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  1. The first Indian ruler, who established the supremacy of Indian Navy in the Arabian Sea was:

  2. A.

    Rajaraja I

    B.

    Rajendra I

    C.

    Rajadhiraja I

    D.

    Kulottunga I


  3. In Tamil literature the glorious books ‘Shilppadikaram and Manimekalai' are related to

  4. A.

    Jainism

    B.

    Buddhism

    C.

    Hinduism

    D.

    Christianity


  5. How was Burma (now Myanmar) known to ancient Indians?

  6. A.

    Malayamandalam

    B.

    Yavadwipa

    C.

    Suvarnabhumi

    D.

    Suvarnadwipa


  7. Which dynasty succeeded the Chalukyas in the Western India?

  8. A.

    Cholas

    B.

    Kakatiyas

    C.

    Pallavas

    D.

    Rashtrakutas


  9. Name the capital of the Pallavas?

  10. A.

    Kanchi

    B.

    Vatapi

    C.

    Trichurapalli

    D.

    Mahabalipuram


  11. Arabs were defeated in 738 A.D. by

  12. A.

    Pratiharas

    B.

    Rashtrakutas

    C.

    Pallavas

    D.

    Chalukyas


  13. St. Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of the

  14. A.

    Cheras

    B.

    Parthians

    C.

    Pandyas

    D.

    Cholas


  15. Harshvardhana was defeated by

  16. A.

    Prabhakaravardhana

    B.

    Pulakesin II

    C.

    Narshimvarman

    D.

    Sasanka


  17. The Hoyasala's capital was

  18. A.

    Warangal

    B.

    Devagiri

    C.

    Dwarasamudra

    D.

    Krishnagiri


  19. Sangam Age is associated with the history of

  20. A.

    Banaras

    B.

    Allahabad

    C.

    Tamil Nadu

    D.

    Khajuraho