Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT UKPSC RO/ARO Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of UKPSC RO/ARO.
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Decline of the Harappan Culture
Q1
Which of the following pair is correctly matched ?
I. Aryan Invasion theory - Mortimer Wheeler
II. Decline of trade with Mesopotamia - Shereen Ratnakar
III. Onset of drier climate - Gurdeep Singh
IV. Flood theory - B.B. Lal
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📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Seals, Script & Weights
Q2
(A) Epigraphic and Paleographic studies have also indicated that the Harappan Script was not merely ideograms: it consisted of both pictographs and ideographs.
(B) Hence the Harappan script has of late been labelled as Logo-Syllabic.
Which of the following is correct?
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📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q3
Match the List - I and List - II and choose the correct answer:
List-I
I. Rakhigarhi
II. Dholavira
III. Kalibangan
IV. Alamgirpur
List-II
A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan
C. Haryana
D. Uttar Pradesh
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📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q4
'Dana-Stuti' hymns are part of which Veda?
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📘 Jainism📚 Teachings of Mahavira
Q5
Which of the following consists of the 'Triratna' (three gems) of Jainism ? I. Right faith (Samyak Darshna) II. Right knowledge (Samyak Gyan) III. Right conduct (Samyak Charitra) IV. Right speech (Samyak Vani)
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📘 Buddhism📚 Symbols, Art & Architecture
Q6
Which of the following Chaityas is situated in the western part of the Deccan ?
I. Nasik
II. Karle
III. Junnar
IV. Barabar
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📘 Buddhism📚 Different Schools of Buddhism
Q7
Who was the founder of Mahayana Philosophy school 'Yogachara' ?
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📘 Buddhism📚 Buddhist Councils
Q8
During whose reign the third Buddhist council was organized?
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📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 16 Mahajanapadas
Q9
Which of the following Buddhist text enlists 16 large territorial polities (16 Mahajanapadas)?
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📘 Post-Mauryan Period (c. 200 BCE - 300 CE)📚 Society and Economy
Q10
Who started the silk route for the Indians?
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📘 Post-Mauryan Period (c. 200 BCE - 300 CE)📚 The Kushanas (Kanishka)
Q11
Great scholar Ashwaghosh was the contemporary of which ruler?
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📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Mauryan Administration
Q12
According to Kautilya, ‘Kantaksodhan’ was
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📘 Sangam Period (South India: c. 300 BCE - 300 CE)📚 Sangam Polity, Society, and Culture
Q13
What was the sangama during ancient India?
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📘 Sangam Period (South India: c. 300 BCE - 300 CE)📚 Sangam Literature
Q14
In which language Sangam literature is written?
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📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Chandragupta Maurya and Bindusara
Q15
Who had constructed the Sudarshan Lake?
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📘 Deccan & South India Dynasties📚 Chola Dynasty
Q16
Who among the following Chola ruler was first to conduct the land measurement?
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📘 Jainism📚 Literature, Spread, and Royal Patronage
Q17
The author of 'Prabandh Chintamani' was
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📘 Other Dynasties📚 Misc
Q18
Who was the founder of Katyuri Dynasty?
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📘 Sangam Period (South India: c. 300 BCE - 300 CE)📚 Commercial Contacts with the Roman World
Q19
In which language 'Periplus of the Erythraen Sea' is written?
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📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Archaeological Sources (Inscriptions, Sites)
Q20
Which animal picture is not inscribed in Ashoka's Sarnath Pillar?
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