Ancient India - GK

1) Which battle opened the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?

 - Second Battle of Tarain

2 ) Where were Chola Kings ruling over?

- Tamil Nadu

3) When did coins made of metal first appeared?

- Later Vedic Age

4) What was the main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) people?

 - Hunting

5)Who founded the Saka Era?

 - Kanishka

6)  Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?

 - Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas

7) Who introduced the market regulations in India in ancient period?

- Allauddin Khilji

8) Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?

 - Amir Khusru

9) Who led the first Muslim invasion of India?

 - Mohammad bin Kasim

10 ) Whose influence is reflected in the sculptures of the Gandhara school ?

- Greeks

11 ) Name the famous ruler of ancient India, who towards the end of his life converted to Jainism?

 - Chandragupta

12) Which was the great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period?

 - Mathura

13) Who was the founder of the Khalsa?

- Guru Gobind Singh

14) Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?

-Hampi
15 ) Whose contemporary was Tulsidas?

- Akbar

16) During whose reign The Mathura School of art flourished?

- Vasudeva

17) During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?

- Kushans

18) Between whom battle of Kurukshetra was fought?

 - Kauravas and Pandavas

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