UPSC Prelims PYQ
UPSC Prelims Ancient india Questions
29 Ancient india questions from previous UPSC Prelims papers, from the latest year backwards, each with its answer and explanation.
- Questions
- 29
- Years covered
- 2016–2026
- Exam years
- 9
- With answers
- 29
Ancient india questions by year
UPSC Prelims Ancient india Questions
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The Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien (Faxian) travelled to India during the reign of
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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?
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With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets?
1. Nayaputta
2. Shakyamuni
3. Tathagata
Select the correct answer using the code given below: -
Consider the following information:
1. Chandraketugarh — Odisha — Trading Port town
2. Inamgaon — Maharashtra — Chalcolithic site
3. Mangadu — Kerala — Megalithic site
4. Salihundam — Andhra Pradesh — Rock-cut cave shrines
In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched? -
Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on:
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