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Ancient Indian History

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1. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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?






8. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






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






10. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






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






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






14. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






15. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






16. Gondophernes belonged to...






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






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






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






20. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






22. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






23. The original name of the Kushanas was in






24. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






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






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






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






29. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






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






31. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






32. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






33. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






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






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






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






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






39. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






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






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






42. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






43. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






44. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






46. One of the oldest dynasty






47. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






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






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