Anu Dynasties MCQ Questions and Answers
1. The Anu Dynasty is primarily mentioned in which ancient Indian text?
A) Ramayana
B) Rigveda
C) Mahabharata
D) Arthashastra
Answer: B) Rigveda
2. The Anus were descendants of which legendary Vedic king?
A) Yayati
B) King Anu
C) Puru
D) Druhyu
Answer: B) King Anu
3. The Anu people were believed to have settled along which river region?
A) Ganga
B) Yamuna
C) Ravi (Paruṣṇī)
D) Godavari
Answer: C) Ravi (Paruṣṇī)
4. King Anu was the son of which prominent Vedic figure?
A) Dushyanta
B) Bharata
C) Yayati
D) Nahusha
Answer: C) Yayati
5. In the Rigveda, the Anus are often mentioned along with which other tribe?
A) Bharatas
B) Druhyus
C) Turvasus
D) Yadus
Answer: B) Druhyus
6. The Anus were known for their conflicts with which Vedic tribe?
A) Bharatas
B) Yadavas
C) Turvasus
D) Panchalas
Answer: A) Bharatas
7. The Anu Dynasty is believed to have ruled in the region of present-day:
A) Gujarat
B) Punjab
C) Rajasthan
D) Bengal
Answer: B) Punjab
8. Which river is frequently associated with the Anu territory in Vedic literature?
A) Ravi (Paruṣṇī)
B) Sindhu
C) Saraswati
D) Yamuna
Answer: A) Ravi (Paruṣṇī)
9. The Anus, Druhyus, and Purus were all sons of:
A) Bharata
B) Yayati
C) Nahusha
D) Atri
Answer: B) Yayati
10. The Anu Dynasty played a role in which significant Vedic conflict?
A) War of Kurukshetra
B) Battle of Ten Kings (Dasarajña)
C) Ashvamedha Yajna
D) Saptarishi War
Answer: B) Battle of Ten Kings (Dasarajña)
11. The Anus were part of the coalition opposing King Sudas in the Battle of Ten Kings.
A) Alinas
B) Allied tribes confederation against Sudas
C) Sudas’ army
D) Trtsus
Answer: B) Allied tribes confederation against Sudas
12. The Anus are believed to have migrated toward which direction after defeat?
A) Eastward
B) Westward
C) Southward
D) Northward
Answer: B) Westward
13. The Anu migration likely contributed to the growth of which cultural group?
A) Greeks
B) Indo-Iranian peoples
C) Assyrians
D) Romans
Answer: B) Indo-Iranian peoples
14. The Anus are sometimes linked to the ancestry of which group?
A) Chinese
B) Early Iranians (Indo-Iranian branch)
C) Greeks
D) Egyptians
Answer: B) Early Iranians (Indo-Iranian branch)
15. The word ‘Anu’ in Sanskrit literally means:
A) Strength
B) Atom or tiny entity
C) Victory
D) Hero
Answer: B) Atom or tiny entity
16. In the Rigveda, which sage mentions the Anus in hymns?
A) Vishwamitra
B) Vasishtha
C) Agastya
D) Bharadvaja
Answer: B) Vasishtha
17. The Anu kings formed alliances against which Bharata ruler?
A) Sudas
B) Puru
C) Trisanku
D) Janaka
Answer: A) Sudas
18. After defeat, the Anus settled beyond which major river?
A) Yamuna
B) Ganga
C) Sindhu (Indus)
D) Saraswati
Answer: C) Sindhu (Indus)
19. The Anu coalition in the Dasarajña battle included how many tribes?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Ten
D) Twelve
Answer: C) Ten
20. The Anu descendants later integrated into which cultural sphere?
A) Babylonian
B) Iranian plateau cultures
C) Egyptian
D) Greek
Answer: B) Iranian plateau cultures
21. The Anu dynasty belonged to which Vedic lineage?
A) Aila
B) Lunar (Chandravanshi)
C) Solar
D) Angirasa
Answer: B) Lunar (Chandravanshi)
22. The Battle of Ten Kings is recorded in which Mandala of Rigveda?
A) Mandala II
B) Mandala VII
C) Mandala IX
D) Mandala X
Answer: B) Mandala VII
23. The Anus lived close to which other tribe’s territory?
A) Kosalas
B) Gandharas
C) Magadhas
D) Kasis
Answer: B) Gandharas
24. The Anu migration represents which historic process?
A) Urbanization
B) Indo-Iranian dispersal westward
C) Caste formation
D) Religious reform
Answer: B) Indo-Iranian dispersal westward
25. The river separating Bharatas and Anus was:
A) Saraswati
B) Yamuna
C) Ravi (Paruṣṇī)
D) Beas
Answer: C) Ravi (Paruṣṇī)
26. The Rigveda refers to the confederacy of tribes opposing Sudas as:
A) Aryavarta
B) Panchajana (five peoples)
C) Mahajanapada
D) Aila
Answer: B) Panchajana
27. Which tribe descended from the same ancestor as the Anus?
A) Kurus
B) Druhyus
C) Panchalas
D) Angas
Answer: B) Druhyus
28. The chief priest guiding King Sudas was:
A) Vishwamitra
B) Vasishtha
C) Agastya
D) Atri
Answer: B) Vasishtha
29. The Anu homeland is roughly in which modern-day country?
A) Afghanistan
B) Pakistan (northwest Punjab region)
C) Nepal
D) Iran
Answer: B) Pakistan (northwest Punjab region)
30. The language of the Anus was related to which ancient tongue?
A) Greek
B) Latin
C) Avestan
D) Prakrit
Answer: C) Avestan
31. The Anu homeland was located mainly around:
A) Ganga-Yamuna doab
B) Paruṣṇī / Ravi region
C) Narmada valley
D) Godavari basin
Answer: B) Paruṣṇī / Ravi region
32. The Bharatas emerged victorious over which tribe in the Dasarajña?
A) Anus
B) Turvasus
C) Yadavas
D) Panchalas
Answer: A) Anus
33. King Sudas belonged to which dynasty?
A) Tr̥tsu dynasty
B) Anu dynasty
C) Druhyu dynasty
D) Turvasa dynasty
Answer: A) Tr̥tsu dynasty
34. The conflict between Bharatas and Anus symbolized:
A) Invasion from outside
B) Power struggle among Indo-Aryan tribes
C) Religious war
D) Decline of ritualism
Answer: B) Power struggle among Indo-Aryan tribes
35. The Anus, like other Vedic tribes, worshipped chiefly:
A) Varuna
B) Agni
C) Indra
D) Rudra
Answer: C) Indra
36. The Battle of Ten Kings occurred on which river according to tradition?
A) Ganga
B) Beas
C) Ravi (Paruṣṇī)
D) Yamuna
Answer: C) Ravi (Paruṣṇī)
37. The Anus contributed to early:
A) Egyptian history
B) Indo-Iranian cultural formation
C) Mesopotamian trade
D) Greek city-states
Answer: B) Indo-Iranian cultural formation
38. Which of the following was not among the ten tribes?
A) Alinas
B) Bhalanas
C) Kosalas
D) Druhyus
Answer: C) Kosalas
39. The Rigvedic hymn celebrating Sudas’ victory was composed by:
A) Vishwamitra
B) Vasishtha
C) Bharadvaja
D) Agastya
Answer: B) Vasishtha
40. The defeat of the Anus resulted in:
A) Fall of Rigvedic culture
B) Rise of Bharata political supremacy
C) Spread of Dravidian tribes
D) Establishment of republics
Answer: B) Rise of Bharata political supremacy
41. The Anu system of governance was:
A) Republic
B) Tribal monarchy
C) Democracy
D) Empire
Answer: B) Tribal monarchy
42. Anu kings gained power through:
A) Elections
B) Lineage and martial merit
C) Trade wealth
D) Priesthood
Answer: B) Lineage and martial merit
43. The Anu social order was based on:
A) Caste
B) Kinship and clan (Jana and Vish)
C) Urban guilds
D) Taxation system
Answer: B) Kinship and clan (Jana and Vish)
44. The economy of the Anus mainly depended on:
A) Industry
B) Mining
C) Cattle rearing and agriculture
D) River trade
Answer: C) Cattle rearing and agriculture
45. Primary source of Anu history:
A) Smritis
B) Puranas
C) Rigveda
D) Kalpasutra
Answer: C) Rigveda
46. The Anu military coalition opposed:
A) Trtsus
B) King Sudas
C) Kurus
D) Angas
Answer: B) King Sudas
47. The Anu people had religious ties with:
A) Mountains
B) Rivers and fire rituals
C) Idols
D) Trees
Answer: B) Rivers and fire rituals
48. Anu kings were advised by:
A) Merchants
B) Priests (Purohitas)
C) Farmers
D) Artisans
Answer: B) Priests (Purohitas)
49. Tribal assemblies among Anus were known as:
A) Sangha
B) Sabha and Samiti
C) Gana
D) Panchayat
Answer: B) Sabha and Samiti
50. After their defeat, the Anus moved:
A) East
B) Beyond the Indus westward
C) South
D) North
Answer: B) Beyond the Indus westward
51. The Anu migration influenced which linguistic branch?
A) Celtic
B) Iranian branch
C) Italic
D) Germanic
Answer: B) Iranian branch
52. The Anu homeland lay within:
A) Ganga-Yamuna doab
B) Ravi–Sindh valleys
C) Narmada basin
D) Kabul valley
Answer: B) Ravi–Sindh valleys
53. The Anu-Bharata conflict was over:
A) Religion
B) Control of fertile land and rivers
C) Language
D) Marriage alliance
Answer: B) Control of fertile land and rivers
54. The language of the Anus was related to:
A) Latin
B) Greek
C) Avestan (Indo-Iranian sister language)
D) Aramaic
Answer: C) Avestan (Indo-Iranian sister language)
55. Religious ceremonies of Anus were centered on:
A) Meditation
B) Idol worship
C) Yajna (sacrificial ritual)
D) Pilgrimage
Answer: C) Yajna (sacrificial ritual)
56. The ruler in Anu polity was called:
A) Samrat
B) Rajan
C) Chakravarti
D) Maharaja
Answer: B) Rajan
57. Alliances among the Anus aimed at:
A) Religion
B) Military and political strength
C) Agriculture
D) Trade
Answer: B) Military and political strength
58. Fire worship traditions among Anus later resembled:
A) Buddhism
B) Zoroastrianism
C) Jainism
D) Vaishnavism
Answer: B) Zoroastrianism
59. The Anus’ veneration of fire influenced:
A) Hindu Shaivism
B) Later Iranian fire cults
C) Greek myth
D) Chinese rituals
Answer: B) Later Iranian fire cults
60. The decline of the Anus led to:
A) Fall of Rigveda
B) Expansion of Bharata influence
C) Rise of Mauryans
D) Rise of Dravidians
Answer: B) Expansion of Bharata influence
61. Evidence for the Anu migration toward Iran comes mainly from:
A) Archaeology
B) Linguistics
C) Numismatics
D) Art history
Answer: B) Linguistics
62. After migration westward, the Anus may have mingled with:
A) Chinese tribes
B) Early Iranian and Parthian groups
C) Greek settlers
D) Arabian tribes
Answer: B) Early Iranian and Parthian groups
63. Before their migration, the Anus lived along:
A) Yamuna
B) Ravi (Paruṣṇī)
C) Ganga
D) Narmada
Answer: B) Ravi (Paruṣṇī)
64. The Anu social organization resembled:
A) Urban monarchy
B) Clan-based tribal system
C) Feudal system
D) City-states
Answer: B) Clan-based tribal system
65. Which deity aided Sudas against the Anus?
A) Varuna
B) Agni
C) Indra
D) Soma
Answer: C) Indra
66. The Anus’ defeat signaled:
A) Start of Mauryan Empire
B) Dominance of eastern Vedic tribes
C) End of Vedic culture
D) Birth of Jainism
Answer: B) Dominance of eastern Vedic tribes
67. The religious practices of the Anus share traits with:
A) Greek myths
B) Avestan rituals
C) Egyptian hymns
D) Babylonian chants
Answer: B) Avestan rituals
68. The Anus were part of the:
A) Dravidian expansion
B) Indo-Iranian ethnic group
C) Chinese migration
D) Semitic tribes
Answer: B) Indo-Iranian ethnic group
69. The chief occupation of the Anus was:
A) Trade
B) Cattle rearing and agriculture
C) Shipbuilding
D) Pottery
Answer: B) Cattle rearing and agriculture
70. The defeat of the Anus resulted in:
A) Rise of non-Aryan culture
B) Consolidation of Vedic power in Punjab
C) End of priestly rituals
D) Beginning of Buddhism
Answer: B) Consolidation of Vedic power in Punjab
71. The Anus’ rituals later echoed in:
A) Jain scriptures
B) Zoroastrian Avesta
C) Greek epics
D) Hebrew Bible
Answer: B) Zoroastrian Avesta
72. The language most closely related to that of the Anus is:
A) Pali
B) Latin
C) Avestan
D) Prakrit
Answer: C) Avestan
73. The Anus’ migration over the Hindu Kush shows:
A) Exile
B) Cultural diffusion into Central Asia
C) Retreat from war
D) Alliance with Kurus
Answer: B) Cultural diffusion into Central Asia
74. The hymn describing the Dasarajña battle is a:
A) Gatha
B) Sukta
C) Upanishad
D) Sutra
Answer: B) Sukta
75. The conflict between Anus and Bharatas reflected:
A) Class war
B) Competition for political dominance among Vedic clans
C) Religious schism
D) Invasion from outside India
Answer: B) Competition for political dominance among Vedic clans
76. The name “Anu” comes from a root meaning:
A) Leader
B) Small or ancestor
C) River
D) Warrior
Answer: B) Small or ancestor
77. The Anus’ westward movement influenced:
A) Egyptian statecraft
B) Formation of early Iranian culture
C) Greek democracy
D) Chinese trade
Answer: B) Formation of early Iranian culture
78. The Anu military organization consisted mainly of:
A) Professional soldiers
B) Clan-based warrior bands
C) Mercenaries
D) Slave fighters
Answer: B) Clan-based warrior bands
79. The Anu confederation illustrates early examples of:
A) Empire building
B) Tribal alliances
C) Republics
D) City-states
Answer: B) Tribal alliances
80. The historical role of the Anus can be summarized as:
A) Dravidian invaders
B) Bridge between Indian and Iranian cultures
C) Founders of Buddhism
D) Proto-Harappans
Answer: B) Bridge between Indian and Iranian cultures
81. The Anu legacy survives mainly in:
A) Archaeological ruins
B) Vedic hymns
C) Buddhist texts
D) Inscriptions
Answer: B) Vedic hymns
82. The Anus practiced which main ritual?
A) Idol worship
B) Fire sacrifice (Yajna)
C) Meditation
D) Temple offerings
Answer: B) Fire sacrifice (Yajna)
83. The Anu name appears in which Mandala of Rigveda?
A) Mandala I
B) Mandala VII
C) Mandala IX
D) Mandala X
Answer: B) Mandala VII
84. Sudas defeated the Anus near the river because:
A) Betrayal
B) A flood disrupted the Anu army
C) Drought
D) Disease
Answer: B) A flood disrupted the Anu army
85. The Anu migration helped shape which linguistic branch?
A) Dravidian
B) Iranian
C) Semitic
D) Sino-Tibetan
Answer: B) Iranian
86. Anu succession to kingship was:
A) Democratic
B) Hereditary within families
C) Religious appointment
D) Chosen by priests
Answer: B) Hereditary within families
87. The Anus’ rituals are thought to have influenced:
A) Hindu Puranas
B) Zoroastrian practices
C) Jain texts
D) Buddhist Vinaya
Answer: B) Zoroastrian practices
88. The dual grammatical number seen in Vedic and Avestan reflects:
A) Tribal invention
B) A shared Indo-Iranian linguistic heritage
C) Greek influence
D) Dravidian syntax
Answer: B) A shared Indo-Iranian linguistic heritage
89. The tribal confederacy in the Dasarajña involved:
A) Five tribes
B) Seven tribes
C) Ten tribes
D) Twelve tribes
Answer: C) Ten tribes
90. The Anus’ coalition was led collectively rather than by one ruler.
A) Sudas
B) Puru
C) Multiple tribal chiefs
D) Nahusha
Answer: C) Multiple tribal chiefs
91. The result of the Battle of Ten Kings was:
A) Defeat of Sudas
B) Defeat of the Anu coalition
C) Stalemate
D) End of Rigvedic age
Answer: B) Defeat of the Anu coalition
92. The Anu homeland corresponds to which modern region?
A) Bihar
B) Northwestern Pakistan
C) Gujarat
D) Nepal
Answer: B) Northwestern Pakistan
93. The migration of the Anus links the ancient cultures of:
A) India and Greece
B) India and Iran
C) China and India
D) Egypt and India
Answer: B) India and Iran
94. The Anus opposed which Rigvedic king?
A) Divodasa
B) Sudas
C) Nahusha
D) Bharata
Answer: B) Sudas
95. The Rigveda portrays the victory over Anus as:
A) Political success
B) A divine act of Indra
C) Economic gain
D) Expansion of trade
Answer: B) A divine act of Indra
96. The Anu community was primarily:
A) Urban
B) Rural and semi-nomadic
C) Maritime
D) Hunter-gatherer
Answer: B) Rural and semi-nomadic
97. The Anu rituals show strong resemblance to:
A) Egyptian rites
B) Greek myths
C) Persian fire worship
D) Roman cults
Answer: C) Persian fire worship
98. Historically, the Anus are viewed as:
A) Foreign invaders
B) Part of the early Indo-Aryan lineage
C) Harappans
D) Non-Aryan migrants
Answer: B) Part of the early Indo-Aryan lineage
99. The Anus in the Rigveda represent:
A) A mythological clan only
B) A real tribal group of the Vedic period
C) Foreign merchants
D) Priestly guilds
Answer: B) A real tribal group of the Vedic period
100. The study of the Anu Dynasty is important because it helps historians:
A) Understand Gupta politics
B) Trace Indo-Aryan and Iranian cultural connections
C) Explain Mauryan economics
D) Analyze Buddhist art
Answer: B) Trace Indo-Aryan and Iranian cultural connections