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Multiple choice history the post- mauryan india external invasions and assimilation the kushanas kushans, sakas and hunas

Find the correct pair of Poet in the Court of the King during Ancient India. 

  1. Vasumitra: Kanishka

  2. Harisena: Chandragupta II

  3. Kalidasa: Samudragupta II

  4. Banabhatta: Pulakesin II
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Answer- (A) Vasumitra: Kanishka

Vasumitra lived in the court of Kanishka I. Harisena was a 4th century Sanskrit poet and important figure in the court of Samudragupta. Kalidasa lived during the reign of Chandragupta II. Banbhatta was a 7th century Sanskrit prose writer and poet of India lived in the court of Harsha Vardhana.

Multiple choice history the post- mauryan india external invasions and assimilation the kushanas kushans, sakas and hunas

Who started the Saka Era and when?

  1. Kadphises in 58 BC

  2. Rudradaman-I in 78 AD

  3. Vikramaditya in 58 BC

  4. Kanishka in 78 AD
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Kanishka the Great, was the emperor of the Kushan dynasty in the second century. He is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. Kanishka ascended the throne in 78 AD/ CE, and this date was used as the beginning of the Saka calendar era.

Multiple choice history the post- mauryan india external invasions and assimilation the kushanas kushans, sakas and hunas

Which of the following not correctly matched?

  1. Shunga built a stupa at Sanchi

  2. Kanishka built a stupa at Peshawar.

  3. Satavahanas built a stupa at Amaravati

  4. Ishkavakas built a stupa at Nagarjunakonda
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The Great Stupa in Sanchi, India was originally built by the ruler Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE. The center of this stupa boasted of a plain hemispherical brick like structure. This structure was laid to over the remains of the Buddha.Sanchi Great Stupa also features an attractive and magnificent chhatra. Shunga enlarged the stupa.

Multiple choice history the post- mauryan india external invasions and assimilation the kushanas kushans, sakas and hunas

Kanishka belonged to ______.

  1. Kushan dynasty

  2. Gupta dynasty

  3. Mauryan dynasty

  4. Vardhana dynasty
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Kanishka was the greatest king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly areas of Central Asia north of the Kashmir region. He was a great patron of Buddhism. He issued many coins during his rule that depicted Hindu, Buddhist, Greek, Persian and Sumerian-Elemite images of gods, showing his secular religious policy.

Multiple choice history the post- mauryan india external invasions and assimilation the kushanas kushans, sakas and hunas

Charak, known as the king of Physicians of 1st century A.D. lived during the reign of ______.

  1. Kanishka

  2. Harshavardhana

  3. Chandragupta Vikramaditya

  4. Rajendra Chola
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Charak was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda and is chiefly known for being the author of Charak Samhita. He is regarded as "Father of Indian Medicine". He lived during the reign of Kanishka, the king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly areas of Central Asia north of the Kashmir region.

Multiple choice history the post- mauryan india external invasions and assimilation the kushanas kushans, sakas and hunas

What is the correct chronological order in which the following kings ruled in India?

$1$. Bimbisara
$2$. Mahapadma Nanda
$3$. Kanishka I
$4$. Skandagupta

Select the correct answer using the code given.

  1. $1, 2, 3, 4$
  2. $4, 3, 2, 1$
  3. $2, 3, 4, 1$
  4. $3, 1, 4, 2$
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Bimbisara(546-494 B.C.): He belonged to the Haryanka dynasty, ruled magadh, a follower of Jainism and was the contemporary of both Mahavira and Gautam Budhha.

Mahapadma Nanda: (400-329 B.C.): He was the powerful ruler of Nanda dynasty. He destroyed kshatriyas and assume the title of ‘ekrat’. Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela Kalinga talks about conquests of Nandas.

Kanishka (78-120 A.D.): He was the famous ruler of Kushana dynasty. Founder of Saka era from 78 A.D. Mahayana Buddhism came into vogue during his times.

Skandgupta (455-467 A.D.): He was considered the last great Gupta ruler, he ascended the throne after Kumaragupta and saved the empire by defeating Huns.