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Ancient Indian History

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






2. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






4. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






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






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






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






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






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






10. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






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






13. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






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






15. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






17. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






19. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






20. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






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






22. Vikramasila University was founded by...






23. One of the oldest dynasty






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






33. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






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






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






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






38. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






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






40. Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?






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






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






43. Satavahanas belonged to...






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






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






46. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






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






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






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







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