Ancient Indian History GK Quiz 2024: Questions and Answers

21) In Greek texts, who among the following has been mentioned as Amitrochates?

(A) Bimbisara

(B) Bindusara

(C) Ashoka

(D) Kautilya

Answer: B (Bindusara)

22) Who among the following established Mewar Kingdom in Rajasthan?

(A) Nagaditya

(B) Shiladitya

(C) Bappa Rawal

(D) Mahdenra II

Answer: C (Bappa Rawal)

23) Who among the following were also known as Tocharians?

(A) Kushanas

(B) Hunas

(C) Shakas

(D) Greeks

Answer: A (Kushanas)

24) Which among the following sites has given the evidence of an earliest recorded “Earthquake”?

(A) Kalibangan

(B) Lothal

(C) Surkotda

(D) Harappa

Answer: A (Kalibangan)

25) The Bijak Inscription is related to which among the following kings?

(A) Samudra Gupta

(B) Ashoka

(C) Pulkesin II

(D) Chandra Gupta

Answer: B (Ashoka)

26) Which among the following Mahajanpada was located south most comparing to other Mahajanpadas?

(A) Magadha

(B) Avanati

(C) Assaka

(D) Kamboj

Answer: C (Assaka)

27) Which among the following site has given an evidence that the people of Indus Valley Civilization were aware of tides?

(A) Surkotda

(B) Suktagendor

(C) Lothal

(D) Kalibangan

Answer: C (Lothal)

28) In which among the following, the first description about the Bhils , a tribe of Rajasthan was found?

(A) Brahmanas

(B) Vedas

(C) Mahabharata

(D) Puranas

Answer: A (Brahmanas)

29) Who among the following first postulated that ”All objects in the Physical Universe are reducible to a finite number of atoms”?

(A) Maharishi Kapil

(B) Maharishi Kanaad

(C) Maharish Patanjali

(D) Maharishi Vyas

Answer: B (Maharishi Kanaad)

30) Which among the following Buddhist Text is considered to have been recorded by Buddha himself?

(A) Dhammaghosa

(B) Buddhaghosa

(C) Dhammapada

(D) Abhidhamma

Answer: C (Dhammapada)