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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

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  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

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

  6. A.

    Shakas

    B.

    Parthians

    C.

    Greeks

    D.

    Kushans

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  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

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

  10. A.

    Mauryas

    B.

    Indo-Greeks

    C.

    Guptas

    D.

    Kushans

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  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

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  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.

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

  16. A.

    Rudradaman

    B.

    Bimbisara

    C.

    Chandragupta-II

    D.

    Gautamiputra Satakarni

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  17. Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at

  18. A.

    Mathura

    B.

    Prayag

    C.

    Varanasi

    D.

    Tamralipt

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

  20. A.

    Religion

    B.

    Art

    C.

    Literature

    D.

    Architecture

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