Ancient Indian History MCQs For WBCS Exams P1

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1. Which one of the following is more probable regarding the Harappa Script?
(A) Pictographic
(B) Summerian
(C) Proto Dravidian
(D) Sanskritic

Correct Answer: [A] Pictographic.

2. The great Bath was found in
(A) Mohenjo-Daro
(B) Kalibangan
(C) Lothal
(D) Harappa

Correct Answer: [A] Mohenjo-Daro.

3. Which emperor has been called Napolean of India?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta II Vikramaditya
(C) Asoka
(D) Kanishka

Correct Answer: [A] Samudragupta.

4. The first metal discovered by man was
(A) Zinc
(B) Copper
(C) Iron
(D) Aluminum

Correct Answer: [B] Copper.

5. Who composed the Allahabad Prasasti?
(A) Harisena
(B) Vasumitra
(C) Asvaghosha
(D) Nagarjuna

Correct Answer: [A] Harisena.

6. Which was a major part of the Indus Valley?
(A) Chanhudaro
(B) Mehargarh
(C) Lothal
(D) Kalibangan

Correct Answer: [C] Lothal.

7. What was the policy of Samudragupta in the south?
(A) Digvijay
(B) None of the above
(C) Conquest
(D) Dharmavijaya

Correct Answer: [D] Dharmavijaya.

8. Who was the first independent King of Bengal?
(A) Gopala
(B) Mahasengupta
(C) Sasanka
(D) King Ganesh

Correct Answer: [C] Sasanka.

9. The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the
(A) Mesolithic period
(B) Chalcolithic period
(C) Neolithic period
(D) Paleolithic period

Correct Answer: [B] Chalcolithic period.

10. Who wrote Ramcharita ?
(A) Sandhyakara Nandi
(B) Tulsi Das
(C) Banabhatta
(D) Kalidasa

Correct Answer: [A] Sandhyakara Nandi.

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