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Ancient Indian History

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1. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






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






4. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






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






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






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






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






9. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






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






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






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






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






14. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






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






16. Vikramasila University was founded by...






17. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?






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






19. Gondophernes belonged to...






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






21. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






23. One of the oldest dynasty






24. The original name of the Kushanas was in






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






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






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






28. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






31. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






32. Hindu colonies were founded in the south-east Asian countries mostly during the period of...






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






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






35. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






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






37. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






38. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






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






41. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






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






43. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






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






45. In which century did Ashoka reign?






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






47. 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?






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






49. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






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