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Ancient Indian History

Subject : history
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1. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






2. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






3. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






4. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






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






6. Kanishka's capital was at






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






8. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






9. Kanchi was the capital of...






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






11. Gondophernes belonged to...






12. The original name of the Kushanas was in






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






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






15. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






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






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






18. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






20. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






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






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






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






25. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






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






27. Madurai was the capital of...






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






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






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






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






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






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






47. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






48. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






49. 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?






50. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from