Thursday, January 10, 2019

Ancient Indian History 18 MCQ.

01. To perform Judicial Functions, Rajukas were appointed by 

Asoka.

02. Gurmukhi, Dogri, Sindhi scripts of modern India has descended from the 

Sarda Script.

03. Sarada is a script of the Brahmic family of scripts, developed around the 8th century. It was used for writing 

Sanskrit and Kashmiri.

04. The Gurmukhi script was developed from Sarada by 

Guru Angad. 

05. There are several variants of Sarada Scripts such as 

Takkari or Tankari which is the parent of the Dogri script, Kului script (Kullu in Himachal Pradesh), Chameali Script (in Chamba Himachal Pradesh), Sindhi, Bania of Punjab etc.

06. The “Siddhimatrika” script was one of the forms of writing Sanskrit in ancient India. This script, which made Sanskrit works known in China and Japan was developed during the times of ___

Harsha.

[Notes: During the times of Harsha, a script called Siddhimatrika was developed which is sometimes called Harsha Script. Siddhimatrika was the form of writing in which Sanskrit works became known in China and Japan]

07. The ‘Saptanga Theory of State’ (Theory of Seven Limbs of the State) was propounded by 

Kautilya in Arthashastra.

08. The doctrine of ‘Vyuhavada’ is associated with which among the following Sects (or) cults of India? 

Vaishnavism.

09. Which among the following Vedic Texts gives a systematic exposition of the ‘theory of rebirth’ for the first time? 

Chhandogya Upanishad.

10. The evidence of ‘pit-dwelling’ have been discovered from which of the following ancient Indian sites? 

Burzahom and Gufkaral.

11. The first astronomical observatory of Harappan Civilization has been found at which among the following ancient Indian sites? 

Dholavira.

12. Kalidasa was a renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist of 

Gupta period. 

13.Kumarasambhavam and Ritusamhara are his 

two epic works.

14.nine gems in the court of 

Chandragupta II Vikramaditya.

15. Purandara, Varuna, Savitri, Usha deities were associated with the 

‘Rig Vedic Period’.

[Indra (also known as Purandra that meaning is ‘breaker of forts’) Agni, Soma, Varuna (Upholder of the cosmic order) Asvins, Maruts, Mitra, Ushas (Goddess of Dawn), Savitri (Deity invoked in the Gayatri mantra), Pushan, Dyaus, and Prithvi were some of the major deities of Rig Vedic Period. They were invoked for their blessings by the Vedic Aryans.]

16. The Harappan seals were used for marking 

goods and bales of merchandise.

17. Establishment of Svetambara as a separate sect within Jainism has resulted at 

Vallabhi.

[It was an outcome of Jain monks council meeting held in the year of 453 or 466 CE]

18. As per ancient Indian Texts, the land between the Saraswati river and Drsadvati River
two rivers have been called 


“Brahamavarta”.

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Idioms mcq For Competitive Exams

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