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Ancient Indian History

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






2. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






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






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






5. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






7. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






8. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...






9. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at






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






11. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






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






13. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Satavahanas belonged to...






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






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






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






24. Which of the following is the correct chronological order?






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






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






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






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






29. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






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






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






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






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






35. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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






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






38. Gondophernes belonged to...






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






40. Chandragupta II fought war with the






41. The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at






42. Nicolo Conti - the traveller who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D. - was...






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






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






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






46. 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?






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






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






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






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