SSC Ancient History Set- 3
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 27/10/2026
1. Which is the most important work of the Hinayana school?
2. Who among the following was NOT a Nayanar saint?
3. Which was the first empire in ancient India to use elephants in its war on a large scale?
4. Which of the following is related with the architecture of Buddhist stupas ?
5. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
6. Which Buddhist Council was held soon after the death of Gautam Buddha?
7. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of which of the following rulers?
8. Which is the oldest stupa of the Buddhist period?
9. At which Buddhist site in India did Gautam Buddha first preach the Dhamma?
10. To which Ganarajya Gautam Buddha belonged?
11. ………..was the book in which all the rules made for the Buddhist sangha was written down in.
12. Who was the last Tirthankara of Jains?
13. Which of the following stupas is not located in the state Uttar Pradesh ?
14. In which language did most Buddhist texts were written?
15. Kalinga’s King Kharvela was associated with which of the following dynasty?
16. In which of the following states are the Son Bhandar Caves located?
17. The place of Gautama Buddha’s birth was a grove known as ______.
18. The concept of 'The Four Noble Truths' belongs to which of the following religions ?
19. One of the major events of Ashoka’s reign was the convening of the ______ Buddhist Sangha (council) in 250 BCE in the capital Pataliputra.
20. Lord Mahavira was born in present state of
21. The term ‘Stupa’ is associated with which of the following event of Gautam Buddha’s life?
22. Which of the following is a part of Sutta Pitaka?
23. The Mahayana text belongs to which religion?
24. At which of the following places did Lord Buddha attain enlightenment?
25. Gautam Buddha's teachings are found mainly in:
26. Santhara is a religious ritual of…. community.
27. Kya Gompa, the largest centre of Buddhist learning in the western Himalayas, is situated in the state/Union territory of ……
28. According to the Jain Philosophy, the term 'Jina' means –––––.
29. During the reign of Kanishka, which of the following places was chosen as the venue of the fourth Buddhist Council?
30. Ashta Mahasthan refers to eight important places associated with the life of Buddha. Which of the following is not one of them?
31. In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to –––––.
32. Buddha meditated for days on end under a peepal tree at ……., where he attained enlightenment.
33. Which god despite being the creator god among the Trimurti, is rarely worshiped today?
34. Who was the first Tirthankara of Jainism
35. __________was the first woman to become a nun in Buddhism.
36. At which of the following places did Lord Buddha gave his first sermon on the Four Noble Truths?
37. Teachings of Mahavira, which were written about 1500 years ago, are currently present at which place?
38. The Buddhist sites Vaishali and Nalanda are situated in which of the following states ?
39. ………is a depiction of the Hindu God Shiva as the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance called Tandavam.
40. Which of the following Buddhist sites is not located in the Vengi Region of Andhra Pradesh?
41. ‘Tripitakas’ are sacred books of………….
42. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
43. In which city was the third Buddhist Council held?
44. The renowned Temple at Ranakpur is a__ Temple.
45. Which of the following religious groups annually celebrates the 'Paryushan Parva' for self purification and uplift by adhering of the ten universal virtues in practical life ?
46. The language in which Buddha preached?
47. In which Indian Religion, there are 24 Tirthankaras?
48. From which monument, Gautama Buddha propagated his divine knowledge of Buddhism to the world?
49. Which of the following sites is asociated with the birth of Gautama Buddha?
50. Name the holy city recognized as the birthplace of the first and fourth Jain Tirthankaras.
