Ancient Indian History MCQ Quiz – Sources of Indian History
Introduction:
Welcome to this comprehensive multiple-choice quiz on Ancient Indian History, focusing on the major sources of historical information about India’s rich past. The quiz covers a wide range of topics, including the nomenclature of India, inscriptions, numismatics, archaeological findings, and literary sources like the Vedas, Upanishads, and Smritis. Test your knowledge and deepen your understanding of the diverse sources that have contributed to our understanding of India's ancient history.
1. What is the name of India derived from?
a) River Ganga
b) River Indus
c) River Yamuna
d) River Saraswati
Answer: b) River Indus
2. Who conquered the area around the Indus and changed 'Sindhu' to 'Hindu'?
a) Alexander the Great
b) Chandragupta Maurya
c) Darius-I
d) Ashoka
Answer: c) Darius-I
3. Which of the following is not an ancient name for India?
a) Bharat
b) Hindustan
c) Jambudweep
d) Aryavarta
Answer: d) Aryavarta
4. Which text first coined the term 'Bharatvarsha'?
a) Rigveda
b) Arthashastra
c) Ramayana
d) Astadhyayi
Answer: d) Astadhyayi
5. What is the most authentic source of ancient Indian history according to the image?
a) Coins
b) Inscriptions
c) Literary sources
d) Foreign accounts
Answer: b) Inscriptions
6. The study of inscriptions is known as what?
a) Epigraphy
b) Numismatics
c) Archaeology
d) Paleography
Answer: a) Epigraphy
7. Which scripts were primarily used in ancient Indian inscriptions?
a) Devanagari and Tamil
b) Brahmi and Kharosthi
c) Greek and Latin
d) Pali and Sanskrit
Answer: b) Brahmi and Kharosthi
8. Inscriptions discovered by archaeologists can be classified into how many categories?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
Answer: a) Two (Official and Private)
9. What are the earliest known inscriptions in ancient India?
a) Hathigumpha Inscriptions
b) Ashokan Edicts
c) Junagadh Inscription
d) Aihole Inscription
Answer: b) Ashokan Edicts
10. The Hathigumpha Inscriptions are related to which ruler?
a) Ashoka
b) Samudragupta
c) Kharavela
d) Rudradamana
Answer: c) Kharavela
11. Which inscription is associated with King Bhoja?
a) Allahabad Prasasti
b) Gwalior Prasasti
c) Panjtar Stone Inscriptions
d) Junagadh Inscription
Answer: b) Gwalior Prasasti
12. The Aihole Inscription is related to which ruler?
a) Pulakesin II
b) Chandragupta
c) Gautamiputra Satakarni
d) Harsha
Answer: a) Pulakesin II
13. Which city is associated with the ancient ruins of Rajagriha?
a) Pataliputra
b) Nalanda
c) Rajgir
d) Bodh Gaya
Answer: c) Rajgir
14. Which ancient city in Madhya Pradesh is associated with the ruins of Ujjain?
a) Mahasthan
b) Purushapura
c) Vidisha
d) Peshawar
Answer: c) Vidisha
15. What is the study of ancient coins called?
a) Epigraphy
b) Numismatics
c) Archaeology
d) Paleography
Answer: b) Numismatics
16. Punch-marked coins are generally from which period?
a) Mauryan Empire
b) Gupta Empire
c) Indo-Greek
d) Kushana Empire
Answer: c) Indo-Greek
17. Which dynasty's coins are considered some of the best examples of ancient Indian coinage, free from foreign influence?
a) Kushanas
b) Mauryas
c) Guptas
d) Indo-Greeks
Answer: c) Guptas
18. Which of the following is an ancient site in Andhra Pradesh?
a) Amaravati
b) Ujjain
c) Taxila
d) Nalanda
Answer: a) Amaravati
19. What is the meaning of the word "Veda"?
a) Wisdom
b) Action
c) Ritual
d) Knowledge
Answer: d) Knowledge
20. Which Veda deals with sacrificial hymns and rituals?
a) Rigveda
b) Yajurveda
c) Samaveda
d) Atharvaveda
Answer: b) Yajurveda
21. The Kalpa Sutras are divided into how many classes?
a) Two
b) Four
c) Six
d) Three
Answer: d) Three
22. Which of the following is the oldest text on phonetics?
a) Nirukta
b) Shiksha
c) Vyakarana
d) Chhandas
Answer: b) Shiksha
23. The Brahmanas are associated with which texts?
a) Rigveda
b) Yajurveda
c) Samaveda
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
24. The Aranyakas are known as which of the following?
a) Forest books
b) Ritual books
c) Historical records
d) Political texts
Answer: a) Forest books
25. How many Upanishads are there according to the image?
a) 50
b) 100
c) 108
d) 208
Answer: c) 108
26. Which of the following is the oldest Smriti?
a) Narada Smriti
b) Yajnavalkya Smriti
c) Manu Smriti
d) Brihaspati Smriti
Answer: c) Manu Smriti
27. The Vedangas were composed around which time period?
a) 1000 BC
b) 2000 BC
c) 500 BC
d) 600 BC
Answer: d) 600 BC
28. Who wrote the Shrauta Sutras?
a) Apastamba
b) Kautilya
c) Panini
d) Vyasa
Answer: a) Apastamba
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