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

Which of the following Ashokan inscription is in Kharosthi Script?
  • Kalsi
  • Girnar
  • Shahvajgadi
  • Meerut
Which of the following was not a capital of Magadh empire?
  • Girivraja
  • Rajgriha
  • Pataliputra
  • Kosambi
Kumargupta I assumed which of the following titles?
1) Mahendraditya       2) Mahendrasinha       3) Asyamedha Mahindra
Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • 1 and 2
  • All of these
Which of the following Purans give us the information about genealogy of the Gupta?
1) Vayu Puran                    2) Matsya Puran 
3) Vishnu Puran                 4) Bhagwata Puran 
5) Skanda Puran                6) Brahmin Puran 
7) Markandeya Puran
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 3, 4, 6 and 7
  • 2 and 3
  • All of these
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  • Hoysals : Dwarasam udra
  • Pallavas : Vatapi
  • Pandyas : Madurai
  • Yadavas : Devagiri
Which Sikh guru was given land by Akbar for construction of Harmandir Sahib (Golden temple)?
  • Guru Angad
  • Guru Amardas
  • Guru Ramdas
  • Guru Arjun Dev
Which of the following are the factors responsible for the disintegration of Gupta Empire?
1) Federalisation of administrative structure resulted in the weakness of control over its feudatories.
2) Problem of succession in the dynasty led to weakening of the king's authority.
3) The growing practice of land grants resulted in huge loss of revenue to the state.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • 1 and 2
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • None of these
Who among the following is not a contemporary of Ashoka?
  • Antiochus I
  • Antiochus II
  • Ptolemy II
  • Magas of Cyrene
Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct:
$$1$$. The Kaushambi pillar was brought to Allahabad by Jahangir.
$$2$$. The Topra and Meerut pillar were brought to Delhi by Feroz Shah Tughlaq.
$$3$$. The Bairat inscription was brought to Kolkata by Cunningham.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  • Only $$2$$
  • $$1$$ and $$3$$
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of _________.
  • Chunar near Mirzapur
  • Lauriya in Nandangarh
  • Sarnath near Varanasi
  • Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar
Which of the following Southern people are clearly mentioned in the Ashokan inscription?
$$1$$. Cholas
$$2$$. Pallavas
$$3$$. Pandyas
$$4$$. Keralaputras
$$5$$. Satyaputra.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • $$1, 2, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$1, 3, 4$$ and $$5$$
  • $$2, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$3$$ and $$4$$
Chandragupta Maurya is said to have spent his last years in South India at a place called _______.
  • Kanchi
  • Madurai
  • Sravanbelgola
  • Rameshwaram
The Sikh guru who suppressed the organisation of 'Masnads' who collected offerings of Sikh devotees was _________.
  • Guru Hargovind
  • Guru Tegh Bahadur
  • Guru Arjun Dev
  • Guru Govind Singh
'Pativedikas' and 'Pulisanis' of Ashokan edicts are concerned with _________.
  • military department
  • police department
  • commerce and Industry
  • espionage
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
$$1$$. UttarapathaTaxila
$$2$$. AvantipathaRajpura
$$3$$. DakshinapathaSuvarnagiri
$$4$$. KalingaTosali
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
  • $$1, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$2, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • All of these
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
List-IList-II
$$1$$. AsiaHerat
$$2$$. AraehiziaKandhar
$$3$$. GednosiaBaluchistan
$$4$$. ParapyhadaeKabul
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
  • $$2, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • All of these
During Bindusara's reign, Ashoka suppressed an uprising at which place?
  • Kalinga
  • Brahmagiri
  • Ujjain
  • Taxila
Name the Gupta king who called himself as Lichchhavi-dauhitra and Parakramana ?
  • Samrdragupta
  • Chandragupta I
  • Kumargupta I
  • Skandagupta
Pick out the incorrect statement ______________________.
  • Bhagavatism was marked by Bhakti and Ahimsa
  • Vishnu was not mentioned in the Rigveda
  • Bhagavatism overshadowed Mahayana Buddhism by Gupta times
  • Gupta king or Samudragupta and Chandragupta II patronished Vaishnavism
The royal emblem used by the Gupta Period was _______.
  • Garuda
  • Varaha
  • Bull
  • Lakshmi
'Mahamatyapasarpa' was an official in the Mauryan administration concerned with ________.
  • Control of irrigation
  • Weight and measures
  • Control of Spies
  • Chief Judicial Officer
The Gupta era is identical with _______.
  • Kalachuri era
  • Kali era
  • Saptarsi era
  • Valabhi era
Megasthenes calls the town officials in the Mauryan empire as _________.
  • Astyonomoi
  • Agronomoi
  • Overseers
  • Assessors
Which of the following Gupta inscription is said to contain the most decisive evidence in favour of exclusive ownership of land by the king of the state?
  • Paharpur copper plate
  • Allahabad pillar
  • Bhitari copper plate
  • Junagarh rock inscriptions
Which of the following statements about Harsha's reign are incorrect?
  • This period witnessed ascendency of Varnashrama dharma
  • The position of women improved during this period relative to the Gupta period
  • The decline of trade and commerce affected handicraft production and agriculture
  • The economy became increasingly more feudal and self sufficient
Ashoka denoted to Sudama as Lomas Rishi Caves in the Barabar hills near Bodh Gaya to whom?
  • Buddhists
  • Ajivikas
  • Jainas
  • Brahmanas
The Mauryan state had monopoly over which following sector?
  • Mining and Metallurgy
  • Coins and Currency
  • Armaments and Ship building
  • All of the above
Which of the following pair is correctly matched?
1) Alupas : North Kanara
2) Kadambas : Banvasi
3) Gangas : Mysore
4) Mauryans : North Konkan 
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • All of these
Which of the following temple is located at Aihole?
1) Chikki temple      2) Lad Khan temple 
3) Durga temple      4) Hucchimalli temple complex
  • 1, 2
  • 3, 4
  • None of these
  • All of these
Which of the following Gupta inscriptions are in the nature of 'Prashastis'?
1) Allahabad pillar            2) Eran pillar 
3) Mehrauli pillar             4) Junagarh rock 
5) Bhitari Pillar
Select the correct answer using the given codes below:
  • All except 5
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Which of the following statements about the Kautilyan concepts of kingdoms is correct?
  • He suggested that kingdom should be elective
  • He advocated for a powerful concentration of all powers
  • He favoured a democratic minded and generous king
  • He was of the opinion that the kingdom should be confined only to the Brahmins
Which one of the following Buddhist literary sources contain information about the Mauryan period?
  • Dipavamsha
  • Mahaparinibbana Sutta
  • Divyavadana
  • All of the above
Which one of the following mentions Chandragupta Sabha, the council of Chandragupta Maurya?
  • Arthasastra
  • Mudrarakshasa
  • Mahabhashya
  • Parisishtaparvan
Consider the following statements.
$$1$$. The major rock edicts at Manshera and Shabhazgarhi are in Kharosthi script.
$$2$$. Major rock edicts are fourteen in number.
$$3$$. The Queen's edict is an Allahabad pillar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only $$1$$
  • Only $$3$$
  • All of these
  • None of these
Which of the following is incorrect about Aryabhatta?
  • He explained the true cause of Solar and Lunar Eclipse
  • He gave the value of $$\pi$$ to be 3.1416
  • He stated that the Earth was the centre of the universe
  • He stated that the Earth was spherical in shape
Later Guptas were related to imperial Gupta through which of the following ways?
  • They were related through marriage
  • They were a junior branch of imperial Guptas
  • They belonged to the same line of Guptas
  • They were feudatories of imperial Guptas
Which part of the Mahabharata represents Sudras as the destroyer of the king?
  • Anusula Parva
  • Aranya Parva
  • Bhagvad Parva
  • Yudh Parva
Arrange the following Pallava rulers in chronological order:
1) Dantivarman           2) Nriptunga 
3) Aparajita                 4) Nandivarman III
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  • 1, 2, 3, 4
  • 2, 1, 3, 4
  • 2, 1, 4, 3
  • 1, 4, 2, 3
The Maitraka ruler of Vallabhi who was attacked by Harsha was ________.
  • Hemachandra
  • Devagupta
  • Bhaskaravarman
  • Dhruvsena II
Which of the following is not a work on Grammar?
  • Katntratya Sarvavarnan
  • Prakriti Prakash by Varauchi
  • Kashika-Vritti of Jayaditya and Varmana
  • Panchasidhantika by Varahmihira
The last Pallava ruler who was defeated by Aditya Chola was _______.
  • Dantivarman
  • Aparajita
  • Nriptunga
  • Nandvaraman III
Which literary source gives us evidence of conflict between the kings Harsha and Shashanka?
  • Hui Li
  • Aryamanjushri Mulkalpa
  • Mudrarakshasa
  • Rajatarangini
Which of the following are true about Aryabhatta?
1) His most original contribution is his definite assertion that Earth rotates around its axis.
2) He wrote his work in Kusunpura in the year 3600 of Kaliyuga.
3) Varahamihira and Brahmagupta have strictly opposed many of his assertions.
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2 and 3
  • Only 1
  • None of these
Hiuen-Tsang visited to Pallava Kingdom during the reign of _______.
  • Narasimhavarnan I
  • Mahendravarman I
  • Paramesvaran II
  • Nandivarman
Which of the following contains the description of the king Dushyant of Hastinapur?
  • Mundrarakshas
  • Mrichchkatikam
  • Abhijnana Shakuntlam
  • Hitopadesh
Ashokan pillars are made of which material?
  • Black stone
  • Granite
  • Marble
  • Sandstone
Which Chalukyan ruler is said to have received an embassy from the Persian king Khusran II?
  • Pulakesin II
  • Vikramaditya I
  • Vinayaditya I
  • Vijayaditya
The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of ______.
  • Chandragupta Vikramaditya
  • Kanishka I
  • Rudradaman
  • Samudragupta
With the reference to the Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the Feudal System?
1) A very strong centralised political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority.
2) Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land.
3) Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overload.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • Only 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Fa-Hien's mission to India was to _______.
  • learn about the administrative system of the Gupta kings
  • understand the social position of the women during the Gupta period
  • visit Buddhist institutions and to collect copies of Buddhist manuscripts
  • get full knowledge about the condition of peasants during the period of Gupta kings
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