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Ancient Indian History

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






2. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in






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






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






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






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






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






8. Chandragupta II fought war with the






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






10. In which century did Ashoka reign?






11. Vijayanagara is compared to the Chola for...






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






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






14. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






16. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






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






18. The original name of the Kushanas was in






19. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






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






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






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






23. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






24. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






26. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






32. Which Saka ruler was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?






33. Madurai was the capital of...






34. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by...






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






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






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






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






39. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






40. Who amongst the rulers of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?






41. Nahapana - Rudradaman - Sodassa






42. One of the oldest dynasty






43. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






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






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






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






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






49. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






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