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Harshavardhana period - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    UP Lower Sub Pre 2004
    The place in UP, where Harshavardhana organized the Buddha mega convention
    1. Kashi
    2. Prayag
    3. Ayodhya
    4. Sarnath
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  2. Question 2

    JH PCS Pre 2016
    The Chalukyan ruler Pulakeshin's victory over Harsha was in the year
    1. 612 AD
    2. 618 AD
    3. 622 AD
    4. 634 AD
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  3. Question 3

    BPSC Pre 2003
    Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of
    1. Taxila
    2. Vikramshila
    3. Magadh
    4. Nalanda
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  4. Question 4

    BPSC Pre 1999
    Nalanda University was destroyed by
    1. Muslims
    2. Kushans
    3. Sythinas
    4. Mughals
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  5. Question 5

    RAS/RTS Pre 1993/ AP PSC Pre 2018
    During Post-Gupta period, main business centre was
    1. Kannauj
    2. Ujjain
    3. Dhar
    4. Devgiri
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  6. Question 6

    Who took the title Uttarapathanatha (Lord of North) ?
    1. Harshavardhana
    2. Kanishka
    3. Ashoka
    4. Chandragupta Maurya
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  7. Question 7

    Who governed his empire on the same lines of Gupta?
    1. Pulakesin-II
    2. Ashoka
    3. Harsha
    4. Rudrasena-I
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  8. Question 8

    The term 'Nalanda; means ____________.
    1. Giver of Knowledge
    2. Seeker of Knowledge
    3. Truth
    4. Knowledge
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  9. Question 9

    Which ruler prohibited the use of animal food in his kingdom?
    1. Harshvardhana
    2. Ashoka
    3. Kanishka
    4. None of the above
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  10. Question 10

    The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was
    1. Kaniska
    2. Ashoka
    3. Bimbisara
    4. Harshavardhana
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  11. Question 11

    Which inscription contains the signature of Harsha?
    1. Aihole Inscription
    2. Allahabad Inscription
    3. Banskhera Inscription
    4. Sonpat Inscription
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  12. Question 12

    Brick temple of Laxamana at Sripur was built during which ruler's regin?
    1. Ashoka
    2. Kanishka
    3. Pulakesin-II
    4. Harsha
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  13. Question 13

    After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued between the three contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj. Which of the following was not a party in the struggle?
    1. Gurjar Partiharas
    2. Rastrakutas
    3. Palas
    4. Paramaras
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  14. Question 14

    What was the extent of Harsha’s empire?
    1. The entire Indian subcontinent
    2. The whole of India
    3. The entire Deccan region
    4. A part of northern India
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  15. Question 15

    Harsha was the last great royal patron of ?
    1. Jainism
    2. Buddhism
    3. Shaivism
    4. Bhagavatism
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  16. Question 16

    Who succeeded Harshavardhana after his death?
    1. Rajyavardhan II
    2. Pulakesin II
    3. There are no direct successor
    4. Dharmapala
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  17. Question 17

    Which of the following plays was NOT written by Harshavardhana ?
    1. Ratnavali
    2. Priyadarshika
    3. Nagananda
    4. Mudrarakshasa
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  18. Question 18

    What was the official language of administration during Harsha's reign?
    1. Sanaskrit
    2. Pali
    3. Prakrit
    4. Tamil
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  19. Question 19

    Harshavardhana established diplomatic relations with which foreign power?
    1. Persia
    2. China
    3. Greece
    4. Rome
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  20. Question 20

    What was the primary source of revenue during Harsha's reign?
    1. Land tax
    2. Trade tax
    3. Religious donations
    4. Wealth tax
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