Ancient History of Odisha MCQ Quiz

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Post Name	Ancient History of Odisha GK
Questions Type	Objective/ MCQ Quiz
Post Category	Odisha History/Odisha GK
Number of Questions	2000+ (Complete Odisha GK)

Here are the Most important ancient Odisha History GK MCQ objective Questions with answers.

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1. Which among the following pre historic site in Odisha belongs to Neolithic era?

a) Barabati

b) Baripada

c) All of these

d) Udayagiri

2. Which of the following coins suggest that trade and commerce existed in Odisha?

a) Nala coins

b) Puri-Kushana coins

c) Punch-marked coins

d) Gupta coins

3. The earliest coins available in Odisha are

a) Gupta coins

b) Punch-marked coins

c) Puri Kushana coin

d) Nala coins

4. Which of the following inscriptions, throws light on the administration of Asoka in Kalinga?

a) Sundergarh

b) Jaugada

c) Dhauli

d) Both and (b)

5. Which of the following excavation site is not a part of ‘Diamond Triangle’ of Odishan archaeology?

a) Ratnagiri

b) Lalitgiri

c) Udayagiri

d) Khandagiri

6. Greek historian Pliny mentions Odisha by which name

a) Udra

b) Kalinga

c) Toshali

d) Kosala

7. Which among the following is a Buddhist Literary Source ofOdisha’s ancient history?

a) Harshacharita

b) Kurudharma Jataka

c) Avasyaka Niyukti

d) Brihat Samhita

8. Which literary source mentioned Odisha as Kalinganagara situated on the West of Gomti river?

a) Ramayana

b) Brihaspati Smriti

c) Avasyaka Niryukti

d) Arthasastra

9. Which literary source mentions about Kalinga and Odra and its sacred river Baitarani and Goddess Viraja?

a) Manu Smriti

b) Vayu Purana

c) None of the above

d) The Mahabharata

10. What is the pre-historic name of Odisha?

a) Kalinga

b) Udra

c) Utkala

d) Kosala

11. The capital of Kalinga according to Jain and Buddhist literature in ancient times was-

a) Dantapur

b) Toshali

c) Kalinga Pattnam

d) Kosala

12. Who were the rulers of Kalinga before the establishment of Maurya dynasty?

a) Nandas

b) Nalas

c) Matharas

d) Rashtrakutas

13. King Asoka became Buddhist after he was horrified with the tyranny of KalingaWar. It was in:

a) 258 BC

b) 261 BC

c) 200 BC

d) 327 BC

14. What was the capital of Kalinga after its annexation with Magadha empire?

a) Sisupalgarh

b) Tosali

c) Samapa

d) Dantapura

15. Hathigumpha inscription in Udayagiri near Bhubaneswar gives information about which dynasty of ancient Odisha?

a) Ganga dynasty

b) None of these

c) Satvahana dynasty

d) Chedi dynasty

16. Which among these is not a principality of Kalinga during the Guptas?

a) Kongoda

b) Erandapalla

c) Devarashtra

d) Kottura

17. Which Mathora king declared himself as Lord of the Kalinga?

a) Umavarman

b) Shaktivarman

c) Prabhanjanavarman

d) Visakhavarman

18. Who among the following transferred his capital from Simhapura to Pishtapura?

a) Vishakavarman

b) None of these

c) Shaktivarman

d) Umavarman

19. Nala dynasty (4-5 century AD) was centered around which modern districts of Odisha?

a) Cuttack and Khordha

b) Malkangiri and Ganjam

c) Ganjam and Gajapati

d) Koraput and Kalahandi

20. The Meghas ruled over which part of Kosala?

a) South Kosala

b) East Kosala

c) West Kosala

d) North Kosala

21. After the downfall of Gupta empire, many regional kingdoms emerged in Odisha from 6-9th century AD. Which is not one among them?

a) The Nagas

b) The Mandala states

c) The Mudgalas

d) The Vigrahas

22. The territory of the Sailodbhava dynasty was known as

a) Kalinga Dynasty

b) Kangoda Mandala

c) Kongoda Desh

d) Kalinga Mandala

23. In which royal dynasty of early medieval Odisha, we find the rule of the queens?

a) Sailodbhava dynasty

b) Bhauma-Kara dynasty

c) Satavahana dynasty

d) Somavamsi dynasty

24. Which among the following Queen built the Gauri temple at Bhubaneswar?

a) Vakula Mahadevi

b) Gauri Mahadevi

c) None of these

d) Prithvi Mahadevi

25. The Bhauma-Kara dynasty in Odisha had commercial relations with which country?

a) Egypt

b) Indonesia

c) Ceylon

d) Rome

26. For the first time Kalinga, Utkala, Kongodo and Kosala were unified by

a) Bhauma-Kara dynasty

b) Sailodbhava dynasty

c) Ganga dynasty

d) Somavamsi dynasty

27. Which ruler of Somavamsi dynasty started the construction of Lingaraj temple?

a) Yayati II

b) Indraratha

c) Janmejaya II

d) Janmejaya I

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