Ancient History of India -

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1. The metal so far not been discovered in Harrapan sites is Iron.





2. Chalcolithic Culture was the first to paint their pottery .





3. The site Harappa is located on the bank of river Ravi.





4.The geographical area covered by the Harappan Civilization is included Punjab Sindh , a part of North Western frontier, Kathiawar and a part of Ganga Yamuna doab .





5. From Mahenjodaro ,remains of Wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization.



6. The archeological findings from Alamgirpur in Meerut district reflected the Harappan Culture.



7. A copper chariot of Harappan times was discovered at Daimabad .



8. Construction of arches was not known to Harappan.



9.The religion of the early Vedic Aryans was primarily of worship of nature and yajnas .



10. In the Vedic Period , people called Panis , were those cattle breeders .



11. The cow was an important form of wealth in Rig Vedic Age .



12. Patanjali is well known for the compilation of Yoga Sutra .



13. The God who is the most prominent in Rig-Veda is Indra .



14. Samaveda Sukta hymns of the Rig-Veda are considered to contain the rudiments of the Indian Drama .



15. Upanishads are books on philosophy.



16. The expounder of Yoga Philosophy was Patanjali .



17. The great law giver of anciat times was Manu .



18. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in Rig-Veda .



19. Nyaya Darshan was propounded by Gautam .



20. Asthadhyayi was written by Panini .



21. The Manu Smriti mainly deals with social order .



22. Rig-Veda mentions Swayamvara and marriage of widow.



23. Bimbisar and Prasenjit were contemporaries of Gautama Buddha .



24. The term Yavanapriya mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted pepper.



25. When Alexander invaded India Nandas were the rulers of Magadha .



26. By Ajatashatru Pataliputra was chosen as the capital for the first time .



27. The list of sixteen Mahajanpadas is available in Anguttar Nikaya .



28. Ajatshastru the ruler of Magadha murdered his father to ascend the throne .



29. Mahapadmananda was the founder of Nanda dynasty.



30. Lord Buddha's image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture called the Bhumisparsha Mudra . It symbolises Buddha's calling of the Earth to witness his purity and chastity despite the temptation of Mara .



31. Basava was the founder of Lingayat Movement .



32. Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon at Sarnath .



33. Saka Era was reckoned from 78 AD.



34. Gupta Era was reckoned from 320 AD.



35. Chaitya is a place of worship or prayer whereas Vihar is a living place for the Buddhist saints .



36. Ajivikas propounded that "destiny determines everything, man is powerless ".



37. Jivaka ,the Royal physician of Rajgriha , was the son of the Ganik Salavati .



38. The fourth Buddhist Council was convened during the reign of Kanishka .



39. The Tripitaka was written in Pali .



40. Rig-Veda contains Gayatri Mantra .



41. God Ashwin was known as the protector of conjugal love and life .



42. The last Mauryan ruler , Brihadratha was assassinated by his commander in chief Pushyamitra Sunga.



43. The last Sunga king , Devabhuti was assassinated by his Brahmin Minister Vasudev .



44. India's largest Buddhist monstery is in Arunachal Pradesh .



45. The Khajuraho Temples were built under Chandela Kings .



46. The Hoysalesvara Temple is dedicated to Shiva .



47. Prabhasgiri is a pilgrim spot of Jains .



48. Shahbajgadi , Ashokan inscription is in Kharosthi script .



49. Girivaraj, Rajgriha and Pataliputra were the capital of Maghada Empire.



50. Turamaya , a contemporary of Ashoka, was the ruler of Egypt .



51. The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by the Shakas .



52. Jainism enjoyed the patronage of the Kalinga king Kharavela in the first century BC.



53. The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Vishakadatta has its subject on the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya .



54. Sohagaura copper plate , an ancient indian record is the earliest royal order to preserve food grains to be utilized during the crisis in the country .



55. 13th Rock Edict of Ashoka provides a description of the horror of Kalinga war.



56. Mattamayur was a Saiva sect in ancient India .



57. Chronological order of invaders to ancient India - Greeks-Shakas- Khusans .



58. Brahmagupta anticipated Newton by declaring that all things gravitate to the Earth .



59. James Princep deciphered the Brahmi inscription of Ashoka first time .



60. According to Asoka's edicts social harmony was more important than religious devotion .



61. The name of Ashoka was mentioned in Minor Rock Edict of Maski .



62. Kanishka started Shaka Era .



63. The capital of Kadamba king was Badami .



64. The Art style which combined indian and Greek features is called Gandhara .



65. The first Sangam was held at Tennadurai.



66. The second Sangam was held at Kavatupuram .



67. The third Sangam was held at Madurai .



68. The Paditruputta is a collection of poems in praise of Pandya.



69. Mamulanar , the poets of the Sangam Age has referred to Mauryan expedition against a Tamil chieftain .



70. The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was Kamban .



71. Chandragupta II took the title of Vikramaditya .



72.The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of Rudradaman .



73. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and Sudras speak Pali .



74. The correct chronological order in which following appeared in India .

- Urban Culture, iron plough, punch marked silver coins , gold coins .



75. The famous Khandariya Mahadev Temple is located at Khajuraho .



76. The Yogachara school of thought in Buddhism was founded by Maitriyanath.



77. Tamralipti port handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta period.



78 . Susrutha was known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period.



79. The silver coins issued by Guptas were called Rupaka .



80. Sudrak's Mrichakatikam is a drama .



81. Sumudragupta was given the title of Napoleon of India by VA Smith .



82. Srigupta was the founder of the Gupta dynasty .



83. Harisena was the court poet of Samudragupta.



84. Skandagupta granted permission to Meghverma , the king of Srilanka to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya .



85. Kumar Sambhavam an epic was composed by Kalidas .



86. In the courtyard of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque of Delhi stands the famous iron pillar in memory of Ashoka .













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