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Ancient Indian History

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






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






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






4. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






13. Chandragupta II fought war with the






14. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






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






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






18. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






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






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






22. 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?






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






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






25. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






26. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






40. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






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






43. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






46. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






47. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






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






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






50. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa