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Notes: Dashkumarcharitam was composed by Dandin, who was a Sanskrit author of prose romances and expounder on poetics in the 6th-7th century. The book, Dashkumarcharitam is a prose romance in Sanskrit that describes the adventures of ten young men, the Kumaras, all of whom are either princes or sons of royal ministers, as narrated by the men themselves. Notes: Mehrgarh is the oldest agricultural settlement in the Indian subcontinent Agriculture-based Neolithic settlements. Despite being the agriculture settlement, it used only stone tools, so is why placed in Neolithic Era. It flourished in the seventh millennium B.C. Mehrgarh is located on the Bolan River, a tributary of the Indus, at the eastern edge of the Balochistan plateau overlooking the Indus plain. Notes: The battle of ten kings was fought between Sudas, a Bharata king of the Tritsu family and the confederacy of ten well-known tribes- Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha ,Bhalanas,Shiva and Vishanin. In the bloody and decisive battle on the banks of River Purushni, the Bharatas emerged victorious. The reason behind the war is the rivalry between Vishwamitra and Vasishtha. • Page 1 of 5 • • • • • • Advertisement

UPSC CSE (IAS) Prelims Ancient History Previous Year Question & Answers [2000-2020] | Civil Services Examination: The UPSC Prelims for 2021 will take place on 10th October 2021. Indian history has been an important segment of the IAS Exam for decades. Although far less in number in comparison to its medieval and modern history counterparts, questions from ancient Indian history will always be asked in the UPSC Exams without fail. Candidates are advised to go through the old Ancient History Questions asked over the years for This article will provide you with 2000-2020 Ancient History Questions that were asked in IAS Prelims Paper-I. Candidates can also download the questions and their answers PDF given in this article for theIAS Exampreparation. IAS Prelims 2021 Test Series Must Read Books for Prelims 2021 Important Questions Asked from Ancient & Medieval History in Last 20-25 Years Check the previous year’s questions of UPSC IAS Prelims from the Ancient History section. The mentioned questions are after analysis of the previous 25 years’ papers and are important for the candidates preparing for UPSC IAS 2021 Prelims. It is necessary that aspirants practice mock tests and solve previous year papers to know the type of questions asked in the exam. As most students practice subject-wise revision strategy it is helpful to solve questions from each subject separately. To help the aspirants execute their strategy well, we have provided all the questions asked from ancient and m...

Question 1: From the declines of Guptas until the rise of Harshavardhana in the early seventh century, which of the following kingdoms were holding power in Northern India? [2021] • The Guptas of Magadha • The Paramaras of Malwa • The Pushyabhutis of Thanesar • The Maukharis of Kanauj • The Yadavas of Devagiri • The Maitrakas of Valabhi Select the correct answer using the codes given below. a) 1, 2 and 5 b) 1, 3, 4 and 6 c) 2, 3 and 4 d) 5 and 6 Correct Answer is Option (b) • After the Guptas and before the rise of Harshavardhana different dynasties came to power in different parts of the country • Yadavas of Deogiri came in the Medieval India • Parmara of Malwas came to power in the 10th Century onwards Question 2: In reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following Statements is/are correct? • Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes. • In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim right to the property. • The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to the property held by both male and female members of a family. [2021] Select the correct answer using the codes given below. a) 1 and 2 b) 2 Only c) 1 and 3 d) 3 Only Correct Answ...

Ancient India: Previous Years’ Questions with Solutions 1. Sources (i) Archaeological sources: Exploration, excavation, epigraphy, numismatics, monuments (ii) Literary sources: Indigenous: Primary and secondary; poetry, scientific literature, literature, literature in regional languages, religious literature. (iii) Foreign accounts: Greek, Chinese and Arab writers. Q. Do you agree that archaeological evidence often helps in the better understanding of literary sources? Comment. Q. “Art and culture are reflected to a far greater extent than political history in the epigraphic sources.” Comment. Q.. How did early Indian historical tradition, as reflected in Itihasa-Purana, emerge? What are the distinctive features of this genre? [UPSC- 2018] Q.. “While using the accounts of foreign writers, historians must distinguish between statements based on hearsay and those grounded in perceptive observations.” Elaborate with examples. [UPSC- 2014] “Ancient Indians had no taste for historiography; their scholars cared more for religious, spiritual and philosophical studies. Indian historiography is essentially an Islamic heritage.” Comment upon this statement with special reference to the contemporary writers and their works which help us in the reconstruction of history of the early medieval period of Indian history. Discuss the changing approaches to the study of early Indian history. “Reconstruction of Early Indian history is hardly possible without the help of inscriptions and coin...

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According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, which of the following are correct? • A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment. • If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free. • If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master’s son. Which of the statements given above are correct? From the decline of Guptas until the rise of Harshavardhana in the early seventh century, which of the following kingdoms were holding power in Northern India? • The Guptas of Magadha • The Paramaras of Malwa • The Pushyabhutis of Thanesar • The Maukharis of Kanauj • The Yadavas of Devagiri • The Maitrakas of Valabhi Select the correct answer using the code given below. • A Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here. • B Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here. • C Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here. • D Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here. Show Answer With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct? • Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes. • In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim rig...

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Question 1: From the declines of Guptas until the rise of Harshavardhana in the early seventh century, which of the following kingdoms were holding power in Northern India? [2021] • The Guptas of Magadha • The Paramaras of Malwa • The Pushyabhutis of Thanesar • The Maukharis of Kanauj • The Yadavas of Devagiri • The Maitrakas of Valabhi Select the correct answer using the codes given below. a) 1, 2 and 5 b) 1, 3, 4 and 6 c) 2, 3 and 4 d) 5 and 6 Correct Answer is Option (b) • After the Guptas and before the rise of Harshavardhana different dynasties came to power in different parts of the country • Yadavas of Deogiri came in the Medieval India • Parmara of Malwas came to power in the 10th Century onwards Question 2: In reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following Statements is/are correct? • Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes. • In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim right to the property. • The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to the property held by both male and female members of a family. [2021] Select the correct answer using the codes given below. a) 1 and 2 b) 2 Only c) 1 and 3 d) 3 Only Correct Answ...

UPSC CSE (IAS) Prelims Ancient History Previous Year Question & Answers [2000-2020] | Civil Services Examination: The UPSC Prelims for 2021 will take place on 10th October 2021. Indian history has been an important segment of the IAS Exam for decades. Although far less in number in comparison to its medieval and modern history counterparts, questions from ancient Indian history will always be asked in the UPSC Exams without fail. Candidates are advised to go through the old Ancient History Questions asked over the years for This article will provide you with 2000-2020 Ancient History Questions that were asked in IAS Prelims Paper-I. Candidates can also download the questions and their answers PDF given in this article for theIAS Exampreparation. IAS Prelims 2021 Test Series Must Read Books for Prelims 2021 Important Questions Asked from Ancient & Medieval History in Last 20-25 Years Check the previous year’s questions of UPSC IAS Prelims from the Ancient History section. The mentioned questions are after analysis of the previous 25 years’ papers and are important for the candidates preparing for UPSC IAS 2021 Prelims. It is necessary that aspirants practice mock tests and solve previous year papers to know the type of questions asked in the exam. As most students practice subject-wise revision strategy it is helpful to solve questions from each subject separately. To help the aspirants execute their strategy well, we have provided all the questions asked from ancient and m...

According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, which of the following are correct? • A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment. • If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free. • If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master’s son. Which of the statements given above are correct? From the decline of Guptas until the rise of Harshavardhana in the early seventh century, which of the following kingdoms were holding power in Northern India? • The Guptas of Magadha • The Paramaras of Malwa • The Pushyabhutis of Thanesar • The Maukharis of Kanauj • The Yadavas of Devagiri • The Maitrakas of Valabhi Select the correct answer using the code given below. • A Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here. • B Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here. • C Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here. • D Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here. Show Answer With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct? • Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes. • In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim rig...