History of India related Mcq's for upsc,wbcs,wbp,ssc, railway and also others competitive exam.
Ancient history of India
Q.1 Who was the the founder of Nanda Dynasty?
A.Dhanananda.
B.Shisunaga.
C.Mahapadmananda
D.Nandivardhan
Answer:C
Discuss:Nanda Dynasty was founded by Mahapadmananda (345 BC – 329 BC).
Q.2 Who was the mother of Gautamiputra Satkarni?
A.GautamiB.Nirjara
C.Shubhadrangi
D.Koshala
Answer:A
Discuss: The mother of Gautamiputra Satkarni was Gautami Balasri.
Q.3 The guardrail sanchi stupa were made period?
A.Gupta Period
B.Maurya Period
C.Sunga Period
D.Kushana Period
Answer:C
Discuss:The guardrail was decorated at sanchi stupa by worshiper.
Q.4 Who was spread the Jainism in Karnataka?
A.Bimbisara
B.Ashoka
C.Ajatashatru
D.Chandragupta Maurya
Answer:D
Discuss: Chandragupta Maurya was attributed to spread Jainism in Karnataka.
Q.5 Who is the founder of Harayanka Dynasty?
A.Bimbisara
B.Ghananand
C.Harshvardhan
D.Ajatashatru
Answer: A
Discuss: initially, capital was Rajgriha,and then shifted in Patliputra and now Patna in India.
Q.6 When the Rowlatt act was passed?
A.1905
B.1919
C.1918
D.1913
Answer: B (1919)
Q.7 Which of the following support for M Gandhi launched Kheda Satyagrah?
A.Mill owners
B.Kol rebellion
C.The peasant
D.Land lords
Answer: C ( The peasant)
Q.8 Which of the following Veda depicts about most vedic culture?
A. Yajurveda
B. Rig veda
C. Sama veda
D. Atharvaveda
Answer: B ( Rig Veda)
Q.9 Which of the following Harappan sites to founded couple burial?
A.Lothal
B.Harappa
C.Chanhudado
D.Mohenjodaro
Answer: A ( Lothal)
Q.10 'Triratna' means in Buddhism?
A.Tripitaka
B.Sheel,Samhadi,Sangha
C.Buddha,Dhamma,Sangha
D.Satya,Ahimsa,karuna
Answer: C ( Buddha,Dhamma,Sangha)
Q.11 Who was the third Tirthankara?
A. Ajitnath
B.Sumatinath
C.Sambhabnath
D.Rishabhanatha
Answer: C ( Sambhanath)
Q.12 which painting style belongs to Maharashtra?
A. Madhubani
B. Warli
C. Kalam
D. Minature
Answer: B (warli)
Q.13 Indus- Valley civilization is called?
A. Urban
B.Rural
C.Stone Age
D.Iron Age
Answer:A (Urban)
Q.14 Who discovered the Indus valley civilization?
A.Sir Leonard Wooley
B. V. S Agarwal
C. Rakhaldash Banerjee
D.A.L Bashman
Answer:C ( Rakhaldash Banerjee)
Q.15 Which metal was unknown to the Indus people?
A.Copper
B. Iron
C.Bronze
D.Gold
Answer:B ( Iron)
Q.16 During which period the Vedic Literature was composed?
A.1000B.C
B.3000-2500 B.C
C.1500-1000B.C
D.1200-1000B.C
Answer:C (1500-1000 B.C)
Q.17 The word Aryan denotes
A.Cultivation
B.A race
C.Pastoral society
D.Brahmachari
Answer:B ( A race)
Q.18 with the people of which country Harappan people carried trade?
A.China
B.Iran
C.Russia
D.Sumer
Answer: D ( Sumer)
Q.19 The oldest school of Indian philosophy is
A.Yoga
B.Sankhya
C.Karma Mimansa
D.Vaisesika
Answer: B ( Sankhya)
Q.20 In which ancient text you will find the earliest reference to the Varna system
A.Mana samhita
B.Rigveda
C.Atharva veda
D.Satapatha Brahmana
Answer:B ( Rigveda)
Q.21 The great bath was found in
A.Lothal
B. Mohenjo-Daro
C.Harappa
D.Kalibangan
Answer: B ( Mohenjo-Daro)
Q.22 The first permanent house of Aryans in India was?
A. Punjab
B.Rajastan
C. Gujarat
D.Sindh
Answer: A (Punjab)
Q.23 Which was the major port of the Indus Valley?
A.Kalibangan
B.Lothal
C. Chanhudaro
D.Mehergarh
Answer: B ( Lothal)
Q.24 The oldest Veda is
A.Atharvaveda
B.Rigveda
C.Samveda
D. Yajurveda
Answer: B ( Rigveda)
Q.25 Taxila was the famous site of
A.Early Vedic Age
B. Gandhara Art
C.Mautyan Art
D.Gupta Art
Answer: B ( Gandhara Art)
Q.26 Rice cultivation is associated with the Harappan site of
A.Kalibangan
B.Lothal
C.Ropar
D.Kot Fiji
Answer: A (Kalibangan)
Q.27 The Upanishads were compiled around
A.600 B.C
B.800 B.C
C.1000 B.C
D.1600-800 B.C
Q.28 which of the following is a Harappan site, located in Rajasthan?
A.Mohenjo Daro
B. Suktagen Dor
C. Kalibangan
D. Lothal
Answer: C (Kalibangan)
Q.29 what was the two assemblies during the early vedic period?
A. Samiti
B. Sabha
C. Samiti and Sangam
D. Both A and B
Answer: D ( Both A and B)
Q.30 which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent?
A. Pratapgarh
B. Mehergarh
C. Quetta
D. Kalat
Answer: B ( Mehergarh)
Q.31 At which of the following places has the largest belt of painted rock shelter of pre- historic period been found?
A. Bhaja
B. Bagor
C. Bhimbetka
D. Shanta
Answer: B ( Bhimbetka)
Q.32 Official stamping of weights and measures and their periodical inspection are prescribed by
A.Manu
B. Narda
C. Brihaspati
D. Parasara
Answer: A ( Manu)
Q.33 Which of the following tribal assemblies has normally involved in the election of the tribal chief?
A.Samiti
B.Sabha
C. Gora
D. Vidata
Answer: A ( Samiti)
Q.34 which of the following Rig vedic Gods is said to be the upholder of the Rita or cosmic order?
A. Indra
B. Agni
C. Varuna
D. Soma
Answer: C ( Varuna)
Q.35 ' House burials' are reported from
A. Gufral in Kashmir
B. Ghaligal-in the northeast
C. Uleri in Almora
D. Balathal in Rajasthan
Answer: C ( Uleri in Almora)
Q.36 Which of the following were the main items of export of the Indus people?
A. Gold and silver
B. Cotton goods
C. Terra cottas
D. Seals
E. Pottery
Select the answer from the codes below
A) ii,iii and v
B) I,iii and v
C) I,ii,IV and v
D) All of them
Answer: A ( ii,iii and v)
Q.37 Who among the following archaeologists has been claiming that he was successfully deciphered the Indus script, though others have not accepted the claim?
A. M.E.M Wheeler
B. Gordon childe
C. K.M.Srivastva
D. S.R Rao
Answer: D ( S.R. Rao)
Q.38 According to the latest excavations,Manda is the ......... Site of the Indus civilization?
A. Northern most
B. Southern most
C. Western most
D. Eastern most
Answer: A ( Northern most)
Q.39 The most celebrated river in the Rigveda was
A. Ganga
B. Saraswati
C. Sindhu( Indus)
D. Yamuna
Answer: B ( Saraswati)
Q.40 The most prominent deity in the Rigveda was
A. Agni
B. Indra
C. Vishnu
D. Shiva
Answer: B ( Indra)
Q.41 The ruins of Harappa were first noticed by
A.M.S Vats
B. M.Wheeler
C. B.B Lal
D. Charles Mason
Answer: D (Charles Mason)
Q.42 Which Rigvedic river is known as Ravi and also as Iravati?
A. Vitasta
B. Asikni
C. Parushni
D. Saturday
Answer: C ( Parushni)
Q.43 Microliths are typical of ?
A. Paleolithic Age
B.Mesolithic Age
C. Neolithic Age
D. Chalcolithic Age
Answer: B ( Mesolithic Age)
Q.44 The oldest deciphered script of Indus sub- continent?
A. Brahmi
B. Harappa
C. Prakcrit
D. Devanagari
Answer: A ( Brahmi)
Q.45 The earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the subcontinent comes from?
A. Mehergarh
B. Amni
C. Dholavira
D. Kalibangan
Answer: A ( Kalibangan)
Q.46 Which of the following is considered To be the earliest Indian test on music?
A.Krishna Yajurveda
B.Atharva veda
C.Sama veda
D.Purusha Shukta
Answer: C (Sama Veda)
Q.47 The oldest deciphered script of the Indian sub- continent is
A.Brahmi
B.Harappan
C.prakcrit
D.Devanagari
Answer:A ( Brahmi)
Q.48 The river Chenab was known in the Vedic period by the name of
A.Askini
B.Purushni
C.Vitasta
D.Shutudri
Answer: A ( Askini)
Q.49 The titer most mentioned in the Rigveda is
A.Sindhu
B.Shutudri
C.Gandaki
D.Saraswati
Q.50 Which of the following was the basic unit of Vedic society?
A.Jana
B.Vidatha
C.Sangh
D.Parivar
Answer:A (Jana)