Question- 1 Who is called archivist?
A- Study of records
B- Remains found in excavation
C- Archaeological source
D- None of these
Ans- A
Question 2. Which scripts were interpreted by James Prinsep?
A- Brahmi and Greek
B- Kharoshthi and Pali
C- Brahmi and Kharoshthi
D- none of these
Ans- c
Question - 3 When was the meaning of Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts derived?
A- 1820s
B- 1830s
C- 1840s
D- 1850s
Ans- B
Question 4. Who was James Prinsep?
A- Doctor
B- Cartographer
C- Officer of East India Company
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 5. Most of the inscriptions and coins had ___ written on it?
Ans- Piyadassi
Question 6 According to Buddhist texts __ was the most famous ruler?
A- Chandragupta Maurya
B- Bindusara
C-Asok
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 7. The ones carved on a hard surface like stone, metal or earthenware are called _______?
A- Manuscript
B- Copperplate
C- Inscription
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 8 The earliest inscriptions were written in ______ language?
A- Pali
B- Prakrit
C- Sanskrit
D- Persian
Ans- B
Question 9- Why is the 6th century BC considered an important transitional period in early Indian history?
A- Rise of early states and cities
B- Increasing use of iron
C- Development of coins
D- Reasons for all of the above
Ans-D
Question 10. What is meant by Oligarchy?
A- Rule of one person
B- Rule of group
C- Autocratic rule
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question 11. From about ____, Brahmins started writing a book called Dharmashastra in Sanskrit?
A- 2nd century AD
B- 3rd century AD
C- 4th century AD
D- 6th century AD
Ans-D
Question 12. In the 6th to 4th century BC, ___ became the most powerful Mahajanapada?
A- Kosala
B- Kuru
C- Panchal
D- None of these
Ans-D
Question 13 What were the reasons for Magadha being powerful?
A- Good agricultural yield
B- Iron mine
C- Availability of elephant
D- All of the above
Ans-D
Question 14 In the beginning the capital of Magadha was ___?
A- Pataliputra
B- Rajgah
C- Arrah
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question 15 Which languages were used in the inscriptions found in the north-west of Ashoka?
A- Aramaic and Greek
B- Prakrit
C- Sanskrit
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 16 The Maurya Empire was founded by?
A- Asok
B- Chandragupta Maurya
C- Kautilya
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question 17 Kalinga is related to which state?
A- Rajasthan
B- Gujarat
C- Orissa
D- Haryana
Ans- C
Question 18 Who wrote the Arthashastra?
A- Asok
B- Megasthenes
C- Kautilya
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 19 Who composed Indica?
A- Asok
B- Megasthenes
C- Kautilya
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question 20 Who conquered Kalinga?
A- Chandragupta Maurya
B- Bindusara
C- Asok
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 21 ____ was the first emperor who had his messages written on natural stones and polished pillars for his officials and subjects ?
A- Chandragupta Maurya
B- Bindusara
C- Ashoka
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 22 What is the literal meaning of Swarnagiri?
A- gold
B- gold mountain
C- silver mountain
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 23 Which of the following two regions were located on important long distance trade routes?
A- Magadha and Taxila
B- Suvarnagiri and Ujjayini
C- Taxila and Ujjaini
D- All of the above
Ans- C
Question 24 What was the work of the Mahamatt officials?
A- collecting revenue
B- spying on the army
C- propagating Dhamma
D- none of these
Ans- C
Question 25 What was the land donated to Brahmins called?
A- State land
B- Agrahar
C- Agricultural land
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question 26 Which of the following rulers was of Central Asian origin?
A- Chola
B- Pandya
C- Shaka
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 27 The Kushan rulers wore the title of ___ in front of their name?
A- emperor
B- godlike
C- god son
D- none of these
Ans- C
Question 28 The history of Gupta rulers was written with the help of _____?
A- Literature
B- Coins
C- Records
D- All of the above
Ans-D
Question 29 Who composed the Prayag Prashasti?
A- Nagarjuna
B- Panini
C-
Asvaghosha D- Harishena
Ans-D
Question 30 Who got the Sudarshan Lake repaired?
A- Chandragupta Maurya
B- Rudradaman
C- Asok
D- Bindusara
Ans- B
Question 31 What was Gahapati used for in Pali language?
A- Small farmer
B- Landlord
C- Both A and B
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 32 In which language Harshacharita is written?
A- Unani
B- Prakrit
C- Sanskrit
D- Pali
Ans- C
Question 33 Whose biography is Harshcharit?
A- Vikramaditya
B- Harshavardhana
C- Samudragupta
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 34 Who is the author of Harshacharita?
A- Banabhatta
B- Panini
C-
Asvaghosha D- Harishena
Ans- A
Question 35 Whose daughter was Prabhavati Gupta?
A- Chandragupta Maurya
B- Chandragupta II
C- Vikramaditya
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question 36 What are positive records?
Ans- The charitable record contains the details of donations given to the religious.
Question 37 Which of the following was called a category?
A- union of landlords
B- farmers' union
C- traders' union
D- officers' union
Ans- C
Question 38 Periplus is a Greek word which means __?
A- Foreign travel
B- Farmers' union
C- Sea travel
D- Tax of officers
Ans- C
Question 39 Which script is used in the inscriptions of Asok?
A- Brahmi script
B- Devanagari script
C- Persian script
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 40 What is numismatics?
A- study of coins
B- study of metal
C- study of inscription
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 41 When did James Princess decipher the Brahmi script during the Ashoka period?
A- 1810
B- 1820
C- 1838
D- 1858
Ans- C
Question 42 Kanishka was a __ ruler?
A- Kushan
B- Shaka
C- Chola
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 43 What is the evidence limit of record?
A- Blurred letters
B- Break of record
C- Destruction
D- All of the above
Ans-D
Question 44 When did the Maurya Empire end?
A- 180 BC
B- 185 BC
C- 192 BC
D- 197 BC
Ans- B
Question 45 Who was Harshavardhana?
A- King of Magadha
B- King of Karnataka
C- King of Kannauj
D- All of the above
Ans- C
Question 46 Who started the doctrine of Dhamma?
A- Chandragupta Maurya
B- Chandragupta II
C- Asok
D- Chanakya
Ans- C
Question 47. By whom was the military activity of the Maurya Empire conducted?
A- one committee, six sub
-committees B- two committees, four sub
-committees C- three committees, four sub-committees
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 48 What is the Jataka story related to?
A- Mahatma Buddha
B- Mahavir
C- Guru Nanak
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 49 First gold coins were issued in India?
A- Shakas
B- Satavahanas
C- Kushanas
D-Gupta rulers
Ans- C
Question 50____is a plot where a person settles?
A- Mahajanapada
B- District
C- Gana
D- Union
Ans- B
1. The early Tamil Sangam literature mentions slaves known as
(a) adimai.
(b) pannai.
(c) vellalar.
(d) uzhavar.
► (a) adimai.
2. The Prakrit name for present-day Rajgir in Bihar was
(a) Rajagaha.
(b) Rajagraha.
(c) Ramgaha.
(d) Ramgraha.
► (a) Rajagaha.
3. Alexander Cunningham published a set of Asokan inscriptions in
(a) 1874.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1877.
► (d) 1877.
4. The Arthashastra was composed by
(a) Banabhatta.
(b) Kautilya.
(c) Ravikirti.
(d) Ashvaghosha.
► (b) Kautilya.
5. The first ever ruler to propagate the principles of Dhamma was
(a) Bimbisara.
(b) Chandragupta II.
(c) Chandragupta Maurya.
(d) Ashoka.
► (d) Ashoka.
6. The first issue of Epigraphia Indica was published in
(a) 1885.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1888.
► (d) 1888.
7. According to a rock inscription in Sanskrit, composed around second century CE, the Sudarshana lake was repaired by a king of the
(a) Indo-Greeks.
(b) Kushanas.
(c) Satavahanas.
(d) Rudradaman I
► (d) Rudradaman I
8. The Prayaga Prashasti was composed in
(a) Sanskrit.
(b) Pali.
(c) Prakrit.
(d) Brahmi.
► (a) Sanskrit.
9. The term 'Sovanika' was used in ancient India as reference to
(a) carpenter.
(b) goldsmith.
(c) potter.
(d) sculptor.
► (b) goldsmith.
10. Megasthenes mentions a committee with six subcommittees of military, of which the fifth looked after
(a) chariots.
(b) foot-soldiers.
(c) horses.
(d) transport.
► (a) chariots.
11. _______ were elaborate stone structures in central and south India in first millennium BCE.
(a) Pannai.
(b) Megaliths.
(c) Dhamma.
(d) None of the above.
► (b) Megaliths.
12. Who were a clan of nomadic people living in China?
(a) Greeks.
(b) Kushanas.
(c) Aztecs.
(d) Maya.
► (b) Kushanas.
13. ______ was the owner, master or head of a household.
(a) Pannai.
(b) Mahamatta.
(c) Dhamma.
(d) Gahapati.
► (d) Gahapati.
14. Which one of the following is the author of Arthashastra?
(a) Kalhana.
(b) Kalidasa.
(c) Kautilya.
(d) Bāṇabhaṭṭa.
► (c) Kautilya.
