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NDA 2018 GAT · General Knowledge · Ancient India · hard

The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of

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The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of
  1. A. Chandragupta II
  2. B. Harshavardhana
  3. C. Ashoka
  4. D. Kanishka
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Answer: (A) Chandragupta II

Fa-Hien came to India in the early fifth century CE, in the time of the Gupta ruler Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya). Hiuen Tsang, not Fa-Hien, visited during Harsha's reign, which is the trap. Ashoka and Kanishka ruled several centuries earlier.
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