1. Which of the following Kushan Emperors was the first to introduce gold coinage in India?
- Vima Kadphises
- Vima Taktu
- Vasishka
- Kujula Kadphises
Answer: Vima Kadphises
2. Who among the following were known as Tocharians?
- Kushans
- Shakas
- Hunas
- Kalabhras
Answer: Kushans
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3. Which Buddhist scholar wrote the Buddhacharita?
- Vasumitra
- Ashvagosha
- Charaka
- Nagarjuna
Answer: Ashvagosha
4. Which city was the main capital of Kushana king Kanishka I?
- Pataliputra
- Purushapura
- Taxila
- Mathura
Answer: Purushapura
5. The reign of which of the following was known as the golden age for the Mathura school of art?
- Indo-Greeks
- Sakas
- Kushanas
- Gupta
Answer: Kushanas
6. Which king started the Shaka era?
- Kadphises I
- Kanishka
- Vima Kadphises
- Vasudeva II
Answer: Kanishka
7. Which ruler of the Kushan period adopted the title ‘Devputra’?
- Kadphises I
- Vima Kadphises
- Kanishka
- Vasudeva II
Answer:Kanishka
8. Under which king did the Kushana Empire reach its zenith?
- Kadphises I
- Kanishka
- Vasudeva II
- Vima Kadphises
Answer:Kanishka
9. During the reign of which Kushana king was the Fourth Buddhist Council held?
- Kanishka
- Huvishka
- Vasudeva
- Vasishka
Answer:Kanishka
10. Begram in Afghanistan was the capital of which king?
- Kanishka
- Asoka
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Samudragupta
Answer:Kanishka
11. Who among the following introduced the Shaka era?
- Ashoka
- Kanishka
- Rudraraman
- Bimbisara
Answer:Kanishka
12. Which king of the Kushan period built a stupa to house the Buddha’s relics in the city of Purushpura?
- Kanishka
- Vasudeva II
- Kadphises I
- Vima Kadphises
Answer:Kanishka
13. Which dynasty was identified solely based on coins?
- Gupta
- Kushana
- Rashtrakuta
- Chalukya
Answer:Kushana
14. Which Kushana king adopted the epithet “Dharma-thida”?
- Vima Kadaphises
- Kuzul Kadaphises
- Kanishka the Great
- Huvishka
Answer:Kuzul Kadaphises
15. Who is also known as the “father of Ayurveda”?
- Charaka
- Vasumitra
- Mathara
- Ashvagosha
Answer:Charaka
16. Prajnaparamita is related to which religion?
- Buddhism
- Jainism
- Hindu
- None of the above
Answer:Buddhism
17. Which Kushana ruler proclaimed himself as ‘Mahishvara’ on his coins?
- Kanishka
- Kadphises I
- Vasudeva II
- Vima Kadphises
Answer:Vima Kadphises
18. Kanishka, belonged to the:
- Satavahana Dynasty
- Chola Dynasty
- Kushan Dynasty
- Maurya Dynasty
Answer:Kushan Dynasty
19. Which king patronized both the Gandhara and Mathura schools of sculpture?
- King Ajatshatru
- King Kalasoka
- King Ashoka
- King Kanishka
Answer:King Kanishka
20. Which language was used in Kanishka’s coins and inscriptions?
- Pali
- Prakrit
- Bactrian language
- Sanskrit
Answer:Bactrian language
21. Which dynasty’s rulers adopted the title “Devaputra”?
- Maurya
- Sunga
- Kushana
- Saka-Kshatrapa
Answer:Kushana
22. Who was the last ruler of the Kushana empire?
- Kadphises I
- Ashvagosha
- Vasudeva II
- Vima Kadphises
Answer:Vasudeva
23. Who were the first kings to issue the largest hoards of gold coins in India?
- Mauryas
- Kushans
- Guptas
- None of the above
Answer:Kushans
24. Which Buddhist scholar compiled the Mahavibhasa?
- Charaka
- Mathara
- Vasumitra
- Nagarjuna
Answer:Vasumitra
25. Around 2000 years ago ______ became the second capital of the Kushanas.
- Patliputra
- Madurai
- Vaishali
- Mathura
Answer:Mathura
26. Which of the following cities emerged as the second capital of the Kushanas during their
empire?
- Kannauj
- Mathura
- Purushpur
- Pataliputra
Answer:Mathura
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