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Ancient Indian History
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1. Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?
Satavahanas
Bindusara
Vidyaranya
Rajendra Chola
2. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...
Warangal
Satavahanas
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Kanishka
3. Which of the following was a special feature of Chola administration?
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Chola
Andhra region
Autonomy for village administration
4. Vijayanagara is compared to the Chola for...
Promotion of welfare of his people
Maitrakas
Display of land revenue
Menander
5. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?
Revenue from seaports
Chandragupta Maurya
Yashodharman
Shiva
6. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...
Pushyamitra
Harihar and Bukka
Amravati
Rajaraja
7. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...
Kanishka
Shiva
Magadha
Satavahanas
8. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
Menander
6-Jan
Gautamiputra Satakarni
9. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...
Pulakesin II
Gulbarga
Chandragupta I
Vishyapati
10. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C.?
Samudragupta
Haryanka
Bimbisara
Brahmanism
11. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period?
Tamralipti
Promotion of welfare of his people
Maitrakas
Pandyas
12. Kanchi was the capital of...
Pataliputra
Kurram
Pallavas
Andhra region
13. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the
Sangama dynasty
Autonomy for village administration
Eight great poets of his court.
Beginning of 16th century
14. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the
Cholas
Priyadarshi
Pandyas
Saka rulers
15. After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the
Satavahanas
Pataliputra
Priyadarshi
Hasan
16. One of the oldest dynasty
Yashodharman
Hampi
Satavahanas
Cholas
17. After the Mauryas - the most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India was that of...
Manu
Vrijian state
Satavahanas
Warangal
18. Which of the following kingdoms od South India was well known for its naval power?
Rajaraja
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Chola
Taxila
19. Ashoka's claim of greatness chiefly lay in the
Chandragupta Maurya
Kanauj
Shiva
Promotion of welfare of his people
20. Hindu colonies were founded in the south-east Asian countries mostly during the period of...
The Mauryas
Satavahanas
Warangal
Dharmpala
21. Administration of tests of loyalty to ministers - appointment of superintending officers for industries - appointment of superintending officers for agriculture
Satavahanas
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Hindukush
Samudragupta
22. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by...
Saka rulers
Pulakesin
Bimbisara
Bimbisara
23. In which century did Ashoka reign?
Third century B.C.
Chola
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Satavahanas
24. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was...
Kurram
Tamralipti
Gopala
Harihar and Bukka
25. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at
Bimbisara
Rajendra Chola I
Harshavardhana
Magadha
26. The Kaulinya system was introduced in Bengal by...
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
An Italian
Hemanta Sena
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
27. Who amongst the following Chola Kings fought against the Shailendera King of Shri Vijaya and defeated him?
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
Rajendra Chola
Vijayanagara King
Minor Rock Edict XIII
28. The Chola empire reached its zenith under
Bimbisara
Rajendra Chola I
Suvarna
Chandragupta I
29. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada?
Vishyapati
712 A.D.
Gulbarga
Pulakesin II
30. In the Sangam age - Uraiyur was important for...
Beginning of 16th century
Weak successors of Asoka
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Vrijian state
31. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Harsha
Hampi
Rudradaman
32. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at
Uttaramerur
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Amravati
Indus to Pataliputra
33. The official religion during the rule of the Sunga dynasty was...
Brahmanism
Aditya
Manu
Satavahanas
34. The Satavahana King who defeated the western Saka King - Nahapana was...
Saka rulers
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Kanishka
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
35. Chandragupta II fought war with the
Kanishka
Samudragupta
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Sakas
36. What was the rate of land revenue as given in the dharma shastras?
6-Jan
Samudragupta
Pushyamitra
Rajendra Chola I
37. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in
Vijayanagara King
Taxila
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Dharmpala
38. The medium of exchange in gold during the Gupta period was known as the
Suvarna
Satavahanas
Revenue from seaports
Samudragupta
39. Harihara and Bukka - the founders of the Vijayanagara kingdom shaped the course of their conduct on the advice of...
Samudragupta
Vidyaranya
Madurai
Satavahanas
40. The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was...
Eight great poets of his court.
Bimbisara
Satavahanas
Indus to Pataliputra
41. The Arabs were established traders on the west coast of India and had the support of the rulers of Kerala. Which one of the following rulers first conducted a naval campaign on important Arab trade centres to check their monopoly?
Chola
Priyadarshi
Rudradaman
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
42. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in 712 A.D. under the leadership of...
Muhammad bin Kasim
Chinese Turkistan
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Bimbisara
43. The most commonly used coin - during the Mauryan period - was...
Harsha
Promotion of welfare of his people
Karashapana
Satavahanas
44. Who amongst the rulers of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
An Italian
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
Satavahanas
45. Name the great Hindu King who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?
Harshavardhana
Amravati
Chola
Weak successors of Asoka
46. Which of the following is the correct chronological order?
Bimbisara
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Vengi
47. Satavahanas belonged to...
Pushyamitra
Warangal
Madurai
Andhra region
48. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in
Kurram
Indus to Pataliputra
712 A.D.
Pallavas
49. Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?
Aditya
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Samudragupta
Rudradaman
50. The name by which Ashoka is generally reffered to in his inscription is...
Priyadarshi
Saka rulers
Pulakesin
Menander