Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

  1. The Kushans originated from the Turkistan region of China.
  2. The first Kushan emperor, Kanishka ruled from the late first to the early/mid-second century A.D.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The Kushans originated from the Turkistan region of China. They moved towards Afghanistan in the 1st century AD and after displacing the Indo-Greeks, the Parthians and the Sakas, they established themselves in Taxila and Peshawar. Statement 2 is incorrect: Kanishka was the third king of the Kushan Empire.

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