14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Historical Sources and Pre-Historic Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 11/09/2026
1. 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?
2. The name of scripture in which ‘Purusha Megha’ was mentioned is
3. 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.
4. Which of the following books is/are written by Fa-Hien?
5. Which one of the following periods is also known as Chalcolithic age?
6. The evidence of ‘pit dwelling’ has been obtained from
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. ‘Nachiketa’ legend finds mention in
9. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?
10. In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?
11. The ochre-coloured pottery was christened in
13. 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?
14. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at
15. Navdatoli was excavated by
16. Which of the Neolithic age site is not correctly matched?
17. Ash Mound is associated with the Neolithic site at
19. Most of important salient features of inscription are
20. From where the word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ taken?
21. Ganeshwar, the Pre-Harappan Chalcolithic site which supplied copper objects to Harappan sites is in
22. The Brahmi script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on
23. Which of the following is a Samhita of Shukla Yajurveda?
24. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was
25. The first Paleolithic tool in India was discovered by
26. In the Chalcolithic period people of Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the following orientation
27. 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?
28. Consider the following statements.
I. Jatakas are the folklore literature of Jainism.
II. Agams are Jain texts based on discourses of Tirthankara.
Select the correct answer using the code below.
29. With reference to naming of India, ‘Bharatvarsha’ has been mentioned in which of the following book?
30. From which one of the following sites bone implements have been found?
31. The earliest evidence of man in India is found in
32. Which of the following is the earliest Holy book of Jain?
33. In which one of the following languages was the earliest Jain literature compiled?
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 one of the following is not correctly matched?
36. From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, a maximum number of human skeletons have been found?
37. Which one of the following is oldest Veda?
38. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
39. The compilation of which of the following Vedas have been based on Rigveda?
40. Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings?
41. Which of the following Chalcolithic sites does not fall in the Godavari Pravara system?
42. 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?
43. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’?
44. Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts?
46. Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent?
47. 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
48. The ‘Manusmriti’ mainly deals with
49. 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?
50. Which among the following cultures were the first to paint their pottery?