Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT Haryana PCS Previous Year Questions

Given below are the locations of four archaeological sites in India:
(P) Attirampakkam
(Q) Bhimbetka
(R) Piklihal
(S) Burzahom
Which among the following presents the correct order of their locations from North to South?

Which among following is NOT a proto-Harappan culture?

Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The ancient Buddhist Stupa is situated on the west side of Brahmasarovar.
Statement II: The mound is spread over an area of approx three acres. The height of the mound is about 4m from the surrounding ground level.

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: 'Dhamma' is the Prakrit form of the Sanskrit word 'Dharma', meaning according to the context, the universal law or righteousness or, by Social Extension and Religious order as found in Hindu Society.
Statement II: The term 'Dhamma' was propagated by Ashoka for Buddhism when he adopted the same and started propagating it.

Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The walls of the Buddhist cave shrines were covered with murals illustrating Buddhist narratives.
Statement II: A more distant region where this tradition of Indian painting was adopted was Central Asia. Commencing at Bamiyan in Afghanistan, and traversing Central Asia were a series of Buddhist monasteries with shrines cut into the hills and covered with murals.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Assertion-(A) : Decline of Mauryan Empire began after Ashoka. Reason-(R) : Ashoka followed the policy of ‘Dhamma Vijay’ and Disbanded his army. Which of the following is true in reference to above statements?

Who is the author credited with composing the classical Tamil epic 'Silappatikaram'?

Given below are two statements : Statement I: The Arthrashastra is a treatise on government and economics ascribed to Kautilya, the chief advisor of Chandragupta Maurya. Statement II: By the third century B.C. the economy of North India was predominantly agrarian. Land revenue had become the accepted source of income for the government. Kautilya refers at length to methods of tax collection and related problems. Modifications in land tax appeared to be the direct concern of the king. In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements : Statement I : Kanchi was the famous city of South India, center of education and capital of Pallavas. Statement II : kanchi's famous scholars - Mayuravarma, Vatsyayan, Dingnag and Hientsan were there. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Consider the following statements: 1. The Puranas call the Satvahanas 'Andhrabhritya' and 'Andhrajatya'. 2. The history of Satvahanas is especially found in Vishnu and Bhagwat Purana. 3. Names of more than a hundred kings of Satvahanas are found in the Puranas. How many of the statements given are correct?

Which of the following was the name given to village assemblies in the Chola kingdom?

Which language was used as the official language in Satavahna Age?

Match List-I with List-II :
List-I:
A. Nishad
B. Charmaker
C. Mchhuaaro
D. Pukkus or Paulkus

List-II:
i. Karawar
ii. Mehtar
iii. Kaiwart
iv. Aakhetak

Consider the following statements:
Statement I : A raga is associated with a specific mood, time of the day and season. For every rage there are six female consorts called raginis.
Statement II : Ragamala paintings are pictorial interpretations of ragas and raginis.
How many of the statement given are correct?

Which dynasty ruled in the region of modern Haryana at the time of Ghaznavid invasion?

Given below are two statements :
Statement I: Kanishka built a Stupa and Vihara at Peshawar.
Statement II: In the excavations of Stupas and Viharas of Peshawar, idols of Buddha and Kanishka are found and not of Indra and Brahma.

Given below are two statement:
Statement I : The Virupaksha temple was built in the sixteenth century.
Statement II : The pavilion in front of the Virupaksha temple was built during the time of Krishnadev Rai.
In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Consider the following pairs:

1. Pratihar King Bhoj : Gwalior Inscription
2. Satavahana King Pulumavi : Nasik Inscription
3. Hun King Toraman : Eran Varaha Inscription
   How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Match List-I with List-II:
List-I:
A. Dimun
B. Makan or Magan
C. Meluha
D. Ur
List-II:
i. Sindh Area
ii. Mesopotamia Port
iii. Bahrain Island
iv. Makran Coast (Balochistan)

In which of the following place/places are the famous Ashokan pillars found? (i) Sanchi (ii) Sarnath (iii) Lauriya Nandangarh (iv) Amravati