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Who among the following used to hold a religious assembly at Prayag every five year?

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

  1. Ashoka

  2. Harshvardhana

  3. Kanishka

  4. Chandragupta Vikramaditya

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following works of Kalidasa gives information about the Andhras?

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  1. Sakuntala

  2. Malavikagnimitra

  3. Meghaduta

  4. Kumarasambhava

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following Sanskrit plays were written by Harshavardhan?

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

  1. Nagananda

  2. Ratnavali

  3. Priyadarsika

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

When did Harshavardhan send a mission to China, which helped in establishing the first diplomatic relations between China and India? 

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

  1. 641 C.E.

  2. 675 C.E.

  3. 678 C.E.

  4. 695 C.E.

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Correct Option: A

___________ traveller Hieun Tsang visited Nalanda.

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  1. Chinese

  2. Japanese

  3. Korean

  4. Singaporean

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Chinese traveller, Hiuen Tsang, visited Nalanda and stayed for some time. He has given a detailed description of this place. There were stupas, chaityas, viharas, rest houses, steps here and there to sit and rest awhile, meditation rooms, lecture rooms, and many other structures reveal the glory of this place. The Gupta kings and Harshavardhana have been the famous patrons of this place. An accidental fire destroyed many texts at Nalanda. 

Harsha was defeated by _____.

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

  1. Sasanka

  2. King of Valabhi

  3. Bhaskarvarman

  4. Pulkesin II

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Correct Option: D

After the decline of the Guptas, which of the following cities of North India emerged as the centre of political gravity of North India?

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

  1. Ajmer

  2. Kannauj

  3. Ujjain

  4. Delhi

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Correct Option: B

After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued between the three contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj. Which of the following was not a party in the struggle?

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  1. Gurjar Partiharas

  2. Rastrakutas

  3. Palas

  4. Paramaras

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Correct Option: D

Harsha was the last great royal patron of _____.

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  1. Jainism

  2. Buddhism

  3. Shaivism

  4. Bhagavatism

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Correct Option: B

What was/were most important reason(s) for the decline of the Gupta empire?

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

  1. Invasions of the Hunas

  2. Weak later Gupta rulers

  3. Independence of the later Gupta rulers

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D