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Ancient Indian History

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1. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






3. Which Gupta ruler had led a compaign to the south and was an expert Veena player?






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






5. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in 712 A.D. under the leadership of...






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






7. One of the oldest dynasty






8. 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?






9. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






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






12. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






13. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






14. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






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






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






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






18. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






19. Ashoka's claim of greatness chiefly lay in the






20. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






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






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






24. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






25. The last ruler of Sunga dynasty was...






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






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






28. The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were known as






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






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






31. In early ancient India - the largest urban centre was...






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






33. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






34. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






36. Madurai was the capital of...






37. The name by which Ashoka is generally reffered to in his inscription is...






38. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India - noted for his justice and popularity with his subjects - was...






39. In which century did Ashoka reign?






40. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






41. Kanchi was the capital of...






42. Kanishka's capital was at






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






44. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






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






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






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






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






49. Gondophernes belonged to...






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