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Ancient Indian History

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1. In the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. - the most remarkable king of the Haryanka line was...






2. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






3. The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was...






4. Vijayanagara is compared to the Chola for...






5. Adorned with the title of Maharajadhiraja (king of kings)






6. In which century did Ashoka reign?






7. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






8. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






9. Lichchavi princess Kumara Devi was married to...






10. One of the oldest dynasty






11. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






12. Vikramasila University was founded by...






13. Administration of tests of loyalty to ministers - appointment of superintending officers for industries - appointment of superintending officers for agriculture






14. The most commonly used coin - during the Mauryan period - was...






15. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






16. Which of the following kingdoms od South India was well known for its naval power?






17. Harihara and Bukka - the founders of the Vijayanagara kingdom shaped the course of their conduct on the advice of...






18. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






19. Maurya empire declined after Ashoka mainly because of...






20. The political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was...






21. The Satavahana King who defeated the western Saka King - Nahapana was...






22. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by...






23. The Kaulinya system was introduced in Bengal by...






24. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






25. Which Gupta ruler had led a compaign to the south and was an expert Veena player?






26. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?






27. Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?






28. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






29. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada?






30. The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was...






31. Gondophernes belonged to...






32. Which of the following was a special feature of Chola administration?






33. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






34. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?






35. The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were known as






36. Name the great Hindu King who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?






37. Who amongst the rulers of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?






38. Nicolo Conti - the traveller who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D. - was...






39. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






40. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






41. During the Gupta period of Indianhistory - the village affairs were managed by the village headman with the assistance of...






42. The original name of the Kushanas was in






43. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at






44. Madurai was the capital of...






45. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






46. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in 712 A.D. under the leadership of...






47. The last ruler of Sunga dynasty was...






48. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is...






49. The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs was...






50. Chandragupta II fought war with the