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Question 1

empire after MAURYANS

Answer 1

kushans

Question 2

kushans belonged to which tribe?

Answer 2

Yueh-chi tribe

Question 3

who established kushana kingdom and when?

Answer 3

Kadphises 1

1st Century AD

Question 4

who suceeded Kadphises 1 and which place did he conquered?

Answer 4

Kadphises 2

punjab & indus valley

Question 5

who captured the throne after Kadphises 2 ?

Answer 5

Kanishka

Question 6

who is considered the most powerful kushan king?

Answer 6

Kanishka

Question 7

Kanishka marched to PATALIPURA and subdued _______

Answer 7

Saka satraps

Question 8

Kanishka fought chinese how many times?

Answer 8

2

Question 9

kanishka defeated chinese in 1st or 2nd fight?

Answer 9

2nd

Question 10

Kanishka was defeated by which chinese comander?

Answer 10

PANCHAO

Question 11

Kanishka won which areas in 2nd chinese fight

Answer 11

Kashgar
Khotan
Yarqand
Parts of Central Asia

Question 12

Kanishka created new capital named ?

Answer 12

Purusha-purum( peshawar )

Question 13

Kanishka was impressed by which religion?

Answer 13

buddhism

Question 14

Kanishka organised _______ buddhist council at KASHMIR

Answer 14

4th

Question 15

the new division of buddhism known as _______ originated in 4th buddhism council

Answer 15

Mahayana

Question 16

who was Ashvaghosha?

Answer 16

Mahayana buddhist scholar

Question 17

works of Ashvaghosha ?

Answer 17

Buddha-charita

Sutra-lankar

Question 18

Vasumitra compiled?

Answer 18

maha-vibhasa

Question 19

name 3 buddhist philosophers present in 4th council

Answer 19

Vasupandu
ashva-ghosa
nagar-juna

Question 20

name famous physician in kanishka’s empire

Answer 20

charaka

Question 21

name famous builder in kanishka’s empire

Answer 21

Ajil-asim

Question 22

which art flourished during Kanishka’s time

Answer 22

Gandhara art

Question 23

gandhara art was of ______ style

Answer 23

indo-greek

Question 24

Kanishka was also known as ________

Answer 24

Ashoka 2

Question 25

Saka era begin in the year of ascending of throne by ________

Answer 25

kanishka

Question 26

kushan empire declined with the death of which ruler?

Answer 26

kanishka

Question 27

next empie after Kushans was?

Answer 27

guptas

Question 28

capital of gupta was?

Answer 28

pataliputra

Question 29

first IMPORTANT king of Gupta dynasty?

Answer 29

chandragupta 1

Question 30

gupta era began with the coronation of which king?

Answer 30

Chandragupta 1

Question 31

saka era began with the coronation of which king?

Answer 31

Kanishka

Question 32

who succeeded chandragupta 1?

Answer 32

Samundragupta

Question 33

which inscription describes the conquests of Samundragupta ?

Answer 33

ALLAHABAD inscription

Question 34

the gupta epire extend:
N
S
E
W

Answer 34

N-himalayas
S-vindhyas
E-bengal
W-indus

Question 35

what does allahabad inscription describe about conquerings of Samundragupta?

Answer 35

9 north indian kings
11 republicans
12 south indian kings

Question 36

who incribed allahabad pillar?

Answer 36

harisena

Question 37

after samundragupta who was considered as famous king?

Answer 37

chandragupta 2

Question 38

samundragupta defeated which foreign invaders and captured which place?

Answer 38

sakas

ujjain

Question 39

official language of gupta dynasty

Answer 39

sanskrit

Question 40

which paintings belong to gupta age

Answer 40

ajanta cave paintings

Question 41

books written during gupta age

Answer 41

ramayana
mahabhartha
18 puranas
pancha-thanthiras

Question 42

sanskrit scholar patronised by guptas?

Answer 42

kalidasa
pasar
visa-gatha-tha

Question 43

which university was founded by guptas?

Answer 43

nalanda university

Question 44

which gupta founded nalanda university

Answer 44

kumara gupta

Question 45

famous mathematicians of gupta age?

Answer 45

aryabhatta

varaha-mihira

Question 46

famous physicians of gupta age?

Answer 46

saragar
susuru-dar
dhan-vantari

Question 47

which age was considered as golden age of india?

Answer 47

gupta age

Question 48

gupta empire declined due to invasion of ?

Answer 48

pushya-mithra

huns

Question 49

chandragupta 2 was also known as?

Answer 49

vikramaditya

Question 50

which chinese traveller visited india during the rule of chadragupta 2?

Answer 50

Fa-hien

Question 51

which empire came after the guptas?

Answer 51

harsha empire

Question 52

who created harsha empire?

Answer 52

harsha-vardhana

Question 53

harsha-vardhana was the king of _________ before creating harsh empire?

Answer 53

thaneshwar

Question 54

harshas were already defeated by _____ before creating empire

Answer 54

huns

Question 55

which city became the capitla of harsha empire?

Answer 55

kanauj

Question 56

harshavardhana could not win over south india as he was defeated by __________

Answer 56

pulikesin 2

Question 57

______ killed harsha’s brother and his empire was annexed by harsha

Answer 57

sasanka

Question 58

harsha embraced buddhism due to the influence of ?

Answer 58

his sister
hieun tsang(chinese scholar)

Question 59

harsha patronised which university?

Answer 59

nalanda university

Question 60

harsha’s minister named ____

Answer 60

bana

Question 61

bana wrote a book for harsha known as ?

Answer 61

harsha-charita

Question 62

name three literary works of harsh?

Answer 62

nag-ananda
ratna-vali
priya-darshika

Question 63

which chinese scholar visited india during rule of :
harsha
chandragupta 2

Answer 63

H- hieun tsang

C- fahien

Question 64

name the book written by hieun tsang on india & buddhism

Answer 64

si-yu-ki

Question 65

name the last empire of north india before islamic conquest?

Answer 65

harsha’s empire

Question 66

name the 4 cities visited by hieun tsang

Answer 66

kanauj
prayag
nalanda
kanchipuram