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  1. The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by:

  2. A.

    Kanishka

    B.

    Ashoka

    C.

    Harsha

    D.

    Fa-Hien


  3. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?

  4. A.

    Satavahanas

    B.

    Mauryas

    C.

    Guptas

    D.

    Cholas


  5. Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following?

  6. A.

    Shakas

    B.

    Parthians

    C.

    Greeks

    D.

    Kushans


  7. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?

  8. A.

    Kanishka

    B.

    Vikramaditya

    C.

    Samudra Gupta

    D.

    Ashoka


  9. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?

  10. A.

    Mauryas

    B.

    Indo-Greeks

    C.

    Guptas

    D.

    Kushans


  11. Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka?

  12. A.

    Kamban, Banabhatta, Ashvagosha

    B.

    Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra

    C.

    Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta

    D.

    Kalidas, Kamba, Vasumitra


  13. Mohammed-bin-Qasim conquered Sindh in the year

  14. A.

    712 A.D.

    B.

    812 A.D.

    C.

    912 A.D.

    D.

    1012 A.D.


  15. With whom is ‘Junagarh Rock Inscription' associated?

  16. A.

    Rudradaman

    B.

    Bimbisara

    C.

    Chandragupta-II

    D.

    Gautamiputra Satakarni


  17. Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at

  18. A.

    Mathura

    B.

    Prayag

    C.

    Varanasi

    D.

    Tamralipt


  19. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of

  20. A.

    Religion

    B.

    Art

    C.

    Literature

    D.

    Architecture