14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Historical Sources and Pre-Historic Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at
2. The priest associated with King Videgha Madhava referred in Shatapatha Brahmin was
3. 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?
4. The cultivation of cereals first started in
5. Sarga, Pratisarga, Vansa, Manvantara and Vanshanucharita are the indicators of
7. 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?
8. Which one of the following Vedic literature talks about salvation?
9. Which of the following is the correct order of the Vedic literature?
10. Which of the following books is/are written by Fa-Hien?
11. Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of the dog along with human skeleton in burial?
12. The legend of ‘Satyakama Jabala’, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in
13. From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a maximum number of human skeletons have been found?
14. In which State, the Navdatoli is located?
15. Kharosthi script was widely used in which region?
16. The first Paleolithic tool in India was discovered by
17. In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?
18. The teacher who taught ‘Veda Vedanga’ for livelihood was called
19. ‘Ayurveda’ that is ‘Science of Life’ appeared first in
20. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’?
21. Which one of the following is oldest Veda?
22. Which one of the following statements is not true about the Chalcolithic cultures of India?
23. The study and analysis of coin is known as
24. India is named as ‘Aryavarta’, due to inhabitant of which of the following?
25. Ganeshwar, the Pre-Harappan Chalcolithic site which supplied copper objects to Harappan sites is in
26. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
27. The ‘Manusmriti’ mainly deals with
28. 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?
29. From where the word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ taken?
30. ‘Nachiketa’ legend finds mention in
31. Which of the Neolithic age site is not correctly matched?
32. Which among the following cultures were the first to paint their pottery?
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. Which of the following is the oldest Purana?
36. Which of the following Chalcolithic sites does not fall in the Godavari Pravara system?
37. Which of the following Indian archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves’ and discovered prehistoric significance of its rock paintings?
38. In the Chalcolithic period people of Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the following orientation
39. 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?
40. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was
41. Which of the following is the earliest Holy book of Jain?
42. The Lumbini pillar inscription of Ashoka is a
44. With reference to naming of India, ‘Bharatvarsha’ has been mentioned in which of the following book?
45. 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
46. 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.
47. The three-age system was divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of Copenhagen museum were coined by
48. 800 BC to 600 BC is related to which era?
50. Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings?
