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Assertion (A): The Kushanas issued a large number of gold coins.
Reason (R): The period was marked by flourishing trade
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The first two Kushana kings, Kujula and Vima issued gold coins. The coins were die-struck and produced in large numbers to facilitate growing trade and commerce. Largest number of copper coins was issued by the Kushanas. It was also a period of great wealth marked by extensive mercantile activities.
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Who wrote the famous Kural which in verse deals with many aspects of life and religion?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Thiruvalluvar, also known as Valluvar, was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known for authoring Thirukkuṛaḷ, a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economical matters, and love. The text is considered as one of the finest works of the Tamil literature.
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Who among the following wrote the Kural, which deals with many aspects of life and religion?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Thiruvalluvar, also known as Valluvar, was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known for authoring Thirukkuṛaḷ, a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economical matters, and love. The text is considered as one of the finest works of the Tamil literature.
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Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented his coins as playing the lute or Veena?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Samudragupta was a ruler of the Gupta Empire of present-day India. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi, he greatly expanded his dynasty's political power. Samudragupta is represented on his coins playing the lute (Vina).
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The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Sage Kapila is traditionally credited as a founder of the Samkhya school. However, it is unclear in which century of 1st millennium BCE Kapila lived. Kapila appears in Rigveda, but context suggests that the word means "reddish-brown color".
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Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
This first three Vedas are jointly called Vedatrayi i.e. trio of Vedas. The Atharva Veda is the "knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life". The text is the fourth Veda, but has been a late addition to the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism.
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Choose the correct option
I. Dharmpala was the founder of the Pala Empire.
II. Mihir Bhoja belongs to Pratihar dynasty.
III. Mihir bhoja was the devotee of Lord KRISHNA.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Mihira Bhoja or Bhoja I was a ruler of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty of India. He succeeded his father Ramabhadra. Bhoja was a devotee of Vishnu and adopted the title of Adivaraha which is inscribed on some of his coins.
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Who was the founder of Pataliputra?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The ancient city of Pataliputra was founded in the 5th century BCE by Ajatashatru, king of Magadha (South Bihar). His son Udaya (Udayin) made it the capital of Magadha, which it remained until the 1st century BCE.
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Taxila University was located between which two rivers?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
River Indus and Hydaspes, river Hydaspes is now known as river Jhelum it is a tributary of river Indus.
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Bimbisara was succeeded by
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
He is also known for his cultural achievements and was a great friend and protector of the Buddha. Bimbisara built the city of Rajagriha, famous in Buddhist writings. He was succeeded on the throne by his son Ajatashatru, who murdered his father to obtain power.