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Ancient Indian History

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1. The original name of the Kushanas was in






2. Before ascending the Mauraya throne - Ashoka served as a Viceroy of...






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






4. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






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






6. What was the rate of land revenue as given in the dharma shastras?






7. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






8. Chandragupta II fought war with the






9. The power of the great Cholas was established by...






10. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar came into existence during the reign of...






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






12. Kanishka's capital was at






13. One of the oldest dynasty






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






15. After the Mauryas - the most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India was that of...






16. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






17. Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?






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






19. The Chola ruler who subdued the Ganges and obtained the title Gangai Konda Cholan was...






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






21. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C.?






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






23. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






24. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






25. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






26. Which Saka ruler was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?






27. Which of the following became the most important city of northern India under Harsha?






28. The Chola king who conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire - was...






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






30. The earliest evidence of Jewish community settling in India is provided by a charter of a






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






32. Vikramasila University was founded by...






33. Satavahanas belonged to...






34. The medium of exchange in gold during the Gupta period was known as the






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






36. Who amongst the following Chola Kings fought against the Shailendera King of Shri Vijaya and defeated him?






37. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






39. Gondophernes belonged to...






40. Who amongst the following is credited by a Chinese pilgrim with having built the ancient city of Rajagriha - the modern Rajgir in Patna district?






41. In which century did Ashoka reign?






42. The great Hindu law -giver was...






43. Which of the following was a republic in sixth century B.C.?






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






45. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the






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






47. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






48. After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the






49. In the Sangam age - Uraiyur was important for...






50. Rudradaman was one of the greatest







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