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Ancient History (Part-I)

📆 February 27, 2025

Total Questions: 50

41. From the third century AD when the Hun invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the: [1999]

Correct Answer: (c) South-East Asian trade
Solution:After the 3rd century AD Roman empire came to an end. Indian merchants meanwhile had begun to rely more heavily on the south-east Asian Trade.

42. The following persons came to India at one time or another: [1999]

1. Fa-Hien

2. I-Tsing

3. Megasthanese

4. Hieun-Tsang

The correct chronological sequence of their visits is:

Correct Answer: (b) 3, 1, 4, 2
Solution:Fa-Hien-405-411 CE; I-Tsing-671-695 CE; Megasthanese -302-298 BC; Hieun-Tsang-630-645CE

43. Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century B.C.? [1999]

Correct Answer: (d) Magadh
Solution:Of the 16 Mahajanapadas, Magadha, Kosala, Vatsa and Avanti were more powerful. They fought amongst themselves for years and ultimately Magadha emerged victorious under Bimbisara (Haranyak dynasty) in 6th C BC.

44. The Indo-Laws Kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century B.C. was: [1999]

Correct Answer: (a) Bactria
Solution:Bactria was the ancient civilizations of Iranian peoples. Ancient Bactria was located between the Hindu Kush mountain range and the Amu Darya river, covering the flat region that straddles modern-day Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

45. The term 'Aryan' denotes: [1999]

Correct Answer: (c) a speech group
Solution:Aryan is in fact a linguistic term indicating a speech group of Indo-European origin, and is not an ethnic term.

46. Which one of the following during the Gupta period? [1999]

Correct Answer: (a) Tamralipti
Solution:Tamralipta or Tamralipti was the name of an ancient city on the Bay of Bengal corresponding with Tamluk in modern-day India. Tamralipta may have been one of the most important urban centres of trade and commerce of early historic India, trading along the Silk Road with China, by Uttarapatha, the northern high road, the main trade route into the Middle East and Europe; and by seafaring routes to Bali, Java and the Far East.

47. Assertion (A): The Aham and Puram poems of the Padinen Kilukanakku group formed a continuation of the Sangam composition. [2000]

Correct Answer: (a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
Solution:The didactic works of Sangam period are called Kilukanakku (18 minor groups) consisting of Tirukurral and Naladiyar. The Aham and Puram poems of the Kilukanakku group were composed in post-Sangam period. That's why R explains A.

48. Assertion (A): The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jainism. [2000]

Reason (R): Cultivation involved killing of insects and pests.

 

Correct Answer: (a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
Solution:Both statements are true and the reason is correct explanation of assertion.

49. Assertion (A): The origin of feudal system in ancient India can be traced to military campaigns. [2000]

Reason (R): There was considerable expansion of the feudal system during the Gupta period.

Correct Answer: (b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
Solution:Both the statements are true but do not explain each other.

50. Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire. Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India. [2000]

Correct Answer: (a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
Solution:Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan empire in 261 BC. Though Ashoka abandoned the policy of physical occupation in favour of policy of cultural conquest after the Kalinga War, yet he retained Kalinga after its conquest and incorporated it into his empire. Thus R explains A.
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