BPSC Special Quiz: Ancient History for Other State PSC Exams

Question 1

Which of the following animal was not depicted on the Pashupatinath seal of the Harappan Culture?

Question 2

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Question 3

Match the following:
Inscriptions
List-1
1. Hittite
2. Kassite
3. Mitanni
4. Kharoshthi
Country (Present Day)
List-1
A. Iraq
B. Turkey
C. Iran
D. Syria
Choose the correct match:

Question 4

Which of the following are not the three Jewels or ‘Triratna’ of Jainism?

Question 5

Which Buddhist text declared the cattle to be givers of food, beauty & happiness and pleaded for their protection?

Question 6

Match the following.
List I
I. First Buddhist Council
II. Second Buddhist Council
III. Third Buddhist Council
IV. Fourth Buddhist Council
List II
a) Mahakasapa
b) Kalasoka
c) Vasumitra
d) Asoka

Question 7

Consider the following statement:
A. Rock-cut cave at Barabar hills in Gaya is also known as Lomus Rishi cave.
B. Ashoka patronized this cave for Buddhist sect.
Which of the following statements are true?

Question 8

Consider the following statements about the Mauryans-
A. They made rock-cut pillars, similar to the Achaemenian pillars.
B. They introduced burnt bricks in North-eastern India for the first time.
C. They used gold coins to trade.
D. The façade of the Lomas Rishi cave is decorated with a rectangular design pattern.
Which of the above statements are true?

Question 9

Match the following Buddhist Councils and the centres where they were held
List-1
1) 1^st Buddhist Council
2) 2^nd Buddhist Council
3) 3^rd Buddhist Council
4) 4^th Buddhist Council
List-2
A- Pataliputra
B- Rajgir
C- Vaishali
D- Kundalvana
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below

Question 10

Under the reign of which ruler St. Thomas came to India?

Question 11

Which Sangam text deals with grammar and poetics?

Question 12

Consider the following statements:
A. Harsh was a Shaiva in his early days, later become a patron of Buddhism.
B. Chinese traveler I-tsing visited India during Harsha’s rule.
Which of the following statements are true?

Question 13

Consider the following statements:
A. Alvar saints were devotees of Vishnu and his avatar Krishna in south India.
B. Nayanar was a cult dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Which of the following statements are true?

Question 14

Materialistic philosophy, “Lokayata” was given by

Question 15

Match the following:
Schools Founder
List-1
1. Yoga
2. Nyaya
3. Vedanta
4. Mimamsa
List-2
A. Patanjali
B. Gautama
C. Badarayana
D. Jaimini
Choose the correct match: