Copy – NDA PYQ Ancient History

Who among the following were referred to as the Theris’ in ancient India ?

Arrange the following in correct chronological order

1. Charak Samhita                                    2. Bharat’s Natyashastra
2. Sangam Literature                                     4. Ashtadhyayi

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Which one of the following Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts, contains the personal name of the king  Ashoka  ?

Consider the following statements :

1. Terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali (Haryana).
2. There is evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan associated  with the mature phase of the
   Harappan civilization.
3. The ploughed field at Kalibangan had two sets of furrows crossing at right angles to each other
   suggesting two different crops were grown together in it .

Which of the statements given above are correct  ?

Where is Central Institute of Buddhist Studies situated

Consider the following statements regarding Sanchi and its archaeological findings :

1. When Sanchi was discovered in 1818, three of its four gateways were still standing, the fourth was
   lying on the spot where it had fallen .
2. Animals depicted at Sanchi include elephants, horses, monkeys and cattle

Which of the  Statements given above is/ are correct ?

Which one of the following was NOT a way in which kings in ancient India attempted to claim a   higher status ?

Near which one of the following cities in India have large statues of Kushana rulers been discovered

Which one among the following rulers established Pataliputra as the capital of the Magadhan   Empire ?

Yashovarman was ruler of which one of the following kingdoms  ? .

Which one of the following statements about Rabatak inscription is not correct  ? .

.   Who among the following is the author of the Hastyayurveda ?

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At which among the following Harappan sites are fire altars found ? .

Which one of the following rivers in India was not crossed by Alexander and his army ?

Early Buddhist sculptors did not show Buddha in human form. Through which of the following   symbols was Buddha’s presence shown by the early sculptors?

When did Charaka Samhita originate ? .

. Arthashastra,  the classical work of Indian political thought, focuses primarily on .

At which one of the following places was a Shiva temple not constructed under the patronage of the  Chola rulers?

Which one of the following was not a part of the dhamma of King Ashoka ?

Which one of the following Harappan sites was a specialized centre for making shell objects ?

In the Manusmriti which form of marriage results from the “ Voluntary union of a maiden and her   lover”?

Whio among the following historians have described the Quit India movement as a ‘ pontaneous  revolution?

Which one of the following rivers was earlier known as “ Vitasta’?