14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Historical Sources and Pre-Historic Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 26/07/2026
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. The legend of ‘Satyakama Jabala’, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in
3. The evidence of ‘pit dwelling’ has been obtained from
4. Which of the following is a Samhita of Shukla Yajurveda?
5. Which one of the following periods is also known as Chalcolithic age?
6. 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.
7. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was
8. The earliest evidence of man in India is found in
9. Which among the following sites provides evidence of domestication of animals in the mesolithic period?
10. Which of the following Chalcolithic sites does not fall in the Godavari Pravara system?
11. Which of the following fall in the category of commercial inscription?
12. Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of the dog along with human skeleton in burial?
13. In which one of the following languages was the earliest Jain literature compiled?
14. Sarga, Pratisarga, Vansa, Manvantara and Vanshanucharita are the indicators of
15. King Aswapati of the Upanishadic period was the ruler of
16. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
17. According to the excavated evidence, the domestication of animal began in
19. The ochre-coloured pottery was christened in
20. Originally the Mahabharata was known as
21. ‘Nachiketa’ legend finds mention in
22. The Principles of classical music has been deliberated in
23. In which of the Vedas, Sabha and Samiti are called as two daughters of Prajapati?
24. The cultivation of cereals first started in
25. From which one of the following sites bone implements have been found?
26. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
27. Which of the following Buddhist texts contains the rules of monastic life?
28. The Brahmi script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on
29. ‘Rajatarangini’ written by Kalhana is associated with which of the following?
30. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at
31. 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?
32. Which of the following is the oldest Purana?
33. The compilation of which of the following Vedas have been based on Rigveda?
34. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
35. In which vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the first time?
36. 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
37. In which State, the Navdatoli is located?
38. 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.
39. The teacher who taught ‘Veda Vedanga’ for livelihood was called
40. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
41. Who was the first law maker?
42. The Lumbini pillar inscription of Ashoka is a
43. Which one of the following is not a part of early Jain Literature?
44. In mesolithic context, evidence of animal domestication has been found at
45. In the Chalcolithic period people of Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the following orientation
46. From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a maximum number of human skeletons have been found?
47. Which of the following is the earliest Holy book of Jain?
48. Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at
49. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?
50. ……… was an early example of an inscription written in Sanskrit.