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Ancient Indian History
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1. Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?
Cholas
Hasan
Autonomy for village administration
Bindusara
2. Who amongst the rulers of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?
Haryanka
Satavahanas
Gopala
Kurram
3. Nicolo Conti - the traveller who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D. - was...
Hampi
Third century B.C.
Muhammad bin Kasim
An Italian
4. The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was...
Muhammad bin Kasim
Eight great poets of his court.
Revenue from seaports
Sangama dynasty
5. Administration of tests of loyalty to ministers - appointment of superintending officers for industries - appointment of superintending officers for agriculture
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
Gopala
Warangal
6. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C.?
Haryanka
Kanauj
Samudragupta
Bimbisara
7. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada?
Haryanka
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Pulakesin II
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
8. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the
Kanishka
Vishyapati
Amravati
Cholas
9. In which century did Ashoka reign?
Kanauj
Haryanka
Suvarna
Third century B.C.
10. The Chola king who conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire - was...
Sakas
Chinese Turkistan
Rajaraja
Pandyas
11. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?
Bimbisara
Uttaramerur
Pushyamitra
Hemanta Sena
12. Which Gupta ruler had led a compaign to the south and was an expert Veena player?
Beginning of 16th century
Samudragupta
Third century B.C.
Satavahanas
13. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?
Kurram
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
The Mauryas
Dharmpala
14. Kanchi was the capital of...
Pallavas
Pulakesin
712 A.D.
Hemanta Sena
15. Who amongst the following is credited by a Chinese pilgrim with having built the ancient city of Rajagriha - the modern Rajgir in Patna district?
Muhammad bin Kasim
Bimbisara
Samudragupta
Brahmanism
16. The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs was...
Revenue from seaports
Karashapana
Kanishka
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
17. Sakas were finally overthrown by...
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Andhra region
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Weak successors of Asoka
18. Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of India?
Chandragupta Maurya
Hemanta Sena
Hindukush
Brahmanism
19. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa
Uttaramerur
Saka rulers
Brahmanism
Hampi
20. The founder of Vijayanagar kingdom was...
Harihar and Bukka
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Taxila
21. The medium of exchange in gold during the Gupta period was known as the
Suvarna
Haryanka
Samudragupta
Pulakesin
22. The great Hindu law -giver was...
Weak successors of Asoka
The Mauryas
Vijayanagara King
Manu
23. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in 712 A.D. under the leadership of...
Muhammad bin Kasim
Vijayanagara King
The Mauryas
Dharmpala
24. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar came into existence during the reign of...
Manu
Bindusara
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Haryanka
25. The Chola empire reached its zenith under
Gulbarga
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Rajendra Chola I
Rudradaman
26. Which Saka ruler was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?
Hemanta Sena
Rudradaman
Vengi
Muhammad bin Kasim
27. In the Sangam age - Uraiyur was important for...
Kanishka
Suvarna
Magadha
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
28. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period?
Satavahanas
Tamralipti
Pataliputra
Chinese Turkistan
29. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was...
Suvarna
Gopala
Kurram
Chinese Turkistan
30. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the
Eight great poets of his court.
Bimbisara
Rajendra Chola I
Satavahanas
31. Which of the following kingdoms od South India was well known for its naval power?
Priyadarshi
Tamralipti
Chola
Magadha
32. Which of the following was a special feature of Chola administration?
Weak successors of Asoka
Harsha
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Autonomy for village administration
33. In the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. - the most remarkable king of the Haryanka line was...
Satavahanas
Shiva
Bimbisara
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
34. Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?
Samudragupta
Suvarna
Rudradaman
Vijayanagara King
35. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is...
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Rudradaman
The Mauryas
Revenue from seaports
36. Name the great Hindu King who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Pulakesin II
Kurram
Harshavardhana
37. The political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was...
Madurai
Chinese Turkistan
Pulakesin II
Dharmpala
38. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in
Third century B.C.
An Italian
Vijayanagar
712 A.D.
39. One of the oldest dynasty
Satavahanas
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Hasan
Hindukush
40. Vikramasila University was founded by...
Dharmpala
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
Tamralipti
41. Vijayanagara is compared to the Chola for...
Priyadarshi
Display of land revenue
Kurram
Minor Rock Edict XIII
42. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...
Vijayanagara King
Saka rulers
Rajaraja
Gulbarga
43. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in
Pulakesin II
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Gulbarga
Harihar and Bukka
44. After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the
Chola
Satavahanas
Revenue from seaports
Harshavardhana
45. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...
Vijayanagara King
Harshavardhana
Harsha
Harihar and Bukka
46. Hindu colonies were founded in the south-east Asian countries mostly during the period of...
Satavahanas
The Mauryas
Kanauj
Gautamiputra Satakarni
47. Harihara and Bukka - the founders of the Vijayanagara kingdom shaped the course of their conduct on the advice of...
Rajendra Chola I
Menander
Saka rulers
Vidyaranya
48. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...
Vengi
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Hindukush
Muhammad bin Kasim
49. The last ruler of Sunga dynasty was...
Vengi
Vasudeva
The Mauryas
Pulakesin II
50. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...
Kanishka
Bindusara
712 A.D.
Vijayanagar
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