www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co 50+ Most Important Ancient History A. Daimabad Questions PDF B. Harappa C. Kalibanga 1.Which of following mauryan empire king D. Surkotada was killed by pushyamitra shunga, his own Ans. D commander in chief? Sol. In the Indus Valley Civilization the A. Brihadratha remains of Horse bones have been found B. Dasarath from Surkotada site. The site at C. Samprati Surkotada is located 160 km north-east of D. Devavarman Bhuj, in the district of Kutch, Gujarat. Ans. A 4.Which Shaka ruler repaired the Sol. Sudarshan lake in the semi-arid zone of Kathiawar? • Brihadratha was the last mauryan ruler A. Rudradaman who was killed by his own army B. Maues commander, pushyamitra shunga, who C. Nahapana started shunga dynasty. D. Ushavadeva • Dasarath- the mauryan ruler who took Ans. A command after ashoka Sol. • The most famous Shaka ruler in India was • Samprati- son of dasaratha. Ruled from Rudradaman (AD 130-150). 224 BC – 215 BC • He repaired the Sudarshan lake in the semi-arid zone of Kathiawar. • Devavarman – mauryan empire ruler • He issued the first-ever longest who ruled from 202 BC to 195 BC. inscription in chaste Sanskrit at Junagarh. 5.In which state is the archaeological site 2.Which Veda is known as ‘Book of Chants’? of Surkotada situated? A. Yajurveda A. Karnataka B. Samaveda B. Gujarat C. Atharvaveda C. Rajasthan D. Rigveda D. Haryana Ans. B Ans. B Sol. Sol. • Sama Veda is known as ‘Book of ● Surkotada is an archaeological site. Chants’. ● It is located in Rapar Taluka of Kutch • This Veda is the musical form of the district, Gujarat. verses of the Rigveda. ● It belongs to the Indus Valley Civilization. • This Veda is considered to be the core of musicology. 6.The Nalanda University was founded by • The hymns of Sama Veda were meant to ________ . be sung at the time of some sacrifice by the A. Harsha Vardhana Udgatri priests. B. Kumara Gupta-I C. Samudra Gupta 3.At which Indus Valley Site, the remains D. Chandra Gupta of Horse bones have been found? 2 www.gradeup.co Ans. B • A Society divided into Varnas and Indra Sol. and Agni lost their importance and • The Nalanda University was founded by Prajapati became the supreme deity. Gupta emperor Kumaragupta I. • It was patronized by various rulers 9.Which river is most pious river according including King Harshavardhana of to Rig Veda? Kannauj (7th century CE) and the Pala A. Ganga rulers (8th – 12th century CE) as well as B. Saraswati various scholars. C. Sindhu D. Yamuna 7._________ is an ancient Sanskrit text on medicine and surgery. Ans. B A. Arthashashtra Sol. B. Raghuvamsha • According to the Rig Veda, the most pious C. Sushruta Samhita river is Saraswati and the most mentioned D. Abhijnanashakuntal river is Sindhu. • Rigvedic Name of the river 'Saraswati' is Ans. C known as Sarsuti (Modern Name) in the Sol. Rajasthan region. * “The Sushruta Samhita” is an ancient • Rig Veda is the only source of knowledge Sanskrit text on medicine and surgery. for the Rig Vedic / Early Vedic Period . * Sushruta was an ancient Indian • Rig Veda mentions 40 rivers. physician. • The Nadisukta hymn of the Rig Veda * He is known as the main author of the mentions 21 rivers which include the "Sushruta Samhita". Ganges in the east and the Kubha (Kabul) * The Sushruta Samhita is one of the most in the west. important surviving ancient treatises on medicine and is considered a foundational 10.Udayin founded which city on the text of Ayurveda. confluence of river Ganga and Son? A. Kashi 8.Which Vedic period is known as Painted B. Mathura Grey Ware (PWG)? C. Pataliputra A. Later Vedic Age D. Varanasi B. Rig Vedic Age C. Yajur Vedic Age Ans. C D. Atharva Vedic Age Sol. • Udayin laid the foundation of the city Ans. A of Pataliputra at the confluence of two Sol. rivers, the Son and the Ganges. • Later Vedic period is known as Painted • He is also known as Udayabhadra. Grey Ware (PWG) phase and its history is • He was a king of Magadha in ancient based on the later Vedic tax’s which were India. compiled after Rig Veda. During this period • According to the Buddhist and Jain Aryans spread in the regions of upper accounts, he was the son and successor of Ganga, Yamuna and Sadanira (Gandak)rice the Haryanka king Ajatashatru. and wheat became a chief crop in the period. 11.On the bank of which river, Mahavira got enlightenment? A. Rijupalika 3 www.gradeup.co B. Saraswati C. Krishna Ans. B D. Ravi Sol. • Vajji or Vrajhi was one of the 16 Ans. A Mahajanapadas of ancient India. Sol. • It originated by joining several small • At the age of 42, Mahavira attained states. Kaivalya under a Sal tree on the bank of • Its capital was Vaishali. river Rijupalika. • It was located on the north of River Ganga in Bihar. • Lord Mahavira was the twenty-fourth and last Jain Tirthankara according to the Jain 14.The Gupta emperor who defeated the philosophy. 'Hunas' was ? A. Samudragupta • A Tirthankara is an enlightened soul who B. Chandragupta II is born as a human being and attains C. Skandagupta perfection through intense meditation. D. Ramgupta • For a Jain, Lord Mahavira is no less than Ans. C God and his philosophy is like the Bible. Sol. To know more about this : Click here • The Gupta emperor, Skandagupta had defeated the 'Hunas'. 12.Which king inscribed the Hathigumpha • Skandagupta was the last powerful king (Elephant Cave) inscription in Udayagiri of the Gupta Empire. Hills, Odisha? • He assumed the title of Vikramaditya, A. Galaveya Devraj and Sakapan. B. Sobhanaraja C. Kharavela 15.Which among the following metal was D. Vaduka not found in Harappan civilization? A. Gold Ans. C B. Copper Sol. C. Silver ● The Hathigumpha Inscription("Elephant D. Iron Cave" inscription) was inscribed by Kharavela. Ans. D ● The Hathigumpha is located in Sol. Bhubaneswar, Odisha. ● Kharavela was the then Emperor of • Iron was not found in Harappan Kalinga. civilization. ● The Hathigumpha Inscription is the main source of information about Kalinga ruler • Since it was a bronze age civilization, it Kharavela. had made many metallurgical advances in copper and bronze, but not in Iron. 13.Vajji Mahajanpada is located in___________. • Iron was not known to Indus valley A. Madhya Pradesh civilization. The first evidence of Iron is B. Bihar found about 1000 BC from Ataranjikhera in C. Maharashtra Etah district. D. West Bengal 4 www.gradeup.co Sol. 16.Who is considered the founder of the • The Battle of Hydaspes was fought in 326 Gupta Empire? BC by Alexander against King Porus. A. Sri Gupta • After defeat, porous was captured and B. Chandra Gupta II bought in front of Alexender and he asked C. Chandra Gupta I porous how he should treat him and porous D. Samudra Gupta replies that he be treated like how Alexander himself would expect to be Ans. A treated. Sol. • Porous was an extraordinary brave Indian • The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian king who ruled in the region between empire, founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta Hydaspes and Acesines. (240-280 AD), which existed at its zenith from approximately 320 to 550 CE and 19.The people of the Indus valley covered much of the Indian Subcontinent. civilization worshipped __________. • Chandragupta-I (c. 319-335 AD) was the A. Vishnu son of Ghatotkacha and is considered to be B. Pashupati the real founder of the Gupta Empire. He C. Indra was the most powerful monarch and D. Brahma assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja. Ans. B 17.Who was the main female God Sol. worshipped by Indus people? • The Pashupati Seal is the name of a A. Mother Goddess steatite seal that was discovered at the B. Durga Mohenjo-Daro archaeological site of the C. Laxmi Indus Valley Civilization. D. Vaishnavi • The seal was uncovered in 1928-29. • Pashupati is an incarnation of the Hindu Ans. A god Shiva. Sol. The people of the Indus Valley worshipped 20.In which university Chinese traveler Goddess Mother and also worshipped Hieun Tsang spend his some years ? animals and trees. A. Takshshila University • But there is a complete lack of remains of B. Nalanda University temples in the Indus Civilization. C. Kashi • A terracotta figure where a plant is shown D. Mathura growing out of the embryo of a woman represents Mother Goddess or Goddess of Ans. B Earth. Sol. • Hieun Tsang was the Chinese traveller who spent his some years in 18.The Battle of_____ was fought in 326 Nalanda University . BC by Alexander, the Great against King • He also wrote a book which contained lots Porus of information about Harshavardhana. A. Hydaspes • It is believed that after Hieun Tsang's B. Tarain visit, Harshavardhana sent a mission to C. Panipat China , which established the first D. Plassey diplomatic relations between China and India . Ans. A 5 www.gradeup.co 21.Fa-hien visited India during the reign of * Chenab was known as Asikini in the Vedic A. Chandragupta II period. B. Samudragupta * Beas was known as Vipasa in the Vedic C. Ramagupta period. D. Kumaragupta * Sutlej was known as Sutudri in the Vedic period. Ans. A Sol. 24.Menander and Nagasena's conversation • Fa-hien visit to India occurred during the were recorded in the book ________. reign of Chandragupta II. A. Arthashastra • He is also renowned for his pilgrimage to B. Milindapanho Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha C. Si-Yu-Ki (modern Nepal). Faxian claimed that D. None of these demons and dragons were the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka.