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The greatest Saka ruler of India, who was a great conqueror, is said to have gained fame by being well versed in grammar, polity, logic, music etc. and had taken a vow not to kill men except in battle. Who was he?

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

  1. Chastana

  2. Nahapana

  3. Rudrasimha

  4. Rudradaman

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nahapana was an important ruler of the Western Kshatrapas, a descendant of the Indo-Scythians, in northwestern India, was a great conqueror, was said to have gained fame by being well versed in grammar, polity, logic, music furthermore he had taken a vow not to kill men except in battle. 

One of them was not conquered by Kanishka from China Identify.

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

  1. Khotan

  2. Yarkand

  3. Kashgar

  4. Kapisa

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Correct Option: D

What was the original name of Euthydemia?

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

  1. Gondhara

  2. Sagala

  3. Kapisa

  4. Purushapura

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Correct Option: B

Who among the following Kushan Emperors was the first to introduce the gold coinage in India?

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

  1. Vima Kadphises

  2. Vima Taktu

  3. Vasishka

  4. Kujula Kadphises

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vima Kadphises, was a Kushan emperor from approximately 90–100 CE. He was the Kushan emperor to first introduce gold coinage, in addition to the existing copper and silver coinage.

Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?

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

  1. Antiochus II

  2. Apollodotus I

  3. Meander I

  4. Menander II

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Correct Option: D

What was the name of the bomber that was used to drop a bomb on Hiroshima by the United States?

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  1. Bockscar

  2. Little Boy

  3. Fat Man

  4. Enola Gay

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Bomber Enola Gay was used for dropping the first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II. Enola Gay was instructed to drop the bomb only if visibility was good.

People of ___________ race were regarded as inferior by Hitler.

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  1. Christian

  2. Jew

  3. Hindu

  4. Islam

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Hitler saw Jews as an inferior race. He wanted to destroy them as part of a conspiracy to take over the world.
  • He ordered the boycott of many Jewish shops and passed a range of laws which were against the Jews.

What was the term used for the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis?

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  1. Holodomor

  2. Kristallnacht

  3. Holocaust

  4. Aktion

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The Holocaust was the murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators.
  • Other than Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, mentally or physically disabled people were also killed in the Holocaust.

Which US President made the decision to drop the bomb on Japan?

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  1. Harry S. Truman

  2. Winston Churchill

  3. Douglas MacArthur

  4. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The decision to drop the bomb on Japan was made by US President Harry Truman.
  • He argued that the bombing would shorten the war, remove any need to invade Japan and so save the lives of thousands of American servicemen as well as Japanese civilians.

Who was the German minister of war production?

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  1. Arthur Harris

  2. Martin Bormann

  3. Albert Speer

  4. Adolf Hitler

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • In February 1942, Adolf Hitler appointed Speer as Minister of Armaments or war production, succeeding Dr Fritz Todt, who had been killed in an aircraft accident.
  • He was a good administrator and considerably raised production levels of armaments.