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Ancient Indian History

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






2. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






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






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






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






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






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






8. Satavahanas belonged to...






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






10. Gondophernes belonged to...






11. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






13. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






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






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






17. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






18. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was...






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






20. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the






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






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






23. Which of the following kingdoms od South India was well known for its naval power?






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






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






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






27. The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was...






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






29. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






30. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






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






33. 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?






34. Kanchi was the capital of...






35. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






36. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






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






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






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






40. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






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






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






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






45. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






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






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






48. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






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






50. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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