Q.1 What are the primary sacred texts of Buddhism in India?

A) The Vedas

B) The Puranas

C) The Tripitakas

D) The Upanishads

Answer: C) The Tripitakas

Q.2 What are the three main categories of Buddhist sacred texts?

A) Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas

B) Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abidhamma Pitaka

C) Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita

D) Manusmriti, Arthashastra, Dharmashastra

Answer: B) Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abidhamma Pitaka

Q.3 Which category of archaeological sources includes artifacts like pottery and tools?

A) Inscriptions

B) Coins

C) Monuments

D) Material remains

Answer: D) Material remains

Q.4 Which of the following is NOT an example of an archaeological site in India?

A) Mohenjo-Daro

B) Hampi

C) Nalanda

D) Amaravati

Answer: C) Nalanda

Q.5 Which scientific method is commonly used to determine the age of archaeological remains?

A) DNA sequencing

B) Carbon-14 dating

C) Linguistic analysis

D) Astrological calculations

Answer: B) Carbon-14 dating

History MCQs for practice

Q.6 What method is commonly used to study ancient inscriptions?

A) Linguistic analysis

B) Paleography

C) Oral tradition

D) Ethnographic research

Answer: B) Paleography

Q.7 Which text provides insights into the socio-economic and political life of the Aryans?

A) Manusmriti

B) Ramayana

C) Vishnu Purana

D) Rigveda

Answer: D) Rigveda

Q.8 What languages are Buddhist sacred texts found in?

A) Sanskrit and Prakrit

B) Pali and Sanskrit

C) Tamil and Telugu

D) Persian and Urdu

Answer: B) Pali and Sanskrit

Q.9 What do the Jatakas primarily focus on?
A) Genealogies of kings
B) Previous births of Buddha
C) Trade and traders
D) Development of Buddhism

Answer: B) Previous births of Buddha

Q.10 Which literature is considered a major source of information for the social, economic, and political life of Tamil Nadu in the early Christian centuries?

A) Sangam literature

B) Rajatarangini

C) Harshacharita

D) Vikramanka Deva Charita

Answer: A) Sangam literature

Q.11 What are the Edicts of Ashoka?

A) Foreign treaties

B) Buddhist scriptures

C) Royal orders engraved on stones, rocks, and pillars

D) Jain texts

Answer: C) Royal orders engraved on stones, rocks, and pillars

Q.12 What language are the earliest inscriptions in India written in?

A) Sanskrit

B) Prakrit

C) Tamil

D) Brahmi

Answer: D) Brahmi