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This section includes 302 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Ancient History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
........assumed the title of Vikramaditya. |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Chandragupta |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Samudragupta II |
| Answer» C. Kanishka | |
| 152. |
Read the following statements carefully1. Gupta Emperors claimed divine right for themselves.2. Their administration was highly centralized.3. They elaborated the tradition of land-grants.Answer on the basis of following codes : |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 are true |
| B. | 1 and 2 are true |
| C. | 1 and 3 are true |
| D. | 2 and 3 are true |
| Answer» D. 2 and 3 are true | |
| 153. |
Who was the court poet of Samudragupta? |
| A. | Asvaghosha |
| B. | Nagarjuna |
| C. | Aryabhatta |
| D. | Harisena |
| Answer» C. Aryabhatta | |
| 154. |
Emperor Harsha's southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by |
| A. | Pulkesin I |
| B. | Pulkesin II |
| C. | Vikramaditya I |
| D. | Vikramadigtya II |
| Answer» C. Vikramaditya I | |
| 155. |
During the reign of which of the following dynasties did Kalidasa flourish? |
| A. | Mauryas |
| B. | Sungas |
| C. | Guptas |
| D. | Vardhanas |
| Answer» D. Vardhanas | |
| 156. |
'Mrichhakatika' was written by |
| A. | Vikramaditya |
| B. | Sudraka |
| C. | Kalhana |
| D. | Banabhatta |
| Answer» C. Kalhana | |
| 157. |
Consider the following literary worksI . Kumar SambhavamII . MudrarakshasaIII . RaghuvamsaIV . RitusamharaWhich of these were the works of Kalidasa ? |
| A. | I, II and III |
| B. | II, III and IV |
| C. | I, III and IV |
| D. | I, II and IV |
| Answer» D. I, II and IV | |
| 158. |
Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the Napolean of India |
| A. | Samudragupta |
| B. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| C. | Srigupta |
| D. | Chandragupta I |
| Answer» B. Chandragupta Vikramaditya | |
| 159. |
Which one of the following was the official language of Gupta period? |
| A. | Pali |
| B. | Magadhi |
| C. | Prakrit |
| D. | Sanskrit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 160. |
Sudraka's 'Mrichhakatikam' is a |
| A. | drama |
| B. | novel |
| C. | poem |
| D. | short story |
| Answer» B. novel | |
| 161. |
The six distict school of Indian Philosophy Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaishasika, Mimansa, Vedanta became fully articulated during the |
| A. | Vedic Age |
| B. | Gupta Age |
| C. | Kushana Age |
| D. | Maurya Age |
| Answer» C. Kushana Age | |
| 162. |
The Prayage Prasasti/Allahabad Pillar Inscription is associated with which one of the following |
| A. | Mahapadmananda |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Samudragupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 163. |
Aryabhatta and Varahmihira belog to which age |
| A. | Guptas |
| B. | Cholas |
| C. | Mauryas |
| D. | Mughals |
| Answer» B. Cholas | |
| 164. |
Who amongst the following organised Ashwamedha Yajna? |
| A. | Ajatashatru |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Chandragupta |
| Answer» D. Chandragupta | |
| 165. |
Which one of the following literary works did not belong to the Gupta period? |
| A. | Abhijanashakuntalam |
| B. | Amarakosa |
| C. | Charaka Samhita |
| D. | Mrichhakatika |
| Answer» D. Mrichhakatika | |
| 166. |
Who was the first known Gupta ruler? |
| A. | Srigupta |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Ghatotakacha |
| D. | Kumargupta I |
| Answer» B. Chandragupta I | |
| 167. |
Who of the following Gupta Kings granted permission to Meghverma,the ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddhist temple of Gaya? |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Skandagupta |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta II | |
| 168. |
In the Courtyard of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque of Delhi stands the famous iron pillar in the memory of |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Chandra |
| C. | Harsha |
| D. | Anangpal |
| Answer» C. Harsha | |
| 169. |
The word Dinara used for the gold coins in the Gupta inscription is derived from |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Greek |
| C. | Chinese |
| D. | Latin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
Who among the following was the ruler of Kanchi during the time of Samudragupta? |
| A. | Hastivarman |
| B. | Mantaraya |
| C. | Nilaraja |
| D. | Vishnugopa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 171. |
The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Kumargupta |
| Answer» D. Kumargupta | |
| 172. |
The first inscription evidence of |
| A. | Eran |
| B. | Junagarh |
| C. | Mandsaur |
| D. | Sanchi |
| Answer» B. Junagarh | |
| 173. |
Which of the following was a strong center of the Pasupatas during the time of |
| A. | Mathura |
| B. | Kaushambi |
| C. | Tripuri |
| D. | Udaigiri |
| Answer» B. Kaushambi | |
| 174. |
Who among the following is known as the |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Harshvardhan |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta II | |
| 175. |
Who was the first ruler of Gupta dynasty to assume the title of 'Maharajadhiraja? |
| A. | Srigupta |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Chandragupta II |
| Answer» C. Samudragupta | |
| 176. |
In the Gupta inscription who has been called "Lichchhavi Dauhitra"? |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Skandgupta |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta II | |
| 177. |
Which of the following rulers started |
| A. | Srigupta |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Chandragupta II |
| Answer» C. Samudragupta | |
| 178. |
Which one of the following epithets does not belong to |
| A. | LIchhavi Dauhitrah |
| B. | Sarvarajochhetta |
| C. | Aswamedha Parakramah |
| D. | Vikramaditya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
Who among the following was the mother of |
| A. | Kumardevi |
| B. | Kuberanaga |
| C. | Dhruvadevi |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Dhruvadevi | |
| 180. |
The guild organization described in the Mandsore inscription of Kumaragupta was known as |
| A. | Tantuvaya |
| B. | Dantakara |
| C. | Kulika |
| D. | Tailika |
| Answer» B. Dantakara | |
| 181. |
Which of the following places was known as |
| A. | Allahabad |
| B. | Kannauj |
| C. | Ujjain |
| D. | Pataliputra |
| Answer» C. Ujjain | |
| 182. |
Which of the following writers has mentioned the river Narmada as the dividing line between |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Sudraka |
| C. | Rajasekhara |
| D. | Dandin |
| Answer» D. Dandin | |
| 183. |
Sugandhadevi |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kashmir |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | Saurashtra |
| Answer» C. Orissa | |
| 184. |
At which of the following places is the famous |
| A. | Ajanta |
| B. | Badami |
| C. | Chittor |
| D. | Ellora |
| Answer» E. | |
| 185. |
The travel account of |
| A. | Si-yu-ki |
| B. | yen-tu |
| C. | Fo-kwo-ki |
| D. | Fa-chien |
| Answer» D. Fa-chien | |
| 186. |
Who wrote the |
| A. | Kalidasa |
| B. | Banabhatta |
| C. | Vishnugupta |
| D. | Parimalgupta |
| Answer» C. Vishnugupta | |
| 187. |
Rath temple at Mahabalipuram |
| A. | Mahendravarman |
| B. | Narasinghvarman I |
| C. | Parameshwarvarman |
| D. | Nandivarman I |
| Answer» C. Parameshwarvarman | |
| 188. |
Who built the |
| A. | Holkars |
| B. | Scindias |
| C. | Bundela |
| D. | Chandela |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
Arabs were |
| A. | Pratihars |
| B. | Rashtrakutas |
| C. | Palas |
| D. | Chalukyas |
| E. | , |
| Answer» B. Rashtrakutas | |
| 190. |
Which of the the following dynasties frequently assigned to the ladies high ranking positions in administration? |
| A. | Chola |
| B. | Chalukya |
| C. | Pala |
| D. | Sena |
| Answer» C. Pala | |
| 191. |
The Rock-cut temples of |
| A. | Chola kings |
| B. | Pandya kings |
| C. | Pallava kings |
| D. | Satavahan kings |
| Answer» D. Satavahan kings | |
| 192. |
Kumaradevi |
| A. | Bodhgaya |
| B. | Rajgrih |
| C. | Kushinagar |
| D. | Sarnath |
| Answer» E. | |
| 193. |
In which court was a Chinese embassy sent by |
| A. | Rajaraja I |
| B. | Rajendra I |
| C. | Harshvardhana |
| D. | Prantaka I |
| Answer» D. Prantaka I | |
| 194. |
Which of the following temples was a well known centre of |
| A. | Dasavatar Temple at Devogarh |
| B. | Sasbahu Temple at Gwalior |
| C. | Shore Temple at Mamallapuram |
| D. | Trayipurusha Temple at Salotgi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 195. |
Who among the following believed in the theory of |
| A. | Vallabhacharya |
| B. | Nimbarakacharya |
| C. | Madhvacharya |
| D. | Ramanujacharya |
| Answer» C. Madhvacharya | |
| 196. |
'Ramayan' |
| A. | Kamban |
| B. | Avvaiyar |
| C. | Ilango Adigal |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Avvaiyar | |
| 197. |
Astanga Samgraha |
| A. | Astronomy |
| B. | Philosophy |
| C. | Polity |
| D. | Medicine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 198. |
Which one of the following is not a work on |
| A. | Manasare |
| B. | Samarangana Sutradhara |
| C. | Mahavastu |
| D. | Mayamata |
| Answer» D. Mayamata | |
| 199. |
The famous Idol of |
| A. | Hampi |
| B. | Srirangapattam |
| C. | Sravanbelgola |
| D. | Mysore |
| Answer» D. Mysore | |
| 200. |
Which one of the following was a |
| A. | Dharaka |
| B. | Karsha |
| C. | Nivartana |
| D. | Vimsopaka |
| Answer» D. Vimsopaka | |