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1. The effects of the Kalinga War on King Ashoka are found in




2. Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of




3. Nyaya Darshan was propagated by




4. Which of the following is the major impact of Vedic Culture on Indian History?




5. The great law giver of ancient times was




6. The word Aryan means




7. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the




8. The literal meaning of the word Arya is




9. Who composed the Gayatri Mantra?




10. Ashtadhayayi was written by




11. Patanjali is well-known for the compilation of




12. The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following?




13. The earliest inscriptions were written in which language?




14. Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty?




15. Which among the following dynasties is not mentioned in the Sangam literature?




16. In the early period of Indian history, Tondi was a flourishing seaport of




17. The area between rivers Saraswati and Drisadvati has been defined by the Manusmriti as




18. The Sangam text Tolkappiyam is a work on




19. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in




20. Which of the following was not an ancient seaport?




21. Which of these epics is also known as Satasahsri Samhita?




22. The southernmost Mahajanapada was




23. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent has been obtained from




24. When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha?




25. In which Indian state, Inamgam is located?




26. In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at




27. The mention of Ayodhya occurs for the first time in




28. Which amongst the following civilization was not contemporary with the Harappan Civilization?




29. Which of the following Harappan sites shows the earliest evidence of Earthquake?




30. In which of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites, the cotton piece was found?




31. The Indus Valley Civilization people traded with the




32. Which of the following was not worshipped by Indus Valley people?




33. The Director General of Archaeological Survey of India at the time of the excavation of Harappan site was




34. The site of Mohenjodaro is located on the bank of river




35. In the excavations of Harappan sites, bones of camels have been founded at




36. Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?




37. Which of the following animals was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?




38. In the Indus Valley Civilization period. Lapis Lazuli was imported from




39. Which of the following ethenic races was not founded from skeleton of Harappan sites?




40. Which type of seals was the most popular in Harappan culture?




41. The people of Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of




42. Which of the following sites has a Pre-Harappan settlement not been found?




43. The Shrine of Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya is situated at




44. Amir Khusrau was born at




45. Which Sufi Saints dargah is at Ajmer?




46. The Chistiya Sufi Order was established in India by




47. Who was known as Tuti-e-Hindustan (the parrot of India)?




48. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer rule in the development of




49. What were the Khanquah in the medieval India?




50. The Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti came to Rajasthan during the reign of