SSC Ancient History Set- 9
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 27/10/2026
1. Which of the following books was not written by King Harshavardhana?
2. What is the name of the book written by Panini?
3. Who among the following was an ancient Indian mathematician-astronomer?
4. ‘Ashtadhyayi’, written by Sanskrit scholar Panini, is a book on ______.
5. Which of the following books is written by Varahamihira?
6. How many classes of Indian society are mentioned in Megasthenes’ book Indica?
7. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
8. What is the style of sculpture prevalent from Bengal during the period between the ninth and eleventh centuries called?
9. Who among the following wrote ‘Indica’, which described India during the rule of the Maurya Dynasty.
10. The Arthashastra was written by
11. In which of the following languages did Kamban wrote Ramayan ?
12. Who wrote the 'Amuktamalyada' ?
13. ‘Dharmaraja (Yudhishthir) Ratha’, ‘Bhima Ratha’, ‘Arjuna Ratha’ and ‘Nakula Sahadeva Ratha’ are four of the Panch Rathas at Mahabalipuram. What is the name of the fifth Ratha?
14. The important book written by Kautilya is
15. Which of the following is NOT a work of Kalidasa?
16. Si-yu-ki or Buddhist Records of the Western World was written by:
17. The iron implement site of Hastinapur was found in which of the following present states of India?
18. Who among the following has made an important contribution in the field of medicine in ancient India?
19. Which of the following is an ancient book written by Banabhatta?
20. Which of the following varnas was responsible for the protection of the people and administration of justice in ancient India as per the rules laid down by the Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras?
21. Who was the author of Si-yu-ki or ‘The Records of the Western World’?
22. Who composed the collection of stories, Panchatantra?
23. Who wrote the Panchatantra?
24. Which of the following is associated with the Sanskrit Mahabharata ?
25. With reference to the early Indian history, who among the following was famous in the field of medicine?
26. Which of the following Magadha emperors made Anga a part of his empire?
27. Oil paint was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western ……..sometime between the fifth and tenth centuries.
28. Which poet of ancient India composed Meghdoot?
29. Which of the following names was used by ancient travelers like Megasthenes, Fa Hien, Hiuen Tsang, Al Beruni, Ibn Battuta etc. for the active contribution of Indian traders to the Indian subcontinent?
30. Bimbisara sent physician Jeevak for the treatment of the king of which dynasty?
31. Who wrote the play 'Mricchakatika' (The Little Clay Cart), a social drama with touches of grim reality?
32. Who among the following was a contributor to the subject of medicine in ancient India?
33. The book ‘Vikramarjun Vijay’ written by Pampa is written in which of the following languages?
34. The rules made for the ______ were written down in a book called ‘Vinaya Pitaka’.
35. Book ‘Rajatarangini’ written in 12th century AD is about the history of which state?
36. Two epic works, ‘Raghuvansh’ and ‘Kumarasambhavam’ are written by……..
37. The 'Tanakh' is the sacred text of which religion/sect?
38. Which of the following books was written by Panini?
39. The Manusmrti is one of the best-known legal texts of early India, written in …….
40. Bharatanatyam’s theoretical foundation has been found in which of the following scriptures?
41. Who were the patrons Sangama Literature?
42. Who among the following was the court poet of Harshavardhana and the author of 'Harshacharita'?
43. Who wrote the Tamil epic 'Shilpadikaram' ?
44. Tolkappiyar is a famous ancient grammarian of the –––––language.
45. As per Tamil Tradition, Assemblies of poets – known as 'Sangam' were held at:
46. Which tales are related with the painting and sculptures of the Ajanta caves ?
47. The Purva Mimamsa school of philosophy was founded in ancient India by…………
48. Which of the following books was written by the Roman author Pliny the Elder?
49. In the middle of which century did the Arab traveler Suleiman come to India?
50. ‘Ashtadhyayi’ written by Sanskrit scholar Panini is related to……
