Who among the following rulers in ancient India had assumed the titles 'Mattavilasa', 'Vichitrachitta' and 'Gunabhara'?
- (a) Mahendravarman I
- (b) Simhavishnu
- (c) Narasimhavarman I
- (d) Simhavarman
Answer: (a)
View full answer & explanation →UPSC CSE 2025 Ancient History Previous Year Questions
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Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of
- (a) Samudragupta
- (b) Chandragupta II
- (c) Kumaragupta I
- (d) Skandagupta
Answer: (b)
View full answer & explanation →Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?
- (a) Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta)
- (b) Prataparudra (Kakatiya)
- (c) Rajendra I (Chola)
- (d) Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)
Answer: (c)
View full answer & explanation →With reference to ancient India (600–322 BC), consider the following pairs:
Territorial region: Asmaka | River flowing in the region: Godavari
Territorial region: Kamboja | River flowing in the region: Vipas
Territorial region: Avanti | River flowing in the region: Mahanadi
Territorial region: Kosala | River flowing in the region: Sarayu
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) Only three
- (d) All the four
Answer: (b)
View full answer & explanation →Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradeshika', 'Rajuka' and 'Yukta' were important officers at the
- (a) village-level administration
- (b) district-level administration
- (c) provincial administration
- (d) level of the central administration
Answer: (b)
View full answer & explanation →The famous female figurine known as 'Dancing Girl', found at Mohenjo-daro, is made of
- (a) carnelian
- (b) clay
- (c) bronze
- (d) gold
Answer: (c)
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