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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.
| 251. |
Which among the following is know for his work on |
| A. | Sudraka |
| B. | Shaunaka |
| C. | Sushruta |
| D. | Saumilla |
| Answer» D. Saumilla | |
| 252. |
During which Gupta king's reign did the Chinese traveler |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Chandragupta II |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Skandragupta |
| Answer» C. Samudragupta | |
| 253. |
Which of the following literary works did not belong to the Gupta period? |
| A. | Amarakosa |
| B. | Abhigyanashakuntalam |
| C. | Charaka Samhita |
| D. | Mrichhakatikam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 254. |
Who is the last king described in the |
| A. | Anantavarman |
| B. | Chandrapida |
| C. | Jayasimha |
| D. | Muktapida |
| Answer» D. Muktapida | |
| 255. |
Who among the following is considered to be the author of the |
| A. | Bhoja |
| B. | Hemadri |
| C. | Krishnadevaraya |
| D. | Rana Kumbha |
| Answer» B. Hemadri | |
| 256. |
Who among the following was the patron of the Kota school of painting? |
| A. | Balawant Singh |
| B. | Govardhan Singh |
| C. | Savant Singh |
| D. | Umed Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 257. |
The famous commentator of |
| A. | Apararka |
| B. | Kshirasvamin |
| C. | Soyana |
| D. | Uvata |
| Answer» E. | |
| 258. |
Who among the following exposed evils of the contemporary society by his satirical writings? |
| A. | Vishakhadatta |
| B. | Banabhatta |
| C. | Kalhana |
| D. | Kshemendra |
| Answer» B. Banabhatta | |
| 259. |
Who among the following considered themselves |
| A. | Chalukyas |
| B. | Cholas |
| C. | Palas |
| D. | Senas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 260. |
Expansion of agriculture land |
| A. | Pre-Maurya age |
| B. | Mauryan age |
| C. | Post-Mauryan age |
| D. | Gupta age |
| Answer» E. | |
| 261. |
Who among the following credited with authoring |
| A. | Brahmgupta |
| B. | Varahamihira |
| C. | Bhaskara |
| D. | Aryabhatta |
| Answer» C. Bhaskara | |
| 262. |
Which of the following contains the description of the king |
| A. | Mirchhkatikam |
| B. | Mundrarakshas |
| C. | Abhigyanashakuntalam |
| D. | Hitopadesh |
| Answer» D. Hitopadesh | |
| 263. |
Which ruler suffered defeat at the hands of |
| A. | Rudradev |
| B. | Prithvisena |
| C. | Pravarasena |
| D. | Damodarsena |
| Answer» B. Prithvisena | |
| 264. |
Which of the following was the |
| A. | Pali |
| B. | Prakrit |
| C. | Magadhi |
| D. | Sanskrit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 265. |
Gold Coins attributed to Harsha depict on the reverse |
| A. | Avalokitesvara |
| B. | Tara |
| C. | Surya |
| D. | Shiva-Parvati |
| Answer» E. | |
| 266. |
In the gupta administration who was |
| A. | Administrator of village |
| B. | Administrator of town |
| C. | Administrator of capital |
| D. | Administrator of conquered territories |
| Answer» E. | |
| 267. |
The evidence of |
| A. | Pratiharas |
| B. | Gahadavala |
| C. | Chalukyas |
| D. | Rashtrakutas |
| Answer» C. Chalukyas | |
| 268. |
Who was the following organised |
| A. | Bindusar |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta I |
| D. | Skandgupta |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta I | |
| 269. |
Who was the last ruler of the |
| A. | Ramagupta |
| B. | Buddhagupta |
| C. | Kumargupta |
| D. | Vishnugupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 270. |
Balaiyankutai |
| A. | A scholar |
| B. | A Goddess |
| C. | A pond or tank |
| D. | A temple |
| Answer» D. A temple | |
| 271. |
Who destroyed the |
| A. | Muhammad Ghori |
| B. | Bakhtiyar khalji |
| C. | Mahmud of ghazni |
| D. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| Answer» C. Mahmud of ghazni | |
| 272. |
Which of the following sources provides a |
| A. | Khazainul Futuh |
| B. | Tarikh-i-Firoz-Shahi |
| C. | Insha-i-mehru |
| D. | Chachnamah |
| Answer» D. Chachnamah | |
| 273. |
A Chaitya Hall |
| A. | Ajanta |
| B. | Bhaja |
| C. | Junnar |
| D. | Karle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 274. |
The ethnic composition of the armies of |
| A. | Arabs |
| B. | Indians |
| C. | Tajiks |
| D. | Greeks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 275. |
Who among the following has been criticized by |
| A. | Avantivarman |
| B. | Didda |
| C. | Harsha |
| D. | Lalitaditya |
| Answer» D. Lalitaditya | |
| 276. |
Which of the following refers to |
| A. | Kadambari |
| B. | Harshacharita |
| C. | Banskhera Inscription of Harsh |
| D. | Yuan-Chwang |
| Answer» C. Banskhera Inscription of Harsh | |
| 277. |
Who sent |
| A. | Tai Tsung |
| B. | Tung-Kuan |
| C. | Ku Yen-wa |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Tung-Kuan | |
| 278. |
The religious conferences were held by king |
| A. | Kannauj and Prayag |
| B. | Prayag and Thaneshwar |
| C. | Thaneshwar and Vallabhi |
| D. | Vallabhi and Prayag |
| Answer» B. Prayag and Thaneshwar | |
| 279. |
The presiding deity of |
| A. | Goddess Durga |
| B. | Goddess Laxmi |
| C. | Goddess Saraswati |
| D. | Goddess Parvati |
| Answer» D. Goddess Parvati | |
| 280. |
Which one of the following was the official language of |
| A. | Pali |
| B. | Magadhi |
| C. | Prakrit |
| D. | Sanskrit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 281. |
Who was the court poet of |
| A. | Asvaghosha |
| B. | Nagarjuna |
| C. | Aryabhatta |
| D. | Harisena |
| Answer» C. Aryabhatta | |
| 282. |
Emperor Harsha's southward march was stopped on the |
| A. | Pulkesin I |
| B. | Pulkesin II |
| C. | Vikramaditya I |
| D. | Vikramadigtya II |
| Answer» C. Vikramaditya I | |
| 283. |
'Mrichhakatika' |
| A. | Vikramaditya |
| B. | Sudraka |
| C. | Kalhana |
| D. | Banabhatta |
| Answer» C. Kalhana | |
| 284. |
During the reign of which of the following dynasties did |
| A. | Mauryas |
| B. | Sungas |
| C. | Guptas |
| D. | Vardhanas |
| Answer» D. Vardhanas | |
| 285. |
Consider the following literary works |
| 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 | |
| 286. |
Who amongst the following organised |
| A. | Ajatashatru |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Chandragupta |
| Answer» D. Chandragupta | |
| 287. |
Which one of the following literary works did not belong to the |
| A. | Abhijanashakuntalam |
| B. | Amarakosa |
| C. | Charaka Samhita |
| D. | Mrichhakatika |
| Answer» D. Mrichhakatika | |
| 288. |
'Kumarasambhavam' |
| A. | Banabhatta |
| B. | Chandbardai |
| C. | Harisen |
| D. | kalidasa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 289. |
During which Gupta king's reign did the chinese traveller |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Chandragupta II |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Kumaragupta |
| Answer» C. Samudragupta | |
| 290. |
........assumed the title of |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Chandragupta |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Samudragupta II |
| Answer» C. Kanishka | |
| 291. |
Sudraka's |
| A. | drama |
| B. | novel |
| C. | poem |
| D. | short story |
| Answer» B. novel | |
| 292. |
Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the |
| A. | Samudragupta |
| B. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| C. | Srigupta |
| D. | Chandragupta I |
| Answer» B. Chandragupta Vikramaditya | |
| 293. |
The six distict school of |
| A. | Vedic Age |
| B. | Gupta Age |
| C. | Kushana Age |
| D. | Maurya Age |
| Answer» C. Kushana Age | |
| 294. |
Who was the first known |
| A. | Srigupta |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Ghatotakacha |
| D. | Kumargupta I |
| Answer» B. Chandragupta I | |
| 295. |
Aryabhatta and Varahmihira |
| A. | Guptas |
| B. | Cholas |
| C. | Mauryas |
| D. | Mughals |
| Answer» B. Cholas | |
| 296. |
In the Courtyard of the |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Chandra |
| C. | Harsha |
| D. | Anangpal |
| Answer» C. Harsha | |
| 297. |
Who of the following Gupta Kings granted permission to |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Skandagupta |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta II | |
| 298. |
The decimal numeral system, including the |
| A. | Saka |
| B. | Gupta |
| C. | Pala |
| D. | Chola |
| Answer» C. Pala | |
| 299. |
In which century did the famous |
| A. | 4th Century AD |
| B. | 5th Century AD |
| C. | 6th Century AD |
| D. | 7th Century AD |
| Answer» C. 6th Century AD | |
| 300. |
Who was the founder of the |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Srigupta |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Skandgupta |
| Answer» C. Samudragupta | |