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Ancient Indian History

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






2. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






4. Satavahanas belonged to...






5. Vikramasila University was founded by...






6. Chandragupta II fought war with the






7. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






9. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






10. Kanishka's capital was at






11. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






12. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






14. 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?






15. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






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






17. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






19. One of the oldest dynasty






20. Madurai was the capital of...






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






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






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






24. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






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






26. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






27. The original name of the Kushanas was in






28. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






30. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






31. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






33. Gondophernes belonged to...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






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






43. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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