List of practice Questions

The king of Champa was a Shaiva, and the official language of Champa was:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) The dancing girl	(I) Surkotada
(B) Terracotta plough	(II) Kalibanga
(C) In Harappan culture, the horse remains are reported from here	(III) Mohenjodaro
(D) The ploughed fields are found at	(IV) Banawali

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Natyashastra	(I) Bhavabhuti
(B) Malati Madhava	(II) Vishakhadatta
(C) Mudrarakshasa	(III) Bharata
(D) Shishupalavadha	(IV) Magha

The middle Sangam or Nadu-Conkam had its seat in:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) The Indo-Greeks	(I) A. K. Narain
(B) Early History of the Deccan	(II) B. N. Mukherjee
(C) The Rise and Fall of the Kushana Empire	(III) G. Yazdani
(D) The Agrarian System in Ancient India	(IV) U. N. Ghoshal

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Guptas	(I) Valabhi
(B) Maukharis	(II) Kanauj
(C) Pushyabhutis	(III) Magadha
(D) Maitrakas	(IV) Thanesar

According to Megasthenes, Pataliputra was bounded by a deep ditch and a wooden wall crowned with 570 towers and had how many gates?

During which period did coins made of metal first appear?

Which of the following cities is called Vanijagrama in a Prakrit text, meaning a settlement of merchants?

Which Nanda ruler claimed to be “Ekrat” (the sole sovereign)?

Excavations at Atranjikhera (Etah district, U.P.) have been carried out on the banks of which river?

According to which Jaina book, Bimbisara visited Mahavira along with a retinue of wives, relatives, and servants and became a devoted follower?

According to the Ahraura version of Ashoka’s minor rock edict, how many years had elapsed between the death of the Buddha and the issuing of the edict?

Which of the following Upanishads are among the earliest ones?

Most of the mature Harappan brick sizes have an identical ratio of thickness, width, and length. This ratio is:

Who was the first archaeologist to identify similarities between a pre-Harappan culture and the mature Harappan culture?

Which of the following sites has given fascinating evidence of an Upper Palaeolithic shrine dated 9000–8000 BCE?

Identify correct statements regarding Rajtarangini:
(A) Kalhan has mentioned about three women rulers in Rajtarangini.
(B) Didda was a ruler of the Yashaskara dynasty.
(C) Didda was a ruler of the Gonanda dynasty.
(D) Naravahana aided queen Didda in her rise to power.

Identify the correct statements regarding the Iron Pillar, Mehrauli:
(A) The pillar has a Sanskrit inscription.
(B) The pillar is made of pure wrought iron.
(C) It is surmounted by an inverted lotus emblem.
(D) The pillar is 7.85 meters tall.

Identify correct statements regarding Ajanta Caves:
(A) Ajanta Caves are located in the Sahyadri Hills.
(B) 23 caves belong to the Vakataka Period.
(C) There are no chaityas at Ajanta.
(D) The Ajanta caves are situated near the Waghora River.

By the middle of the tenth century, the landed magnates emerged in the Kaveri delta and outside in a big way. Which one of the following was NOT a title borne by them?

In how many caves at Ajanta do paintings survive today?

During the age of Buddha, which of the following was a non-monarchical mahajanapada?

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Katamai	(I) Compulsory labour services
(B) Kutimai	(II) Department of revenue
(C) Vetti	(III) Land revenue
(D) Puravuvarit-tinaik-kalam	(IV) Occupancy dues