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Ancient Indian History

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






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






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






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






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






6. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






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






8. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






9. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






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






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






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






13. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






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






17. The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was...






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






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






20. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






21. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






22. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






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






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






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






27. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India - noted for his justice and popularity with his subjects - was...






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






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






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






31. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






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






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






34. Kanishka's capital was at






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






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






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






38. 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?






39. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






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






42. Vikramasila University was founded by...






43. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






44. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






46. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






48. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






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






50. Satavahanas belonged to...