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Ancient Indian History
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1. Kanchi was the capital of...
Dharmpala
Rajaraja
Sakas
Pallavas
2. The original name of the Kushanas was in
Andhra region
The Mauryas
Suvarna
Chinese Turkistan
3. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C.?
Rajendra Chola I
Hindukush
Haryanka
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
4. Who amongst the rulers of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?
Harihar and Bukka
Harshavardhana
Sangama dynasty
Satavahanas
5. Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?
An Italian
Bindusara
Eight great poets of his court.
Samudragupta
6. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at
Pataliputra
Revenue from seaports
Bimbisara
Magadha
7. Name the great Hindu King who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?
The Mauryas
Chinese Turkistan
712 A.D.
Harshavardhana
8. The great Hindu law -giver was...
Satavahanas
Manu
Hindukush
Uttaramerur
9. Administration of tests of loyalty to ministers - appointment of superintending officers for industries - appointment of superintending officers for agriculture
712 A.D.
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Indus to Pataliputra
10. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...
Bindusara
Brahmanism
Muhammad bin Kasim
Gulbarga
11. Which of the following was a special feature of Chola administration?
Hindukush
Rudradaman
Pataliputra
Autonomy for village administration
12. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?
Chandragupta Maurya
Suvarna
Pallavas
The Mauryas
13. Satavahanas belonged to...
Bindusara
Andhra region
Gopala
Warangal
14. The power of the great Cholas was established by...
Rudradaman
Vishyapati
Satavahanas
Aditya
15. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in
Suvarna
712 A.D.
Shiva
Bindusara
16. The political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was...
Chola
Pandyas
Madurai
Pulakesin II
17. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was...
Menander
Gopala
Indus to Pataliputra
Harshavardhana
18. Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?
Shiva
Satavahanas
Samudragupta
Harsha
19. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...
Karashapana
Gulbarga
Vijayanagar
Hasan
20. In the Sangam age - Uraiyur was important for...
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Satavahanas
Madurai
Bindusara
21. Which of the following is the correct chronological order?
Chandragupta Maurya
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Eight great poets of his court.
712 A.D.
22. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the
Beginning of 16th century
Hindukush
Kanauj
Chinese Turkistan
23. Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north -west upto
Brahmanism
Hindukush
Amravati
Vasudeva
24. Vikramasila University was founded by...
Dharmpala
The Parthian dynasty
Satavahanas
Autonomy for village administration
25. The Huna leader Mihirgula was defeated by...
Bimbisara
Amravati
Yashodharman
Satavahanas
26. Adorned with the title of Maharajadhiraja (king of kings)
Kanishka
Rajendra Chola I
Gulbarga
Kurram
27. The medium of exchange in gold during the Gupta period was known as the
Samudragupta
Autonomy for village administration
Bindusara
Suvarna
28. Maurya empire declined after Ashoka mainly because of...
Vishyapati
Samudragupta
Saka rulers
Weak successors of Asoka
29. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the
Cholas
Rajaraja
The Mauryas
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
30. Madurai was the capital of...
Pandyas
Brahmanism
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Promotion of welfare of his people
31. The first ruling dynasty of Vijayanagara Kingdom was...
Hemanta Sena
Harihar and Bukka
Chandragupta I
Sangama dynasty
32. Which of the following was a republic in sixth century B.C.?
Warangal
Vrijian state
Hemanta Sena
Rudradaman
33. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from
Rajendra Chola
Hindukush
Indus to Pataliputra
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
34. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?
The Mauryas
Promotion of welfare of his people
Kurram
Maitrakas
35. The Chola empire reached its zenith under
Pulakesin II
Hampi
Rajendra Chola I
Hasan
36. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in 712 A.D. under the leadership of...
Muhammad bin Kasim
The Mauryas
Madurai
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
37. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...
Saka rulers
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Harihar and Bukka
Rudradaman
38. Which of the following became the most important city of northern India under Harsha?
Bimbisara
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Bimbisara
Kanauj
39. Nicolo Conti - the traveller who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D. - was...
Samudragupta
An Italian
Vishyapati
Beginning of 16th century
40. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?
Saka rulers
Samudragupta
The Mauryas
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
41. In which century did Ashoka reign?
Uttaramerur
Vasudeva
Samudragupta
Third century B.C.
42. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...
The Mauryas
Shiva
Pataliputra
Sakas
43. Which of the following kingdoms od South India was well known for its naval power?
Bindusara
Magadha
Chola
Chinese Turkistan
44. The Kaulinya system was introduced in Bengal by...
Vijayanagar
The Mauryas
Taxila
Hemanta Sena
45. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...
Chinese Turkistan
Vengi
Eight great poets of his court.
Muhammad bin Kasim
46. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...
Rajendra Chola I
Priyadarshi
Hampi
Harsha
47. Hindu colonies were founded in the south-east Asian countries mostly during the period of...
Madurai
The Mauryas
Pataliputra
Vishyapati
48. After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the
Muhammad bin Kasim
Kanishka
Satavahanas
Kanishka
49. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at
Bimbisara
Bimbisara
Samudragupta
Uttaramerur
50. The name by which Ashoka is generally reffered to in his inscription is...
Madurai
Priyadarshi
Pushyamitra
Eight great poets of his court.
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