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Ancient Indian History

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






2. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






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






4. In which century did Ashoka reign?






5. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






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






8. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






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






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






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






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






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






14. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






15. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






17. Harihara and Bukka - the founders of the Vijayanagara kingdom shaped the course of their conduct on the advice of...






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






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






20. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






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






22. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






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






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






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






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






28. The original name of the Kushanas was in






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






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






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






32. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






33. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






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






36. Satavahanas belonged to...






37. Maurya empire declined after Ashoka mainly because of...






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






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






40. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






43. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






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






45. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






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






48. Gondophernes belonged to...






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






50. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...