Ancient History Questions for SSC CGL (with Answers)

Answer: C. Lumbini

Gautama Buddha was born at Lumbini, which is now in Nepal.

Answer: B. Tamil

Sangam literature is the earliest body of Tamil literature. It is linked with poets' assemblies held under Pandya patronage.

Answer: B. Aryabhata

The Aryabhatiya was written by the mathematician-astronomer Aryabhata in the Gupta period.

Answer: C. Sarnath

The Buddha gave his first sermon at the Deer Park in Sarnath, near Varanasi. The event is known as Dharmachakra Pravartana.

Answer: D. Mohenjo-daro

The Great Bath is one of the best-known structures found at Mohenjo-daro.

Answer: B. Gujarat

Lothal is in Gujarat and is known for its dockyard, one of the earliest in the world.

Answer: B. Panini

Panini wrote the Ashtadhyayi, a foundational text of Sanskrit grammar.

Answer: C. Samudragupta

Historian V. A. Smith called Samudragupta the 'Napoleon of India' because of his many military campaigns.

Answer: B. Rishabhanatha

Rishabhanatha, also called Adinatha, is regarded as the first Tirthankara of Jainism.

Answer: C. Seleucus Nicator

Megasthenes was sent by Seleucus Nicator to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, and he described India in his book Indica.

Answer: A. Fa-Hien

Fa-Hien (Faxian) visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II in the early 5th century CE.

Answer: B. Kumaragupta I

Nalanda Mahavihara was founded during the reign of Kumaragupta I in the 5th century CE.

Answer: A. James Prinsep

James Prinsep deciphered the Brahmi script in 1837, which made it possible to read Ashoka's edicts.

Answer: A. Harisena

Harisena, the court poet of Samudragupta, composed the Allahabad Pillar prashasti describing his conquests.

Answer: D. Daya Ram Sahni

Daya Ram Sahni led the excavation of Harappa in 1921; R. D. Banerji excavated Mohenjo-daro in 1922.