Ancient India
35 MPSC State Services Prelims History past-year questions from 9 papers, 2013 to 2022, with answers and worked solutions.
- Difficulty: 9 easy · 22 moderate · 4 hard.
- Most-asked subtopics: Mauryan Empire (5), Vedic Period (5), Mahajanapadas (3).
- Updated 27 September 2026.
#1Art and Architecture
#2Vedic Period
#3Harsha
#4Magadha Empire
#5Mauryan Empire
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#6Gupta Architecture
#7Sanskrit Literature
#8Iron Age
#9Coinage
#10Mauryan Empire
#11Mauryan Empire
#12Indus Valley Civilisation
#13Mahajanapadas
#14Indus Valley Civilisation
#15Indus Valley Civilisation
#16Mahajanapadas
#17Buddhist Literature
#18Sangam Age
#19Gupta Empire
#20Vedic Period
#21Chalcolithic Cultures
#22Vedic Period
#23Mauryan Empire
#24Mauryan Empire
#25Gupta Empire
#26Trade and Maritime History
#27Foreign Invasions
#28Harsha
#29Vedic Period
#30Vedic Period
#31Gupta Empire
#32Foreign Accounts
#33Prehistoric Sites of Maharashtra
#34Prehistoric Cultures
#35Mahajanapadas