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Ancient Indian History
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1. Kanchi was the capital of...
Pallavas
Harshavardhana
Menander
The Mauryas
2. Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north -west upto
Hindukush
Vijayanagar
Autonomy for village administration
Harihar and Bukka
3. Rudradaman was one of the greatest
Bimbisara
Harsha
Saka rulers
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
4. The official religion during the rule of the Sunga dynasty was...
Chandragupta Maurya
Brahmanism
Gopala
Pataliputra
5. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa
Saka rulers
An Italian
Sangama dynasty
Vengi
6. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...
Menander
Suvarna
Gulbarga
Bindusara
7. Kanishka's capital was at
Chandragupta Maurya
Amravati
Madurai
Menander
8. What was the rate of land revenue as given in the dharma shastras?
Maitrakas
Priyadarshi
Samudragupta
6-Jan
9. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Maitrakas
The Mauryas
712 A.D.
10. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in 712 A.D. under the leadership of...
Muhammad bin Kasim
Rajendra Chola I
Samudragupta
Gulbarga
11. Nicolo Conti - the traveller who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D. - was...
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Vijayanagara King
Vijayanagar
An Italian
12. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by...
Pulakesin
Harsha
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Bindusara
13. Gondophernes belonged to...
The Parthian dynasty
Vasudeva
Haryanka
Rajendra Chola I
14. The first ruling dynasty of Vijayanagara Kingdom was...
Sangama dynasty
Hindukush
Satavahanas
Bimbisara
15. The political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was...
Satavahanas
Yashodharman
Madurai
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
16. 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?
Karashapana
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Vrijian state
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
17. Who amongst the following Chola Kings fought against the Shailendera King of Shri Vijaya and defeated him?
Rajendra Chola
Chinese Turkistan
Autonomy for village administration
Vijayanagar
18. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...
Bimbisara
Vijayanagar
Samudragupta
Tamralipti
19. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
Pataliputra
Andhra region
Hindukush
20. Which of the following was a republic in sixth century B.C.?
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Vrijian state
6-Jan
21. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period?
Pulakesin
Tamralipti
Vidyaranya
Brahmanism
22. The great Hindu law -giver was...
Promotion of welfare of his people
Manu
Kanishka
Priyadarshi
23. Lichchavi princess Kumara Devi was married to...
Muhammad bin Kasim
Yashodharman
Chandragupta I
Pushyamitra
24. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...
Chola
Suvarna
Satavahanas
Harsha
25. The Kaulinya system was introduced in Bengal by...
Haryanka
Hemanta Sena
Rajendra Chola
Weak successors of Asoka
26. In the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. - the most remarkable king of the Haryanka line was...
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
Chola
Priyadarshi
Bimbisara
27. Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?
Pulakesin
Samudragupta
The Mauryas
Bindusara
28. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the
Chandragupta I
Pulakesin II
Manu
Cholas
29. Vijayanagara is compared to the Chola for...
Display of land revenue
Kanishka
Sakas
Saka rulers
30. Ashoka's claim of greatness chiefly lay in the
Kanishka
Maitrakas
Promotion of welfare of his people
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
31. Harihara and Bukka - the founders of the Vijayanagara kingdom shaped the course of their conduct on the advice of...
Tamralipti
Chandragupta Maurya
Vidyaranya
Shiva
32. Satavahanas belonged to...
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Andhra region
Bindusara
Shiva
33. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is...
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Indus to Pataliputra
Pulakesin
Kanishka
34. One of the oldest dynasty
Andhra region
Kanauj
Karashapana
Satavahanas
35. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India - noted for his justice and popularity with his subjects - was...
Menander
Autonomy for village administration
Satavahanas
Pulakesin II
36. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was...
Gopala
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Harihar and Bukka
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
37. Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?
Vijayanagar
Bindusara
Bimbisara
Revenue from seaports
38. Chandragupta II fought war with the
Sakas
Third century B.C.
Kanishka
Chinese Turkistan
39. Which Saka ruler was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?
Harsha
Rudradaman
Satavahanas
Harshavardhana
40. The last ruler of Sunga dynasty was...
Minor Rock Edict XIII
The Parthian dynasty
Vasudeva
Aditya
41. Adorned with the title of Maharajadhiraja (king of kings)
Kanishka
Sakas
Harsha
Satavahanas
42. In the Sangam age - Uraiyur was important for...
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Yashodharman
Pushyamitra
Bindusara
43. Hindu colonies were founded in the south-east Asian countries mostly during the period of...
An Italian
Harsha
The Mauryas
6-Jan
44. The Satavahana King who defeated the western Saka King - Nahapana was...
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
Pushyamitra
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Bimbisara
45. Which of the following was a special feature of Chola administration?
Rajaraja
Autonomy for village administration
Weak successors of Asoka
An Italian
46. The earliest evidence of Jewish community settling in India is provided by a charter of a
Vidyaranya
Vengi
Vijayanagara King
Harshavardhana
47. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the
Kanauj
Eight great poets of his court.
Harsha
Satavahanas
48. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?
Kurram
Shiva
Satavahanas
Chandragupta Maurya
49. Vikramasila University was founded by...
Autonomy for village administration
Dharmpala
Vasudeva
Magadha
50. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the
Indus to Pataliputra
Uttaramerur
Beginning of 16th century
Sangama dynasty