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Ancient Indian History

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1. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






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






11. In which century did Ashoka reign?






12. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






13. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






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






15. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






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






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






18. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






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






22. One of the oldest dynasty






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






24. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






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






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






27. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






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






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






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






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






32. The original name of the Kushanas was in






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






34. The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were known as






35. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






36. Madurai was the capital of...






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






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






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






40. Chandragupta II fought war with the






41. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






43. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






44. Satavahanas belonged to...






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






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






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






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






49. 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?






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