{"id":6099,"date":"2026-01-08T17:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=6099"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:29:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:29:38","slug":"mcqs-based-on-ancient-history-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=6099","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Ancient History &#8211; (04)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Who composed the Silappadikaram, a famous Tamil epic?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Ilango Adigal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Tolkappiyar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Tiruvalluvar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Perudevanar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Ilango Adigal <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Ilango Adigal, a Jain monk and a Chera prince, wrote Silappadikaram, meaning \u201cThe Tale of the Anklet.\u201d<br\/>\n\n&bull; It tells the tragic love story of Kannagi and Kovalan.<br\/>\n\n&bull; Themes include love, betrayal, justice, and virtue.<br\/>\n\n&bull; It offers deep insight into the urban life, trade, dance, and social norms of ancient Tamil society.<br\/>\n\n&bull; It also reflects Jain values, especially justice and chastity.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. The grammar text Astadhyayi was authored by:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Bhamaha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Bharata Muni<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Panini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Patanjali<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Panini <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Panini, an ancient Indian linguist, wrote the Astadhyayi, a grammar of Classical Sanskrit, sometime around the 4th century BCE.<br\/>\n\n&bull; It contains nearly 4,000 rules and is extremely systematic, much like modern programming logic.<br\/>\n\n&bull; Panini\u2019s grammar standardized Sanskrit and laid the foundation for later grammar, including Patanjali\u2019s Mahabhashya, a major commentary on it.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. The Tirukkural, which is considered the &#8216;fifth Veda&#8217; in Tamil Nadu, was authored by:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Agastya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Ilango Adigal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Tiruvalluvar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Tolkappiyar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Tiruvalluvar <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Tiruvalluvar, a great Tamil poet-philosopher, authored the Tirukkural, a masterpiece of ethical and moral philosophy.<br\/>\n\n&bull; The text contains 1,330 couplets, divided into three parts:<br\/>\n\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &bull; Aram (Virtue)<br\/>\n\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &bull; Porul (Wealth and governance)<br\/>\n\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &bull; Inbam (Love)<br\/>\n\n&bull; It is non-sectarian and considered a universal moral guide.<br\/>\n\n&bull; In Tamil tradition, it is often called the \u201cFifth Veda\u201d because of its spiritual and cultural depth.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. Which of the following works is considered the first historical book of India?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Harshacharita<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Rajatarangini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Gaudavaho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Vikramankadevacharita<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Rajatarangini <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Rajatarangini, written by Kalhana in 1148\u201349 CE, is the first true historical chronicle in Indian literature.<br\/>\n\n&bull; It narrates the history of the rulers of Kashmir from legendary times up to the 12th century CE.<br\/>\n\n&bull; The text is non-mythological in tone, emphasizing sources, chronology, and objectivity, making it a pioneering work in Indian historiography.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. The Sangam literature was produced under the patronage of which South Indian dynasty?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Cholas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Cheras<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Pallavas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Pandyas<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Pandyas <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Sangam literature refers to the works produced in Tamil during the three literary academies (Sangams) held under the Pandya dynasty\u2019s patronage, particularly in Madurai.<br\/>\n\n&bull; It includes poetry, epics, and grammar works written between 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE.<br\/>\n\n&bull; It provides rich details about Tamil society, kingship, warfare, trade, and daily life.<br\/>\n\n&bull; Major anthologies include Ettutokai (Eight Anthologies) and Pattuppattu (Ten Songs).\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Who composed the Silappadikaram, a famous Tamil epic? View Answer Correct Option: 1. Ilango Adigal Explanation: Ilango Adigal, a Jain monk and a Chera prince, wrote Silappadikaram, meaning \u201cThe Tale of the Anklet.\u201d &bull; It tells the tragic love story of Kannagi and Kovalan. &bull; Themes include love, betrayal, justice, and virtue. &bull; It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1362,1373,222,21,1374,31,221,1377,1372,20,1376,1375],"class_list":["post-6099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ancient-history","tag-ancient-history","tag-astadhyayi","tag-bank-exams","tag-competitive-exams","tag-fifth-veda","tag-mcq","tag-rrb-exams","tag-sangam-literature","tag-silappadikaram","tag-ssc-cgl","tag-tirukkural","tag-tiruvalluvar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6099"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6101,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6099\/revisions\/6101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}