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Ancient Indian History

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






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






3. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






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






5. Name the great Hindu King who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?






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






7. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






9. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






11. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






12. Satavahanas belonged to...






13. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is...






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






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






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






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






18. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






20. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






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






22. The original name of the Kushanas was in






23. Chandragupta II fought war with the






24. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






26. Madurai was the capital of...






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






28. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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?






39. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






40. The great Hindu law -giver was...






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






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






43. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






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






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






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






49. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






50. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?