest is ___?
[A] Arjuna
[B] Bhima
[C] Dharmaraja
[D] Draupadi
Answer:
Dharmaraja [ Mahabalipuram Temples:
Pallava dynasty: The five monolithic rathas are square or oblong in plan,
pyramidal in elevation and varying in their overall dimensions. the Dharmaraja
ratha constructed in Pallava style is the largest of all, having huge pillats
in the portico with statue of lions, pyramidal tower and turret roof.]
42. Who among the
following was the first Satavahana King to introduce the Ruler’s head on the
coins ?
[A] Satkarni I
[B] Gautamiputra
Satkarni
[C] Vasishthiputra
Pulumavi
[D] Yajna Satakarni
Answer: Satkarni I [. Satavahana dynasty ruled from
Pune in Maharastra to Coastal Andhra Pradesh in the 2nd century BC onwards.The
coins issued by Satavahanas had Bilingual legends. The name of the Kings was
mentioned in Prakrit as well as some south Indian Language. Satavahana Kings
promoted Buddhism. Satkarni I was the first Satavahana King to introduce the
Ruler’s head on the coins.]
43. Which of the following parts were situated on
the west coast of South India ?
1. Kaveripattanam
2. Korkai
3. Musiri
4. Tondi
Choose the correct
answer from the codes given below.
[A] 1, 2
[B] 2, 3
[C] 3, 4
[D] 2, 3, 4
Answer:
3, 4 [ Musiri and Tondi were situated on
the west coast of South India.]
44. Which one of
the following places was a mint centre of the Yaudheyas ?
[A] Bayana
[B] Rohtak
[C] Bareilly
[D] Mathura
Rohtak [The sacred town of Rohtak, also called
Rohtak or mint of the Yaudheyas . Note : Karttikeya was the principal deity of
the Yaudheyas.]
45. Who among the
following was the ruler of Kanchi during the time of Samudragupta ?
[A] Hastivarman
[B] Mantaraja
[C] Nilaraja
[D] Vishnugopa
Answer: Vishnugopa [King Vishnugopa (Pallava dynasty )
of Kanchi is mentioned in the list of rulers of the South defeated by Samudra
Gupta. It is mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudra Gupta.]
46. Who among the
following is known to have performed four Asvamedha sacrifices ?
[A] Pushyamitra
Sunga
[B] Pravarasena I
[C] Samudragupta
[D] Nandivarman
Pallavamalla
Answer: Pravarasena I [Vakataka Dynasty : 3rd Century
-5th Century AD. They were the most important after the fall of Satavahanas and
before the rise of Chalukyas and they ruled in Modern Maharashtra and Madhya
Pradesh.power They were contemporary of Guptas.The dynasty was founded by
Vindhyashakti. Pravarasena I was the real founder of Vakataka empire.He
performed four Asvamedha Yajnas.]
47. In which of the
following inscriptions Ashoka made his famous declaration, “All men are my
children”?
[A] Minor Rock
Edict (Ahraura)
[B] Pillar Edict
VII
[C] Lumbini Pillar
Edict
[D] Separate
Kalinga Rock Edict I
Answer: Separate Kalinga Rock Edict I
48. The
beneficiaries of Asoka’s donations in the region of Barabar Hill were__?
[A] Buddhists
[B] Ajivikas
[C] Svetambar Jains
[D] Digambar Jains
Answer: Ajivikas
[ The Edicts of Asoka are a collection of 33 inscriptions on the Pillars of
Asoka. The one of the Edict of Asoka is “Barbara cave Inscription : giving away
the Barbara cave to Ajivika sect. Dasharataha is known to have gifted the
Nagarjuni hills to Ajivikas.]
49. Who identified
“Sandrokottus” of the Greco-Roman literature with Chandragupta Maurya ?
[A] D. R.
Bhandarkar
[B] Alexander
Cunningham
[C] R. P. Chanda
[D] William Jones
Answer: William
Jones
50. Rulers of which
of the following dynasties maintained diplomatic relations with distant
countries such as Syria in the West ?
[A] Maurya
[B] Gupta
[C] Pallava
[D] Chola
Answer: Maurya
51. The rulers of
which among the following dynasties adopted the title Devaputra ?
[A] Maurya
[B] Sunga
[C] Kushana
[D] Saka-Kshatrapa
Answer: Kushana
[ Kushanas Empire: Kanishka (100 – 126 AD), a prominent ruler of the Kushan
Dynasty who achieved remarkable milestones in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
His descendants called him as Devaputra which means son of gods. ]
52. The
Mahasamghika School arose at which among the following places?
[A] Bodha Gaya
[B] Rajagriha
[C] Sravasti
[D] Vaisali
Answer: Vaisali
53. Which of the
following pairs is not correctly matched ? Sakiyas ↔Kapilvastu Koliyas
↔Ramagrama
[A] Sakiyas
↔Kapilvastu
[B] Koliyas
↔Ramagrama
[C] Kalamas
↔Allakappa
[D] Mallas
↔Kusinagara
Answer: Kalamas
↔Allakappa
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54. Who among the
following laid down for punishment for a person becoming mendicant without
making adequate provision for dependent wife and children?
[A] Manu
[B] Yajnavalkya
[C] Kautilya
[D] Narada
Answer: Kautilya [ Chanakya : He is also known by
Vishnugupta, Kautilya,was born around 350 BC and is known for his being the
chief architect of Mauryan Empire and writing the pioneering work in the
Economics and Political Science that is Arthashstra. He is known as Indian
Machiavelli in the western world.]
55. With which
among the following places, the twenty third Jain Tirthankara was associated?
[A] Vaishali
[B] Kausambi
[C] Varanasi
[D] Sravasti
Answer: Varanasi [ Tirthankar Parshvanath was the son
of king Ashvasena and queen Vama of Varanasi. He achieved Nirvana on the Sammet
Sikhar. He lived in Varanasi around 800 BC. Parsvanatha is the 23rd Jain
Tirthankar. ]
56. Which of the
following Upanishads is written in prose ?
[A] Isa
[B] Katha
[C] Brihadaranyaka
[D] Svetasvatara
Answer: Brihadaranyaka
57. Who among the
following were teachers of Gautama Buddha before his enlightenment ?
1. Alara Kalama
2. Udraka Ramputra
3. Makkhali Gosala
4. Nigantha
Nataputta
Indicate your
answer from the codes given below.
[A] 1 and 4
[B] 4 and 2
[C] 2 and 3
[D] 1 and 2
Answer: 1 and 2
58. Which among the
following is an extant Shaka of the Rigveda Samhita?
[A] Saunaka
[B] Ashvalayan
[C] Shakala
[D] Sankhayana
Answer: Shakala
59. Who was the
priest of the Bharatas in the battle of Ten Kings ?
[A] Visvamitra
[B] Vasishtha
[C] Atri
[D] Bhrigu
Answer:
Vasishtha [ The battle of ten kings was
fought between Sudas, a Bharata king of the Tritsu family and the confederacy
of ten well-known tribes- Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha
,Bhalanas,Shiva and Vishanin. In the bloody and decisive battle on the banks of
River Purushni, the Bharatas emerged victorious. The reason behind the war is
the rivalry between Vishwamitra and Vasishtha.]
60. That the homeland of the Aryans was Arctic
Region, was propounded by ___?
[A] Max Muller
[B] Edward Meyer
[C] Bal Gangadhar
Tilak
[D] Herzefeld
Answer: Bal
Gangadhar Tilak [ The Arctic Home in the Vedas is a book on the origin of
Aryans by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak The book was written at the end of 1898,
but was first published in March 1903 in Pune .It propounded the theory that
the North Pole was the original home of Aryans during pre-glacial period which
they had to leave due to the ice deluge around 8000 B.C. and had to migrate to
the Northern parts of Europe and Asia in search of lands for new settlements.
In support to his theory , Tilak has presented certain Vedic hymns, East
Iranian passages, Vedic chronology and Vedic calendars with interpretations of
the contents in detail.]
61. King Ashvapati
of the Upanishadic Age was the ruler of which among the following Kingdoms?
[A] Kekaya
[B] Matsya
[C] Panchala
[D] Sursena
Answer: Kekaya [
LATER VEDIC AGE – The Kekaya kingdom was situated on the bank of River Beas,
east of Gandhar kingdom. King Aswapati ruled Kekaya when Janak was the king of
Videha.]
62. With which among the following Vedas, the
Shatapatha Brahmana is related to___?
[A] Rigveda
[B] Yajurveda
[C] Samaveda
[D] Atharvaveda
Answer:
Yajurveda [ Yajurveda is the book of
sacrificial prayers.The world’s oldest prose literature of the Indo-Europeans
is contained in Yajurveda.. There are two primary versions or Samhitas of the
Yajurveda : Shukla(white) and Krishna(black) This implies that the Krishna
Yajurveda includes the Brahmana prose discussions within the Samhita (no
Brahman) while the Shukla Yajurveda has separately a Brahmana text,
Shatapatha.]
63. Which of the
following was not a diety of the Harappans?
[A] Shiva
[B] Mother Goddess
[C] Peepal Tree
[D] Vishnu
Answer: Vishnu
[Mother Goddess, Pashupati Shiva, Peepal, Pigeon, Swastik were worshipped by
the Harappans. ]
64. Which among the
following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian
Subcontinent?
[A] Brahmagiri
[B] Chirand
[C] Mehrgarh
[D] Burzahom
Answer: Mehrgarh [The site of Mehrgarh is located near
the Bolan Pass, in the region of Baluchistan, to the west of the Indus River
valley. In 1974, Mehrgarh excavated by the French Archaeologist Jean Francois
Jarrige.]
65. Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first
Palaeolithic tools in India, was originally ___?
[A] Palaeobotanist
[B] Geologist
[C] Archaeologist
[D] Historian
Answer: Geologist [ Robert Bruce Foote – Father of
Indian Pre-history. He was a geologist of the Geological Survey of India,
brought out publications on the tools found in the laterite formations in the
then Madras and South Arcot districts, documented the antiquities of the
Neolithic and Iron Age in Salem district in Tamil Nadu, wrote memoirs on the
geology of the south Maharatta country and neighbouring districts, collected
antiquities, painted landscape such as “View of Cape Comorin, the Kumla Kumari
Pagoda…” and skilfully handled his finances.]
66. Which of the following is the most common
motif of the Indus Seals ?
[A] Unicorn
[B] Bull
[C] Rhinoceros
[D] Elephant
Answer: Unicorn
[The unicorn is the most common motif on Indus seals and appears to represent a
mythical animal that Greek and Roman sources trace back to the Indian
subcontinent. ]
67. Which of the
following Harappan towns is divided into three parts ?
[A] Kalibanga
[B] Lothal
[C] Chanhudaro
[D] Dholavira
Answer: Dholavira [ The Dholavira is the largest Indus
Valley Site in independent India. It is located on Khadir Beyt, an island in
the Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.It has been excavated by R S Bisht team of
ASI. It had three citadels. Each of these three citadels of Dholavira was
improved than Harappa and Mohen-jo-Daro and had an inner closure as well.]
68. Which among the following was a water tax
for supply of water for irrigation during the ancient India ?
[A]Udakabhaga
[B]Udbali
[C]Uparikara
[D]Udranga
Answer: Udakabhaga was the water tax that was levied
on irrigation during the ancient India during the Maurya Empire
69. The last ruler
of the Mauryan Dynasty, who was assassinated by Pushyamitra Sunga, his commander-in-chief
was __ ?
[A]Bindusara
[B]Chandragupta
[C]Brihadrata
[D]Ashokavardhan
Answer: Brihadrata [ Brihadrata was assassinated in
185 BCE during a military parade, by the commander-in-chief of his guard, the
Brahmin general Pusyamitra Sunga, who then took over the throne and established
the Sunga dynasty. Brihadrata, the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty, held
territories that had shrunk considerably from the time of emperor Ashoka,
although he still upheld the Buddhist faith. ]
70. Buddhacharita,
the epic biography of Gautama Buddha in Sanskrit was written by__:
[A]Aśvaghoṣa
[B]Indrabhuti
[C]Asanga
[D]Bodhisena
Answer: Aśvaghoṣa [The Buddha Charita was the
biography of Buddha which was penned by Ashvaghosha probably in the first
century C.E. He was a renowned Sanskrit poet. The Buddha Charita is made up of
28 songs recounting events in Shakyamuni Buddha’s life up to the time of his
great awakening.]
71. Which among the
following kings was also known as Mamallan (great wrestler)?
[A]Pulakesi II
[B]Mahendravarman I
[C]Narasimhavarman
I
[D]None of the
above
Answer: Narasimhavarman
72. Which among the
following is the correct set of the plays written by Harshavardhan in Sanskrit?
[A]Malavikagnimitram,Vikramorvashiiyam
and Abhijñanasakuntalam
[B]Svapna
Vasavadattam, Pancharatra and Pratijna Yaugandharayaanam
[C]Nagananda,
Priyadarshika and Ratnavali.
[D]None of these.
Answer: Nagananda, Priyadarshika and Ratnavali.
73. Where and when
was the second Buddhist council held?
[A]Patliputra in
250 B.C.
[B]Sri Lanka in 1st
century B.C.
[C]Vaishali in 383
B.C.
[D]Mandalay in 1871
A.D.
Answer: Vaishali in 383 B.C.
74. Who among the
following succeeded Samudragupta as the next ruler of Gupta Dynasty ?
[A]Chandragupta II
[B]Chandragupta I
[C]Vishnugupta
[D]Mahendra
Answer: Chandragupta II
75. As per Asoka’s
inscriptions, which among the following place was declared tax free and
proclaimed only 1/8th part as taxable?
[A]Kushinagar
[B]Lumbini
[C]Kathmandu
[D]Sarnath
Answer: Lumbini
76. Which among the
following places have given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian
subcontinent?
[A]Pratapgarh
[B]Mehrgarh
[C]Quetta
[D]Kalat
Answer: Mehrgarh
77. Which among the
following Vakataka ruler performed all the seven sacrifices viz. Agnishtoma,
Aptoryama, Ukthya, Shodasin, Atiratra, Vajapeya, Brihaspatisava, Sadyaskra and
four Asvamedhas ?
[A]Rudrasena-I
[B]Pravarsena-I
[C]Prithvisena-I
[D]Narendrasena-I
Answer: Pravarsena 1
78. Who among the
following was the 23rd Jain Tirthankara ?
[A]Nemi Natha
[B]Mahavira
[C]Parshvanath
[D]Malinath
Answer: Parshvanath
79. The Satapatha
Brahmana and Taitriya Brahmana are the Brahmana texts of ___:
[A]Rigveda
[B]Yajurveda
[C]Samaveda
[D]Atharavaveda
Answer: Yajurveda
80. Which among the
following is the most unique feature of Dholavira site of the Indus Valley
Civilization?
[A]Its cities were
horizontally divided in multiple parts
[B]Its cities were
unevenly divided
[C]Its cities were
divided into 2 parts
[D]None of these
Answer:Its cities were divided into 2
parts
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