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Ancient Indian History

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1. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






2. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






3. Which of the following kingdoms od South India was well known for its naval power?






4. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






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






6. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






7. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






8. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






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






11. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






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






15. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






16. One of the oldest dynasty






17. Satavahanas belonged to...






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






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






20. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






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






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






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






25. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






26. Vikramasila University was founded by...






27. Kanishka's capital was at






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






29. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






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






31. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






33. Madurai was the capital of...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The original name of the Kushanas was in






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






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






45. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






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






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






49. The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs was...






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