Ancient Indian History- 2 - Free MCQ Practice Test with solutions,

The Buddha was born into a noble family in Kapilvastu, Lumbini, Nepal in 563 BCE. His father was King Suddhodana and his mother was queen Maya Devi. His mother died in just seven days after birth, he was raised by Maha Pajapati his mother's younger sister.

Fa-Hien was a the first Chinese pilgrim who started his journey to India in 399 A.D., he reached India in 400 A.D. He visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II Vikramaditya. He was a devout Buddhist who was interested only in spiritualism pertaining to his own creed. 
Whereas Hiuen-Tsang visited India during the reign of Harshvardhan.
I-tsing visited India in connection with Buddhism. 
Ibn Battuta was a Morrish traveller who visited India during the reign of Muhhamad-Bin-Tughlaq.

Kharosthi is the sister script and contemporary of Brahmi. It was written from right to left and  was used in the Gandhara culture of North-Western India and is sometimes also called the Gandhari Script.
The oldest examples of Kharosthi found in Gandhara are displayed on the Ashokan edicts, carved on rock pillars dated to the mid-3rd century BCE.

Kharavela was the third and greatest emperor of Magameghavahana dynasty of Kalinga.
Kharavela is known to have revived the past glory of Kalinga. He led many successful campaigns against the kingdoms of Magadha, Anga, and Satavahana.
Kharvela was a Jain follower, but despite being a Jain follower he never hesitated in warfare.

Sama Veda is an ancient Vedic Sanskrit text written circa 1200 or 1000 BCE. It is a collection of hymns or melodies and is called the 'Book of Song', 'Veda of Chants' or 'Yoga of Song'. Sama Veda is typically the words of Rig Veda put to music. It is the shortest of all the four Vedas.

Around 6th century BC, people of India were speaking and writing languages that were much simpler than classical Sanskrit. These vernacular forms, of which there were several, are called the Prakrits.
Prakrits, called the 'Middle Indo - Aryan Languages', true to their name, are the link between the so called 'Old Indo - Aryan Languages' i.e. the ancient Indian languages and the 'New Indo - Aryan Languages' i.e. modern Indian languages. 
Most of the literature generally called Prakrit is devoted to Jainism.

Gandhara art is known for the first sculptural representations of the Buddha in human form. The art was primarily Mahayana and shows Greco-Roman influence. All the Ellora caves ,Ajanta caves and Elephanta caves has the influence of Gnadhara school of art but the Khajuraho temple does not relate to this art form.

The Chola kings followed a highly efficient system of administration. The entire Tanjore district, parts of Trichy, Pudukottai and South Arcot districts formed the part of’ the Chola Mandalam. The Cholas had three major administrative divisions called Central Government, Provincial Government and Local Government. Tanjore was the capital of the Cholas. The efficient Chola administrative system has been well appreciated by many historians and rulers.

The Prayag-Prasasti inscription contains achievements of Samudraguta and was written by Harisena, the court poet of Samudragupta.
The Mandsaur inscription regards to the work of Vattasbhatta.

The invention of the wheel was a major invention of the Neolithic age.
Wheels helped to make pots and these pots were helpful to store food grains and water.