Ancient History - 2025 PYQ

Question 1 of 5

The irrigation device called 'Araghatta' was

A a water bag made of leather pulled over a pulley B a large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes C a larger earthen pot driven by bullocks D a large water bucket pulled up by rope directly by hand

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Question 2 of 5

Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradesika', '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

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Question 3 of 5

Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of

A Samudragupta B Chandragupta II C Kumaragupta I D Skandagupta

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Question 4 of 5

Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya?

A Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta) B Prataparudra (Kakatiya) C Rajendra I (Chola) D Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)

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Question 5 of 5

With reference to ancient India (600–322 BC), consider the following pairs:

Territorial region – River flowing in the region
I. Asmaka : Godavari
II. Kamboja : Vipas
III. Avanti : Mahanadi
IV. Kosala : Sarayu

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

A Only one B Only two C Only three D All the four

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