SSC Ancient History Set- 5
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 24/06/2025
1.
Choose the INCORRECT statement with respect to the Kushan ruler Kanishka:
2.
Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
3.
Who was the first Gupta ruler to attain the title of Maharajadhiraja?
4.
Who among the following was ruler from the Kushan dynasty?
5.
Which foreign invader were handed over his territory to Chandragupta Maurya?
6.
Who among the following was NOT a ruler of the Kushana dynasty?
7.
Who among the following was a famous ruler of the Pandya dynasty of South India?
8.
Prabhavati Gupta, the Queen Regent of the Vakataka Empire, was the daughter of Kuberanaga and ____.
9.
Which of the following is known as 'Devanam Priya' ?
10.
Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty?
11.
The last recognised king of the Gupta Dynasty was______.
12.
Pushyabhuti, who ruled from Thaneswar, was the founder of ______ dynasty.
13.
Whose reign in Indian History is called the Golden Age of India?
14.
Harsha moved his capital from…….....to…....….
15.
Who among the following was a Gupta ruler ?
16.
Which Kushan ruler is famous in history as a great patron of Buddhism who also organized the Fourth Buddhist Council?
17.
Who was the founder of Vakataka dynasty in the third century ?
18.
Who among the following were initially subordinate to the Chalukyas of Karnataka?
19.
The Gupta rulers imposed a fine called –––––– – which was a plough tax paid by every cultivator owning a plough.
20.
Which of the following pillars represent rockcut columns ?
21.
During the reign of which of the following rulers, the Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang came to India?
22.
Name the state which Chandragupta-I got in dowry from the Lichhavis.
23.
Alexander defeated......in the battle of Hydaspes.
24.
When did the first Huna invasion take place?
25.
Who among the following defeated Harshavardhana when he invaded the Chalukya kingdom in the Deccan?
26.
Who was the last ruler of the Gupta Dynasty?
27.
When did the Chinese traveller ‘Sung Yun’ came to India?
28.
King Harshavardhana ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, –––––.
29.
________was an important port city of ancient India.
30.
In Indian architecture ‘Surkhi’ was introduced by :
31.
The reign of the___dynasty has been described as the golden age of Indian civilization.
32.
Who among the following rulers is called the ‘Napolean of India’?
33.
The Chalukya ruler Pulakesin's victory over Harshavardhana was in year ……..
34.
When did the Vikrama Era begin?
35.
Vakataka dynasty was directly related to which Gupta emperor?
36.
Nalanda University was established by ……. In the 5th century.
37.
Who is given the credit for starting the Gupta period?
38.
For which of the following rulers 'Ekabrahmana' has been used?
39.
The Chinese Pilgrim who visited India in the early 6th century was?
40.
Which empire is regarded as the Golden Age of Hinduism?
41.
Who among the following was a Saka ruler in India (130-150AD)?
42.
Name the Chinese pilgrim to India who came in search of Buddhists texts ?
43.
Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?
44.
The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, ––––.
45.
______ fought against king Han Ho-ti, who was the king of Han dynasty of China and defeated him in the second attempt.
46.
Prayag Prashasti, a famous source of the Gupta Empire, is also known as___________.
47.
Who was the founder of the Shung Dynasty?
48.
Which Chinese traveler visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
49.
Pushyamitra, the commander of the last Maurya emperor Brihadratha, assassinated the king and founded a new dynasty. Which of the following was his lineage?
50.
Who among the following rulers inscribed his messages to his subjects and officials on stone surfaces?
