Ancient History

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Ancient History








  • Where does the early period of history go - Palaeolithic period

  • In which period stone tools were first found - Palaeolithic period

  • Which civilization is famous for its city planning - Indus Valley Civilization

  • The mouth of the Indus Valley Civilization was located on the banks of the Indus River- Mohenjodado

  • What was the local name of Mohenjodaro - mound of the dead

  • Where was the huge bath found- Mohenjodaro

  • Worship of Mother was related to- Indus Valley Civilization.

  • Which civilization had the ship Malghat at the place called Lothal - Indus Valley

  • In the Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibanga was famous for - ceramics

  • The main food of the Vedic Aryans was- milk and its products.

  • Which metal was first used by Vedic people- copper

  • Which three Vedas are jointly called 'Vedatrayi' - Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda

  • Arya was successful in his struggles with the Aryans, as he used the chariot run by the horse.

  • This is confirmed by the fact that the Rigvedic Aryans were pastoralists - there are numerous references to cows in the Rigveda, most of the wars were fought for cows, gifts given to priests were often cows and not land.

  • Where is the oldest settlement of Aryan Janjans - Sapta Sindhu

  • In which details of the coronation ceremony have been done - Aitareya Brahmin

  • Where is the famous Gayatri Mantra derived from - Rigveda

  • Which Vidushi challenged the invincible Yajnavalavya in the debate- Gargi

  • The birthplace of Gautama Buddha is inscribed by- "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya

  • Where was the first Buddhist council held - Rajgriha

  • Buddha means- enlightenment

  • Buddhism left an important influence by connecting two sections of the society with them - women and Shudra.

  • What beliefs does Buddhism believe - the world is full of sorrows, if desires are overcome, nirvana will be attained, people suffer due to their desires.

  • In which early Buddhist texts were composed - Pali text

  • The earliest Buddhist treatise in India is- Vamsathapakasini

  • Where did Buddha get enlightenment- Realized

  • "Desire is the cause of all miseries" Which is the religion promoting it- Buddhism

  • Who was Mahavir - 24th Tirthankara

  • Who is believed to be the first Tirthankara of Jainism- Rishbhadeva

  • What is Jain literature - Ang

  • Famous Jain centers are located in South India- Shravanabelagola

  • The oldest iron era in India is associated with- painted gray pottery.

  • Which first ruler was responsible for the rise of Magadha- Bimbisara

  • In the ancient times, the language used to write the source material was - Sanskrit

  • Alexander (Alexander) and Porus fought - Jhelum

  • The name of the religious text of the Jews is - Musa Sahib

  • Mahabhashya wrote- Pantjali

  • Who was to bring the Greeks out of India โ€“ Chandragupta Maurya

  • Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya - Bindusara

  • Where was the disturbance in the time of Bindusara โ€“ in Taxila

  • Which event brought about a huge change in Ashoka's administrative policy - Kalinga war

  • Who is famous by the name of Devanampriya- Ashok

  • After the Kalinga war, who recorded the conversion of Maharaj Ashoka - Rock Addix Gpp

  • The Greek ambassador sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya was- Megasthenes

  • Who has written Indica - Megasthenes

  • Chandragupta Maurya's famous Guru Chanakya was related to which center of learning - Taxila

  • Whose contemporary was the author of economics - Chandragupta Maurya

  • In which script is Ashoka's Shilakh engraved - Brahmi

  • Which famous ruler was called the 'father of inscriptions' โ€“ Ashoka

  • Who was endemic during the rule of Maurya dynasty - District Administrator