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Ancient Indian History

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






2. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






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






5. Madurai was the capital of...






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






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






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






9. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






10. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






11. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






12. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






13. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






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






15. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






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






19. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






20. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period?






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






22. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






23. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






24. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






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






26. The first ruling dynasty of Vijayanagara Kingdom was...






27. Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north -west upto






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






29. Gondophernes belonged to...






30. The Huna leader Mihirgula was defeated by...






31. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






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






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






34. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






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






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






37. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






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






39. Kanishka's capital was at






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






41. Vikramasila University was founded by...






42. Satavahanas belonged to...






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






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






45. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






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






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






48. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






49. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was...






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