SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Ancient Indian History
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
history
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Which of the following became the most important city of northern India under Harsha?
Pandyas
Kanauj
Bindusara
Weak successors of Asoka
2. The political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was...
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
Priyadarshi
Madurai
Harshavardhana
3. The power of the great Cholas was established by...
Saka rulers
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Third century B.C.
Aditya
4. Gondophernes belonged to...
Satavahanas
The Parthian dynasty
Karashapana
Aditya
5. Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north -west upto
Rajendra Chola I
Hindukush
Shiva
6-Jan
6. Kanishka's capital was at
Dharmpala
Amravati
Ujjain
Aditya
7. What was the rate of land revenue as given in the dharma shastras?
Hasan
Vasudeva
6-Jan
Satavahanas
8. Which of the following was a special feature of Chola administration?
Vidyaranya
Satavahanas
Autonomy for village administration
Chandragupta Maurya
9. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada?
Gopala
Menander
Harshavardhana
Pulakesin II
10. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C.?
Madurai
Vrijian state
Kanishka
Haryanka
11. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at
The Parthian dynasty
Pulakesin
Magadha
Taxila
12. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?
Chandragupta Maurya
Gopala
Sangama dynasty
Eight great poets of his court.
13. Vijayanagara is compared to the Chola for...
Pandyas
Saka rulers
Display of land revenue
712 A.D.
14. The Chola ruler who subdued the Ganges and obtained the title Gangai Konda Cholan was...
Rajendra Chola I
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Maitrakas
Hemanta Sena
15. Which Saka ruler was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?
Rudradaman
Priyadarshi
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Weak successors of Asoka
16. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...
Kanauj
Vijayanagar
The Mauryas
Autonomy for village administration
17. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was...
Rajendra Chola
Gopala
Harsha
Dharmpala
18. The Chola king who conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire - was...
Rajaraja
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Karashapana
Maitrakas
19. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
Muhammad bin Kasim
Cholas
Display of land revenue
20. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the
Eight great poets of his court.
Hemanta Sena
Beginning of 16th century
Satavahanas
21. Which Gupta ruler had led a compaign to the south and was an expert Veena player?
Manu
An Italian
Shiva
Samudragupta
22. The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was...
Kanishka
Maitrakas
Revenue from seaports
An Italian
23. Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of India?
Vijayanagar
Pandyas
Beginning of 16th century
Chandragupta Maurya
24. Vikramasila University was founded by...
Saka rulers
Saka rulers
Dharmpala
Vrijian state
25. Chandragupta II fought war with the
Rajendra Chola I
Samudragupta
Satavahanas
Sakas
26. The last ruler of Sunga dynasty was...
Promotion of welfare of his people
Kanishka
Vasudeva
Rajaraja
27. The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were known as
Madurai
Amravati
Maitrakas
Hasan
28. In early ancient India - the largest urban centre was...
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Pataliputra
Saka rulers
Beginning of 16th century
29. Nicolo Conti - the traveller who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D. - was...
Andhra region
Eight great poets of his court.
712 A.D.
An Italian
30. Madurai was the capital of...
Pandyas
Display of land revenue
Bimbisara
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
31. After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Brahmanism
Satavahanas
Hampi
32. The Satavahana King who defeated the western Saka King - Nahapana was...
Chola
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Vishyapati
Promotion of welfare of his people
33. Sakas were finally overthrown by...
Promotion of welfare of his people
Rajaraja
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Autonomy for village administration
34. The official religion during the rule of the Sunga dynasty was...
Dharmpala
Brahmanism
Weak successors of Asoka
Vijayanagara King
35. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at
6-Jan
Rajendra Chola
Pulakesin II
Uttaramerur
36. The Huna leader Mihirgula was defeated by...
Vishyapati
Promotion of welfare of his people
Karashapana
Yashodharman
37. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from
Rajendra Chola I
Saka rulers
Taxila
Indus to Pataliputra
38. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa
Saka rulers
Chandragupta Maurya
Brahmanism
712 A.D.
39. The most commonly used coin - during the Mauryan period - was...
Muhammad bin Kasim
Satavahanas
Karashapana
Magadha
40. Who amongst the following Chola Kings fought against the Shailendera King of Shri Vijaya and defeated him?
Rajendra Chola
Weak successors of Asoka
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Satavahanas
41. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in
Karashapana
Tamralipti
Gopala
Hampi
42. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?
Magadha
Promotion of welfare of his people
Haryanka
Kurram
43. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar came into existence during the reign of...
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Amravati
Manu
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
44. The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was...
Rajaraja
Ujjain
Bindusara
Bimbisara
45. Hindu colonies were founded in the south-east Asian countries mostly during the period of...
Ujjain
Shiva
The Mauryas
Samudragupta
46. Who amongst the following is credited by a Chinese pilgrim with having built the ancient city of Rajagriha - the modern Rajgir in Patna district?
Kurram
Brahmanism
Maitrakas
Bimbisara
47. Maurya empire declined after Ashoka mainly because of...
Bimbisara
Muhammad bin Kasim
Weak successors of Asoka
Vrijian state
48. Ashoka's claim of greatness chiefly lay in the
Pulakesin II
Promotion of welfare of his people
Gopala
Bimbisara
49. In the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. - the most remarkable king of the Haryanka line was...
Harsha
Bimbisara
Rajaraja
Samudragupta
50. In which century did Ashoka reign?
Shiva
Display of land revenue
Rajendra Chola I
Third century B.C.