Indian Ancient History GK MCQs


Overview:


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 competitive exams and UPSC civil services Exams. Learn and prepare Objective type Questions on Ancient Indian History.


Monolith Design:

Indian Ancient History Quiz (Monolith Design Pic)

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.