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Ancient Indian History

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






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






3. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






4. Chandragupta II fought war with the






5. Kanishka's capital was at






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






7. Vikramasila University was founded by...






8. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






10. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






12. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






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






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






15. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






17. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by...






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






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






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






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






22. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






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






25. Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?






26. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






28. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






31. Satavahanas belonged to...






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






33. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






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






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






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






37. One of the oldest dynasty






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






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






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






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






42. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in 712 A.D. under the leadership of...






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






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






45. In which century did Ashoka reign?






46. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






47. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






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






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







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