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1
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national calender

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saka samvata

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who gave us tripartite division of history

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christoph cellarius

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3
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ancient period ad

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647 AD

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4
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most important pali yext

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tripitaka

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5
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largest pitaka

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sutta pitaka

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6
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dialogue between millind and nagasena

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milindpannaho

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7
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who wrote astadhyayi

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pannini

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8
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who wrote mahabhasya

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patanjali

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9
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who wrote malvikagnimitra

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kalidas

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10
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who composed harsha charita

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banabhatta

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11
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court poet of prithviraj 3

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chandbardai

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12
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first greek writer who wrote about india

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scylax

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13
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father of history

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herodotus

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14
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who wrote biograohy of alexander the great

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onesicritus

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15
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who wrote indica

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magasthenes

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16
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who was sent to the court of bimbisara

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deimachus

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17
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greek ambassador sent to philadelphus of egypt

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dionysios

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18
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fa hein came to india in

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399 ad

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19
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first chinese writer who wrote about india

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suma chien

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20
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who came during the reign iof harshachandra

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hiuen tsang 629 ad

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21
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first arab traveller whose travel account is available

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sulaiman

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22
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first person to measure length and breadth of india

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ibn hawkal

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23
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who was called ustad and vidyasagar

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al beruni

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24
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who wrote tehqiq i hind

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al beruni

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25
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real founder of indologist

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al beruni

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26
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who founded the asiatic society of bengal

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william jones

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27
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father of indian archeology

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alexander cunningam

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28
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director gen of archaeological survey

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john marshall

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29
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study of inscriptions

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epigraphy

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30
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numismatics society of india

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allahbad

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31
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first discovered inscription of ashoka

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meerut delhi

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32
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dashratha nagarjuni cave insc

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bihar

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33
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samudragupta prayag

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allahabad

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34
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who issued the largest number of coins

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gupta

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35
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gold coins issued by gupta rulers

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dinar

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36
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earliest temple

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dasavatara temple

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37
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largest buddhist temple

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buddhist temple of borobodur

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38
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cradle of humankind

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africa

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39
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earliest evidence of agriculture

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mehargarh

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40
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first scholar to use the term indus civilisation

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john marshall

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41
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city without citadel

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chanhudaro

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42
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largest site

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mohenjordaro

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43
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largest indian sit

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rakhigarhi

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44
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only site where remains of horses were found

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surkotada

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45
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oldest script

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harappan script

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46
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oldest deciphered script

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brahmi

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47
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book of scrificial prayers

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yajur veda

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48
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book of chants

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sama veda

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49
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book of magic

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atharva veda

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50
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oldest upanishad

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vrihadaranyaka

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51
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oldest epic of the world

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ramayana

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52
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ramayana also called

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adi kavya

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53
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longest epic

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mahabharat

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54
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oldest purana

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matsya purana

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55
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who founded magadha dynasty

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bimbisara

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56
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macedonia invasion happened in

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326 bc

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57
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1st tirthankara

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rishabha

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58
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where was mahavira born

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kundgram near vaishali in bihar

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59
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statue of bahubali or gometeshwara

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sravangbelagola karnataka

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60
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where was buddha born

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lumbivani in nepal

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61
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teacher of buddha

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alara kalama

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62
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where did buddha die

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kushinagr up

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63
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hinayana language

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pali

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64
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mahayana language

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sanskrit

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65
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who founded nalanda

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kumargupta 1

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66
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sakas were also called

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scythian

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67
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official language of satavahanas

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prakrit

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68
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capital of cheras

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vanjii

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69
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assembly of tamil poets

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sangam

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70
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bible of tamil land

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kural or muppal

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71
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gupta was succeeded by

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gato

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72
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court poet of samudragupta

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harisena

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73
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kavi raj

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samudragupta

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74
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shakespere of india

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kalidas

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75
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who trabslated manusmriti in english

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william jones

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76
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founder of chola

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vijayalaya

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77
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lakh baksh

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qutubuddin aibak

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78
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slave of qutubuddin aibak

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illtutmish

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79
Q

who did razia sultan favour

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yakut

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80
Q

who founded khilji dynasty

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jalaluddin

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81
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mohammad bin tuglaq shifted his capital from delhi to

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devagiri

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82
Q

who found the lodhi dynasty

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bahlol lodhi

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83
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who founded the city of agra

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sikandar lodhi

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84
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last king of lodhi

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ibrahim lodhi

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85
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new musalman

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jalauddin khilji

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86
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who wrote laila majnu

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amir khushrao

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87
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kitab ul rehla

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ibn batuta

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88
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who built golconda fort

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quil qutub shah

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89
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who found hyderabad

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quil qutub shah

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90
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founder of marathi language

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jnanesvara/ jnanadeva

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91
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order of mughal rulers

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babur
humayun
sher shah
akbar
shah jahan
aurangzebwh

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92
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who gave indian the persian language

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akbar

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93
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who was called alamgir

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aurangzeb

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94
Q

who was called zinda pir

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aurangzeb

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95
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which guru did aurangzeb capture

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teg bahadur

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96
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which guru was assasinated by afghan

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guru gobind singh

97
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who intro mansabdari system

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akbar

98
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who built jama masjid

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shah jahan

99
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teacher of shivaji

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samarth ramdas

100
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treaty between shivaji and mughals

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treaty of purandhar

101
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who assumed the title haindava dharmodharak

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shivaji

102
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who did sambhaji give shelter to

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akbar 2

103
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tarabai was defeated by shanu in battle of

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khed

104
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first peshwa

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balaji vishwanath

105
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nana saheb

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balaji baji rao

106
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third battle of panipat

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1761

107
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who got the title of zamorin

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vasco da gama

108
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who formed french east india company

A

colbert

109
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indus valley civilisation belongs to which age

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cgalcolithic age

110
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largest number of harappan towns

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gujarat

111
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most commonly found animal in harappan sites

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unicorn bull

112
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which metal was not known to indus valley people

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iron

113
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who was the first to discover traces of harappan

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cunningham

114
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which veda contains famous gaytrimatra

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rig veda

115
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great bath was in

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mohenjo daro

116
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who composed allahbad prasasti

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harisena

117
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who wrote ramcharita

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sandhyakara nandi

118
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which indus site is located in rajstan

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kalibangan

119
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first dockyard in the world

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lothal

120
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entrance of harappan civisation

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lothal

121
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taxila was famous site of

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gandhara art

122
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oldest school of indian philosphy

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sankhya

123
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where did buddha preach his first sermon

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sarnath

124
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who was a contemporary of both budda and mahavira

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bimbisara

125
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lion capital in currency notes was discovered from

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sarnath

126
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who was known as amitraghata

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bindusara

127
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founder of guota

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sri guota

128
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who was known as vikramaditya

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chandragupta 2

129
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who is known as kunik

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ajatsatru

130
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amit khasru was court poet of

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alauddin khilji

131
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satyameva jayante was taken from

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mundaka upanishad

132
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first buddhist council

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rajagriha

133
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birth of buddha is symbolized by

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lotus

134
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earliest city discovered in idia

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harappa

135
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oasis of sindhu

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mohenjodaro

136
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battle between alexander and porus

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hydaspes

137
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post kalidas lived in the court of

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chandragupta 2

138
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sangam age is associated with

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tamil nadu

139
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mahavira was born in kshatriya clan by the name of

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janatrika

140
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who wrote harsha charita

A

banabhatta

141
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who stopped huns from invading india

A

skandagupta

142
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charak was court physician of

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kanishka

143
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caves of ajanta and ellora belonged to

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buddhists

144
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who found nalanda university

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kumara gupta

145
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uttaramerur inscription

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cholas

146
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famous king of kushan dynasty

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kanishka

147
Q

who doesnt have a stupa

A

ranchi

148
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which river was known as askini in vedic period

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chenab

149
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on what river did dasaragya take place

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parushni

150
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vedic grammar is part of

A

vedang

151
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god of medicine

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ashwin

152
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oldest instit of aryans

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vidath

153
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title given to ruler during later vedic period

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vishpati

154
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which mahajanpad extended to south of narmada river

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ashmak

155
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where was buddha born

A

lumbini

156
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daojali hading site

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assam

157
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kalibangan is famous for its

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pottery

158
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buddha clan

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sakya

159
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alwar saints

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tamil nadu

160
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how many mahajanpadas

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16

161
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teachings of lord mahavira

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agam sutra

162
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mohenjo daro was locally named

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mound of dead

163
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language used to propagate buddhism

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pali

164
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veda that deals with rituals

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yajurveda

165
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mahavira’s first disciple

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jamali

166
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founder of satvahana empire

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simuka

167
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chalukya temple at dilwara

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rajasthan

168
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vedic civilisation in india flourished along the river of

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saraswati

169
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capital of vijayangara

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hampi

170
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republic that was confederacy of trbes

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vajji

171
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vikramshila university

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dharmapala

172
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brihadeshwar temple

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thanjavur

173
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capital of mauryan empire

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pataliputra

174
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ajanta caves were built during period of

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gupta

175
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centre of roman trade during sangam age

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musiri

176
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jorwe culture

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maharashtra

177
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temple in indonesia where scenes from ramayan and mahabharat

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borobudur

178
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who has asked india to return the famous statue of dancing girl from mohenjodaro

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pakistan

179
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last recognised ruler of gupta

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vishnugupta

180
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buddhist literary work languave

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pali

181
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gandhara art

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indo greek

182
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gayatrimantra is addressed to

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savitri

183
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who composed gayatrimantra

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sage vishwamitra

184
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sohan culture

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paleolithic culture

185
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kalhana’s book

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rajatarangini

186
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majority of early stone age tools

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quartzite

187
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harappan civilisation discovered in

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1921

188
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who develop carbon dating system

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willard libby

189
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people of indus built houses with

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pucca bricks

190
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fahein came to india during the reign of

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chandraguota 2

191
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which river is most described in rig veda

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sindhu

192
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alexander and army of porus camped opposute

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jhelum

193
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daojali hading

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assam

194
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battle of kalinga

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261 bc

195
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kalibangan is famous for

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pottery

196
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other name for bimbisara

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shrenika

197
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who accompanied mahmud ghazni

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al beruni

198
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who issued purest form of gold

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kushanas

199
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roman coins have been found at

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arikmendu

200
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first empire builder of indian history

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mahapadmanad

201
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worlds first oil paintings

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afganistan

202
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buddha took his last meal in capital city of

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mallas

203
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who wrote si yu ki

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huan tsang

204
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bhimbetka famous for

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cave painting

205
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by which name burma was knwon to people of ancient people

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suvarnabhoomi

206
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oldest empire

A

mauryan

207
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satvahanas coins made of

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lead

208
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light of asia

A

buddha

209
Q

breaker of forts or war god

A

indra

210
Q

utensils of indus

A

clay

211
Q

vedic literature is also known as

A

shruti

212
Q

aghanya refers to

A

cow

213
Q

first compiled vedas

A

rig veda

214
Q

couple burial was found in

A

lothal

215
Q

harappan has commercial relations with

A

mesopotamia

216
Q

similarity in seals found in mohenjodaro and

A

sumeria

217
Q

most valuable early vedic period

A

cattle

218
Q

magadha empire on the banks of

A

son river

219
Q

rug veda contains …. hyms

A

1028

220
Q

under which tree queen mayadevi gave birth to buddha

A

sal tree

221
Q

23rd tirthanlkara of jainism

A

parsvanatha

222
Q

who is known as amritghata

A

bindusara

223
Q

script of indus

A

undeciphered

224
Q

collection of vedic hymns or mantras

A

samhita

225
Q

harsha moved his capital from

A

thanesar to kannauj

226
Q

gayatri mantra is in

A

rig veda

227
Q

who was the teacher of chandragupta

A

chanakya

228
Q

symbol of gupta empire

A

garuda

229
Q

on which river bank was harappan situated

A

ravi

230
Q

in vedic period society was divided into

A

4 classes called varnas

231
Q

edicts of ashoka were written in

A

prakrit

232
Q

in whose reign first chinese traveller came

A

chandra 2

233
Q

capital fo gupta

A

pataliputra

234
Q

who built ankor wat temple

A

aniruddha

235
Q

ataranjikheda

A

up

236
Q

ashoka also known as

A

priyadarshi

237
Q

during the last stages of life chandra 2 adopted which religion

A

jainism

238
Q

who established sachi stupa

A

ashoka

239
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