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During the rule of Harshavardhana ________ were the important officers.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Mantris

  2. Dutaka

  3. Kumara Matyas

  4. Ayukta

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Correct Option: C

The author of Kadambari, who was also a contemporary of Harsha, was ___________.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Banabhatta

  2. Mayur

  3. Jayasena

  4. Divakar

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kādambari is a romantic novel in Sanskrit. It was substantially composed by Bāṇabhaṭṭa in the first half of the 7th century CE, who did not survive to see it through completion. The novel was completed by Banabhatta's son Bhushanabhatta, according to the plan laid out by his late father. Hence, Option A is correct.

Harshavardhana died in ________.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. 640 A.D

  2. 647 A.D

  3. 652 A.D

  4. 659 A.D

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Correct Option: B

Dutakas were the ______.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. District officers

  2. Messengers

  3. Mantris

  4. Important officers

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Correct Option: B

Which one of the following Gupta kings had to face the first Huna invasion?

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Skandagupta

  2. Kumaragupta I

  3. Buddhagupta

  4. Vishnugupta

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Gupta king who had to face the first Huna invasion was Kumaragupta I. His reign lasted for 40 years between CE 415 – 455 and was one of the last great emperors of the Gupta Dynasty. He was successful in defeating the Huns and performed the Ashvamedha to celebrate his victory. 

What was the major source of information about Harsha's period? 

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Banabhatta's Harshacharita

  2. An account of Hieun Tsang

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

Harshavardhana held the assemblies of Buddhists at Allahabad every _______.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. 2 years

  2. 4 years

  3. 5 years

  4. 10 years

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Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is not a play?

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Abhijnana Shakuntalam

  2. Mrichchakatikam

  3. Malavikagnimitra

  4. Meghadoota

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Correct Option: D

'Harsha Charita' was written by _______.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Kalidasa

  2. Vishakhadatta

  3. Banabhatta

  4. Harsha

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Harshavardhana was an Indian Emperor, who ruled over the northern parts of India from 606 A.D to to 647 A.D. Harshacharita is the biography of Indian emperor Harsha by Banabhatta. He was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet in the court of Harsha.

Which one of the following is not written by Kalidasa?

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Mrichchakatikam

  2. Ritu Samhara

  3. Raghuvamsha

  4. Kumarasambhava

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Mrichchakatikam is not written by Kalidasa. Mṛcchakaṭika remains one of the most widely celebrated and oft-performed in the West. Mrichchhakatika, is a ten-act Sanskrit drama attributed to Sudraka , an ancient playwright generally thought to have lived sometime between the second century BC and the fifth century AD whom the prologue identifies as a Kshatriya king and a devotee of Siva who lived for 100 years.