Please find below a compilation of Ancient India History MCQs that were asked in the WBCS Preliminary Examinations from 2000 to 2022.
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Ancient India History MCQ: Asked in WBCS Prelims 2022
Q1. Who is the composer of Allahabad Prasasti?
A. Harishena
B. Bishakhdutta
C. Kalidasa
D. Shudrak
Answer – A. Harishena
Explanation-
Q2. The earliest fossil remains of archaic Homo sapiens have been found in
A. Siwalik hills
B. Narmada valley
C. Nallamalai hills
D. Chotanagpur Plateau
Answer – B. Narmada valley
Explanation-
Q3. Arrange the list of foreign travellers in chronological order:
A. Xuanzang (Hieun Tsang )
B. Itsing
C. Fa Tsien
D. Megasthenes
A. A, B, C, D
B. A, D, B, C
C. D, C, A, B
D. D, C, B, A
Answer – C. D (Megasthenes), C(Fa Tsien), A(Xuanzang), B(Itsing)
Explanation-
Q4. Match the following:
a. Kot Diji …………… 1. Luigi Pio Tessitori
b. Harappa …………. 2. F.A. Khan, G.S. Ghurye
b. Kalibangan …….. 3. Daya Ram Sahani
d. Mohenjodaro ….. 4. Rakhal Das Bandyopadhyay
A. (a-2), (b-3), (c-1), (d-4)
B. (a – 1), (b-3), (c-2), (d-4)
C. (a-4), (b-1), (c-2), (d-3)
D. (a-3), (b-2), (c-4), (d-1)
Answer – A. (a-2), (b-3), (c-1), (d-4)
Explanation-
Q5. Who among the following stated that there was no slavery in India?
A. Strabo
B. Ptolemy
C. Megasthenes
D. Xuanzang (Hieun Tsang )
Answer – C. Megasthenes
Explanation-
Q6. In which of the following inscriptions we find the earliest reference to ‘Sati’?
A. Asokan inscription of Girnar
B. Aihole inscription
C. Eran inscription
D. Damodarpur inscription
Answer – C. Eran inscription
Explanation-
Q7. The Gupta King who destroyed Sakas was
A. Samudra Gupta
B. Chandra Gupta-I
C. Kumara Gupta
D. Chandra Gupta-II
Answer – D. Chandra Gupta-II
Explanation-
Q8. The earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the subcontinent comes from
A. Utnur
B. Burzahom
C. Mehrgarh
D. Bagor
Answer – C. Mehrgarh
Explanation-
Q9. The first sermon of Gautama Buddha is called
A. Mahabhinishkraman
B. Dharmachakra Pravartana
C. Dhammaghos
D. Mahaparinirvana
Answer – B. Dharmachakra Pravartana
Explanation-
Q10. Who among the following was the Greek king of Syria mentioned in the Asokan edict?
A. Antiochus II Theos
B. Ptolemy II
C. Antigonus
D. Alexander
Answer – A. Antiochus II Theos
Explanation-
Q11. Match List-I with List-II:
……..List-I………. List-II
A. Moriyas….. 1. Pippalivana
B. Videhas….. 2. Mithila
C. Licchavis…3. Vaishali
D. Mallas……..4. Kapilavastu
Which of the above is/are not properly matched?
A. (a-1), (b-2), (c-3)
B. (d-4)
C. (c-3), (d-4)
D. All of the above
Answer – B. (d-4)
Explanation-
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2021
Q12. When did Sakabda commence?
A. 78 A.D.
B. 78 B.C.E.
C. 178 B.C.E.
D. 178 A.D.
Answer – A. 78 A.D.
Explanation-
Q13. Who is the author of the Allahabad Pillar Inscription?
A. Rudradaman
B. Harisena
C. Samudragupta
D. Banabhatta
Answer – B. Harisena
Explanation-
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2020
Q14. Boghazkoi is important because
A. it is known as a significant trading centre between Central Asia and Tibet.
B. the original text of the Vedas was composed there.
C. inscription found here mentions the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses.
D. None of the above
Answer –C. inscription found here mentions the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses.
Explanation-
Q15. Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian Subcontinent?
A. Pratapgarh
B. Mehergarh
C. Quetta
D. Kalat
Answer – B. Mehergarh
Explanation-
Q16. Who among the following historians has written the book entitled ‘The wonder that was India‘?
A. A. L. Basham
B. Alison Bashford
C. R. C. Majumder
D. Satish Chandra
Answer – A. A. L. Basham
Explanation-
Q17. What were the two assemblies during the early Vedic period?
A. Samiti
B. Sabha
C. Samiti and Sangam
D. Both A. and B.
Answer – D. Both A. and B.
Explanation-
Q18. Which of the following is a correct statement about the Indus Valley civilization?
A. Both Harappa and Mohenjodaro are located on the banks of river Ravi (Irabati).
B. Both Chanhudaro and Kalibangan were located within the boundaries of present-day Rajasthan.
C. Both Surkotada and Dholavira are located in the Kutchh region of Gujarat
D. Lothal site was located on the bank of the Narmada river.
Answer – C. Both Surkotada and Dholavira are located in the Kutchh region of Gujarat
Explanation-
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2019
Q19. Where did Gautama Buddha attain Nirvana (enlightenment)?
A. Lumbini
B. Sarnath
C. Kusinagar
D. Bodh Gaya
Answer –D. Bodh Gaya
Explanation-
Q20. Who wrote Mrichhakatikam ?
A. Vishakhasdatta
B. Shudrak
C. Banabhatta
D. Bhas
Answer –B. Shudrak
Explanation-
Q21. Who among the following succeeded Samudragupta as the next ruler of the Gupta dynasty?
A. Chandragupta II
B. Vishnugupta
C. Chandragupta I
D. Skandagupta
Answer – A. Chandragupta II
Explanation-
Q22. The inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi scripts were deciphered by
A. Alexander Cunningham
B. James Princep
C. Max Muller
D. Mortimer Wheeler
Answer – B. James Princep
Explanation-
Q23. Which among the following places have given the earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian sub-continent?
A. Pratapgarh
B. Mehrgarh
C. Quetta
D. Kalat
Answer – B. Mehrgarh
Explanation-
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