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Ancient Indian History

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1. One of the oldest dynasty






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






3. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






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






5. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






6. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






7. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






9. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






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






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






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






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






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






15. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






16. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






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






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






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






20. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






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






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






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






24. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






26. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






29. In which century did Ashoka reign?






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






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






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






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






34. Madurai was the capital of...






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






36. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






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






39. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...






40. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






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






42. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






43. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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