Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT SSC Stenographer Previous Year Questions

With which of the following relief sculptures were the walls of the great Stupa of Amaravati in the Lower Godavari region adorned?

Saga Dawa celebrated by Buddhist communities falls between which two months?

The Rashtrakuta king who conquered the Cholas was:

The Mahabodhi Temple was built entirely from ______ by Ashoka.

The Dhakeshwari Temple in present day Bangladesh has been constructed under the rule of which dynasty?

Which of the following describes the Medhi part in Buddhist structure?

Sun temple at Modhera was built by which of the following rulers?

The sculptures under the Gandhara School of Art were made of stone, terracotta and ______.

Who built the Jaisalmer fort in 1156 AD?

Kautilya has mentioned the concept of Saptanga Rajya to understand the State with seven organs and one of them is Danda, which means:

With reference to the city administration of Mauryan Empire, consider the following statements.
a) Megasthenes put light on the Mauryan city administration.
b) The city council was divided into six committees.
c) City administration was well planned.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The Aryans are considered to represent a linguistic group speaking which of the following groups of languages?

Chandragupta Maurya's capital was:

North Indian architecture is called:

Which of the following sites would be suitable for observing the architecture of the Harappan civilisation?

Chandragupta Maurya overthrew which of the following dynasties of ancient India to establish the Mauryan empire?

Who among the following was the first independent Gupta king to hold the title of Maharajadhiraj?

Which of the following is the correct explanation of painting and sculpture of Ajanta and Elora caves?

Banabhatta was a court poet of Harshavardhana, who wrote a book called:

Which of the following Mahajanapadas emerged as the most powerful at the end of a prolonged conflict for supremacy?