This mini encyclopaedic question bank has been designed to test the readers’ knowledge of the history of ancient India. It also acquaints them with the types of questions set in the UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, General Studies Paper-I.

Salient Features

• A plethora of multiple-choice questions, classified chapter-wise, present a panoramic view of various phases and periods of ancient India—Prehistory, Indus Valley Civilisation, Vedic Age, Mauryan Empire, and Gupta Dynasty—besides the art, architecture, and other cultural aspects of that era.
• Presented in a variety of formats as per the trend of the recent examinations, the questions range from simple four-choice types to complex multiple-statement and matching-pair types that require an in-depth understanding of the subject.
• Explanatory notes accompanying answers give extra bits of information to widen the knowledge base and enrich the understanding of the readers.
• Selected questions from previous UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper-I (2020–25) related to ‘ancient Indian history’ provide the aspirants with better insight about the pattern of the examination.

This book is also of immense help to candidates of several other examinations that include questions based on ancient Indian history. A careful perusal and sincere attempt at answering these questions will provide sufficient practice up and boost up the confidence of the aspirants to tackle questions in the real examination.