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Ancient Indian History

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






2. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






3. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






4. One of the oldest dynasty






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






6. Satavahanas belonged to...






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






14. The original name of the Kushanas was in






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






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






17. 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?






18. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






19. Madurai was the capital of...






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






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






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






23. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






24. Gondophernes belonged to...






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






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






27. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






28. The medium of exchange in gold during the Gupta period was known as the






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






30. Who amongst the following is credited by a Chinese pilgrim with having built the ancient city of Rajagriha - the modern Rajgir in Patna district?






31. The name by which Ashoka is generally reffered to in his inscription is...






32. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






33. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






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






35. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






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






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






38. In the Sangam age - Uraiyur was important for...






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






40. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






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






44. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






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






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






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






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






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






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