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Ancient Indian History

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






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






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






4. Gondophernes belonged to...






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






6. Kanishka's capital was at






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






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






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






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






11. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






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






14. The Chola ruler who subdued the Ganges and obtained the title Gangai Konda Cholan was...






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






16. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






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






20. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






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






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






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






24. Vikramasila University was founded by...






25. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






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






28. In early ancient India - the largest urban centre was...






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






30. Madurai was the capital of...






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






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






33. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






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






36. The Huna leader Mihirgula was defeated by...






37. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






38. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






41. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






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






44. The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was...






45. Hindu colonies were founded in the south-east Asian countries mostly during the period of...






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?






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






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






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






50. In which century did Ashoka reign?