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Ancient Indian History

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






2. Madurai was the capital of...






3. The original name of the Kushanas was in






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






5. Kanishka's capital was at






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






7. The earliest evidence of Jewish community settling in India is provided by a charter of a






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






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






10. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






11. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






12. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






13. Before ascending the Mauraya throne - Ashoka served as a Viceroy of...






14. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C.?






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






16. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






18. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






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






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






23. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was...






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






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






26. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






28. Satavahanas belonged to...






29. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






31. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






32. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






33. The great Hindu law -giver was...






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






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






36. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






37. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period?






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






39. Kanchi was the capital of...






40. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in