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Ancient Indian History

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1. Gondophernes belonged to...






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






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






4. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






6. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






8. In the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. - the most remarkable king of the Haryanka line was...






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






10. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






12. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






14. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






15. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






16. One of the oldest dynasty






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






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






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






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






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






22. The official religion during the rule of the Sunga dynasty was...






23. 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?






24. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






25. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






28. Madurai was the capital of...






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






30. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






31. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






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






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






34. Kanishka's capital was at






35. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






36. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?






37. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was...






46. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






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






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






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






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