14000+ MCQs Ancient History (The Vedic Era and Mahajanapadas)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 15/12/2025
1. Match List I (Veda) with List II (Primary Subject/Content) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Veda) | List II (Primary Subject/Content) |
| A. Atharvaveda | 1. God Grace (Hymns) |
| B. Rigveda | 2. Sacrifice Process (Rituals) |
| C. Yajurveda | 3. Medicine (Charms & Spells) |
| D. Samaveda | 4. Music (Chants) |
2. The word ‘Gotra’ occurs for the first time in:
3. An inscription of 14th century BC, which describes the Vedic Gods has been found in:
4. Gayatri Mantra is found in which book?
5. Who among the following was the most popular God of the early Vedic Aryans?
6. Originally the Mahabharata was known as:
7. 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?
8. The God who is the most prominent in ‘Rigveda’ is:
9. Which one of the following statements is correct?
10. Which Mandala of Rigveda is completely dedicated to ‘Soma’?
11. The largest number of Rigvedic hymns are devoted to:
12. Match List I (Veda) with List II (Associated Brahmana Text) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Veda) | List II (Associated Brahmana Text) |
| A. Rigveda | 1. Gopatha |
| B. Samaveda | 2. Shatpatha |
| C. Atharvaveda | 3. Aitareya |
| D. Yajurveda | 4. Panchvisha (Tandya Maha Brahmana) |
13. Who composed the Gayatri Mantra?
14. In the Vedic period, the people called Panis, were:
15. Jivaka, the famous physician of the time of Mahatma Buddha, was associated with the court of:
16. Who among the following wrote on the original homeland of the Aryans?
17. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
18. In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at:
19. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in:
20. The name of scripture in which ‘Purusha Megha’ was mentioned in:
21. In the Rigvedic period, people believed mainly in:
22. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at Kurukshetra for:
23. Nivi, Paridhan and Adhivasa were the:
24. Which kingdom covered the modern Patna and Gaya districts of Bihar?
25. Give the name of the tribe which is not related to the ‘Panchajana’ of the Rigveda Aryans.
26. The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of:
27. Which words has been used in business system during post-Vedic period?
28. 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) |
29. The ‘Manusmriti’ mainly deals with:
30. The famous battle of ‘Ten Kings’ as described in the Rigveda was fought on the bank of:
31. During the Rig Vedic period Nishka was an ornament of:
32. The Vedic river Kubha was located in:
33. Name the brave Indian King whom Alexander defeated on the bank of river Jhelum?
34. Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race?
35. Which one of the following did not come to India with Alexander?
36. Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan’s movement of Aryan from Iran to India?
37. Fundamental or basic script of the ‘Rigveda’ was:
38. Who among the following Vedic deities was believed to be their priest?
39. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the:
40. The ninth mandala of the Rigveda Samhita is devoted wholly to:
41. ‘Nishka’ in ancient India was known as:
42. The name ‘Aghanya’ mentioned in many passages of the Rigveda refers to:
43. During the Rigvedic Period word ‘Nishka’ was used for a Jewellery but in later period it was used for the meaning of:
44. Judgement was advertised by:
45. With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Samkhya School.
I. Samkhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul.
II. Samkhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
46. The System of Governance prevalent in the Vedic era was:
47. Which was the first capital of Magadha?
48. In the Vedic rituals HOTA is associated with the:
49. The legend of Satyakam Jabal, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in:
50. Which of the following is the correct order of the Vedic literature?
