Ancient History of Jammu and Kashmir is very important for all competitive exams . The Mcqs on Ancient History of Jammu and Kashmir are asked in jkssb and jkpsc exams. Practice Mcqs on Ancient History of Jammu and Kashmir with answers.
1.According to Nilmat Purana who were the original inhabitants of kashmir valley?
A) shivas
B) Nagas
C) Brahmins
D None of above
2. The people named Kashmir as
A) Kashyap -Mar
B) Kashi-Mi-Lo
C) Kashmir -o
D) kashwari
3. Who is regarded the Kashmir’s first historian ?
A) Hiuen Tsang
B) Lalitaditya
C) Pandit kulhana
D) Ashoka
4. Rajatarangini means?
A) River of Queen’s
B) River of Pandits
C) River of Soldier’s
D) River of Kings
5.Who translated Rajatarangini into Persian ?
A) Zain-ul-Aabideen
B) Shivara
C) Mulla Ahmad
D) Syed khaleel
6.The first Neolithic site discovered in Kashmir is ?
A) Gufkral
B) Burzahom
C) kralkhud
D) shivpora
7. Who translated Rajatarangini into English?
A) Aurel stein
B) Fa-Hien
C) Alexander Cunningham
D Jonaraja
8. Who translated Rajatarangini into Kashmiri ?
A) Mir Rehmat -ul -khan
B) Nazir Farooqi
C) Dr. Bashar Basheer
D) khan Qisar Majeed
9. The first king of Kashmir mentioned by Kalhan in Rajatarangini was ?
A) Jaluka
B) Ashoka
C) Gonanda 1
D) Kanshika
10. Who founded the old city of srinagar now called as Pandrethan
A) Bhimbisara
B) Hushka
C) Kanshika
D) Ashoka
11. The fourth Buddhist council held by Kanishka at
A) Pandrethan
B) Huskapura
C) kundalvan
D) kanishkpora
12. Karkota dynasty also known as
A) Sagas
B) Brahmins
C) Nagas
D) Shivas
13. karkota dynasty was founded by
A) Durlabhavardhana
B) Lalitaditya
C) Harsha
D) None of Above
14. During who’s reign, the Chinese Pilgrim Hiuen Tsang visited Kashmir ?
A) Lalitaditya
B) Jayapida
C) Durlabhavardhana
D) Avanitirarman
15.Who is known as Sumudra Gupta of Kashmir?
A) Lalitaditya
B) Avantivarman
C) Durlabhavardhana
D) Non of Above
16. Who is the author of Tawarikh-i-Kashmir ?
A) MirzaMirza Haider Duglat
B) Mailk Haider
C) Shairf – ud- din Yazdi
D) Hasan Shah
17. Who built. martand Temple in Mattan ?
A) Lalitaditya
B) Avantivarman
C) Durlabhavardhana
D) Jaluka
18. Who is the author of Zafar- Nama ?
A) Mailk Haider
B) Shairf – ud- din Yazdi
D) Hasan Shah
C) Pandith Birbal Kachru
19.Seeds of which crop has been found at Burzahom?
A) Lentils
B) Wheat
C) Barley
D) All of these.
20. Which of the following king founded the Pravarasenpura City of Srinagar?
A) Pravarasena I
B) Pravarasena II
C) Ashoka
D) None of these
21. Who started Kashmiri Shaivism?
A) Kshemraja
B) Kallata
C) Abhinavgupta
D) Vasugupta
22. To preach the faith of Buddha in the Kashmir valley, who appointed by Ashoka Buddhist missionary?
A. Abhinavgupta
B. Kanshika
C. Majjhantika
D. Jayapida
23. Which of the following is not a Neolithic site of Kashmir?
A) Gofkral
B) Hariparigom
C) Pampur
D) Wakura
24. The beginning of Kashmir Shaivism is marked by ?
A. Shivasutra
B. Paramartha
C. Sivadrishti
D. Sarvasya
25.Hephthalites Huns (Central Asian people) also known
A. Black Hunsf
B. Pink Huns
C. White Huns
D. Yellow Huns
