1.	King Harshavardhan ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, _____ ?
	Indravardhan
	Suryavardhan
	Rajyavardhana
	Chandravardhan
	Answer: Rajyavardhana Explanation: Harshavardhana ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother Rajyavardhana, also known as Rajya Vardhan, was the eldest son of Prabhakaravardhana and member of the Pushyabhuti Dynasty. He ascended the throne after his father's death and was succeeded by his younger brother Harsha.
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2.	During the reign of which of the following kings did Chinese traveller Xuanzang visit India ?
	Harshavardhana
	Prabhakara Vardhana
	Chandragupta Maurya
	Ashoka
	Answer: Harshavardhana Explanation: Xuanzang w as a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who traveled to India in the seventh century and described the interaction between Chinese Buddhism and Indian Buddhism during the reign of Harsha
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3.	During the reign of which of the following kings did Chinese traveller Xuanzang visit India ?
	Harshavardhana
	Prabhakara Vardhana
	Chandragupta Maurya
	Ashoka
	Answer: Harshavardhana Explanation: The Chinese traveler Xuanzang came to India during the reign of Harshavardhana. Harshavardhana (606-647 A.D.) ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, Rajyavardhana. He maintained diplomatic relations with China and sent envoys, who exchanged ideas of the Chinese rulers and developed their knowledge about each other.
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4.	Hiuen Tsang, hailed as the prince of pilgrims, visited India during the region of king _____ ?
	Ashoka
	Samudragupta
	Harsha
	Vishnugupta
	Answer: Harsha Explanation: The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited India during the period of emperor Harsha Vardhan in the 7th century BCE. After going back to China he wrote a book about his experience in India.
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5.	The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, ____ ?
	Dandin
	Kamban
	Banabhatta
	Jinsena
	Answer: Banabhatta Explanation: anabhatta wrote the book Harshacharita in Sanskrit which describes the deeds of the harshvardhan. Banabhatta is the well known Sanskrit writer of the 7th century.
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6.	Who among the following defeated HarshaVardhan in 618 CE ?
	Chandragupta I
	Pulakeshin II
	Pushyamitra
	Alexander
	Answer: Pulakeshin II Explanation: Pulakeshin II defeated HarshaVardhan on the banks of Narmada in the winter of 618–619.
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7.	Banabhatta was the court poet of which of the following Indian King ?
	Harshavardhana
	Chandra Gupta II
	Pulkesin II
	Yasovarman
	Answer: Harshavardhana Explanation: Banabhatta was the court poet of King Harshavardhana of Vardhana dynasty. Banabhatta has written the biography of ‘Harshavardhana’ and called it ‘Harshacharita’. Harshcharita was the first historical biography in the Sanskrit language.
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8.	During whose reign did the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visit India ?
	Chandragupta Vikramaditya
	Samudragupta
	Chandragupta I
	Harshavardhana
	Answer: Harshavardhana Explanation: During Harshavardhan reign did the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visit India. Hiuen Tsang wrote a detailed description of India during the reign of Harsha in his book ‘Si-yu-ki’ or ‘Record of the Western Countries’. Harshavardhana ruled North India from 606-647 CE. He was the ruler of the Vardhana dynasty.
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