History
Ancient and Medieval Indian Rulers
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Ancient and medieval Indian rulers cover dynasties, major empires, administrative reforms, and historical monuments. This is a highly scored area in history sections of competitive exams. Practice these questions to strengthen your history foundation.
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Ancient and Medieval Indian Rulers Questions
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Vikramaditya I, the Chalukya
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Narsinghvarman I, the Pallava
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Raja Raja I, the Chola
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Krishna I, the Rastrakuta
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Harihara
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Mihir Bhoja
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Kirtivarman
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Rambhadra
B
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Explanation
Mihir Bhoja is widely recognized as a major ruler of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, though Nagabhata I is often credited as the founder. Given the options, Mihir Bhoja is the most prominent historical figure listed associated with the empire's peak.
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Ashoka
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Pulakesin I
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Harshavardhan
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Chandragupta Vikramaditya
C
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Harshavardhan moved his capital from Thaneshwar to Kannauj to better manage his expanding empire in Northern India.
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Shishunaga dynasty
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Hariyanka dynasty
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Nanda dynasty
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Maurya dynasty
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Ashoka
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Samudragupta
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Chandragupta Vikramaditya
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Harshavardhana
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Harshavardhana
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Samudragupta
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Ashoka
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Bimbisara
C
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Emperor Ashoka is famous for his extensive use of rock and pillar edicts to propagate his policy of Dhamma throughout his empire.
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Sarnath
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Qandahar
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Junagadh
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Taxila
B
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Ashoka's inscriptions in the Kharoshti script were primarily found in the northwestern regions of his empire, specifically at Shahbazgarhi and Mansehra, but Qandahar is also a site where his bilingual (Greek and Aramaic) inscriptions were found.
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Badami
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Kanchi
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Vengi
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Kalyani
B
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The Chalukyas were associated with Badami, Vengi, and Kalyani. Kanchi was the capital of their rivals, the Pallavas.
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Kalidas
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Chanakya
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Seleucus
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Vishakhadatta
B
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Chanakya (also known as Kautilya) was the mentor and strategist who helped Chandragupta Maurya overthrow the Nanda dynasty and establish the Mauryan Empire.
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Ashoka
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Porus
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Ajatshatru
C
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Explanation
Greek historians referred to Chandragupta Maurya as Sandrocottus or Androcottus in their accounts of the Indian subcontinent.
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Cholas
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Guptas
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Pallavas
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Rashtrakutas
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Ashoka
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Harsha
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Chandragupta Vikramaditya
D
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Aryabhatta, the great Indian mathematician and astronomer, lived during the Gupta period. He is widely believed to have flourished during the reign of Chandragupta II, also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
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Kamrupa
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Gauda
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Vindhya
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Matsya
B
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In ancient times, the region of Bengal was historically referred to as Gauda or Vanga.
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Machhalipatnam
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Kanchipuram
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Mysore
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Vijayanagar
C
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Explanation
Tipu Sultan, known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India.
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Cholas
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Palas
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Guptas
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Satvahanas
D
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The Satavahana dynasty emerged in the 1st century BCE, predating the rise of the Guptas (3rd century CE), Palas (8th century CE), and the later Cholas.