Test: UPSC Prelims (Past Year Questions) Ancient History 2015-20 - UPSC MCQ

Consider the following events in the history of India:

1. Rise of Pratiharas under king Bhoja

2. Establishment of pallava power under Mahendravarman-I

3. Establishment of Chola power under Parantaka-I

4. Pala dynasty founded by Gopala

What is the correct chronological order of the above events, Starting from the earliest time? (2020)

With reference to the history of India, the terms Kulyavapa and dronavapa denote (2020)

Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely ” (2020)

With references to the history of India, consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? (2020)

With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, kadura and Chaul were well known as (2020)

Which one of the following is not a Harappan site? (2019)

Consider the following: (2019)

1. Deification of the Buddha

2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas

3. Image worship and rituals

Which of the above is/are the feature/ features of Mahayana Buddhism?

With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct? (2019)

Building ‘Kalyaana Mandapas’ was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom of (2019)

Consider the following statements:

1. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar.

2. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2019)

With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct? (2019)

With reference to the religious practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to (2018)

With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world? (2018)

With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley people, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare whereas the people of Indus Valley Civilization did not leave any evidence of using them.

2. Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper whereas Indus Valley people knew only copper and iron.

3. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse whereas there is no evidence of Indus Valley people having been aware of this animal.

Select the correct answer using the code given below: (2017)

Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom? (2017)

With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:

1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism.

2. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2017)

With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements :

1. The concept of Bodhisattva is central to Hinayana sect of Buddhism.

2. Bodhisattva is a compassionate one on his way to enlightenment.

3. Bodhisattva delays achieving his own salvation to help all sentient beings on their path to it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2016)

In the context of the history of India, consider the following pairs:

Term : Description

(1) Eripatti : Land, revenue from which was set apart for the maintenance of the village tank

(2) Taniyurs : Villages donated to a single Brahmin or a group of Brahmins

(3) Ghatikas : Colleges generally attached to the temples

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(2016)

With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and Epictales was the profession of who of the following? (2016)

Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagar, consider the following statements:

1. The tax rate on land was fixed depending on the quality of the land.

2. Private owners of workshops paid an industries tax.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2016)

Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty? (2016)

With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential elementary elements of the feudal system?

1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority

2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land

3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord Select the correct answer using the code given below. (2015)