UPSC Ancient History Test 3 (Old Year Questions)

Consider the following statements:
1. Vardhaman Mahavira’s mother was the daughter of Lichchhavi chief Chetaka.
2. Gautama Buddha’s mother was a princess from the Koshalan dynasty.
3. Parshvanatha, the twenty-third Tirthankara, belonged to Banaras.
Which of these statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.
2. The last Sunga king, Devabhuti was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.
3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.
   Which of the statements is/are correct?

Assertion (A): Saluva Narasimha put an end to the old dynasty and assumed the royal title.

Reason (R): He wanted to save the kingdom from further degeneration and disintegration.

Assertion (A): Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army.

Reason (R): He was on his way to reclaim his ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia.

Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was?

The battle of Dharmat was fought between?

Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?

Consider the following statements:
1. Kitab-i-Nauras, a collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints, was written by Ibrahim Adil Shah II.
2. Amir Khusrau was the originator in India of the early form of the musical style known as Qawali.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?

How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Ancient site) List I (Archaeological finding)

A. Lothal 1. Ploughed field

B. Kalibangam 2. Dockyard

C. Dholavaria 3. Terracotta replica of a plough

D. Banawali 4. An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A B C D A B C D

In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a ceremony called Pavarana used to be held. It was the

The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on

With reference to Sufism in Indian history, consider the following statements:
1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhadi was a contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi.
2. Shaikh Nasiruddhin Chirg-i-Dehlavi was a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddhin Auliya.
3. Aurangzeb was a Sufis was first Shaikh Salim Chisti.
4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first introduced in India by Shaikh Niamatullah and Mukhdum Muhammad Jilani.
Which of these statements are correct ?

Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message ?

Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.

Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.

he historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because

With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct ?

Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?

Which one of the following animals was NOT represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?