Ancient Indian History MCQs

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In the 6^th century, trade flourished with different countries like Myanmar, Afghanistan, Iran, and Mesopotamia. Major items of import included gold, lapis lazuli, jade, silver, etc and items of export included finished crafts, textile goods, sandalwood, and pearls.

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Vima Kadphises was the second ruler of the Kushanas. He was an important ruler of the Kushanas as he integrated central Asia with north India as a part of a single empire. It resulted in the intermingling of different cultures and an increase in inter-regional trading.

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Mahavibhasa is an ancient Buddhist text.  It is thought to have been authored around 150 CE by Vasumitra who was an eminent philosopher of the Kushan era.  Mahavibhasa is also known as the encyclopedia of Buddhist philosophy.

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Ishanavarmana, who was the son of Advaita Varmana ruled the Maukhari dynasty around 554 CE. He is considered as the real founder of the Maukhari dynasty. He also assumed the title of ‘Maharajadhiraja’.

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Harshavardhan is known as the last great Hindu king of India. He was originally a Shaiva but also supported Buddhism. He was also described as the lord of the north or sakalauttarapathanatha.

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Harsha’s reign was marked by many military victories. He brought most of north India under his control such as- Punjab, Kannauj, Bengal, Orissa, Mithila. He assumed the title of ‘Siladitya’ as mentioned in travel records of Xuanzang (Hsuan Tsang) who was a Chinese traveller.

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Bhoja I / Mihir Bhoja who ruled the Gurjara?Pratiharas from 836 C.E. to 885 C.E. was the Grandson of Nagabhatta II. He had a long reign of over 46 years and proved to be the most successful and popular ruler of Pratiharas.

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The Haravijaya of Ratnakara is an epic poem or maha kavya belonging to the era of artificial poetry. Haravijaya was composed by Rajanaka Ratnakar who flourished under Jayapida and Avantivarman of Kashmir.

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The author of Yogasutra was Patanjali. It is a collection of 196 Sanskrit sutras on the theory and practice of yoga. It is a synthesized and  organised knowledge about yoga and much older traditions.

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The Eastern Chalukyas established themselves in Vengi in Andhra Pradesh in the second half of the 8th century. Eastern Chalukyas were the reason of many wars between the Cholas and Western Chalukyas since they controlled the strategic Vengi territory.