14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Historical Sources and Pre-Historic Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 13/09/2026
1. 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
2. Which of the following books is/are written by Fa-Hien?
3. Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts?
5. The teacher who taught ‘Veda Vedanga’ for livelihood was called
6. The legend of ‘Satyakama Jabala’, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in
8. Navdatoli was excavated by
9. The priest associated with King Videgha Madhava referred in Shatapatha Brahmin was
10. Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at
11. The name of scripture in which ‘Purusha Megha’ was mentioned is
14. Which of the following Buddhist texts contains the rules of monastic life?
15. The burying pet dogs in the graves of the masters did not seem to be a practice with Neolithic people in any part of India except
16. The compilation of which of the following Vedas have been based on Rigveda?
17. With reference to naming of India, ‘Bharatvarsha’ has been mentioned in which of the following book?
19. In which of the Vedas, Sabha and Samiti are called as two daughters of Prajapati?
20. Most of important salient features of inscription are
21. Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings?
22. From which one of the following Mesolithic sites charred and carbonised grains of wild rice embedded in the burnt clay remains of wattle and daub walls of huts, has been discovered?
23. Assertion (A) The microlith industry is rooted in the upper paleolithic industries. Reason (R) The archaeological findings/evidences continued from the upper paleolithic into the mesolithic.
24. The first Paleolithic tool in India was discovered by
25. Which among the following sites provides evidence of domestication of animals in the mesolithic period?
26. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
27. In which one of the following languages was the earliest Jain literature compiled?
28. Ganeshwar, the Pre-Harappan Chalcolithic site which supplied copper objects to Harappan sites is in
29. The study and analysis of coin is known as
30. Originally the Mahabharata was known as
31. Consider the following statements:
I. The naming of India has been done, after the name of one of the major Jana ‘Bharat’ of Rigvedic period.
II. India is said to be one of the part of Jambu Dweepa.
Select the correct answer using the code below.
32. In the Chalcolithic period people of Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the following orientation
33. Which of the Neolithic age site is not correctly matched?
34. The cultivation of cereals first started in
35. 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?
36. Which one of the following statements is not true about the Chalcolithic cultures of India?
37. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?
38. Which of the following is a Samhita of Shukla Yajurveda?
39. 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.
40. Which one of the following is not a part of early Jain Literature?
41. Consider the following statements.
I. Bagor in Rajasthan is the largest Mesolithic site in India.
II. Mehrgarh in Baluchistan (Pakistan) is the oldest Neolithic site in India Subcontinent.
Which at the statement given above is/are correct?
42. Sarga, Pratisarga, Vansa, Manvantara and Vanshanucharita are the indicators of
43. From which one of the following sites bone implements have been found?
44. Which of the following Chalcolithic sites does not fall in the Godavari Pravara system?
45. In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?
46. Consider the following statements in the context of Neolithic Chalcolithic culture.
I. The people of Neolithic Chalcolithic culture used stone implements.
II. The post Harappan sites representing Neolithic-Chalcolithic culture, out number those of pre-Harappan.
III. Some important sites representing this culture are Ahar, Gilund and Balathal.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
47. In which vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the first time?
48. Consider the following statements.
I. There are total 40 ‘Mandalas’ in Yajurveda.
II. ‘Vajsaneyi Samhita’ is related to ‘Shukla Yajurveda’.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
49. The Lumbini pillar inscription of Ashoka is a
50. Which of the following is the earliest Holy book of Jain?
