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1. Who was the founder of Shunga dynasty?
A. Pushyamitra
B. Agnimitra
C. Devabhuti
D. Kirtivaraman
ANSWER: A. Pushyamitra
SOLUTION :The Pushyabhuti dynasty, also known as the Vardhana dynasty, came into prominence after the decline of the Gupta Empire.
2. Which Shunga king was the hero of Kalidasa’s Malavikagnimitra?
A. Pushyamitra
B. Agnimitra
C. Kirtivaraman
D. Devabhuti
ANSWER: B. Agnimitra
SOLUTION: The founder of the Vardhana dynasty is considered to be Pushyabhuti, according to the 7th century poet Bana’s legendary account in Harshacharita.
3. What was the capital of Shunga dynasty?
A. Pataliputra
B. Ujjain
C. Taxila
D. Mathura
ANSWER :A. Pataliputra
SOLUTION:Prabhakar Vardhana has been considered as the founder as well as the first ruler of the Pushyabhuti dynasty.
4. The greek ambassador Heliodoros came to India during the reign of__________.
A. Pushyamitra
B. Bhagabhadra
C. Agnimitra
D. Devabhuti
ANSWER:B. Bhagabhadra
SOLUTION:Shashanka, the King of Gauda in Eastern Bengal, then entered Magadha as a friend of Rajyavardhana, but was in a secret alliance with the Malwa king. Accordingly, Shashanka treacherously murdered Rajyavardhana. In the meantime, Rajyashri escaped into forests.
5. Who was the last ruler of Shunga dynasty?
A. Vasudeva
B. Susarman
C. Devabhuti
D. Kirtivaraman
ANSWER: C. Devabhuti
SOLUTION:Harshavardhana (IAST Harṣa-vardhana; c. 590–647 CE) was a Pushyabhuti emperor who ruled northern India from 606 to 647 CE. He was the son of Prabhakaravardhana who had defeated the Alchon Hun invaders, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, present-day Haryana.
6. Who was the founder of Kanva dynasty?
A. Devabhuti
B. Satakarni
C. Simuka
D. Vasudeva
ANSWER: D. Vasudeva
SOLUTION: King Harshavardhana was the son of Prabhakar Vardhana, the founder of the Pushyabhuti Dynasty or the Vardhana Dynasty. He is considered one of the most prominent rulers of the 7th century.
7. Harshvardhana shifted his capital from Taneswar to _________.
A. Madurai
B. Tanjore
C. Kannauj
D. Pataliputra
ANSWER: C. Kannauj
SOLUTION: The capital of Harsha was originally Thaneswar, but he shifted it to Kannauj.
8. Who was the court poet of Harshvardhana that recorded his achievements?
A. Kalidas
B. Chand Bardai
C. Ashvaghosha
D. Banabhatta
ANSWER: D. Banabhatta
SOLUTION: Banabhatta was the court poet of king Harshavardhana. Banabhatta wrote Harshvardhan’s biography Harshacharita in Sanskrit.
9. Who was written the ‘ Harshacharita’?
A. Nagasena
B. Banabhatta
C. Ashvaghosha
D. Chand Bardai
ANSWER: B. Banabhatta
SOLUTION: The Harshacharita (Sanskrit: हर्षचरित, Harṣacarita) (The deeds of Harsha), is the biography of Indian emperor Harsha by Banabhatta, also known as Bana, who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh-century CE India.
10. Which Chinese piligrims came to India during the time of Harshvardhan?
A. Hieun Tsang
B. Faxian
C. Yijing
D. None
ANSWER: A. Hieun Tsang
SOLUTION:The image is of Hsuan Tsang, a Buddhist monk, scholar and traveller from China. He visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana.