CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Ancient Indian History Quiz 11 - MCQExams.com

The Hathigumpha inscription throws light on the achievements of which ruler?
  • The later Mauryan Dasratha
  • Pushyamitra Sunga
  • Vasudeva Kanva
  • Kharvela of Kalinga
Who was the Kushana ruler who called himself as 'Maheshwar'?
  • Kujula Kadphises
  • Wima Kadphises
  • Kanishka
  • Huvishka
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
List-IList-II
$$1$$. Malaya PeninsulaSuvarnabhumi
$$2$$. IndonesiaSuvarnadvipa
$$3$$. CambodiaKamboja
$$4$$. AnnoreSuvarnakudya
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$4$$
  • $$1, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$2, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
Who among the following is not a Saka king of Taxila?
$$1$$. Mauses
$$2$$. Azes I
$$3$$. Aziles
$$4$$. Bhumak
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • $$1$$ and $$4$$
  • Only $$1$$
  • Only $$4$$
Which one of the following literary works did not belong to the Gupta period ?
  • Abhijnana Shakuntalam
  • Amarakosa
  • Charaka Samhita
  • Mrichhakatika
Which of the following statements is not correct in respect of trade in the post Mauryan Age?
  • Slaves were imported from Zanzibar and Madagascar
  • Slaves were imported from Ethiopia
  • Pratistahar and Aravati were cotton producing centres
  • Balance of trade was not in favour of India in the Post-Mauryan Age
Which of the following was not composed by Harshavardhana ?
  • Harshacharita
  • Ratnavali
  • Priyadarshika
  • Nagananda
Which of the following ruler checked Harshavardhana's expedition in South India?
  • Pulakesin I
  • Pulakesin II
  • Vikramaditya I
  • Vikramaditya II
Samudragupta has been given the title of Indian Napoleon by the historian _______.
  • Romila Thapar
  • VA Smith
  • RC Mazumdar
  • RS Sharma
Who sent Hieun-Tsang as an envoy to Harsha's court ?
  • Tal Tsung
  • Tung-Kuan
  • Ku Yen-Wu
  • None of the above
Read the following statements carefully.
1) Gupta Emperors claimed divine right for themselves.
2) Their administration was highly centralised.
3) They elaborated the tradition of land grants.
Answer on the basis of the following codes:
  • 1, 2 and 3 are true
  • 1 and 2 are true
  • 1 and 3 are true
  • 2 and 3 are true
The six distinct school of Indian philosophy - Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimansa, Vedanta became fully articulated during the ______. 
  • Vedic Age
  • Gupta Age
  • Kushana Age
  • Maurya Age
Which of the following Gupta kings granted permission to Meghverma, the ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya?
  • Chandragupta I
  • Samudragupta
  • Chandragupta II
  • Skandagupta
In the courtyard of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque of Delhi, stands the famous Iron pillar in the memory of _______.
  • Ashoka
  • Chandragupta
  • Harsha
  • Anangpal
Two great religious conference were held by king Harshavardhana at ________.
  • Kannauj and Prayag
  • Prayag and Thaneshwar
  • Thaneshwar and Vallabhi
  • Vallabhi and Prayag
Consider the following statements in context of epigraphic evidences of the Guptas. Which one of the following is/are correct?
1) Total 42 inscriptions related to the period are known so far.
2) Out of these, 27 are engraved on Iron pillars.
3) The prashastis of Skandagupta were engraved on the stone pillars.
  • 1 and 3
  • Only 1
  • 2 and 3
  • All of the above
Which of the following are marked by the agrarian structure in the post Gupta period ?
1) Large scale grants of land in different parts of India.
2) Undermining of communal rights over land.
3) Selection of peasants.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Which Guptan Emperor had to subdue his rival Kacha to ascend the throne?
  • Samudragupta
  • Chandragupta II
  • Budhagupta
  • Kumaragupta I
Who was the author of Mandasore inscription ?
  • Banabhatta
  • Vatsabhata
  • Harisena
  • Veersena
Which of the following statements is not correct ?
  • The earliest Indian coin bore no inscriptions
  • Satvahanas of Deccan made coins of lead
  • Guptas issued rupaka the silver coins
  • Gold coinage in India was started by Harshavardhana
Agnimitra, the hero of Kalidasa's Malavikagnimitram belonged to ________.
  • Shunga dynasty
  • Kanva dynasty
  • Satavahana dynasty
  • Gupta dynasty
In ancient India, the 'Yaudheyas' were _________.
  • a sect of the Buddhism
  • a sect of the Jainism
  • a republican tribe
  • Vassals of the Cholas
Which of the following Smritikaras gave the widow a position next to that of the son in matter of inheritances?
  • Yajnavalakya
  • Manu
  • Brihaspati
  • Katyayana
The royal writer of land grants during the post Gupta period were known as _______.
  • Jayapatra
  • Adnyapatra
  • Prasadpatra
  • Sansan Patra
Who is called the Napoleon of Ancient India?
  • Chandragupta Maurya
  • Pushyamitra
  • Kanishka
  • Samudragupta
Which one of the following is not correctly matched in Ruler and Dynasty?
  • Bimbisara: Magadha
  • Bindusura: Maurya
  • Agnimitra: Sunga
  • Shashanka: Kanva
Kumarsambhavam describes the story of the birth of ________.
  • Kartikeya
  • Pradyamna
  • Abhimanyu
  • Sanatkumara
Consider the following statements in the context of Fa Hein's visit to India. Select which one is/are correct.
1) Fa-Hein's main purpose of visit was to secure copies of Brahmanical manuscripts.
2) Fa Hein spent three years at Patliputra and two at Tamralipti.
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
Who was the Greek author of book 'Christian Topography' refers to the power of the white humans in India?
  • Strabo
  • Ptolemy
  • Unanimous author
  • Cosmos
In the Gupta administration, who was 'Purapala'?
  • Administrator at village level
  • Administrator at town level
  • Administrator of capital territory
  • Administrator of conquered territories
Who was the last ruler of the imperial Gupta family ?
  • Narasimhagupta
  • Buddhagupta
  • Kumargupta II
  • Vishnugupta
Who was the author of the legal treatise Nitisara, belonging to the Gupta period?
  • Harisena
  • Yajnavalakya
  • Vajjika
  • Kamandaka
Consider the following statements about Chandragupta Maurya?
$$1$$. Chandragupta Maurya abdicated the throne in his old age and followed the Jain Saint Bhadrabahu to the south.
$$2$$. Justin has stated that Chandragupta Maurya as a young man had met Alexander face to face in Punjab.
$$3$$. The Greek sources mention Chandragupta Maurya as Sandrocottus and Androcottus.
$$4$$. The Buddhist sources regard him as a Kshatriya of the Maurya clan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • $$2$$ and $$4$$
  • $$1, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
  • All of these
Match the following.
List-I(Rock edict and inscription of Ashoka)List-II(content)
A. $$14$$ Major Rock Edicts$$1$$. New system of administration after Kalinga war
B. Kalinga Rock Edicts$$2$$. Various principles of Dhamma
C. Minor Rock Edicts$$3$$. Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism
D. Bhabru-Bairat Rock Edicts$$4$$. Personal history of Ashoka and summary of his Dhamma
  • A-$$1$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$3$$, D-$$4$$
  • A-$$2$$, B-$$1$$, C-$$4$$, D-$$3$$
  • A-$$1$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$4$$, D-$$3$$
  • A-$$2$$, B-$$1$$, C-$$3$$, D-$$4$$
Which inscription of Toramana speaks of his conquest and control over Malwa and Gujarat?
  • Sanjeli
  • Allahabad
  • Kannauj
  • Girnar
The notion of Saptanga that was introduced in 'Arthashastra' includes _________.
  • kings, territory, administration and treasury
  • music, dance, ragas and wrestling
  • ministers, civil servants, subalterns and those involved in espionage
  • aristocrats, acharyas, traders and monks
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given rulers of ancient India?
  • Ashoka, Kanishka, Milinda
  • Milinda, Ashoka, Kanishka
  • Ashoka, Milinda, Kanishka
  • Milinda, Kanishka, Ashoka
Consider the following statements.
$$1$$. Mudra Rakshasa, Parishisthaparvan(Jain) and Magavamsa (Buddhist) describes Chandragupta Maurya's war with Nanda king Dhanananda.
$$2$$. Junagarh Rock Edict of Rudradaman mentions about Chandragupta Maurya's conquest of Western India (Saurashtra).
$$3$$. Chandragupta Maurya conquered Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra region of South but not Kalinga.
$$4$$. Jain text Parishisthaparvan describes that Chandragupta embraced Jainism towards the end of his life.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • $$1, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$2, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
  • All of these
The capital of Satavahanas was located at __________.
  • Amaravati
  • Paithan
  • Naldurg
  • Durg
The ancient Indian play 'Mudrarakshasa' of Vishakhadutta has its subject on ________.
  • conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu
  • a romantic story of an Aryan Prince and a tribal woman
  • the story of the power struggle between two Aryan tribes
  • the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya
The official credited with the construction of Sudarshana lake in Saurashtra during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya was _______.
  • Yavanaraja Tushaspha
  • Parnadatta
  • Pahilava Suvisakha
  • Vaisya Pusyagupta
Consider the following passage and identify the three tribal principalities referred to therein using the codes given.
In the early history of the far South in India, three tribal principalities are mentioned in Ashokan inscriptions of the $$3$$rd century BC and in Kharvela inscription of the $$1$$st century BC.
  • Vakatakas, Cholas and Satvahanas
  • Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras
  • Ikshvakus, Vakatakas and Pandyas
  • Pallavas, Cholas and Pandyas
Consider the following statements about Ashoka's edicts and inscriptions.
$$1$$. Kharoshthi script was used in the two Northern Major Rock Edicts at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.
$$2$$. Meerut and Topara pillar inscriptions were shifted to Delhi.
$$3$$. In the Queen's Edict, Ashoka ordered that "Whosoever monk or nun breaks up the Sangha, after clothed in white garments, shall take up abode in a place other than a monastry."
$$4$$ Ashoka's son Tivara and his second wife Karuwaki is mentioned in his Edict.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • $$1, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$2$$ and $$4$$
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$4$$
  • All of these
Who started the Saka Era and when?
  • Kadphises in $$58$$ BC
  • Vikramaditya in $$58$$ BC
  • Rudradaman I in AD $$78$$
  • Kanishka in AD $$78$$
The head of a district(Ahara), the principal coordinator of the revenue and the officer in charge of general and military functions in his jurisdiction during Mauryan Empire was known as ________.
  • Krori
  • Rajuka
  • Faujdar
  • Chirastadar
Which one of the following ancient Indian records is the earliest royal order to preserve food grains to be utilised during the crisis in the country?
  • Sohagaura copper-plate
  • Rummindei pillar edict of Ashoka
  • Prayaga Prashasti
  • Mehrauli pillar inscription of Chandragupta Maurya
Consider the following statements about Ashoka's Dhamma:
$$1$$. Non injury, restraint in behaviour and equal treatment to all, constitutes the doctrinal aspects of dhamma.
$$2$$. Fear of sin does not constitute the doctrinal aspects.
$$3$$. Doing less sins and more good are the two essential constituents of Dhamma.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • $$1$$ and $$3$$
  • $$2$$ and $$3$$
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • All of the above
Which of the following is/are correctly matched? Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Name of the OfficialDuty
$$1$$. SannidhataChief treasury officer
$$2$$. SamahartaCollector general of revenue
$$3$$. YuktaSubordinate revenue officer at the district level
$$4$$. GopaResponsible to accounts
$$5$$. SitaadhyakshaSupervised agriculture
  • $$1, 3$$ and $$5$$
  • $$2, 3$$ and $$5$$
  • $$1, 3, 4$$ and $$5$$
  • All of these
In spite of his gradual conversion to Buddhism and the concept of Dhamma Vijaya, Ashoka was not a total pacifist. Which of the following does not confirm this view?
  • He felt sorry for the suffering caused by Kalinga war, but did not give up the conquered territory
  • After the conquest of Kalinga, Ashoka consolidated his Southern conquests
  • In dealing with the troublesome forest tribes he clearly recognised the possibility of the use of force
  • He did not abolish the capital punishment and granted only a brief reprieve to the condermned prisoners
Which of the following statements about the Mauryan kings is not correct?
  • They had extensive powers encompassing administrative, judicial and legislative functions
  • They had claim to divinity
  • Appointments to the most important offices were made by the ruler himself
  • The kings often laid down codes of regulation for the guidance of their officers and the people
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