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1. The early Satavahana kings appeared in which of the following regions?




2. Which of the following periods saw the regular use of fire-baked bricks and perforated roof tiles?




3. Which of the following tribe originated from the steppes of north Central Asia?




4. Under which of the following kings the Kushana empire reached its zenith?




5. During which of the following period, social and economic status of the Shudras improved?




6. “Gapata Sarah” refers to which of the following?




7. The minting of silver coins was first started in the reign of which of the following Gupta kings?




8. In which of the following temples, the pyramidal roof can be found?




9. Which of the following kings along with Chandragupta II defeated the Shaka satraps of Malwa and Kathiawar?




10. Which of the following kings was the son of Prithvisena I?




11. Which of the following rulers ruled the Vakataka Nandivardhana branch after the death of Rudrasena II?




12. The largest number of Vakataka inscriptions belongs to which of the following kings?




13. Which of the following was the court poet of Harsha?




14. The famous monastery at Otantapura was built by which of the following Pala ruler?




15. Which of the following refers to the royal share of merchandise brought into a town or harbour by merchants?




16. Which of the following kings was defeated by Rashtrakuta king, Dhruva?




17. Which of the following were employed for the execution of criminals?




18. Which of the following kings founded the Vikramasilavihara?




19. Kandarya Mahadeva temple was constructed during which of the following period?




20. The temple of Virupaksha was constructed during the reign of which of the following king?




21. Shivaskandavarman ruled during which of the following periods?




22. Simhavishnu was succeeded by which of the following kings?




23. Which of the following kings succeeded Nandivarman II?




24. Which of the following succeeded Dantivarman?




25. Which of the following Chola king captured Madurai and took the title of Madurantaka and Maduraikonda?




26. Which of the following Chola King assumed the title of Gangaikondachola?




27. The Venetian traveller Marco Polo visited Kerala in which of the following centuries?




28. The Chola provinces were further divided into which of the following?




29. Which of the following Pandyan King succeeded Prantaka Viranayana?




30. Mohammad Ghori was first defeated by which of the following rulers?




31. Ibn Batuta was a traveler from which among the following current nations?




32. The Sayyid dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate is called so because__?




33. Which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate abolished the Iqtas?




34. The ambassador of Emperor James I, who reached in the court of Jahangir in 1615 was __:




35. Who among the following was the founder of Bijapur state ?




36. Which of the following rulers died in the Kalinjar Fort situated in the Bundelkhand region of central India?




37. Akbarnama was written originally in which among the following languages?




38. Shivaji had formed a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire. The council was named as:




39. Manyakheta (modern Malkhed) on the banks of Kagina River in Gulbarga district, Karnataka state was the capital of ______?




40. 1526 AD is significant in India’s History because of __




41. Who among the following built the mosque Quwal-ul-lslam at Delhi?




42. Which among the following is incorrect regarding Buland darwaja?




43. Which among the following Mughal Emperor was also known as “Ali Gauhar”?




44. Mirza Ghalib was a contemporary of which among the following Mughal Emperors?




45. In the name of which among the following Mughal emperors, the East India Company struck the first coins in India?




46. Which type of coins were issued by the king of Vijayanagar empire, Tirumala Raya ?




47. Gatka is an ancient martial art from which state of India?




48. Miftah-ul-Futuh also known as “Key to the Victories” was composed by Amir Khusro in honour of _?




49. Which of the following rulers introduced “Rupee” in India?




50. Which among the following division of a Veda has been said to suit the last (Sanyas) of the four stages in a man’s life?