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Ancient Indian History

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






20. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






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. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






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






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






26. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






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






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






29. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






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






32. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






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






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






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






36. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






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






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






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






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






42. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






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






44. Which of the following was a special feature of Chola administration?






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






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






47. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






48. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






49. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






50. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at







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