14000+ MCQs Ancient History (The Vedic Era and Mahajanapadas)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the:
2. Which one of the following is not a types of marriage?
I. Praja-patya
II. Arsh
III. Daiva
IV. Durgam
3. Match List I (Ancient places of UP/Mahajanapadas) with List II (Capital) and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Ancient place/Mahajanapada) | List II (Capital) |
| A. Kuru | 1. Saket (or Ayodhya) |
| B. Panchal | 2. Kaushambi |
| C. Kosala | 3. Ahichatra (Northern Panchal) |
| D. Vatsa | 4. Indraprastha (or Hastinapur) |
4. Boghaz-Koi is important because:
5. Match List I (Veda) with List II (Primary Content Description) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Veda) | List II (Primary Content Description) |
| A. Rigveda | 1. Musical hymns (Sāmans/Chants) |
| B. Yajurveda | 2. Hymns and rituals (Sacrifice Formulae) |
| C. Samaveda | 3. Charms and spells |
| D. Atharvaveda | 4. Hymns and prayers |
6. Who among the following Vedic deities was believed to be their priest?
7. Which kingdom covered the modern Patna and Gaya districts of Bihar?
8. An inscription of 14th century BC, which describes the Vedic Gods has been found in:
9. Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan’s movement of Aryan from Iran to India?
10. The post-Vedic period tax was collected by king from people was called:
11. Which hymns of the Rigveda are considered to contain the rudiments of the Indian drama?
12. Which early ruler of Magadha murdered his father to ascend the throne and, in turn, was murdered by his own son?
13. During the Rig Vedic period Nishka was an ornament of:
14. ‘Nachiketa’ Legend finds mention in:
15. The capital of North Panchal, according to Mahabharata was located at:
16. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in:
17. Which of the following rivers was known as Purushni in the Vedic Period?
18. The priest associated with King Videgha Madhava referred in Shatapatha Brahmin was:
19. In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at:
20. Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander the great?
21. Chand Pradyot was ruler of which ancient republic?
22. Which one of the following Vedic God/Goddess depicts an association with the Sun?
23. The ‘Dharma’ and ‘Rita’ depict a central idea of ancient Vedic civilisation of India. In this context, consider the following statements.
I. ‘Dharma’ was a conception of obligation and of the discharge of one’s duties to oneself and to others.
II. ‘Rita’ was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
24. Which one of the following did not come to India with Alexander?
25. Give the name of the tribe which is not related to the ‘Panchajana’ of the Rigveda Aryans.
26. The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is:
27. The name ‘Aghanya’ mentioned in many passages of the Rigveda refers to:
29. Combination of three Vedas has been called ‘Vedatrayi’:
30. Which one among the following is not a characteristic of Rigvedic Aryans?
31. In the Vedic period, the people called Panis, were:
32. By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital?
33. Alexander invaded India in:
34. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at Kurukshetra for:
35. Which of the following custom emerged during the post-Vedic period?
36. In the context of ancient Indian society which one of the following terms does not belong to the category of the other three?
37. During the Rigvedic Period word ‘Nishka’ was used for a Jewellery but in later period it was used for the meaning of:
38. The largest number of the Mantras in Rigveda belongs to:
39. In the Rigvedic period, people believed mainly in:
40. The largest number of Rigvedic hymns are devoted to:
41. The name of scripture in which ‘Purusha Megha’ was mentioned in:
42. The legend of Satyakam Jabal, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in:
43. In the 10th Mandala of the Rigveda, which one of the following hymns reflects upon the marriage ceremonies?
44. Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
45. Fundamental or basic script of the ‘Rigveda’ was:
46. Which Mandala of Rigveda is completely dedicated to ‘Soma’?
47. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the:
48. Who composed the Gayatri Mantra?
49. The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of:
50. Which one among the following is not true with regard to Rigveda Samhita?
