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1. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) becomes the Gupta emperor' or 'Skandagupta becomes the Gupta emperor and repels invasions by the Hunas'?

AChandragupta II (Vikramaditya) becomes the Gupta emperor
BSkandagupta becomes the Gupta emperor and repels invasions by the Hunas
CThe Kalinga War, after which Ashoka embraces Buddhism
DAryabhata composes the 'Aryabhatiya', a landmark work of ancient Indian astronomy and mathematics

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Answer: A

'Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) becomes the Gupta emperor' occurred in 375 CE and 'Skandagupta becomes the Gupta emperor and repels invasions by the Hunas' occurred in 455 CE. The earlier event is 'Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) becomes the Gupta emperor'.

2. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'Alexander the Great crosses the Indus and begins his campaign in India' or 'Pushyamitra Shunga founds the Shunga dynasty'?

AAlexander the Great crosses the Indus and begins his campaign in India
BPushyamitra Shunga founds the Shunga dynasty
CThe Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Fa-Hien (Faxian) arrives in India
DRudradaman I of the Western Kshatrapas issues the Junagadh rock inscription

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Answer: A

'Alexander the Great crosses the Indus and begins his campaign in India' occurred in 327 BCE and 'Pushyamitra Shunga founds the Shunga dynasty' occurred in 184 BCE. The earlier event is 'Alexander the Great crosses the Indus and begins his campaign in India'.

3. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) becomes the Gupta emperor' or 'Death of Skandagupta, after which the Gupta Empire begins to decline'?

AChandragupta II (Vikramaditya) becomes the Gupta emperor
BDeath of Skandagupta, after which the Gupta Empire begins to decline
CThe traditional birth year of Gautama Buddha
DSamudragupta becomes the Gupta emperor

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Answer: A

'Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) becomes the Gupta emperor' occurred in 375 CE and 'Death of Skandagupta, after which the Gupta Empire begins to decline' occurred in 467 CE. The earlier event is 'Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) becomes the Gupta emperor'.

4. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'The Battle of the Hydaspes: Alexander the Great defeats King Porus' or 'The traditional starting point of the Vikram Samvat era'?

AThe Battle of the Hydaspes: Alexander the Great defeats King Porus
BThe traditional starting point of the Vikram Samvat era
CChandragupta I founds the Gupta Empire; the traditional start of the Gupta Era
DThe traditional birth year of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism

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Answer: A

'The Battle of the Hydaspes: Alexander the Great defeats King Porus' occurred in 326 BCE and 'The traditional starting point of the Vikram Samvat era' occurred in 58 BCE. The earlier event is 'The Battle of the Hydaspes: Alexander the Great defeats King Porus'.

5. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'Harshavardhana becomes the ruler of Thanesar and Kanauj' or 'Death of Harshavardhana, after which his empire disintegrates'?

AHarshavardhana becomes the ruler of Thanesar and Kanauj
BDeath of Harshavardhana, after which his empire disintegrates
CKumaragupta I becomes the Gupta emperor
DThe Kalinga War, after which Ashoka embraces Buddhism

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Answer: A

'Harshavardhana becomes the ruler of Thanesar and Kanauj' occurred in 606 CE and 'Death of Harshavardhana, after which his empire disintegrates' occurred in 647 CE. The earlier event is 'Harshavardhana becomes the ruler of Thanesar and Kanauj'.

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1. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) becomes the Gupta emperor' or 'Skandagupta becomes the Gupta emperor and repels invasions by the Hunas'?

2. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'Alexander the Great crosses the Indus and begins his campaign in India' or 'Pushyamitra Shunga founds the Shunga dynasty'?

3. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) becomes the Gupta emperor' or 'Death of Skandagupta, after which the Gupta Empire begins to decline'?

4. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'The Battle of the Hydaspes: Alexander the Great defeats King Porus' or 'The traditional starting point of the Vikram Samvat era'?

5. Which of the following events occurred earlier — 'Harshavardhana becomes the ruler of Thanesar and Kanauj' or 'Death of Harshavardhana, after which his empire disintegrates'?

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