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Ancient Indian History
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1. Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north -west upto
Pushyamitra
Hindukush
Pallavas
Madurai
2. Who amongst the following Chola Kings fought against the Shailendera King of Shri Vijaya and defeated him?
Hasan
Tamralipti
Bimbisara
Rajendra Chola
3. Nicolo Conti - the traveller who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D. - was...
Satavahanas
An Italian
Kanauj
Manu
4. The Chola ruler who subdued the Ganges and obtained the title Gangai Konda Cholan was...
Haryanka
Rajendra Chola I
Saka rulers
Harshavardhana
5. Which Saka ruler was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?
Gopala
Rudradaman
Andhra region
Chola
6. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is...
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Chandragupta Maurya
Satavahanas
Bimbisara
7. Which of the following became the most important city of northern India under Harsha?
Aditya
Bimbisara
Kanauj
Chandragupta Maurya
8. The Satavahana King who defeated the western Saka King - Nahapana was...
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Pallavas
Rajendra Chola
Weak successors of Asoka
9. Ashoka's claim of greatness chiefly lay in the
Promotion of welfare of his people
Dharmpala
Warangal
Saka rulers
10. Who amongst the rulers of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?
Amravati
Harshavardhana
Rajendra Chola
Satavahanas
11. Vikramasila University was founded by...
Pushyamitra
Brahmanism
712 A.D.
Dharmpala
12. Vijayanagara is compared to the Chola for...
Hampi
Display of land revenue
Amravati
Vishyapati
13. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada?
Pulakesin II
Satavahanas
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Satavahanas
14. Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?
Priyadarshi
Bindusara
Taxila
An Italian
15. Which Gupta ruler had led a compaign to the south and was an expert Veena player?
Gulbarga
Promotion of welfare of his people
Pandyas
Samudragupta
16. Administration of tests of loyalty to ministers - appointment of superintending officers for industries - appointment of superintending officers for agriculture
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Rajendra Chola I
Vijayanagar
Kurram
17. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at
Madurai
Uttaramerur
Bimbisara
Sangama dynasty
18. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Magadha
Hampi
Maitrakas
19. The last ruler of Sunga dynasty was...
Satavahanas
Satavahanas
Vasudeva
Revenue from seaports
20. Kanchi was the capital of...
Vishyapati
Brahmanism
Haryanka
Pallavas
21. The official religion during the rule of the Sunga dynasty was...
Bindusara
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Harshavardhana
Brahmanism
22. 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?
Vengi
Third century B.C.
Dharmpala
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
23. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...
Harihar and Bukka
Kanauj
Cholas
Harsha
24. Adorned with the title of Maharajadhiraja (king of kings)
Rajendra Chola I
Kanishka
Sangama dynasty
Saka rulers
25. The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs was...
Vengi
Weak successors of Asoka
712 A.D.
Kanishka
26. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?
Shiva
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
Dharmpala
Gautamiputra Satakarni
27. The first ruling dynasty of Vijayanagara Kingdom was...
Haryanka
Gopala
Sangama dynasty
Satavahanas
28. The most commonly used coin - during the Mauryan period - was...
Priyadarshi
Karashapana
Samudragupta
Hasan
29. Sakas were finally overthrown by...
Bimbisara
Kanauj
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Vijayanagar
30. In the Sangam age - Uraiyur was important for...
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Kanauj
Satavahanas
31. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C.?
Aditya
Shiva
Haryanka
Satavahanas
32. Rudradaman was one of the greatest
Saka rulers
An Italian
Gopala
Muhammad bin Kasim
33. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by...
Pulakesin
Brahmanism
Satavahanas
Shiva
34. After the Mauryas - the most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India was that of...
Satavahanas
Haryanka
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Vijayanagar
35. Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of India?
Vasudeva
Pallavas
Chandragupta Maurya
Aditya
36. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...
Brahmanism
Harihar and Bukka
Ujjain
Eight great poets of his court.
37. Before ascending the Mauraya throne - Ashoka served as a Viceroy of...
Taxila
Pataliputra
Chola
Pallavas
38. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period?
Satavahanas
Rajaraja
Tamralipti
Bimbisara
39. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar came into existence during the reign of...
Pulakesin
Menander
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Revenue from seaports
40. In the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. - the most remarkable king of the Haryanka line was...
Bimbisara
Beginning of 16th century
Aditya
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
41. In early ancient India - the largest urban centre was...
Saka rulers
Harihar and Bukka
Pataliputra
Chandragupta I
42. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at
Ujjain
Pandyas
Priyadarshi
Kanauj
43. The Chola king who conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire - was...
Rajaraja
Maitrakas
Amravati
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
44. Which of the following was a special feature of Chola administration?
Hampi
Autonomy for village administration
Menander
Bimbisara
45. The great Hindu law -giver was...
Manu
Sakas
Gopala
Chandragupta Maurya
46. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?
Hasan
Chandragupta Maurya
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Sangama dynasty
47. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?
Shiva
Rajendra Chola I
Saka rulers
Pushyamitra
48. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in
Bindusara
712 A.D.
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Bimbisara
49. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...
Weak successors of Asoka
Warangal
Bimbisara
Rajendra Chola
50. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at
Magadha
Ujjain
Manu
Bimbisara
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