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Ancient Indian History

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1. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






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






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






5. Madurai was the capital of...






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






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






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






9. Kanishka's capital was at






10. One of the oldest dynasty






11. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






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






15. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






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






18. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






20. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar came into existence during the reign of...






21. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






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






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






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






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






26. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






28. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






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






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






31. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






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






33. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






35. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






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






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






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






40. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






42. The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs was...






43. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






45. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






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






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






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






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






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