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Ancient Indian History

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






2. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






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






4. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






6. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






7. In which century did Ashoka reign?






8. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






10. Kanishka's capital was at






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






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






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






14. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






15. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






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






17. The original name of the Kushanas was in






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






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






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






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






22. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






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






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






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






26. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






27. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






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






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






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






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






32. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






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






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






36. Madurai was the capital of...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






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






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






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






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






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






50. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?