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History - Ancient India Flashcards

1
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Man is said to have first appeared in which stage of the evolution of the Earth’s crust?

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4th - Pleistocene

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Palaeolithic man was also called _____.

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Quartzite man

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Tools used in early Palaeolithic age

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Hand axes, cleavers, choppers

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Tools used in middle Palaeolithic age

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Flakes-blades, borers & scrapers

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Tools used in upper Palaeolithic age

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Scrappers & burin

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Earliest evidence for domestication of animals in India was found here.

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Adamgarh in MP & Bagor in Rajasthan

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Site of pre-historic painting in Madhya Pradesh

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Bhimbetka

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This age was characterised by the use of polished stone tools.

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Neolithic age

  • earliest farming communities
  • first use of potter’s wheel
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9
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Oldest Neolithic sites in India

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Mehargarh & Baluchistan

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10
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First metal to be used.

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Copper

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People of this age were first to use painted pottery.

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Chalcolithic

  • black and red pottery with white line designs
  • Malwa ware: richest amongst Chalcolithic ceramics
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12
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Which age does the Indus Valley Civilisation belong to?

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Bronze

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13
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Who first discovered Harappa?

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Dayaram Sahni [1921]

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Who discovered Mohenjodaro?

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RD Bannerjea [1922]

  • aka Mound of the Dead
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15
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Harappan civilisation was named by ____.

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John Marshall

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Indus valley civ is also called ‘Saraswathi-Sindhu’ civilization because sites were found on ___ river.

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Hakra-Ghaggar river

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17
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River bank near Harappa

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Ravi

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18
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River bank near Mohenjodaro

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Indus

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19
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Oldest Harappan site

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Bhirrana

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20
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Largest and latest excavated site in India

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Dholavira

  • RS Bist & JP Joshi
  • 1967-68
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21
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Place that housed the ruling class in the Indus Valley Civ

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Citadel

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22
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The Great Bath was located in ____.

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Mohenjodaro

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23
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Indus Valley were the first to produce this crop in the world.

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Cotton

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24
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First city without a citadel

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Chanhudaro

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Who among the following was the first Satavahana King to introduce the Ruler’s head on the coins?

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Satkarni I

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26
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Garuda was adopted as dynastic emblem after the imperial Guptas by ___?

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Rashtrakutas

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27
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Chief male deity of Indus Valley Civilization

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Pashupati Mahadeva [proto Shiva]

  • there is an elephant, tiger, rhino, buffalo and two deer in the figurine
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28
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Style of writing from right to left in the first line and then left to right in the second line is called _____.

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Boustrophedon

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29
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Manchester of Indus Valley Civilization

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Lothal

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30
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When did the Aryans migrate from Central Asia?

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2000-1500 BC

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31
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Modern river name of Sindhu

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Indus

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32
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Modern river name of Vitasta & Askini

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Jhelum & Chenub

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33
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Rigvedic river name of river Ravi

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Parushni

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34
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Rigvedic river name of Satluj

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Shutudri

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35
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Rigvedic river name of Saraswati

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Nandi tara

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36
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Slaughter of the original inhabitants by Aryans

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Dasyuhatya

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37
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Measure of time by Aryans

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Godhuli

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38
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Measure of distance

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Gavyuti

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39
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Religious advisor of the during during Aryan period was called ____.

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Purohit

  • most important functionary
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40
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____ was a rigvedic God of plants.

41
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Most important Rigvedic god

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Indra

  • Breaker of forts
42
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This Rigvedic god was considered to be the Father of the World

43
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God of light to whom the Gayatri mantra is addressed

44
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Type of marriage during the Vedic period where the girl was married to a priest as part of his fee

45
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Chariot race ritual during the Vedic period where the royal chariot was made to win against kinsmen.

46
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Ritual during the Vedic period where the king performed sacrifices that gave him supreme power.

47
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Later vedic period is also known as ____.

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Painted greyware phase

48
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The term ‘rashtra’ first appeared in which period?

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Later Vedic period

49
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____ refers to the theory of divine origin of kinship in the rigvedic period.

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Taittariya Brahmana

50
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____ refers to the civil functionaries in the rigvedic period.

A

Satapatha Brahmana

51
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Varnas moved from being occupational to hereditary in this period.

A

Later Rigvedic period

52
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Which upanishad gives the first reference to the 4 ashramas?

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Jabala Upanishad

  • 4 stages of life: Brahmachariya, Grihaprashta, Vanaprastha, Sanyasa
53
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God of shudras during the later vedic period

54
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How many hymns are there in the Rig Veda?

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1028

  • divided into 10 mandalas
55
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This famous hymn from the Rig Veda explains how the 4 varnas came from the parts of Brahma.

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Purushasukta

  • mouth, arms, thighs, feet
56
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Which mandala in the Rig Veda contains the Gayatri Mantra?

57
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Which veda is a collection of melodies.

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Sama Veda

  • contins dhrupad raga
58
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Which veda deals with the procedure of performing sacrifices?

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Yajur Veda

59
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This veda is the book of magical formulae.

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Atharva Veda

60
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The Upanishads are also called _____.

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Vedarita

  • denote the last phase of vedic period
61
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____ reveal the aim of the Vedas.

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Upanishads

62
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How many Upanishads are there?

63
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____ explain the hidden meaning behind the hymns and Vedas.

64
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Which Brahmana recommends 100 sacred paths?

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Shatapatha Brahmana

  • attached to Yajur Veda
65
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Sages in forests explained the Vedic scriptures in the form of ____.

66
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Who wrote ‘Ashtadhyayi’ on Vyakarna?

67
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Which vedanga deals with pronunciation?

68
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Which vedanga deals with grammar?

69
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Which vedanga deals with astronomy?

70
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Which vedanga deals with etymology?

71
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Which vedanga deals with rituals?

72
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Which upaveda deals with the art of warfare?

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Dhanuveda

  • upaveda of Yajur veda
73
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Which upaveda deals with art and music?

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Gandharavaveda

  • upadveda of Soma veda
74
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Which upaveda deals with military technology?

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Shastrashastra

  • upadveda of Atharva veda
75
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Which upaveda deals with medicine?

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Ayur Veda

  • upadveda of Rig veda
76
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Mahabharata was written by ___.

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Ved Vyas

  • older than Ramayana
  • 100,000 verses in final compilation
77
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Author of Ramayana

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Valmiki

  • 24,000 verses
78
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These were the law books written in sloka form.

A

Dharma Shastra

79
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Oldest and most famous smriti

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Manusmriti / Manav Dharma Shastra

80
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What was the name of Gautam Buddha’s only son?

81
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At which site, has all the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic sites been found in sequence?

A

Belan Valley

82
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The greatest Chera King remembered for building a temple of ‘Kannagi’ the Goddess of Chastity?

A

Senguttuvan

83
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Oldest republic in the world in the pre-mauryan age.

A

Lichchhavis

84
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Capital of Gandhara during the pre-mauryan age.

85
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Capital of Kasi during the pre-mauryan age.

86
Q

Magadha was victorious in a battle between which 3 other mahajanapadas?

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Kosala, Vatsa & Avanti

87
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Founder of Magadha empire

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Jarasandha & Brihadratha

88
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First king to have a standing army

89
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Son of Bimbisara

A

Ajatashatru

90
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Buddha died during this king’s reign.

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Ajatashatru

  • patroned the first Buddhist council
91
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Who convened the second Buddhist Council?

92
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First non-Kshatriya dynasty

A

Nanda dynasty

93
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Founder of Nanda dynasty

A

Mahapadmananda

  • aka Ekarat / Sarvakshatrantaka
  • aka first empire builder of Indian history
94
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Last Nanda ruler

A

Dhanananda

95
Q

Alexander invaded India during whose rule?

A

Dhanananda

96
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First foreign conqueror to penetrated well into India.

A

Cyrus of Persia

  • enrolled Indians in Persian Army
97
Q

____ employed Indians in the long war again Greeks.

A

Xerxes

  • successor of Darius
98
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Grandson of Cyrus who invaded north-west India

99
Q

Alexander defeated Porus in which battle?

A

Battle of Hydaspas

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