An exhaustive question bank, designed to test the readers’ knowledge of the history of ancient India and familiarise them with the types of questions set in the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary, General Studies Paper-I, the book incorporates—

• Multiple-choice questions, classified and arranged chapter-wise, covering various phases and periods of the ancient India—Prehistory, Indus Valley Civilisation, Vedic Age, Mauryan Empire, Gupta Dynasty—besides the art, architecture, and other cultural aspects of that era
• Questions presented in a variety of formats, as per the trend of the recent examinations, ranging from the simple four-choice types to the more complex multiple statements and matching-pair types that require an in-depth understanding of the subject
•  Answers accompanied with explanatory notes to give extra bits of information to widen the knowledge base and enrich the understanding of the readers
• A set of questions related to ‘ancient Indian history’ selected from previous UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper-I (2020–24) in order to provide the aspirants with better insight about the pattern of the examination

Primarily meant for aspirants of the UPSC Civil Services, this book is also of immense help to the candidates of several other examinations that include questions of history of ancient India. A careful perusal and attempt at answering the questions given in this book will give enough practice and build the confidence of the aspirants to tackle questions on this subject.