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Which among the following is the great Buddhist work consisting of dialogues between the Indo-Greek King Menander and the Buddhist philosopher Nagasena? 

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  1. Milinda Panha

  2. Arthashastra

  3. Jataka

  4. Kumarasambhava

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Correct Option: A
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Answer-  (A) Milinda Panha

Milindpanha is the great Buddhist work consisting of dialogues between the Indo-Greek king Menander of Bactria and the Buddhist philosopher Nagasena. It is written in Pali language. The Milind Panha is also referred to as the Nagasena Sutra.

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

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  1. Vasumitra: Kanishka

  2. Harisena: Chandragupta II

  3. Kalidasa: Samudragupta II

  4. Banabhatta: Pulakesin II

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Correct Option: A
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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.

Which of the following Kushan king, assumed the title of "the Lord of the Whole World"?

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  1. Kadphises I

  2. Kadphises II

  3. Kanishka

  4. Huvishka

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Correct Option: B

Who started the Saka Era and when?

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  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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Correct Option: D
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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.

Which Saka ruler was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?

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  1. Nahapana

  2. Menander

  3. Rudradaman

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the Pamirs was _______.

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  1. Kanishka

  2. Ashoka

  3. Samudragupta

  4. Harsha

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Correct Option: A

Gondophernes belonged to _______.

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  1. the Saka dynasty

  2. the Parthian dynasty

  3. the Kushana dynasty

  4. the Satavahana dynasty

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following not correctly matched?

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  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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Correct Option: A
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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.

Kanishka belonged to ______.

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  1. Kushan dynasty

  2. Gupta dynasty

  3. Mauryan dynasty

  4. Vardhana dynasty

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Correct Option: A
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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.

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

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  1. Kanishka

  2. Harshavardhana

  3. Chandragupta Vikramaditya

  4. Rajendra Chola

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Correct Option: A
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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.