Indian Ancient History GK MCQs


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

Ancient Indian History MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) with answers for various state exams and UPSC civil services Exams. Learn and prepare Objective type Questions on Ancient Indian History.


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1. The first Gupta king who assumed the title of "Maharajadhiraja" was-

  1. Samudragupta.
  2. Chandragupta I.
  3. Chandragupta II.
  4. Vikramaditya.


Answer: (b) Chandragupta I.

Solution: Chandragupta-I of the Gupta Empire made powerful alliances with the rulers in the Ganges region. He came to be known as Maharajadhiraja.


2. The most detailed and authentic record of Samudragupta's reign is preserved in the "Prayaga Prashasti/Allahabad pillar inscription". This was composed by his court poet-

  1. Bharavi.
  2. Ashvaghosa.
  3. Harisena.
  4. Amarasimha.


Answer: (c) Harisena.

Solution: Prayaga Prashasti or Allahabad pillar inscription is a pillar inscription of Samudragupta found at Allahabad and written in Sanskrit. It was written by Harisena.


3. Which of the following rulers was described as "Sandrocottus"?

  1. Chandragupta Maurya.
  2. Chandragupta I.
  3. Ashoka.
  4. Bimbisara.


Answer: (a) Chandragupta Maurya.

Solution: Sandrocottus is a term used by foreign writers like Justin, Arien, and Strabo for Chandragupta Maurya.


4. Where was the capital of Kosala, one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (6th–5th centuries BCE)?

  1. Champa.
  2. Mathura.
  3. Kausambi.
  4. Shravasti.


Answer: (d) Shravasti.

Solution: Shravasti was the capital of Kosala during the period of Mahajanapadas.


5. In ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla, and Kshemeshvara were famous. What were they?

  1. Merchants.
  2. Philosophers.
  3. Monks.
  4. Playwrights.


Answer: (d) Playwrights.

Solution: Bhavabhuti was a dramatist, poet, and scholar during the 8th century. Hastimalla was a Jain poet in the court of the Solanki rulers. Kshemeshwara was the court poet of Mahipala of Kannauj.