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MCQ on Ancient History for UPSC Students
Which of the following is the oldest Purana?
(a) Matsya Purana
(b) Vayu Puranas
(c) Markandeya Purana
(d) None of the above
Option a – Matsya Purana
Kalika Purana is associated with which of the following religion?
(a) Vaishnav
(b) Shaktism
(c) Buddhism
(d) Jainism
Option b – Shaktism
Which of the following is the earliest Holy book of Jain?
(a) Twelve Angas
(b) Twelve Upangas
(c) Fourteen Purvas
(d) Fourteen Uppurva
Option c – Fourteen Purvas
In which one of the following languages was the earliest Jain literature compiled?
(a) Ardh-Magadhi
(b) Pali
(c) Prakrit
(d) Sanskrit
Option a – Ardh-Magadhi
Which one of the following is not a part of early Jain Literature?
(a) Therigatha
(b) Acarangasutra
(c) Sutrakritanga
(d) Brihatkalpasutra
Option a – Therigatha
Consider the following statements. I. Jatakas are the folklore literature of Jainism. II. Agams are Jain texts based on the discourses of Tirthankara. Select the correct answer using the code below. Codes
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option b – Only II
Which of the following is not included in ‘Tripitaka’?
(a) Vinaya Pitaka
(b) Sutta Pitaka
(c) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(d) Buddhapitaka
Option d – Buddhapitaka
Which of the following Buddhist texts contains the rules of monastic life?
(a) Digha Nikaya
(b) Vinaya Pitaka
(c) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(d) Vibhasha Shastra
Option b – Vinaya Pitaka
Rajatarangini’ written by Kalhana is associated with which of the following?
(a) Chandragupta’s reign
(b) Anthology of lyrics
(c) History of Kashmir
(d) Reign of Krishna Deva Raya
Option c – History of Kashmir
Which of the following is/are not a historical biography/biographies? I. Dipavamsa II. Harshacharita III. Vikramankadevacharita IV. Prithviraja Vijaya Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
(a) Only I
(b) II and Ill Only
(c) II, III, and IV Only
(d) I, II, III, and IV
Option a – Only I
Which of the following books is/are written by Fa-Hien?
(a) Fo-Kyo-Ki
(b) Si-Yu-Ki
(c) A record of the Buddhist Countries
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Option d – Both (a) and (c)
Who wrote Periplus of the Erythraean Sea?
(a) Ctesias
(b) Pliny
(c) Ptolemy
(d) None of the above/More than one of the above
Option d – None of the above/More than one of the above
Consider the following statement. I. Hiuen-Tsang wrote ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ or ‘The Records of Western World’. II. Al-Biruni wrote ‘Tahqiq-i-Hind’. Select the correct answer from the code below.
(a) Only I
(b) Only Il
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – Both I and II
The earliest evidence of man in India is found in
(a) Nilgiri Hills
(b) Shiwalik Hills
(c) Nallamala Hills
(d) Narmada Valley
Option d – Narmada Valley
In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Urdu
(c) Pali
(d) Hindi
Option a – Sanskrit
Originally the Mahabharata was known as
(a) Brihatkatha
(b) Brahmins
(c) Brihatsamhita
(d) Jayasamhita
Option d – Jayasamhita
Consider the following statements. I. Ramayana considered as oldest epic (Adi Kavya) was written by Valmiki. II. It is divided into 7 Kandas viz-Bala, Ayodhya, Aranya, Kishkindha, Sundara, Yuddha, and Uttara.III. Sundara Kanda is biggest among all Kandas in Ramayana. Select the correct answer using the codes given below. Codes
(a) I and II
(b) I and III
(c) I, II, and III
(d) II and Ill
Option b – I and III
The number of Puranas is
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 19
(d) 21
Option b – 18
Sarga, Pratisarga, Vansa, Manvantara, and Vanshanucharita are the indicators of
(a) Vedas
(b) Puranas
(c) Upanishads
(d) Sutras
Option b – Puranas
(a) Bhopal
(b) New Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Ahmedabad
Option b – New Delhi
The three-age system was divided into stone, bronze, and iron from the collection of the Copenhagen museum and was coined by
(a) Thomsen
(b) Lubbock
(c) Taylor
(d) Childe
Option a – Thomsen
The period in which the events occurred before the existence of written records is called
(a) historical period
(b) pre-historic period
(c) Vedic period
(d) None of the above
Option b – pre-historic period
Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings?
(a) Ajanta
(b) Bhimbetka
(c) Bagh
(d) Amravati
Option b – Bhimbetka
Which of the following Indian archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves and discovered the prehistoric significance of its rock paintings?
(a) Madho Swaroop Vatsa
(b) HD Sankalia
(c) VS Wakankar
(d) VN Mishra
Option c – VS Wakankar
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