Ancient Indian History GK Quiz 2024: Questions and Answers

41) Who among the following was known to have worked in Medicine?

(A) Shaunaka

(B) Sudraka

(C) Saumilla

(D) Susruta

Answer: D (Susruta)

42) The port of Tamralipti in the Gupta Era was located in which of the following parts of India?

(A) North India

(B) Western India

(C) South India

(D) Eastern India

Answer: D (Eastern India)

43) Which among the following is considered to be the official law book of the Guptas?

(A) Parashara Smriti

(B) Manusmriti

(C) Yajnavalkya Smriti

(D) Vyasa Smriti

Answer: C (Yajnavalkya Smriti)

44) Which among the following was the earliest drama of Kalidasa?

(A) Abhijnanshakuntalam

(B) Malvikagnimitram

(C) Vikramorvishiyam

(D) Kumarasambhava

Answer: B (Malvikagnimitram)

45) Which among the following Second Buddhist Council was held?

(A) Patliputra

(B) Vaishali

(C) Satparni

(D) Kundal Vana

Answer: B (Vaishali)

46) Which of the following Indian playwright was imitated by Ceylon King Kumaradasa, the author of Janakiharana?

(A) Bharavi

(B) Kalidasa

(C) Bhatti

(D) Vagbhatta

Answer: B (Kalidasa)

47) Which among the following deals with the love story of a man called Charudatta and a nagarvadhu called “Vasanthasena”?

(A) Satakatraya

(B) Mrichhakatika

(C) Daskumarcharita

(D) None of them

Answer: B (Mrichhakatika)

48) Which among the following dynasty was founded by Vindyashakti?

(A) Vakataka

(B) Satvahana

(C) Kadamaba

(D) Hoysala

Answer: A (Vakataka)

49) Which among the ancient Indian Play has referred to the defeat of Yavanas on the bank of River Sindhu in the hands of Vasumitra?

(A) Raghuvamsa

(B) Malvikagnimitram

(C) Dasakumarcharita

(D) Vikramorvashiyam

Answer: B (Malvikagnimitram)

50) Which among the following was the capital of Vatsa Mahajanapada?

(A) Kashi

(B) Bairath

(C) Kausambi

(D) Mathura

Answer: C (Kausambi)

51) In which year, Nalanda University was finally destroyed?

(A) 993 AD

(B) 1393 AD

(C) 1193 AD

(D) 1093 AD

Answer: C (1193 AD)

52) The Golden age of the “Gupta Literary Renaissance” is said to be the reign of whom among the following?

(A) Chandragupta I

(B) Chandragupta II

(C) Skandgupta

(D) Kumaragupta

Answer: B (Chandragupta II)

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

(A) Bindusara

(B) Bimbisara

(C) Kautilya

(D) Asoka

Answer: B (Bindusara)

54) Which of the following dynasty was ruling in India, when Alexander invaded India?

(A) Nanda Dynasty

(B) Maurya Dynasty

(C) Shunga Dynasty

(D) Shishunaga Dynasty

Answer: A (Nanda Dynasty)

55) Who among the following succeeded Pushyamitra Shunga?

(A) Agnimitra

(B) Sujyestha

(C) Vajramitra

(D) Devbhuti

Answer: A (Agnimitra)

56) What was “Halivakara” in the Gupta Era?

(A) A kind of Tribe

(B) A kind of Play

(C) A kind of Instrument

(D) A kind of Tax

Answer: D (A kind of Tax)

57) The Practice of Polyandry was common in which of the following in ancient India?

(A) Kushanas

(B) Hunas

(C) Greeks

(D) Shakas

Answer: B (Hunas)

58) The Kadamba Dynasty was founded by whom among the following?

(A) Ishwarsena

(B) Krishanraja

(C) Mayursharman

(D) Jayasimha

Answer: C (Mayursharman)

59) In Vedic Era, Akhyani is the goddess of which of the following?

(A) Rivers

(B) Sacrifice

(C) Forests

(D) Peace

Answer: C (Forests)