1. Gandhara School of Art was developed during the reign of

(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Bindusara

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Kanishka 

2. In the Mathura School of Art, Buddha’s images are largely carved in [UPSC CAPF 2021]

(a) Dhyana Mudra
(b) Abhaya Mudra
(c) Dharmachakra Mudra
(d) Varada Mudra

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Abhaya Mudra 

3. Who among the following assassinated the last Mauryan King Brihadrath?

(a) Pushyamitra Sunga
(b) Vasudeva
(c) Bhadrabahu
(d) Kanishka

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Pushyamitra Sunga 

4. Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty? [UPSC CSE 2016]

(a) Swapnavasavadatta
(b) Malavikagnamitra
(c) Meghadoota
(d) Ratnavali

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Malavikagnamitra 

5. The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by

(a) Kanishka
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harsha
(d) Fa-Hien

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Kanishka 

6. With whom is ‘Junagarh Rock Inscription’ associated?

(a) Rudradaman
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Chandragupta-II
(d) Gautamiputra Satakarni

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Rudradaman 

7. Which king started the Saka Era?

(a) Kanishka
(b) Vikramaditya
(c) Samudra Gupta
(d) Ashoka

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Kanishka 

8. Which rulers are also called Yueh-chis?

(a) Shakas
(b) Parthians
(c) Kushanas
(d) Bactrians

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Kushanas 

9. Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka?

(a) Kamban, Banabhatta, Ashvagosha
(b) Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra
(c) Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta
(d) Kalidas, Kamba, Vasumitra

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Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra 

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

(a) Mauryas
(b) Indo-Greeks
(c) Guptas
(d) Kushans

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Indo-Greeks 

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