MCQ for Ancient India Paper: Pioneer Academy’s Pathfinder preparation for the UPSC examinations included MCQs about ancient India. The origin of Indian culture is credited to ancient India. In addition, a number of well-known religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, have their roots there.

1.Which of following is not a characteristic feature of Paleolithic age?

(a) Food was cooked before eating
(b) Bodies were covered with skins of animals or tree barks and leaves
(c) People did not know use of wheel
(d) People wandered from place to place in search of food

ans : (a)

2. The biggest building at Mohenjodaro was the

(a) Assembly Hall
(b) Great Bath
(c) Rectangular Building
(d) Great Granary

ans : (d)

3. In the Vedic period, the people called Panis were

(a) Those who controlled trade
(b) Cattle-breeders
(c) Cowherds
(d) Ploughmen

ans : (a)

4. Which of the following pair is wrongly matched?

(a) Sungas-Vidisha
(b) Satvahanas-Pratisthana
(c) Kanvas-Kaushambi
(d) Kushanas-Purushapura

ans : (c)

5. Harsha is said to have held two great religious assemblies. Which of the following places were the venues for these assemblies?

(i) Thaneshwar
(ii) Kannauj
(iii) Vallabhi
(iv) Prayag

ans : (d)

6. Which of the following statements about trade and commerce from the 6th century AD onwards is NOT correct?

(a) There was a sharp decline in trade
(b) The decline of trade led to the decay of towns
(c) Rise of the Roman empire in the West led to the decline of Indian trade
(d) Collapse of the Sassanid (Iranian) empire resulted the decline of trade

ans : (c)

7. The land revenue-yielding territories of the Sultanate were divided into Khalisa or Crown lands and…….. lands.

(a) Inam
(b) Barren
(c) Iqta
(d) Waqf

ans : (c)

8. Which of the following is correct about Chauth and Sardeshmukhi

(a) The Chauth amounted to one-fourth of the standard revenue assessment of the place
(b) Sardeshmukhi was an additional levy of 10 percent
(c) Chauth and Sardeshmukh were levied as a against Maratha forces safeguard
(d) All of the above

ans : (d)

9. Arrange the units of administration of Vijayanagara Empire in the descending order.

(i) Valanadus
(ii) Gramas
(iii) Mandaams
(iv) Nadus
(v) Sthalas
(vi) Kurrams

(a) iv, vi, ii, v, i, iii
(b) ii, iv, iii, i, v, vi
(c) i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi
(d) iii, i, vi, iv, v, ii

ans : (d)

10. Who of the following kings was a friend of Gautam Buddha?

(a) Prasenajita
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Sisupal
(d) Ajatshatru

ans : (a)