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Ancient Indian History

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1. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






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






4. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






5. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






14. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






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






16. Name the great Hindu King who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?






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






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






19. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






20. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






21. One of the oldest dynasty






22. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






23. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






24. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






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






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






27. Kanishka's capital was at






28. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






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






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






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






32. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






33. Chandragupta II fought war with the






34. Madurai was the capital of...






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






36. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






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






39. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






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






42. The original name of the Kushanas was in






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






44. Gondophernes belonged to...






45. In which century did Ashoka reign?






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






47. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






49. Satavahanas belonged to...






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