Ancient | MCQs

Explanation

The most ancient city of South Asia is Peshawar

Peshawar is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It is the sixth-largest city in Pakistan, 

largest Pashtun-majority city.

Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it the oldest city in Pakistan and one of the oldest cities in South Asia.

Explanation

Debul and Alor are the names of places of Ancient Sindh.

Explanation

Mansura, was the historic capital of the Muslim Caliphate in Sindh.

Under the Umayyad Caliphate and then Abbasid Caliphate from the year 750 AD to 1006 AD. 

Explanation

Taxila was the capital of Ghandhara

Gandhara was an ancient kingdom situated along the Kabul and Swat rivers of Afghanistan and Pakistan. 

 Taxila was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1980.

The old name of Taxila wasTakhshasila

Taxila's Province in Punjab

Taxila's Division is Rawalpindi Division

Taxila's District is Rawalpindi District

Taxila's Tehsil is Taxila Tehsil

Old Taxila was an important city in ancient India, 

Taxila is one of Punjab's popular tourist spots

ND-31-8--2023

Explanation

The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley.

Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, were located in Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh provinces

emerging around 2600 BCE along the Indus River Valley

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The Indus Valley Civilization Valley is known as a pre-Aryan Civilization because of the evidence of Copper

ND-18-8-2023

Explanation

• Hazrat Adam (A.S)  is the Father of Hazrat Sheesh (A.S)
• The age of Hazrat Adam (A.S) at Sheesh’s (A.S) birth was 130 years
• Prophet Sheesh Alaihissalam was the third son of Prophet Adam Alaihissalam.
• 50 Sahifas were revealed to Hazrat Sheesh (Alayhis-Salaam).
• 10 commandments did Prophet Shees send down

Explanation

اصحاب حجر کا تذکرہ قرآن کریم کے چودہویں پارے میں سورہ حجر میں ان الفاظ میں آیا ہے کہ یقیناً اصحاب حجر  نے رسولوں کو جھٹلایا۔

 اصحاب حجر قوم ثمود ہے۔

Explanation

سدوم وہ علاقہ ہے جہاں قوم لوط پر عذاب نازل ہوا تھا۔

Explanation

Gandhara Civilization flourished in Pakistan during the rule of Buddhist Kings.

• Taxila was considered as Pearl of Gandhara Civilization. 
• language of the Gandhara civilization was:  Prakrit
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• Gandhara's language was a Prakrit or "Middle Indo-Aryan" dialect, usually called Gāndhārī.
• Hindko from Peshawar, which was the capital of Gandhara, came from Shuraseni Prakrit a language spoken in Gandhara.

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Explanation

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that connected Central Asia to the Arabian Sea and India.

The Karakoram Highway is a paved road that stretches 1,260 kilometers from Kashgar to Islamabad.

It passes through the areas of Taxila, Hazara, Kohistan, Besham, Chilas, Gilgit, and Hunza.