14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Historical Sources and Pre-Historic Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. The three-age system was divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of Copenhagen museum were coined by
2. ‘Ayurveda’ that is ‘Science of Life’ appeared first in
3. Kharosthi script was widely used in which region?
4. Most of important salient features of inscription are
5. Which of the following Buddhist texts contains the rules of monastic life?
7. Consider the following statements.
I. Kharosthti script was written from left to right.
II. Devanagari script is written from left to right.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
8. The ‘Purush sutra’ related to Varna system is originally found in
9. From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a maximum number of human skeletons have been found?
10. Which among the following cultures were the first to paint their pottery?
11. The cultivation of cereals first started in
12. Assertion (A) Buddha Pushkar lake was an ideal region for middle paleolithic people. Reason (R) Good stone was found in close proximity to a permanent sweet water source.
13. Sarga, Pratisarga, Vansa, Manvantara and Vanshanucharita are the indicators of
14. In which State, the Navdatoli is located?
15. ……… was an early example of an inscription written in Sanskrit.
16. Who was the first law maker?
17. In mesolithic context, evidence of animal domestication has been found at
18. Consider the following statements about the Neolithic people.
I. Neolithic people never ventured far from the hills.
II. They produced that was just enough for base subsistence.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
19. At which of the following place, evidence of concrete upper paleolithic art objects has/have been found?
I. Patue
II. Lohanada Nola
III. Paisra
IV. Nevasa
20. Which of the following books is/are written by Fa-Hien?
21. Which one of the following periods is also known as Chalcolithic age?
22. Which one of the following is not a part of early Jain Literature?
23. The legend of ‘Satyakama Jabala’, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in
24. Who wrote Periplus of the Erythraean Sea?
26. In which one of the following languages was the earliest Jain literature compiled?
27. The priest associated with King Videgha Madhava referred in Shatapatha Brahmin was
28. King Aswapati of the Upanishadic period was the ruler of
29. Which of the following is the oldest Purana?
30. The ochre-coloured pottery was christened in
31. Which of the following Indian archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves’ and discovered prehistoric significance of its rock paintings?
32. The Principles of classical music has been deliberated in
33. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was
34. In which vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the first time?
35. ‘Rajatarangini’ written by Kalhana is associated with which of the following?
36. India is named as ‘Aryavarta’, due to inhabitant of which of the following?
37. Which of the following is/are not historical biography/biographies?
I. Dipavamsa
II. Harshacharita
III. Vikramankadevacharita
IV. Prithviraja Vijaya
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
38. Which of the following fall in the category of commercial inscription?
39. Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent?
40. Consider the following statements.
I. Samaveda is the oldest book on Indian classical music.
II. Samaveda has 1549 versus.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
41. With reference to naming of India, ‘Bharatvarsha’ has been mentioned in which of the following book?
42. In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?
43. The evidence of ‘pit dwelling’ has been obtained from
44. The biggest museum of the country depicting the story of the development of human civilisation and also known as Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya is situated in
45. Kalika Purana is associated with which of the following religion?
46. Which one of the following is oldest Veda?
47. The ‘Manusmriti’ mainly deals with
48. Consider the following statement.
I. Hiuen-Tsang wrote ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ or ‘The Records of Western World’.
II. Al-Biruni wrote ‘Tahqiq-i-Hind’.
Select the correct answer from the code below.
49. Which of the following Chalcolithic sites does not fall in the Godavari Pravara system?
50. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’?
