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Ancient Indian History
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1. After the Mauryas - the most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India was that of...
Hemanta Sena
Satavahanas
Samudragupta
Beginning of 16th century
2. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at
6-Jan
Third century B.C.
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
Magadha
3. Which Saka ruler was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?
Manu
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Hindukush
Rudradaman
4. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...
Amravati
Suvarna
Harihar and Bukka
Vijayanagara King
5. Adorned with the title of Maharajadhiraja (king of kings)
Warangal
Kanishka
Beginning of 16th century
Kurram
6. The Chola king who conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire - was...
Harshavardhana
Rajaraja
Samudragupta
Vengi
7. In early ancient India - the largest urban centre was...
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Hasan
Pataliputra
Hindukush
8. In the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. - the most remarkable king of the Haryanka line was...
Bimbisara
Saka rulers
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Vijayanagara King
9. The official religion during the rule of the Sunga dynasty was...
Display of land revenue
Brahmanism
Vijayanagar
6-Jan
10. Sakas were finally overthrown by...
Priyadarshi
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Bimbisara
Suvarna
11. Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?
Vrijian state
Bindusara
Menander
Aditya
12. The political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was...
Samudragupta
Kanishka
Madurai
Vasudeva
13. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...
Vengi
Maitrakas
Suvarna
Harsha
14. Which of the following became the most important city of northern India under Harsha?
The Mauryas
Tamralipti
Hindukush
Kanauj
15. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...
Pulakesin
Vijayanagar
Vrijian state
Gopala
16. The great Hindu law -giver was...
Satavahanas
Suvarna
Manu
Vengi
17. Chandragupta II fought war with the
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
Muhammad bin Kasim
Satavahanas
Sakas
18. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by...
Pulakesin
Vrijian state
Pushyamitra
Satavahanas
19. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in
Hampi
Satavahanas
Harihar and Bukka
Chandragupta I
20. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the
Pandyas
An Italian
Beginning of 16th century
Gautamiputra Satakarni
21. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period?
Tamralipti
Saka rulers
Chandragupta Maurya
Vijayanagara King
22. Vikramasila University was founded by...
Muhammad bin Kasim
Dharmpala
Brahmanism
Gautamiputra Satakarni
23. One of the oldest dynasty
Third century B.C.
The Parthian dynasty
Chola
Satavahanas
24. The Chola ruler who subdued the Ganges and obtained the title Gangai Konda Cholan was...
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Rajendra Chola I
Satavahanas
25. Which Gupta ruler had led a compaign to the south and was an expert Veena player?
Sangama dynasty
Samudragupta
Muhammad bin Kasim
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
26. Name the great Hindu King who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?
Hindukush
Karashapana
Harshavardhana
Saka rulers
27. The Satavahana King who defeated the western Saka King - Nahapana was...
Kurram
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Madurai
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
28. The earliest evidence of Jewish community settling in India is provided by a charter of a
Vijayanagara King
Pulakesin
Madurai
Eight great poets of his court.
29. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada?
Bimbisara
Indus to Pataliputra
Pulakesin II
Vrijian state
30. The medium of exchange in gold during the Gupta period was known as the
Sangama dynasty
Vishyapati
Samudragupta
Suvarna
31. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India - noted for his justice and popularity with his subjects - was...
Gopala
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Menander
32. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...
712 A.D.
Warangal
Eight great poets of his court.
Promotion of welfare of his people
33. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...
Aditya
Haryanka
Shiva
Gulbarga
34. Ashoka's claim of greatness chiefly lay in the
Harshavardhana
Taxila
Third century B.C.
Promotion of welfare of his people
35. Which of the following is the correct chronological order?
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Warangal
Karashapana
Chandragupta Maurya
36. The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was...
Warangal
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Revenue from seaports
Harshavardhana
37. The most commonly used coin - during the Mauryan period - was...
Revenue from seaports
Pandyas
Karashapana
Kanishka
38. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Taxila
Ujjain
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
39. Maurya empire declined after Ashoka mainly because of...
6-Jan
Weak successors of Asoka
Kanishka
Samudragupta
40. Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?
Samudragupta
Amravati
Harshavardhana
Satavahanas
41. The last ruler of Sunga dynasty was...
Vengi
Bimbisara
Vasudeva
Hindukush
42. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is...
Harshavardhana
Kanauj
Rudradaman
Minor Rock Edict XIII
43. Satavahanas belonged to...
The Mauryas
Rajaraja
Chandragupta I
Andhra region
44. After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Uttaramerur
Kanauj
Satavahanas
45. The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were known as
Bimbisara
6-Jan
Uttaramerur
Maitrakas
46. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...
Yashodharman
Vengi
Shiva
Satavahanas
47. During the Gupta period of Indianhistory - the village affairs were managed by the village headman with the assistance of...
Vishyapati
Third century B.C.
Tamralipti
Dharmpala
48. The name by which Ashoka is generally reffered to in his inscription is...
Chandragupta I
Menander
Priyadarshi
712 A.D.
49. The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was...
Bimbisara
6-Jan
Autonomy for village administration
Bindusara
50. The Huna leader Mihirgula was defeated by...
Chinese Turkistan
Satavahanas
Weak successors of Asoka
Yashodharman
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