Ancient History G.K Quiz (GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 121 :
The Granary at Harappa was made of

  1. bricks only
  2. bricks and timber
  3. bricks and stones
  4. None of these
  

Question 122 :
Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built by the

  1. Guptas
  2. Mauryas
  3. Nandas
  4. Khiljis
  

Question 123 :
Bauddhacharita' was written by an eminent philosopher poet and dramatist of the court of

  1. Ashoka
  2. Aswaghosha
  3. Pushyamitra
  4. Samudargupta
  

Question 124 :
Which of the following elements of Hinduism were practised in the Indus Valley Civilisation?

  1. Cult of Shiva
  2. Idol worship
  3. Worshipping cows
  4. Wearing sacred threads
  

Question 125 :
Who preached the doctrine of lAshtanga Marg' or 'Eightfold Path'?

  1. Adi Shanaracharya
  2. Guru Nanak
  3. Mahavira
  4. Buddha
  

Question 126 :
Sidhartha attained his enlightenment at

  1. Benaras
  2. Sarnath
  3. Kushinagar
  4. Gaya
  

Question 127 :
The world is God and God is my soul is the philosophy contained in the

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

Question 128 :
The ultimate goal of which of the following religions is `nirvana'?

  1. Buddhism
  2. Hinduism
  3. Jainism
  4. All of these
  

Question 129 :
The Indus Valley Civilisation was discovered in

  1. 1902
  2. 1912
  3. 1922
  4. 1932
  

Question 130 :
The first sermon of Guatama Buddha was called

  1. Turning of the Wheel of Law
  2. Salvation through Meditation
  3. Ascerticism was not the Path to Salvation
  4. God was not essential to the Universe
  

Question 131 :
Of which of the following kingdoms was krishnadeva Raya one of the famous rulers?

  1. Bhamani
  2. Chola
  3. Pallava
  4. Vijaynagar
  

Question 132 :
Ajanta caves were built during whose period?

  1. Gupta
  2. Kushan
  3. Maurya
  4. Chalukya
  

Question 133 :
The number of Vedas is

  1. Eight
  2. Four
  3. Ten
  4. Two
  

Question 134 :
The Puranas arein number.

  1. 18
  2. 25
  3. 52
  4. 108
  

Question 135 :
Who introduce Buddhism to China?

  1. Huan Tsang
  2. Ashoka
  3. Ajatshatru
  4. Fa-hein
  

Question 136 :
Eighfold Path (Ashtmarg) for elimination of human misery was prescribed by

  1. Mahavira
  2. Buddha
  3. Jesus Christ
  4. Krishna
  

Question 137 :
The Indus Valley Civilisation was spread over

  1. Indo- Gangetic divide and upper Gangetic plain
  2. Punjab Sind Gujarat Rajasthan and Baluchistan
  3. U.P. Haryana and neighbouring parts of Punjab and Rajasthan
  4. banks of river Indus Punjab Sind and Baluchistan
  

Question 138 :
The Rig-Veda is a book on

  1. sacrificial prayers
  2. praise of gods and goddesses
  3. mysticism and philosophy
  4. political social and religious life of the people of the Vedic age
  

Question 139 :
To which country Emperor Ashoka deputed his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra to propagate Buddism?

  1. China
  2. Korea
  3. Egypt
  4. Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
  

Question 140 :
Alexander the Great died in 323 B.0 in

  1. Persia
  2. Babylon
  3. Macedonia
  4. Taxila
  

Question 141 :
Kautilya's lArthasastra' is a great treatise on

  1. Economic Policy
  2. Ethics
  3. Morality
  4. Statecraft
  

Question 142 :
After Alexander's death which Indian king defeated his general Seleucus Nicator?

  1. Ambhi
  2. Porus
  3. Harshvardhana
  4. Chandragupta Maurya
  

Question 143 :
Who was the mother of Mahavira?

  1. Yasoda
  2. Trishla
  3. Anoja
  4. None of the above
  

Question 144 :
Which of the following Buddist Councils was held during the reign of Kanishka?

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. Fourth
  

Question 145 :
Megasthenes was at the court of

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

Question 146 :
In which language did Kalidas compose his works?

  1. Brahmi
  2. Pali
  3. Prakrit
  4. Sanskrit
  

Question 147 :
Which of the following was not one of the distinguished tribes of the later Vedic period?'

  1. Videhas
  2. Bharatas
  3. Panchalas
  4. Kurus
  

Question 148 :
Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of

  1. Seleucus
  2. Mahapadmananda
  3. Bindusara
  4. Kautilya
  

Question 149 :
Traces of which of the following has not been found in the Indus Civilisation?

  1. Barley
  2. Sesamum
  3. Mustard
  4. Sugarcane
  

Question 150 :
Charak was the court physician of

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