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Ancient Indian History
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1. Kanishka's capital was at
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
An Italian
Sangama dynasty
Amravati
2. Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha's army on the bank of river Narmada?
Pulakesin II
Rudradaman
Bimbisara
Vengi
3. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India - noted for his justice and popularity with his subjects - was...
Satavahanas
Menander
Muhammad bin Kasim
Tamralipti
4. Who amongst the rulers of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?
An Italian
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Karashapana
Satavahanas
5. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was...
Satavahanas
Gopala
Hemanta Sena
An Italian
6. The official religion during the rule of the Sunga dynasty was...
Brahmanism
Saka rulers
Vijayanagar
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
7. The Chola empire reached its zenith under
The Parthian dynasty
Kurram
Satavahanas
Rajendra Chola I
8. Ashoka's claim of greatness chiefly lay in the
Amravati
Promotion of welfare of his people
An Italian
Vasudeva
9. The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were known as
Sangama dynasty
Rajendra Chola I
Maitrakas
Samudragupta
10. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...
Indus to Pataliputra
Amravati
Brahmanism
Hasan
11. 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?
Eight great poets of his court.
Hampi
Samudragupta
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
12. Gondophernes belonged to...
Vijayanagara King
The Parthian dynasty
Brahmanism
Rudradaman
13. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was...
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Vengi
Ujjain
Vasudeva
14. The medium of exchange in gold during the Gupta period was known as the
Pulakesin II
Saka rulers
Suvarna
Samudragupta
15. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period?
Pandyas
Satavahanas
Tamralipti
Vijayanagar
16. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...
Vijayanagar
Pallavas
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Hampi
17. Which of the following is the correct chronological order?
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
The Parthian dynasty
Gulbarga
Indus to Pataliputra
18. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at
Harihar and Bukka
Uttaramerur
Andhra region
Menander
19. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...
Bindusara
Sakas
Uttaramerur
Harsha
20. Kanchi was the capital of...
Saka rulers
Pataliputra
Suvarna
Pallavas
21. Which of the following became the most important city of northern India under Harsha?
Kanauj
Andhra region
Hasan
Pallavas
22. In Krishnadevaraya's court - Ashtadiggajas were the
Vijayanagar
Bimbisara
Eight great poets of his court.
Pandyas
23. The great Hindu law -giver was...
Rajendra Chola I
Manu
Gulbarga
Third century B.C.
24. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in
Amravati
Weak successors of Asoka
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
Cholas
25. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
Menander
Harsha
Pushyamitra
26. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
Andhra region
Promotion of welfare of his people
Yashodharman
27. The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs was...
Rajendra Chola
Priyadarshi
Harsha
Kanishka
28. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...
Gulbarga
Samudragupta
Pushyamitra
Satavahanas
29. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in
Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
712 A.D.
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Kurram
30. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C.?
Kanishka
Sangama dynasty
Hampi
Haryanka
31. Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north -west upto
Chalukya Vikramaditya VI
Madurai
Beginning of 16th century
Hindukush
32. 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
Rajendra Chola
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Gautamiputra Satakarni
33. After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the
Shiva
Satavahanas
Vidyaranya
Pushyamitra
34. Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?
Manu
Chola
What the Arthashastra is concerned with
Samudragupta
35. Nicolo Conti - the traveller who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D. - was...
Revenue from seaports
Haryanka
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
An Italian
36. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa
The Mauryas
Saka rulers
Eight great poets of his court.
Bindusara
37. Before ascending the Mauraya throne - Ashoka served as a Viceroy of...
Kanauj
Harihar and Bukka
Promotion of welfare of his people
Taxila
38. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by...
Pulakesin
712 A.D.
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Satavahanas
39. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is...
The Parthian dynasty
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Hasan
Chandragupta Maurya
40. The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was...
Revenue from seaports
Hindukush
Harshavardhana
The development of peace and non-violence as state policy.
41. Hindu colonies were founded in the south-east Asian countries mostly during the period of...
The Mauryas
Indus to Pataliputra
Bimbisara
Samudragupta
42. Which Gupta ruler had led a compaign to the south and was an expert Veena player?
Minor Rock Edict XIII
Samudragupta
Satavahanas
Sangama dynasty
43. Rudradaman was one of the greatest
Saka rulers
6-Jan
Eight great poets of his court.
Pallavas
44. The power of the great Cholas was established by...
Samudragupta
Aditya
The Mauryas
Rajendra Chola I
45. The Huna leader Mihirgula was defeated by...
Samudragupta
Pallavas
Yashodharman
Hampi
46. Which of the following kingdoms od South India was well known for its naval power?
Gautamiputra Satakarni
It is being a great centre of cotton trade.
Chola
Tamralipti
47. Which of the following was a republic in sixth century B.C.?
Tamralipti
Vrijian state
Haryanka
Karashapana
48. The Satavahana King who defeated the western Saka King - Nahapana was...
Amravati
Weak successors of Asoka
Gautamiputra Satakarni
6-Jan
49. In which century did Ashoka reign?
Menander
Third century B.C.
Kanauj
Kanishka
50. The Kaulinya system was introduced in Bengal by...
Hemanta Sena
The Parthian dynasty
Menander
Saka rulers