Indian Ancient History Quiz General Knowledge


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Questions and Answers Type:MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).
Main Topic:General Knowledge.
Sub-topic:Indian Ancient History Quiz.
Number of Questions:5 Questions with Answers.

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Directions: In the following Indian Ancient History Quiz, four answers are given, and only one answer is correct. Please read the questions carefully and choose the correct answers. If you want to check the answer, click on the answer button and know the correct answer with an explanation. We hope you will find this section of the Indian Ancient History Quiz helpful to increase your knowledge. The given questions are mainly taken from the stone, Bronze, and Iron age period of Indian Ancient History.


1. The earliest inscription on the stone was in which language?

  1. Sanskrit
  2. Prakrit
  3. Pali
  4. Brahmi


Answer: (b) Prakrit

Solution: The earliest inscription stone is Sahgaura Tamralekh, which has been excavated from the Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The earliest inscription on the stone was in the Prakrit language, written in the Mauryan period.


2. The earliest evidence of rice cultivation in the Ganga valley has been found at-

  1. Kaushambi
  2. Senuwar
  3. Sohgaura
  4. Lahuradewa


Answer: (d) Lahuradewa

Solution: The earliest rice cultivation in the Ganga valley has been found at the Lahuradewa village of Sant Kabir Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, India.


3. Who among the following cultures were the first to paint their pottery?

  1. Iron Age
  2. Neolithic
  3. Mesolithic
  4. Chalcolithic


Answer: (d) Chalcolithic

Solution: The chalcolithic culture was the first to paint their pottery.


4. The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent has been obtained from which place?

  1. Brahmagiri
  2. Chirand
  3. Mehrgarh
  4. Burzahom


Answer: (c) Mehrgarh

Solution: The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent has been obtained from Mehrgarh, currently situated in Balochistan, Pakistan.


5. Which one of the following sites has yielded the cultural remains, from the Neolithic to Harappan period?

  1. Kalibangan
  2. Mehrgarh
  3. Kotdiji
  4. Amri


Answer: (b) Mehrgarh

Solution: Mehrgarh site has yielded cultural remains from the Neolithic to the Harappan period.