ANCIENT INDIA : QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
1500+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS ON INDIAN HISTORY
51. Who among the following used to hold a religious assembly at Prayag every five year?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harshvardhana
(c) Kanishka
(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Ans: (b)
52. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as
(a) Gautam
(b) Siddhartha
(c) Rahul
(d) Suddhodhana
Ans: (b)
53. The Jatakas are a collection of stories
(a) Meant for children
(b) Based on pet Hindu myths
(c) About Jains saints
(d) Pertaining to several different earlier births of the Buddha
Ans: (d)
54. Architectural developments In India manifested themselves In their full glory during the period of the
(a) Guptas
(b) Nandas
(c) Mauryas
(d) Cholas
Ans: (a)
55. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in
(a) Archaeological excavations
(b) Rock edicts
(c) Coins
(d) Pillar edicts
Ans: (b)
56. The proud title of 'Vikramaditya' had been assumed by
(a) Harsha
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Kanishka
(d) Samudragupta
Ans: (b)
57. In which region was the first metallic coin used In India?
(a) The Indo-Gangetic plain of central India
(b) The Himalayas
(c) Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh
(d) The Deccan Plateau
Ans: (a)
58. Which of the following was the first metal to be discovered and used as tools by humans?
(a) Iron
(b) Gold
(c) Tin
(d) Copper
Ans: (d)
59. The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as
(a) Advaita
(b) Vedanta
(c) Yoga
(d) Samkhya
Ans: (b)
60. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of the so-called Hinduism was the development of
(a) Shaivism
(b) Saktism
(c) Bhagavatism
(d) Tantricism
Ans: (c)
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