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

Who was not among the scholars patronized by Kanishka? 

  1. Parsva

  2. Birbal

  3. Ashvaghosha

  4. Nagarjuna
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Greatest Shaka ruler Kanishka patronized Parsva, Ashvaghosha, Nagarujna, Vasumitra and Charka. Mughal king Akbar patronized Birbal. Birbal, was an advisor or and main commander of army in the court of the Mughal emperor, Akbar.

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

Which of the following ancient treatise was the great Buddhist work consisting of dialogues between the Indo-Greek King Menander and the Buddhist philosopher Nagasena?

  1. Milinda panha

  2. Sutta Patika

  3. Vinayapitaka

  4. Buddhhacharita
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Answer - (A) - Milind Panha was the great Buddhist work consisting of dialogues between Indo-Greek King Menander and the Buddhist philosopher Nagasena. Vinaya Pitaka and Sutta Pitaka are the parts of Tripitakas. Buddhacharita is an epic poem written on the life of Gautam Buddha.

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

The Saka era started from the year _____.

  1. 124 BC

  2. 78 BC

  3. 78 AD

  4. 124 AD
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Kanishka was the emperor of the Kushan dynasty in the second century. He was famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. Kanishka ascended the throne in 78 CE, and that 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

Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?

  1. Parsva

  2. Nagarjuna

  3. Asvaghosha

  4. Vasumitra
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Ashvaghosha was a philosopher and poet who is considered India’s greatest poet before Kalidasa (5th century) and the father of Sanskrit drama. He popularized the style of Sanskrit poetry known as kavya and eventually promoted to the position of the spiritual counselor in Kanishka’s court at Peshawar, had converted him to Buddhism.
Multiple choice history the post- mauryan india external invasions and assimilation the kushanas kushans, sakas and hunas

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

  1. Milinda Panha

  2. Arthashastra

  3. Jataka

  4. Kumarasambhava
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A Correct answer
Explanation

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.

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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A Correct answer
Explanation

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.