ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 32

ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 32

1. What is the present name of Dwara Samudra, the ancient capital of the Hoysalas?
(a) Mathura
(b) Halebid
(c) Raourkela
(d) Belur
Ans: (b)

2. In which century did the first movement against vedic ritualistic practices start?
(a) 19th century BC
(b) 14th century BC
(c) 5th century AD
(d) 600 BC
Ans: (d)
 
3. The Ajanta cave paintings mostly belong to the period of the
(a) Mughals
(b) Mauryas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Guptas
Ans: (d)

4. Which of the following rulers had reigned in the third century BC?
(a) Jehangir
(b) Ashoka
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Akbar
Ans: (b)
 
5. Who was the founder of the Sankhya School of philosophy?
(a) Ramanuja
(b) Manu
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) Kapila
Ans: (d)

6. Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucial stage In describing the progress of civilization?
(a) Writing
(b) The discovery of fire
(c) Agriculture
(d) The use of internet
Ans: (c)
 
7. Where in India have traces of megalithic culture predominantly been found?
(a) Southern India
(b) Northeastern India
(c) Central India
(d) Northern India
Ans: (a)
 
8. Who is credited with having written the immortal classic treatise Raja Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms on Meditation)?
(a) Panini
(b) Kapila
(c) Patanjali
(d) Manu
Ans: (c)
 
9. The earlier Buddhist sculptures had shied away from depicting the image of the Buddha, except through such symbols as
(a) Footprints
(b) The Bodhi Tree
(c) Stupas
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
 
10. Of the following dynasties, only the dynasty was not a patron of temple architecture?
(a) Paramar
(b) Yadava
(c) Chalukya
(d) Chandella
Ans: (b)