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Ancient Indian History

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






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






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






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






5. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






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






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






10. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






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






12. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






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






15. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






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






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






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






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






20. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is...






21. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






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






23. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






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






25. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






26. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






27. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






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






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






31. Kanishka's capital was at






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






33. The most commonly used coin - during the Mauryan period - was...






34. 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?






35. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






36. One of the oldest dynasty






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






38. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






39. Vikramasila University was founded by...






40. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






42. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






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






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






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






47. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






48. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






50. In which century did Ashoka reign?