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Ancient Indian History

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1. Harihara and Bukka - the founders of the Vijayanagara kingdom shaped the course of their conduct on the advice of...






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






3. Madurai was the capital of...






4. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






5. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






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






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






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






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






10. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






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






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






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






16. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






17. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






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






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






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






21. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






22. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






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






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






26. One of the oldest dynasty






27. The earliest evidence of Jewish community settling in India is provided by a charter of a






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






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






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






31. Kanishka's capital was at






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






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






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






35. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






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






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






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






40. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






41. Before ascending the Mauraya throne - Ashoka served as a Viceroy of...






42. 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?






43. Chandragupta II fought war with the






44. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






45. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






47. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






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






50. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...