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Ancient Indian History
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1. Harihara and Bukka - the founders of the Vijayanagara kingdom shaped the course of their conduct on the advice of...
Dharmpala
Satavahanas
Maitrakas
Vidyaranya
2. The earliest evidence of Jewish community settling in India is provided by a charter of a
Vrijian state
Vijayanagara King
Uttaramerur
Sangama dynasty
3. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar came into existence during the reign of...
The Mauryas
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Satavahanas
Bimbisara
4. One of the oldest dynasty
Andhra region
Ujjain
Satavahanas
Pulakesin II
5. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India - noted for his justice and popularity with his subjects - was...
Manu
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
The Mauryas
Menander
6. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...
Revenue from seaports
Uttaramerur
Hindukush
Gulbarga
7. The Kaulinya system was introduced in Bengal by...
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Vengi
Gulbarga
Hemanta Sena
8. Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of India?
Pallavas
Chandragupta Maurya
Hampi
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
9. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Beginning of 16th century
Pulakesin II
Hasan
10. The power of the great Cholas was established by...
Samudragupta
Aditya
Andhra region
Weak successors of Asoka
11. The Chola empire reached its zenith under
Madurai
Rajendra Chola I
Karashapana
Maitrakas
12. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the
Cholas
Taxila
Madurai
Satavahanas
13. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...
Haryanka
Hasan
Chinese Turkistan
Eight great poets of his court.
14. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was...
Hampi
Chinese Turkistan
Gopala
Suvarna
15. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa
Beginning of 16th century
Uttaramerur
Hampi
Saka rulers
16. The original name of the Kushanas was in
Chinese Turkistan
Vijayanagara King
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
Sangama dynasty
17. Which of the following became the most important city of northern India under Harsha?
Kurram
Saka rulers
Tamralipti
Kanauj
18. After the Mauryas - the most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India was that of...
Shiva
Satavahanas
Pallavas
Hindukush
19. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is...
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Chinese Turkistan
Priyadarshi
Menander
20. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at
Hemanta Sena
Uttaramerur
Kurram
Pataliputra
21. Administration of tests of loyalty to ministers - appointment of superintending officers for industries - appointment of superintending officers for agriculture
Madurai
Cholas
Sangama dynasty
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
22. The Chola ruler who subdued the Ganges and obtained the title Gangai Konda Cholan was...
Chandragupta I
Rajendra Chola I
712 A.D.
Chinese Turkistan
23. Ashoka's claim of greatness chiefly lay in the
Rajendra Chola I
Vasudeva
Promotion of welfare of his people
Vijayanagara King
24. Before ascending the Mauraya throne - Ashoka served as a Viceroy of...
6-Jan
Suvarna
Taxila
Cholas
25. Which of the following is the correct chronological order?
Andhra region
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Weak successors of Asoka
Satavahanas
26. Maurya empire declined after Ashoka mainly because of...
Weak successors of Asoka
Ujjain
Third century B.C.
Promotion of welfare of his people
27. What was the rate of land revenue as given in the dharma shastras?
6-Jan
Rajendra Chola
Cholas
Pushyamitra
28. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...
Saka rulers
Eight great poets of his court.
Harihar and Bukka
Kanishka
29. During the Gupta period of Indianhistory - the village affairs were managed by the village headman with the assistance of...
Vishyapati
Chinese Turkistan
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Uttaramerur
30. Who amongst the following Chola Kings fought against the Shailendera King of Shri Vijaya and defeated him?
Harsha
Chandragupta I
Rajendra Chola
The Parthian dynasty
31. Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?
712 A.D.
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Bindusara
Vijayanagar
32. Gondophernes belonged to...
Rajendra Chola
The Parthian dynasty
Satavahanas
Satavahanas
33. 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?
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
Third century B.C.
Rajendra Chola I
Pushyamitra
34. The name by which Ashoka is generally reffered to in his inscription is...
Autonomy for village administration
Priyadarshi
Chinese Turkistan
Satavahanas
35. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Brahmanism
Bindusara
Gulbarga
36. Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north -west upto
Tamralipti
Hindukush
Kurram
Yashodharman
37. Kanchi was the capital of...
Haryanka
Vijayanagara King
Pallavas
Aditya
38. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Harsha
Chola
Weak successors of Asoka
39. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at
Vijayanagar
Vengi
Gulbarga
Ujjain
40. Satavahanas belonged to...
Vidyaranya
Hindukush
Andhra region
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
41. The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were known as
Satavahanas
Maitrakas
Satavahanas
Suvarna
42. The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was...
Hampi
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Hemanta Sena
Bimbisara
43. Vikramasila University was founded by...
Chinese Turkistan
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
Taxila
Dharmpala
44. The great Hindu law -giver was...
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Manu
Vidyaranya
Samudragupta
45. The Satavahana King who defeated the western Saka King - Nahapana was...
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Kanauj
Aditya
Chandragupta Maurya
46. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?
Bindusara
Shiva
Kurram
Rajendra Chola I
47. The medium of exchange in gold during the Gupta period was known as the
Harshavardhana
Priyadarshi
Suvarna
Satavahanas
48. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the
Menander
Rudradaman
Saka rulers
Eight great poets of his court.
49. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from
Chandragupta Maurya
Pulakesin II
Indus to Pataliputra
Kanauj
50. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by...
Samudragupta
Chandragupta Maurya
Pulakesin
Ujjain
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