Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT UKPSC RO/ARO Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of UKPSC RO/ARO.
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
(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?
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
'Dana-Stuti' hymns are part of which Veda?
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)
Which of the following Chaityas is situated in the western part of the Deccan ?
I. Nasik
II. Karle
III. Junnar
IV. Barabar
Who was the founder of Mahayana Philosophy school 'Yogachara' ?
During whose reign the third Buddhist council was organized?
Which of the following Buddhist text enlists 16 large territorial polities (16 Mahajanapadas)?
Who started the silk route for the Indians?
Great scholar Ashwaghosh was the contemporary of which ruler?
According to Kautilya, ‘Kantaksodhan’ was
What was the sangama during ancient India?
In which language Sangam literature is written?
Who had constructed the Sudarshan Lake?
Who among the following Chola ruler was first to conduct the land measurement?
The author of 'Prabandh Chintamani' was
Who was the founder of Katyuri Dynasty?
In which language 'Periplus of the Erythraen Sea' is written?
Which animal picture is not inscribed in Ashoka's Sarnath Pillar?