Ancient Education System of India MCQs with Answers

Question-1. When did I-Qing and Xuan Zang visit Nalanda?

1. 5 Century CE
2. 12 Century CE
3. 7 Century CE
4. None of the Above

Question-2. Besides their teachers, who helped the younger students?

1. Advanced students
2. Parents
3. Society
4. King

Question-3. Which balance were students taught to appreciate?

1. Balance between animals and plants
2. Balance between universe and the world
3. Balance between education and personal life
4. Balance between nature and human beings

Question-4. How did students memorise what was taught in class?

1. By writing
2. By meditating
3. By revising
4. By playing

Question-5. What was considered as the highest form of donation back then?

1. Contribution towards food
2. Contribution towards education
3. Contribution towards children
4. All of the Above

Question-6. How long did children stay away for their homes?

1. For each standard
2. For a year
3. For a decade
4. Till they achieved their goals

Question-7. The education system emphasised on

1. Healthy mind
2. Healthy body
3. Both a and c
4. None of the above

Question-8. Takshashila included religious teachings of

1. Hinduism
2. Buddhism
3. Christianity
4. Islam

Question-9. What was taught in the name of Physical education?

1. Krida
2. Vyayamaprakara
3. Yogasadhana
4. All of the Above

Question-10. What is the other name of Chanakya?

1. Panini
2. Magadh
3. Chandragupta Maurya
4. Kautilya

Question-11. Maitreyi, Viswambhara, Apala, Gargi and Lopamudra have been called

1. Queens
2. Woman scholars
3. Teachers
4. Sisters of scholars

Question-12. What did teachers have autonomy for?

1. Selecting students
2. Designing their syllabi
3. Concluding the course
4. All of the Above

Question-13. Where did monks and nuns learn?

1. Temples
2. Viharas
3. Gurukuls
4. Tols

Question-14. What were the residential places of learning

1. Temples
2. Gurukul
3. Tols
4. Viharas

Question-15. To them, India was a land of

1. Wealth
2. Abundance
3. Greenery
4. Wonder