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Questions Related to history

Harshavardhana ascended the throne in ________.

  1. 550 A.D

  2. 580 A.D

  3. 606 A.D

  4. 625 A.D


Correct Option: C

Harshavardhana led a military campaign against the South Indian king ________ of Chalukya family.

  1. Kirtivarman I

  2. Pulakeshin I

  3. Pulakeshin II

  4. Vijayaditya


Correct Option: C

Harshavardhana has convened an assembly of Buddhists under the presidentship of ________.

  1. Hiuen Tsang

  2. Banabhatta

  3. Fa Hien

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hieun Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim, visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana with an aim of securing authentic Buddhist scripts. The Kannauj assembly (643 AD) was held in the honour of Hieun Tsang and to popularise Mahayana sect of Buddhism. Bāṇabhaṭṭa was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet of India. He was the Asthana Kavi in the court of King Harsha Vardhana. Fa-hien was a Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Chandra Gupta II. Hence, these are incorrect. 

Harshavardhana was the most famous ruler of the ________ dynasty.

  1. Sasanka

  2. Gupta

  3. Pushyabhutis

  4. Gurjara Pratiharas


Correct Option: C

Harshavardhana was a follower of _______.

  1. Buddhism

  2. Shaivism

  3. Both A and B

  4. Jainism


Correct Option: C

Harshavardhana shifted his capital from Thanesar to _______.

  1. Panipat

  2. Bengal

  3. Kannauj

  4. Indraprastha


Correct Option: C

During the rule of Harshavardhana, _______ was the main occupation of people.

  1. Goldsmith making

  2. Agriculture

  3. Fishing

  4. Trading


Correct Option: B

Harshavardhana had convened an assembly of Buddhists at _______.

  1. Thaneswar

  2. Panipat

  3. Kannauj

  4. Kashmir


Correct Option: C

Harshavardhana himself was a great scholar and have written ________.

  1. Priyadarshika

  2. Ratnavali

  3. Nagananda

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Harshavardhana had donated the income of about _______ villages for Nalanda University.

  1. 100

  2. 150

  3. 200

  4. 300


Correct Option: C