1500+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS ON INDIAN HISTORY
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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ANCIENT INDIA : QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
41. Ashoka has been particularly Influenced by the Buddhist monk
(a) Ambhi
(b) Upagupta
(c) Asvaghosha
(d) Vasubandhu
Ans: (b)
42. During Kanishka's reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to
(a) Delhi
(b) Ayodhya
(c) Kannauj
(d) Purushapura (Peshawar)
Ans: (d)
43. Which of the following Sanskrit language?
(a) Kushanas
(b) Mauryas
(c) Guptas
(d) Indo-Greeks
Ans: (c)
44. Who had got the Konark Sun Temple constructed?
(a) Kanishka
(b) Ashoka
(c) Narasimha Deva II
(d) Rajendra Chola
Ans: (c)
45. Which one of the following sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium?
(a) Maurya sculptures
(b) Mathura sculptures
(c) Bharhut sculptures
(d) Gandhara sculptures
Ans: (c)
46. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?
(a) Saumilla
(b) Sudraka
(c) Shaunaka
(d) Susrutha
Ans: (d)
47. In the context of ancient Indian society, which one of the following terms does not belong to the category of the other three?
(a) Kula
(b) Vamsa
(c) Kosa
(d) Gotra
Ans: (c)
48. Who wrote Mrichchhakatika (Clay Cart)?
(a) Akbar
(b) Kalidas
(c) Sudraka
(d) Dandin
Ans: (c)
49. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Gujarat
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (c)
50. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the
(a) Paleolithic age
(b) Primitive age
(c) Neolithic age
(d) Bronze age
Ans: (d)