Test your basic knowledge |

Ancient Indian History

Subject : history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The name by which Ashoka is generally reffered to in his inscription is...






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was...






9. Pulakesin II was a contemporary of...






10. Pallava Kings were the devotees of...






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






12. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by...






13. One of the oldest dynasty






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






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






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






17. Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?






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






19. Rudradaman was one of the greatest






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






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






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






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






24. Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of...






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






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






27. Satavahanas belonged to...






28. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?






29. Ashoka's invasion of Kalinga resulted in






30. The great Royal Road mentioned by Megasthenes ran from






31. Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the






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






33. Vikramasila University was founded by...






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






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






36. Sakas were finally overthrown by...






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






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






39. In which century did Ashoka reign?






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






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






42. The Chola empire reached its zenith under






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






44. 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?






45. Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?






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






47. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C.?






48. The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in






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






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