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Old NCERT Ancient History PDF for Students
- Bali, a voluntary payment during the Vedic times, became a compulsory payment, and special officers called Shulkadhyakshas were appointed to collect it.
- Punch-marked copper coins were used during this period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option b – 2 only
With reference to the changes in agriculture during the Mahajanapadas, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- One-sixth of the produce was paid by peasants as tax, which was collected by royal agents.
- Rice was the staple cereal and paddy transplantation was widely practiced.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
Consider the following statements with respect to the Magadha empire:
- One of the factors for the rise of Magadha among the Mahajanapadas was that it lay at the center of the middle Gangetic plain which has fertile alluvium.
- Ajatshatru founded the new Magadha capital of Pataliputra.
- Udayin used to have innovative military weapons like Mahashilakantaka and Rathamusala.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
a) 3 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 and 3 only
Option d – 2 and 3 only
With reference to the early Vedic Age, consider the following statements:
- Various types of marriages like monogamy, polygyny, and even polyandry existed.
- A woman could remarry if her husband died or disappeared.
- Compared to the later Vedic times, the social status of women in early Vedic times was more rigidly defined.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
a) 3 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Option a – 3 only
- The society was not divided on caste lines and occupation was not based on birth.
- The Rig Vedic people were not at all familiar with slavery.
- The society was patriarchal in nature, though the women had important positions in the society.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Option c – 1 and 3 only
Which of the following statements are correct about the Harappan Civilization?
- The Harappan script has not been deciphered yet.
- The seals found at the various Harappan sites are generally square in shape and made of steatite.
- The script is largely borrowed from other contemporary civilizations.
- The seals were also used for the purpose of trade and commerce.
- The Harappan script is mainly alphabetical with a few pictographic elements.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2, and 4 only
b) 2, 3 and 5 only
c) 1, 4 and 5 only
d) 2, 3, and 4 only
Option a – 1, 2, and 4 only
Consider the following statements with respect to the Stone Age:
- Palaeolithic people had no knowledge of agriculture or pottery making.
- The cave wall painting first appeared in India during the Mesolithic period.
- People during the Neolithic period solely depended on hunting, fishing, and food gathering.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Option a – 1 only
With reference to archaeological sites, consider the following statements:
- Generally, the archaeological remains found at the lower layers of the archaeological sites are older, and the upper layers are younger.
- In the river terraces, as one moves down the terraces, the older layers of archaeological remains are found in the upper strata as compared to the younger layer of artifacts, which are found in the lower strata.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
With reference to the Neolithic age, consider the following statements:
- The Neolithic people used Polished celts as principal tools.
- The Neolithic people domesticated animals but were unaware of the art of cultivation of crops.
- Burzahom, Chirand and Mehargarh are important sites of Neolithic Age.
- Surplus production in agriculture gave rise to big civilizations all around the world in this period thus it is also termed as Neolithic revolution.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
d) All four
Option b – Only two
With reference to the Mauryan Empire, consider the following statements:
- For the first time in Indian history, the whole of Northern India was united under the empire of Chandragupta Maurya.
- Bindusara was known to Greeks as Sandrocottus whereas Chandragupta Maurya was known as Amitrochates.
- Chandragupta Maurya followed Jainism while Bindusara followed Buddhism.
- Under Ashoka, the whole of the Indian Subcontinent including the extreme south came under imperial control.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
d) All four
Option a – Only one
Which of the following statements are correct about the Satvahana dynasty?
- The official language of the Satavahanas was Sanskrit.
- The Satavahanas had their capital at Pratishthana in western India.
- Unlike other rulers of ancient India, the coins of Satavahanas were made up exclusively of lead.
- Satvahanas had a matrimonial alliance with Saka rulers.
- Satavahana kings were the first in Indian history to make land grants to Buddhists and to make tax-free grants to Brahmanas.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 3 and 5 only
b) 3 and 4 only
c) 2, 3, and 4 only
d) 2, 4 and 5 only
Option c – 2, 3, and 4 only
With reference to Indian society in ancient times, consider the following statements: Satvahanas were either matrilineal or matriarchal as 1. evident from the titles adopted by the kings. Arthashastra, a wife could seek a 2. According to if she had been deserted by her husband. divorce tradition, the term ‘Brahmavadini’ referred 3. In Hindu wife of a sage was dedicated to domesticity the and the welfare of her family. In the Gupta age, the women were neither permitted to listen to the Epics and the Puranas nor perform rituals along with their husbands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Option b – 2 only
Pataliputra, the capital of the Mauryan Empire, has been historically linked with which of the following archaeological remains?
a) Jogimara and Sita Bengra caves
b) Chirand and Mocharim
c) Chopani Mando and Mahadaha
d) Kumrahar and Bulandibagh
Option d – Kumrahar and Bulandibagh
With reference to cultural contact with China in ancient times, consider the following statements:
- Many Kushana rulers adopted the title ‘devaputra’ inspired by Chinese rulers who called themselves sons of heaven.
- The Chinese pilgrim Xuan Zang during his visit found that the trade and commerce of Pataliputra was flourishing along with a very large population.
- Chinese Buddhist monk Fa Xian wrote that during the Gupta period, untouchables had to sound a clapper in the streets so that people could avoid seeing them.
- In ancient times, India traded with China solely through the overland Silk route as the sea route and ports connecting the two countries were not well developed.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 4 only
Option b – 1 and 3 only
Arrange the following major rock edicts of Ashoka from North to South:
- Shahbazgarhi
- Dhauli
- Kalsi
- Sannati
- Jaugada
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1-3-2-5-4
b) 2-1-3-4-5
c) 1-3-5-2-4
d) 5-2-1-4-3
Option a – 1-3-2-5-4
With reference to the historical evolution of the tradition of land grants in India, consider the following statements:
- The earliest epigraphic inscriptions recording royal land grants to Brahmins and Buddhist monks were issued during the Satavahana period.
- In the Agrahara villages during the Gupta period, only the revenue from the land was granted to the Brahmins while the right to govern the inhabitants of the villages was completely reserved with the state.
- The feudal practice of rewarding and paying officers with grants of land began during the post-Mauryan period.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None
Option a – Only one
The idea of Pakistan was first conceived by
(a) Muhammad Iqbal
(b) M.A. Jinnah
(c) Shaukat Ali
(d) Aga Khan
Option a – Muhammad Iqbal
Who among the following was NOT associated with the Kakori Conspiracy Case?
(a) Ramprasad Bismil
(b) Rajendra Lahiri
(c) Ashfaqulla Khan
(d) Surya Sen
Option d – Surya Sen
Which leader died on the day the Non-cooperation movement was launched in 1920?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) P. Sita Ramayya
(d) C. Rajagopalachari”
Option a – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948?
(a) B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad, and K.C. George
(b) Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay, and M.N. Roy
(c) C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj, and Veeresalingam Pantulu
(d) Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam, and G.G. Mehta
Option d – Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam, and G.G. Mehta
(a) Charles Grant
(b) John Stuart Mill
(c) James Mill
(d) William Jones
Option c – James Mill
Which Viceroy has made the observation. “It’s a beautiful world if it wasn’t for Gandhi…..”?
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Wavell
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Willingdon
Option d – Lord Willingdon
Which Indian businessman favored ‘healthy capitalism’ in helping Gandhiji to work towards a ‘common object’?
(a) Ghanshyam Das Birla
(b) Ambala Sarabhai
(c) Sir Biren Mookerjee
(d) T.T.K. Krishnamachari
Option a – Ghanshyam Das Birla
In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”?
(a) All India Home Rule League
(b) Hindu Mahasabha
(c) South Indian Liberal Federation
(d) The Servants of India Society
Option a – All India Home Rule League
Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
(a) Active all-India participation of lawyers, students, and women in the National Movement
(b) Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement
(c) Joining of peasant unrest to India’s National Movement
(d) Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops
Option c – Joining of peasant unrest to India’s National Movement
In which of its Sessions did the Congress declare its policy towards Indian States for the first time?
(a) Nagpur Session
(b) Calcutta Session
(c) Gaya Session
(d) Lucknow Session
Option a – Nagpur Session
(a) Lawrence
(b) Lytton
(c) Curzon
(d) Churchill
Option c – Curzon
Who among the following continuously emphasized giving self-rule to India in 1904, 1905, and 1906?
(a) Surendranath Banerjee
(b) Pherozeshah Mehta
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Option d – Dadabhai Naoroji
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Narendra Dev
(c) Maulana Azad
(d) Sardar Patel
Option b – Narendra Dev
(a) Aurobindo Ghose
(b) C. R. Das
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Option c – Mahatma Gandhi
Subhas Chandra Bose started the ‘Azad Hind Radio’ in which one of the following countries?
(a) Japan
(b) Austria
(c) Germany
(d) Malaysia
Option c – Germany
He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji, and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Motilal Nehru
Option c – Lala Lajpat Rai
Who was the editor of Inquilab (from Lahore) in 1923?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Ghulam Hussain
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Jawahar Lai Nehru
Option b – Ghulam Hussain
What was the name of the movement started by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan against the British?
(a) Red Shirt
(b) Quit India
(c) Khilafat
(d) None of these
Option a – Red Shirt
Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his ‘Knighthood’ in protest to which one of the following?
(a) Rowlatt Act
(b) Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
(c) Simon Commission
(d) Cripps Mission
Option b – Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
Who committed the murder of Sir Curzon Wyllie in 1907?
(a) B. N. Dutta
(b) M.L. Dhingra
(c) Sardar Ajit Singh
(d) 5. C. Chatterjee
Option b – M.L. Dhingra
Who was the Viceroy of India Quit India when the Movement started in 1942?
(a) Linlithgow
(b) Wilington
(c) Wavell
(d) Minto
Option a – Linlithgow
What was the real intention of the Government British behind the partition of Bengal?
(a) To bring administrative efficiency
(b) To stem the rising tide of nationalism
(c) To provide a separate province for Muslims
(d) To provide growth to Bengali literature
Option b – To stem the rising tide of nationalism
Congress had decided to start the First Civil Disobedience at:
(a) Allahabad
(b) Bombay
(c) Surat
(d) Bardoli
Option d – Bardoli
Who among the following was not associated with the Trade Union Movement?
(a) M. N. Joshi
(b) Dewan Chaman Lai
(c) Swami Sahajanand
(d) V. V. Giri
Option c – Swami Sahajanand
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