CGL 2023 Prelims Ancient History Part 1
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Exam: CGL (Prelims)
Year: 2023
Subject: Ancient History
Total Questions: 36
Part: 1 (25 Questions)
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1. Question
The Vedic Aryans lived in the area called Sapt-Sindhu, which means area drained by seven rivers. One of the rivers among the seven is Jhelum. What was its ancient name?
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2. Question
Who among the following was the author of the play ‘Mrichchhakatika’?
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Question 3 of 25
3. Question
A wealthy person in the early Vedic period was known as _____.
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4. Question
The Shailendra kings who founded their empire in South-east Asia in the 8th Century AD were the followers of _____.
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5. Question
Which Chinese traveller visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
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6. Question
In which state is the Maski inscription located at present?
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7. Question
During the reign of which of the following rulers did Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese traveller, come to India?
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8. Question
_____ was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni in the Buddhism.
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Question 9 of 25
9. Question
Who among the following was the author of ‘Indica’, an account of India under the reign of the Maurya dynasty?
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10. Question
Which of the following was one of the first countries to use iron for the manufacture of weapons in as early as 1700 BCE?
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Question 11 of 25
11. Question
“Amatya” in the Saptang Theory of Kautilya denotes which of the following?
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Question 12 of 25
12. Question
The capital of Vajji Mahajanapada was ____?
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Question 13 of 25
13. Question
Sabha and Ur, two kinds of village assemblies are referred to in which of the following dynasties?
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Question 14 of 25
14. Question
Who among the following was defeated by Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya?
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Question 15 of 25
15. Question
Who among the following was the most famous Shaka ruler, who got the Sudarshana Lake in Kathiawar renovated?
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16. Question
Who wrote the Mauryan period book Arthashastra?
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17. Question
The Vakataka dynasty was directly related to which Gupta emperor?
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18. Question
Krishnadeva Raya composed a work on _____ in Telugu known as the Amuktamalyada.
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Question 19 of 25
19. Question
Kosala Mahajanapada (6th century BCE) is a part of modern day:
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20. Question
Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha with the help of _____.
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21. Question
The famous Arabic scholar Al Biruni came to contact with India through _____ in the eleventh century A.D.
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Question 22 of 25
22. Question
In the 15th century, a text called ______ is ascribed popularly to Lochan Kavi.
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Question 23 of 25
23. Question
In which of the following Vedas was Dasarajna war (the war of ten kings) mentioned?
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Question 24 of 25
24. Question
Emperor Ashoka conquered Kalinga after how many years of his coronation?
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Question 25 of 25
25. Question
Who was the last king of Shunga dynasty?
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