R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | History MCQ Questions on Ancient History Art And Culture Set 2

Which of the following statement is wrong?

1. Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra
2. Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
3. Ashoka invaded the Kalinga in 261 BC
4. Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following pairs of persons are correctly matched? , I. Chandragupta-II : Fa-Hien, II. Skandagupta: I-tsing, III. Harsha: Hiuen Tsang

1. I and II
2. I II and III
3. I and III
4. II and III

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha the Rashtrakuta King?

1. Adipurana
2. Ganitasara Samgraha
3. Saktayana
4. Kavirajamarg

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Panini’s great grammar the Ashtadhyayi?

1. It was most probably composed towards the 4th century BC
2. It was stated that with Panini the language attained its highest state of development and thereafter there was improvement only in its vocabulary
3. Both A ; B
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

During Karikala’s rule the important Chola port was

1. Calicut
2. Puhar
3. Korkai
4. Thondi

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest of arts of

1. Pallavas
2. Cholas
3. Pandyas
4. Chalukyas

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The subject matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to

1. Jainism
2. Buddhism
3. Vaishnavism
4. Shaivism

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of development of art under the

1. Rashtrakutas
2. Pallavas
3. Pandyas
4. Chalukyas

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Vedic literature available for reconstructing the ancient Indian history?,I. Vedic literature, mainly the four Vedas i.e. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas, are entirely in a different language, which can be called the Vedic language.,II. The vocabulary of Vedic literature contains a wide range of meaning and at times different in grammatical usages

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I ; II
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was the last great ruler of Gupta dynasty?

1. Skandagupta
2. Kumaragupta I
3. Chandragupta Ii
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which among the following is not correct

1. The capital of pandyas was Madurai
2. The capital of Cheras was Vanchi
3. The capital of the Videha Kingdom was Mithila
4. The capital of Gahadwal Dynasty was Kannauj

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the ‘Golden Age’ of ancient India. ,Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins

1. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true but R is false
4. A is false but R is true

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who built Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?

1. Aditya Chola
2. Raja Raj Chola
3. Rajendra Chola
4. Karikala Chola

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Gandhara Art is the combination of

1. Indo Roman
2. Indo Greek
3. Indo Islamic
4. Indo China

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ancient Sanskrit literature?,I. The works of Kalidasa include the Kumarsambhava, the Raghuvamsha, the Meghaduta, the Abhijnanshakuntalam are considered classics in field of poetry and style.,II. Bana wrote Harshacharita which is a biography of King Harsha and Kadambari.,III. Dandin wrote Daskumarcharita (the tale of 10 prince)

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. I ; III
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who among the following has written Malavikagnimitram?

1. Pusyamitra Sunga
2. Banabhatta
3. Kautilya
4. Kalidasa

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What was the capital of Avanti?

1. Gaya
2. Ujjain
3. Satna
4. Vallabhi

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who is the author of Vikramakacharita?

1. Ravi Kirti
2. Mangalesa
3. Bana
4. Bilhana

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is incorrectly matched (in Gupta administration)?

1. Bhukti – province
2. Vishya – state
3. Vithika – city
4. Gram – village

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The most famous Chera ruler was

1. Udiyanjeral
2. Nedunjeraladan
3. Senguttuvan
4. Sengannan

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Vedic term vrihi stands for

1. Cotton
2. Wheat
3. Rice
4. Barley

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Vikram Shila University was founded by

1. Chandra Gupta Maurya
2. Kanishka
3. Dharampala
4. Pulakesin II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to

1. Ganesh
2. Shiva
3. Durga
4. Vishnu

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related with the Kautilya’s Arthashastra?,I. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in Gupta Period.,II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I ; II
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who among the following had written the ‘Rajatarangini’ which was the metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the north-western Indian subcontinent?

1. Megasthenese
2. Kalhana
3. Al-Biruni
4. Herodotus

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Kalinga was situated between?

1. Godavari ; Krishna
2. Mahanadi ; Godavari
3. Mahanadi ; Krishna
4. Krishna ; Kaveri

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Kanishka ruled from?

1. Purushpur
2. Alipur
3. Indraprastha
4. Prayag

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who was the first Indian astronomer to calculate the time taken by earth to orbit the sun?

1. Aryabhatta
2. Ved Bhatnagara
3. Bhaskaracharya
4. Bishu devtampi

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Odisha’s World famous Konark Sun Temple was buit by

1. Krishnadev Rai
2. Ashoka
3. Chandragupta
4. Narasimhadeva

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Badami rock inscription of Pulakesin-I is dated in Saka Year 465. If the same work to be dated in Vikram Samvat, the year would be

1. 601
2. 300
3. 330
4. 407

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Banabhatta, a great scholar, lived during the reign of

1. Ashoka
2. Harsha
3. Kanishka
4. Chandragupta II

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which rulers built the Ellora temples?

1. Chalukya
2. Sunga
3. Rashtrakuta
4. Pallava

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following does not have a Stupa?

1. Ranchi
2. Sanchi
3. Barhut
4. Dhamek

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which among the following is not a correct pair?

1. Ellora Caves – Rastrakuta Rulers
2. Mahabalipuram – Pallava
3. Rulers Khajuraho – Chandellas
4. Elephanta Caves – Mauyra Era

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following statements is correct?

1. Harsha stopped the use of animal food throughout his empire
2. Harsha erected thousands of stupas
3. Harsha regularly held the quinquennial convocation
4. Harsha sent missionaries to the west to propagate Buddhism

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of

1. Chola
2. Hoysala
3. Pallava
4. Rashtrakuta

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Mahabhasya was written by

1. Gargi
2. Manu
3. Bana
4. Patanjali

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which Ancient Indian literature deals with concepts about origin of universe, death and birth, material and spiritual world?

1. Rig Vedas
2. Atharva Vedas
3. Aryankas
4. Upanishad

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which was probably the most popular assembly in which even women enjoyed an equal status with men in the Early Vedic period?

1. Sabha
2. Samiti
3. Gana
4. Vidatha

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What is the correct chronological sequence of the under mentioned Pallava kings? ,I. Nandivarman II,II. Mahendravarman I,III. Narasimhavarman I,IV. Simhavishnu

1. I II III IV
2. IV II III I
3. III I IV II
4. II III I IV

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which inscription mentions about the village administration under the Cholas?

1. Junagarh
2. Uttaramerur
3. Aihole
4. Nasik

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?

1. Rig Vedas
2. Sama Vedas
3. Brahamans
4. Aryankas

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called

1. Sikhara
2. Verna
3. Nagara
4. Gandhara

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The first elaborate description of Upanayana Sanskar is found in the

1. Aitareya Brahmana
2. Taittiriya Brahmana
3. Tandyamaha Brahmana
4. Shatapatha Brahmana

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Mehrauli pillar inscription belongs to the period of the

1. Mauryas
2. Kushanas
3. Sungas
4. Guptas

✅ Correct Answer: 4

In which city of India is Dhamek Stupa located?

1. Pune
2. Delhi
3. Varanasi
4. Hyderabad

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following statement (s) is/ are correct related to the Atharva Veda?,I. The Atharva Veda basically consists of charms and spells that were prevalent at that time in the society.,II. The Atharva Veda presents a portrait of the Vedic society. One can find an independent and parallel stream of knowledge and thought in the Atharva Veda

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I ; II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was the last Hindu emperor of northern India?

1. Harsha
2. Pulakesin II
3. Rajyavardhana
4. Skandagupta

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Bimbisara was the founder of which one of the following dynasties?

1. Nanda
2. Haryanka
3. Maurya
4. Shunga

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?

1. Amarakosha
2. Siddhanta Shiromani
3. Brihat Samhita
4. Astanga Hridaya

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following are two works of Kalidasa?

1. Raghuvamsha and Kiratarjuniya
2. Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha
3. Malti Madhava and Kumara Sambhava
4. Malti Madhav and Kumara Sambhava

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

1. Buddhist monastery
2. Buddhist order or organisation
3. A kind of tomb where the relics of Buddha and other Buddhist monks are kept
4. A Buddhist assembly hall or temple

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which painting is made from Fresco style?

1. Bhimbetka
2. Piklikhal
3. Ajanta
4. Ellora

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following was the capital of Kosala?

1. Sravasti
2. Shuktimati
3. Kaushambi
4. Indraprastha

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who among the following occupied the supreme position in the Later Vedic pantheon?

1. Indra
2. Prajapati
3. Agni
4. Varuna

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following books is not written by Harshavardhan?

1. Harshacharita
2. Nagananda
3. Ratnavali
4. Priyadarshika

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who is known as the Napoleon of India?

1. Srigupta
2. Chandragupta
3. Samudragupta
4. Devicharangupta

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The traces of Janapadas and Mahajanpadas are found in__________?

1. Vedic text
2. Buddha text
3. Jaina text
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following temples was not constructed by Chandela dynasty?

1. Kandariya Mahadev
2. Chaturbhuja
3. Lakshman
4. Somnath

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who among the following writer’s book gives the detail information about the invasion of India by Alexander?

1. Herodotus
2. Megasthenes
3. Arrian
4. Ptolemy

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?

1. Lord Shiva
2. Vishnu
3. Brahma
4. Indra

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The accounts of Kalinga war are depicted by

1. Rock edict XIII
2. Ruminidei
3. Kalsi
4. Junagarh

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who among the following renowned Scholar wrote the biography of King Harsha and Kadambari?

1. Bharavi
2. Bhartrihari
3. Bana
4. Magha

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What led to the end of Indus Valley Civilization?

1. Invasion of Aryans
2. Recurrent Floods
3. Earthquakes
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which among the following is a place in Larkana district of Sind province in Pakistan?

1. Alamgirpur
2. Harappa
3. Rangapur
4. Mohenjo-Daro

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?

1. Harihara
2. Devaraya
3. Krishnadevaraya
4. Bukka

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The greatest Chola king in the dynasty of the Cholas of Thanjavur was

1. Parantaka
2. Rajaraja-I
3. Rajendra-I
4. Kulottunga

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Idol of dancing girl (Bronze) is found in which of the following civilzation?

1. Mesopotamian Civilization
2. Indus Valley Civilization
3. Persian Civilization
4. Egyptian Civilization

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the historical literary sources of Ancient India?, I. The ‘Puranas’ serves as a source of historical facts of ancient India. There are eighteen Puranas. They provide historical information of various dynasties., II. According to Dr. R.C. Majumdar, the war occurred in 1000 B.C. Apart from the Kurukshetra war, the Mahabharata contains various accounts of social life and religious thinking of the people of ancient India

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Economy of Vedic period was based on?

1. Pastureland
2. Agriculture
3. Mining
4. Cotton Cultivation

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?

1. Ashoka
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Kanishka
4. Huvishka

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the literature in Ancient India?,I. The earliest known work of the Aryans in India was the Rig Veda which is a collection of 1048 hymns in Vedic Sanskrit.,II. Most of the hymns are in praise of different Vedic deities and were intended for recitation at the Yajnas or sacrifices

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Where is the longest corridor of the temple?

1. Shreerangam
2. Madurai
3. Tiruchendur
4. Rameshwaram

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Allahabad?

1. Harshavardhana
2. Dhruvasena Ii
3. Narshimhvarman
4. Akabar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which is a treatise on the science of governance?

1. Mahabharata
2. Ramayana
3. Kautilya’s Arthshastra
4. Chandrawati Ramayana

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following Ancient Indian literature was a treatise on the science of governance?

1. Manusmriti
2. Arthsashtra
3. Mahabharata
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Select correct pair of book and author

1. Mudrarakshasa: Somdeva
2. Brihat Samhita: Ravi Kriti
3. Kathasaritsagar: Visakdatta
4. Panchsidhantika : Varharmihara

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?

1. Siksha (Phonetics)
2. Kalpa (Ritual)
3. Vyakarna (Grammar)
4. Ashtadhyayi

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?

1. The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism
2. The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
3. The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma gyan and bhakti
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which ancient account describes the Nandas expedition over all their rival monarchs that make them powerful rulers of North India?

1. Manusmriti
2. Vedas
3. Puranas
4. Brahamanas

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following is/are poetry and drama?

1. Kumarasambhava
2. Raghuvamsa
3. Abhijnanashakuntalam
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is not a religious text?

1. Rigveda
2. Sangam
3. Upanishad
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is related to Etymology?

1. Shiksha
2. Kalpa
3. Nirukta
4. Vyakaran

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Virupaksha Temple was built by the

1. Chalukyas
2. Pallavas
3. Kakatiyas
4. Satavahans

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Select the correct pair of writer and their book

1. Bhavabhuti’s Utter -Ramacharita
2. Bharavi’s Mricchakatika
3. Vishakhadatta’s Rajdoot
4. Shudraka’s Kirtarjuniya

✅ Correct Answer: 1