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UPSC 2001 · Q28 · Ancient History › Post-Gupta & Early Medieval Dynasties · Save

Assertion (A): Harshavardhana convened the Prayag Assembly.

Reason (R): He wanted to popularise only the Mahayana form of Buddhism.

(a) Both A and R are individually true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
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Answer: (c) A is true, but R is false
UPSC 2001 · Q36 · Ancient History › Post-Gupta & Early Medieval Dynasties · Save

Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon?

(a) Aditya I
(b) Rajaraja I
(c) Rajendra
(d) Vijayalaya
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Answer: (b) Rajaraja I