Multiple choice

Kumaragupta founded which famous centre of education where Huen Tsang studied for five years?

  1. Taxila

  2. Ujjain

  3. Nalanda

  4. Pataliputra

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Nalanda was founded by Kumaragupta I in the 5th century CE and became the most renowned center of Buddhist learning. Huen Tsang (Xuanzang), the Chinese pilgrim, studied at Nalanda for approximately five years during his visit to India in the 7th century. Taxila was an earlier center of learning that had declined by this time, while Ujjain and Pataliputra were important cities but not the famous educational institution Huen Tsang attended.