{"id":36771,"date":"2026-09-01T10:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T05:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=36771"},"modified":"2026-09-01T10:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T05:22:25","slug":"ancient-india-books-and-authors-pdf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/ancient-india-books-and-authors-pdf\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient India, Books and Authors, Download PDF &amp; Attempt Live Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/ancient-india-books-and-authors-pdf\/#Download_Important_Questions_on_Ancient_Books_and_Authors_for_SSC_Exams_PDF\" >Download Important Questions on Ancient Books and Authors for SSC Exams PDF<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/ancient-india-books-and-authors-pdf\/#Practice_the_Most_Important_Questions_on_Ancient_Books_and_Authors_Live\" >Practice the Most Important Questions on Ancient Books and Authors (Live)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/ancient-india-books-and-authors-pdf\/#Sign_Up\" >Sign Up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/ancient-india-books-and-authors-pdf\/#Login\" >Login<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/ancient-india-books-and-authors-pdf\/#Forgot_Password\" >Forgot Password<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/ancient-india-books-and-authors-pdf\/#i\" >&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Ancient Books and Authors is an important topic in the General Awareness section for SSC exams, including SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, SSC MTS, and SSC GD. Questions are frequently asked about famous ancient Indian books, their authors, important literary works, religious texts, historical writings, and Sanskrit literature. In this blog, we have provided the most important Ancient Books and Authors Questions for SSC Exams along with answers and a free PDF to help candidates revise key facts and practice exam-focused MCQs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_Important_Questions_on_Ancient_Books_and_Authors_for_SSC_Exams_PDF\"><\/span>Download Important Questions on Ancient Books and Authors for SSC Exams PDF<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The PDF below includes the most repeated and important Ancient Books and Authors questions for SSC exam aspirants. 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