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  1. "Charak’ was the famous court physician of

  2. A.

    Harsha

    B.

    Chandra Gupta Maurya

    C.

    Ashoka

    D.

    Kanishka


  3. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?

  4. A.

    Banabhatta

    B.

    Harshavardhana

    C.

    Baskarvardhana

    D.

    Bindusara


  5. Satvahanas minted their coins predominantly in

  6. A.

    Lead

    B.

    Silver

    C.

    Gold

    D.

    Copper


  7. Who is called as the 'second Ashoka'?

  8. A.

    Samudra Gupta

    B.

    Chandra Gupta Maurya

    C.

    Kanishka

    D.

    Harshavardhana


  9. The capital of Kanishka was:

  10. A.

    Puruspura

    B.

    Benares

    C.

    Allahabad

    D.

    Sarnath


  11. The Greatest Kushan leader who got converted to Buddhism was

  12. A.

    Kujala

    B.

    Vima

    C.

    Kanishka

    D.

    Kadphises


  13. Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite banks of this river

  14. A.

    Ravi

    B.

    Jhelum

    C.

    Sutlej

    D.

    Chenab


  15. ‘Puruspura' is the other name for

  16. A.

    Patna

    B.

    Pataliputra

    C.

    Peshawar

    D.

    Punjab


  17. With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya was associated?

  18. A.

    Taxila

    B.

    Nalanda

    C.

    Vikramshila

    D.

    Vaishali


  19. The year of accession of Kanishka to throne was:

  20. A.

    108 AD

    B.

    78 AD

    C.

    58 AD

    D.

    128 AD