WBCS.LIVE practice question

Kushanas were the descendants of which of the following Central Asian Tribes?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Hiung-nu
  2. Wu-Sun
  3. Little Yueh-Chi
  4. Great Yueh-Chi

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Great Yueh-Chi

Explanation: The correct answer is D. Great Yueh-Chi. The Kushanas were originally one of the five clans of the Great Yueh-Chi (Yuezhi), a Central Asian nomadic tribe that migrated from northwestern China to Bactria (present-day Afghanistan and Tajikistan) after being displaced by the Hiung-nu.