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Ancient Indian History

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






2. The original name of the Kushanas was in






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






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






5. Who amongst the rulers of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?






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






7. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






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






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






11. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






12. One of the oldest dynasty






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






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






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






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






24. In which century did Ashoka reign?






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






26. Who amongst the following is credited by a Chinese pilgrim with having built the ancient city of Rajagriha - the modern Rajgir in Patna district?






27. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






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






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






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






31. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






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






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






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






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






36. Gondophernes belonged to...






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






38. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






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






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






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






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






44. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






45. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






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






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






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






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