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Ancient Indian History

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






2. Vijayanagara is compared to the Chola for...






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






4. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






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






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






8. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






10. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






19. In which century did Ashoka reign?






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






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






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






23. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






24. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






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






26. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






27. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






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






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






31. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






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






33. Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of India?






34. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






35. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






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






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






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






39. Which of the following is the correct chronological order?






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






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






42. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






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






45. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






46. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






47. 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?






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






49. Satavahanas belonged to...






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