Maurya-North / Pre-Gupta period (185 BC-319 AD)

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51.Assertion (A) : The Kushans traded through the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Reason (R) : His well organized navy was of high order
 
A. Both A and R are correct and R explains A
 
B. Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A.
 
C. A is correct but R is incorrect
 
D. A is wrong but R is correct
 
Option “C” is correct.
52.The art style which is a mixture of Indian and Greek / Greek style is called?
 
A. Pinnacle
 
B. Weser
 
C. Gandhara
 
D. Nagar
 
Option “C” is correct.
53.Kanishka was a follower of which branch of Buddhism which he spread to Central Asia and the Far East?
 
A. kanthapura
 
B. Vajrayana
 
C. Mahayana
 
D. Sahajayaan
 
Option “C” is correct.
54.What was the most important event of Kanishka’s reign?
 
A. Spread of Buddhism outside India
 
B. Resurgence of Jainism
 
C. Fourth Buddhist Council
 
D. Development of Gandhara Style
 
Option “C” is correct.
55.Who was the contemporary of Patanjali, the great grammarian of ancient India?
 
A. Kanishka
 
B. Chandragupta II
 
C. Shatakarni, son of Gautami
 
D. Pushyamitra Sunga
 
Option “D” is correct.
56.Which king was the first to issue a long inscription in pure Sanskrit language in India?
 
A. by the Yavana king Menander
 
B. by the Shaka king Rudradaman
 
C. Parthava by King Gondophirnus
 
D. by the Kushan king Kanishka
 
Option “B” is correct.
57.During the reign of which king the Christian preacher St. Thomas came to India?
 
A. Meander
 
B. Rudradaman
 
C. Gondophyrans
 
D. Kanishka
 
Option “C” is correct.
58.Which Kushan ruler first issued gold coins?
 
A. Cadphisus I
 
B. Cadphisus II
 
C. Kanishka
 
D. Vim Kadphisus
 
Option “B” is correct.
59.The rulers of which dynasty used the ‘Kshatrap system’?
 
A. The Guptas
 
B. Indo-Yavans
 
C. The iranians
 
D. Turkish
 
Option “D” is correct.
60.The rulers of which dynasty assumed the title of ‘Tratar’ (the liberator)?
 
A. Turkish
 
B. Kushan
 
C. Indo-Yavan
 
D. Parthian
 
Option “A” is correct.