Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT SSC CHSL Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of SSC CHSL.
📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)
Q1
Burzahom, Neolithic site is located in ..........
🎯 SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –09/07/2019 (Shift-III)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q2
Who among the following begun his excavations at Dholavira in 1990?
🎯 SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Shift-II)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Society, Culture & Technology in IVC
Q3
Indus Valley Civilization was a __________ age civilization.
🎯 (SSC 10+2 CHSL 29.01.17, 10 am)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q4
Which of the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization is not on the bank of river Indus ?
🎯 SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Shift-I)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Misc
Q5
What is the Rigvedic name of the river Ravi ?
🎯 SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Shift-III)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Religion & Philosophy
Q6
The Sankhya Darshan sect was founded by __________
🎯 SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –11/07/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q7
How many Vedangas are there in total ?
🎯 SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Shift-II)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Political Structure
Q8
At one stage in the Vedic Age, the king was called 'gopati' which meant ''.
🎯 SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Shift-I)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Religion & Philosophy
Q9
The word 'Satyameva Jayate' on the national emblem of India has been taken from which Upanishad?
🎯 SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 (Shift-II)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Early Vedic Period (Rigvedic Period: c. 1500-1000 BCE)
Q10
'Purusha Sukta' is a hymn from which Veda?
🎯 SSC CHSL 05/08/2021 (Shift-II)
📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Haryanka Dynasty
Q11
Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty?
🎯 (SSC 10+2 CHSL 23.01.17 21:15 pm)
📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Haryanka Dynasty
Q12
Ajatashatru was the son of __________
🎯 (SSC 10+2 CHSL 01.02.17, 10 am)
📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Rise of the Magadhan Empire
Q13
Which of the following Kings does not belong to the Magadha empire?
🎯 (SSC 10+2 CHSL 23.01.17 21:15 pm)
📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Rise of the Magadhan Empire
Q14
Which was the first empire in ancient India to use elephants in its war on a large scale?
🎯 SSC CHSL 05/08/2021 (Shift-II)
📘 Jainism📚 The 24 Tirthankaras
Q15
In which Indian Religion, there are 24 Tirthankaras?
🎯 (SSC 10+2 CHSL 07.02.17, 10 am)
📘 Jainism📚 Misc
Q16
Santhara is a religious ritual of.... community.
🎯 (SSC 10+2 CHSL 08.02.17, 21:15 pm)
📘 Jainism📚 Literature, Spread, and Royal Patronage
Q17
The renowned Temple at Ranakpur is a__ Temple.
🎯 (SSC 10+2 CHSL 08.01.17, 4:15 pm)
📘 Jainism📚 The 24 Tirthankaras
Q18
Name the holy city recognized as the birthplace of the first and fourth Jain Tirthankaras.
🎯 SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Shift-I)
📘 Buddhism📚 Important Sites
Q19
Kya Gompa, the largest centre of Buddhist learning in the western Himalayas, is situated in the state/Union territory of ......
🎯 SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 09/03/2023 (Shift-IV)
📘 Buddhism📚 Buddhist Councils
Q20
Which Buddhist Council was held soon after the death of Gautam Buddha?
🎯 (SSC 10+2 CHSL 07.02.17, 4:15 pm)