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Question 21. According to Puranas, the prime place of Chandravansh’s ruler was
  1.    Ayodhya
  2.    Shravasti
  3.    Kashi
  4.    Pratishthanpur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Pratishthanpur
Answer: (d)
Question 22. Chinese traveller I-Tsing was on the tour of Bihar in about
  1.    635 A.D.
  2.    672 A.D.
  3.    405 A.D.
  4.    637 A.D.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 672 A.D.
Answer: (b)
Question 23. How many students were studying in the Nalanda University as mentioned by Hiuen Tsang?
  1.    10,000
  2.    8,000
  3.    15,000
  4.    12,000
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 10,000
Answer: (a)
As mentioned by Hiuen Tsang, 10,000 students were studying at the Nalanda University. Founded in the 5th Century AD, Nalanda University is known as the ancient seat of learning. 2,000 teachers and 10,000 students from all over the Buddhist world lived and studied at Nalanda, the first Residential International University of the World.
A walk in the ruins of the university takes you to an era, that saw India leading in imparting knowledge, to the world – the era when India was a coveted place for studies. The University flourished during the 5th and 12th centuries.
Question 24. Who has written the ‘Harshacharita’?
  1.    Banabhatta
  2.    Parimalgupta
  3.    Aryabhatta
  4.    Vishnugupta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Banabhatta
Answer: (a)
Question 25. The theory of Karma is related with
  1.    Mimansa
  2.    Vaisheshika
  3.    Nyaya
  4.    Vedanta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mimansa
Answer: (a)
Question 26. The last ruler of Gupta dynasty was
  1.    Kumaragupta
  2.    Budhagupta
  3.    Srigupta
  4.    Vishnugupta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Vishnugupta
Answer: (d)
Question 27. In which century, did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien visit India?
  1.    5th century AD
  2.    4th century AD
  3.    7th century AD
  4.    6th century AD
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 5th century AD
Answer: (a)In 5th century AD, the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahein visit India. Travelling through central Asia and northwest India, Fa-hien reached northern India and then visited the holy Buddhist sites located in the Ganges valley: Kapilavastu, the birthplace ofBuddha; Bodhgaya, the site of Buddha’s enlightenment; Sarnath, where Buddha preached his first sermon, and Kushinagara, the place of Buddha’s nirvana.
Question 28. What was the period of rule of Samudra Gupta?
  1.    AD 375–396
  2.    AD 370–380
  3.    AD 380–398
  4.    AD 330–375
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> AD 330–375
Answer: (d)
Question 29. The Gupta ruler who repaired Sudarsana Lake for the second time was
  1.    Skanda Gupta
  2.    Rama Gupta
  3.    Samudra Gupta
  4.    Vishnu Gupta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Skanda Gupta
Answer: (a)
Question 30. ‘Sankhya’ Philosophy is propounded by
  1.    Jaimini
  2.    Patanjali
  3.    Gautam
  4.    Kapila
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Kapila
Answer: (d)

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