Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

Arrange the following in a chronological order.

A. Vedic Age
B. Sixteen Mahajanapadas
C. Harappan Civilisation
D. Epic Age

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A, B, C, D

B, C, A, D

C, A, B, D

C, B, D, A

Correct Answer:

C, A, B, D

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → C, A, B, D

The correct chronological order is:

C- Harappan Civilisation (around 3300 BCE - 1300 BCE)
A- Vedic Age (around 1500 BCE - 600 BCE)
B- Sixteen Mahajanapadas (around 600 BCE - 500 BCE)
D- Epic Age :B 500 BCE-400 CE Ramayana and Mahabharata (in Sanskrit)


The Harappan Civilisation is the earliest, followed by the Vedic Age, then the Sixteen Mahajanapadas, and finally the Epic Age.