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13401
Which Umayyad governor sent Muhammad bin Qasim to Sindh?
A. Musa bin Nusair
B. Hajjaj bin Yusuf
C. Walid bin Abdul Malik
D. Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik
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Hajjaj bin Yusuf, the Governor of Iraq and the eastern provinces, dispatched his nephew Muhammad bin Qasim to Sindh.
13402
What was the primary reason for the Arab invasion of Sindh?
A. Expansion of territory
B. Looting of Arab ships by pirates
C. Religious propagation
D. Invitation by local Buddhists
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The immediate cause was the looting of Arab ships carrying gifts from the King of Ceylon by pirates near Debal, which Raja Dahir failed to address.
13403
Who was the ruler of Sindh at the time of the Arab invasion?
A. Raja Porus
B. Raja Dahir
C. Raja Chach
D. Raja Ambhi
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Raja Dahir was the last Hindu ruler of the Brahmin dynasty in Sindh when Muhammad bin Qasim invaded.
13404
Who led the Arab conquest of Sindh in 712 AD?
A. Muhammad bin Qasim
B. Tariq bin Ziyad
C. Musa bin Nusair
D. Mahmud of Ghazni
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Muhammad bin Qasim, a 17-year-old Umayyad general, led the successful invasion of Sindh in 712 AD.
13405
Who was the Greek ambassador Heliodorus sent to?
A. Pushyamitra Shunga
B. Bhagabhadra
C. Agnimitra
D. Devabhuti
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Heliodorus was the Greek ambassador sent by Antialcidas to the court of the Shunga king Bhagabhadra. He erected the famous Garuda Pillar at Besnagar.
13406
Which ancient astronomer claimed that the earth rotates on its axis?
A. Varahamihira
B. Aryabhatta
C. Brahmagupta
D. Bhaskara II
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Aryabhatta, in his work Aryabhatiya, correctly propounded that the earth rotates on its own axis, causing day and night.
13407
Who wrote 'Nitishara'?
A. Kamandaka
B. Kautilya
C. Manu
D. Yajnavalkya
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Kamandaka wrote 'Nitishara' (Essence of Politics) during the Gupta period, which was heavily influenced by Kautilya's Arthashastra.
13408
Which philosopher propounded the 'Vaisheshika' philosophy?
A. Kapila
B. Gautama
C. Jaimini
D. Kanada
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Sage Kanada (Kashyapa) founded the Vaisheshika school of philosophy, known for its atomic theory.
13409
Who was the greatest ruler of the Pratihara dynasty?
A. Vatsaraja
B. Nagabhata II
C. Mihira Bhoja
D. Mahendrapala
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Mihira Bhoja (Bhoja I) is considered the greatest and most powerful ruler of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty.
13410
The character 'Vasantasena' appears in which play?
A. Shakuntalam
B. Mrichchhakatika
C. Ratnavali
D. Swapnavasavadatta
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Vasantasena is the courtesan and female protagonist in Shudraka's play 'Mrichchhakatika'.
