ANSWER: B. Vardhana dynasty
SOLUTION :The Pushyabhuti dynasty, also known as the Vardhana dynasty, came into prominence after the decline of the Gupta Empire.

ANSWER: C. Pushyabhuti
SOLUTION: The founder of the Vardhana dynasty is considered to be Pushyabhuti, according to the 7th century poet Bana’s legendary account in Harshacharita.

ANSWER :D. Prabhakara – Vardhana
SOLUTION:Prabhakar Vardhana has been considered as the founder as well as the first ruler of the Pushyabhuti dynasty.

ANSWER:C. Shashank
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.

ANSWER: A. 606 AD to 647 AD
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.

ANSWER: B. Harshavardhan
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.

ANSWER: C. Kannauj
SOLUTION: The capital of Harsha was originally Thaneswar, but he shifted it to Kannauj.

ANSWER: D. Banabhatta
SOLUTION: Banabhatta was the court poet of king Harshavardhana. Banabhatta wrote Harshvardhan’s biography Harshacharita in Sanskrit.

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.

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.