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Ancient history - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    Odisha PSC Pre 2021
    The earliest evidence of Agriculture in Indian Sub-continent is found at
    1. Lothal
    2. Harappa
    3. Mehrgarh
    4. Mundigak
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  2. Question 2

    WBCS Pre 2020
    Boghazkoi is important because?
    1. it is known as significant trading centre between Central Asia and Tibet
    2. the original text of the Vedas was composed there
    3. inscription found here mention the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses
    4. None of the above
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  3. Question 3

    Uttarakhand PCS Pre 2012
    In which Vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is founded referred for the first time?
    1. Rig Veda
    2. Atharvaveda
    3. Samaveda
    4. Yajurveda
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  4. Question 4

    WBCS Mains 2020
    Which of the following was the basic unit of Vedic Society?
    1. Jana
    2. Vidatha
    3. Parivar
    4. Sangh
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  5. Question 5

    UPPCS Pre 2017
    Matsya Mahajanapada of 6th Century B. C. was located on
    1. Western Uttar Pradesh
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Bundelkhand
    4. Rohilkhand
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  6. Question 6

    MPSC Pre 2020
    The prince who was responsible for the death of his father was
    1. Ajatashatru
    2. Chandapradyota
    3. Prasenjit
    4. Udayin
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Mains 2018
    The Kandahar Edict of Ashoka was written in
    1. Aramaic
    2. Greek
    3. Brahmi
    4. Both Aramaic and Greek
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CGL 2023
    How many classes of Indian society are mentioned in Megasthenes book Indica?

    1. 12
    2. 10
    3. 5
    4. 7
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  9. Question 9

    NDA-I 2024
    First coins in Indian history bearing the names and images of rulers were issued by the:
    1. Mauryas
    2. Pushyabhutis
    3. Guptas
    4. Indo-Greeks
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  10. Question 10

    SSC MTS 2024
    Who were the first foreign rulers of northwest India in the post-Mauryan period?
    1. Kushanas
    2. Parthians
    3. Sakas
    4. Bactrian Greeks
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CHSL 2021
    Who among the following was NOT a ruler of the Kushana dynasty?
    1. Nahapana
    2. Vasishka
    3. Vasudeva
    4. Huvishka
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CPO 2019
    On which city was the third Buddhist council held?
    1. Shravasti
    2. Taxila
    3. Pataliputra
    4. Rangoon
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  13. Question 13

    IAS Pre 2011
    The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by
    1. Universal law
    2. Universal truth
    3. Universal faith
    4. Universal soul
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  14. Question 14

    NDA-II 2022
    Which one of the following was composed by Herishena?
    1. Nasik Inscription of Gautami Balashari
    2. Prayaga Prashasti of Samudragupta
    3. Deopara Prashasti of Vijayasena
    4. Hatigumpha Inscription of Kharavela
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CPO 2019
    Who among the following was a Gupta ruler?
    1. Vima Kadphises
    2. Vikramaditya
    3. Dhana Nanda
    4. Kanishka
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  16. Question 16

    SSC CHSL 2023
    Ruler of which dynasty built the famous Iron pillar in Delhi?
    1. Gupta
    2. Pallava
    3. Maurya
    4. Pushyabhuti
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  17. Question 17

    SSC CGL 2021
    Pushyabhuti, who ruled from Thaneswar, was the founder of __________ dynasty.
    1. Vardhana
    2. Chera
    3. Pandya
    4. Chalukya
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Pre 2022
    Which of the following dynasties was designated as ‘Balhar’ by the Arab travellers?
    1. Chalukya
    2. Chola
    3. Rashtrakuta
    4. Pandya
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  19. Question 19

    SSC MTS 2023
    Who among the following was a famous ruler of the Pandya dynasty of South India?
    1. Nedunjeliyan II
    2. Karikala
    3. Ashoka
    4. Nizam Shah
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  20. Question 20

    CAPF 2022
    Which one of the following statements about Tolkappiyam is not correct?
    1. It is a treatise on grammar.
    2. It was composed between first to fourth century CE.
    3. It was part of the Sangam corpus.
    4. It was composed by Panini.
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