The first meeting of Ghosal with Mahavir Swami was held at Nalanda. Parsva, the traditional predecessor of Mahavira is the first Jain figure for whom there is reasonable historical evidence. He might have lived somewhere in the 9th-7th century BCE. Flowers of Parsva are mentioned in the canonical books; and a legend in the Uttaradhyayana sutra relates a meeting between a disciple of Parsva and a disciple of Mahavira which brought about the union of the old branch of the Jain church and the new one.

Correct Option: D

The first meeting of Ghosal with Mahavir Swami was held at Nalanda. Parsva, the traditional predecessor of Mahavira is the first Jain figure for whom there is reasonable historical evidence. He might have lived somewhere in the 9th-7th century BCE. Flowers of Parsva are mentioned in the canonical books; and a legend in the Uttaradhyayana sutra relates a meeting between a disciple of Parsva and a disciple of Mahavira which brought about the union of the old branch of the Jain church and the new one.

Rashtrakutas adopted Garuda as dynastic emblem after the imperial Gupta. Silver coins of the Gupta kings Chandragupta II and his son Kumargupta I adopted the Western Satrap design (itself derived from the Indo-Greeks) with bust of the ruler and pseudo-Greek inscription on the obverse, and a royal eagle (Garuda, the dynastic symbol of the Guptas) replacing the Chaitya hill with star and crescent on the reverse.

Correct Option: A

Rashtrakutas adopted Garuda as dynastic emblem after the imperial Gupta. Silver coins of the Gupta kings Chandragupta II and his son Kumargupta I adopted the Western Satrap design (itself derived from the Indo-Greeks) with bust of the ruler and pseudo-Greek inscription on the obverse, and a royal eagle (Garuda, the dynastic symbol of the Guptas) replacing the Chaitya hill with star and crescent on the reverse.

The North Indian dynasties that confronted the Rashtrakutas were thye Pratiharas and the Palas. The Pratiharas are believed to be the clan of Rajputs. The greatest ruler of the Pratihara dynasty was Mihir Bhoja. He recovered Kanauj (Kanyakubja) by 836, and it remained the capital of the Pratiharas for almost a century. The Pratihara dynasty started well under the ruler Nagabhatta-I. Though initially he had hiccups with the Rashtrakutas, he was able to leave behind a strong state comprising Malwa, parts of Rajputana and Gujarat

Correct Option: C

The North Indian dynasties that confronted the Rashtrakutas were thye Pratiharas and the Palas. The Pratiharas are believed to be the clan of Rajputs. The greatest ruler of the Pratihara dynasty was Mihir Bhoja. He recovered Kanauj (Kanyakubja) by 836, and it remained the capital of the Pratiharas for almost a century. The Pratihara dynasty started well under the ruler Nagabhatta-I. Though initially he had hiccups with the Rashtrakutas, he was able to leave behind a strong state comprising Malwa, parts of Rajputana and Gujarat

'Niralamba Saraswati' thus lamented a poet at the demise of Bhoj Paramara. Raja Bhoj of Dhar was a philosopher king and polymath of medieval India. He was from the Paramara dynasty of Arya, who ruled the kingdom of Malwa in central India from about 1010 to 1060. On his demise, a poet lamented "Adya Dhara Niradhara, Niralamba Saraswati Panditah Khanditah Sarve Bhojraje Divam Gate".

Correct Option: D

'Niralamba Saraswati' thus lamented a poet at the demise of Bhoj Paramara. Raja Bhoj of Dhar was a philosopher king and polymath of medieval India. He was from the Paramara dynasty of Arya, who ruled the kingdom of Malwa in central India from about 1010 to 1060. On his demise, a poet lamented "Adya Dhara Niradhara, Niralamba Saraswati Panditah Khanditah Sarve Bhojraje Divam Gate".

Vikramshila Mahavihara was one of the two most important centers of Buddhist learning in India during the Pala dynasty. Established by king Dharmapala(783 to 820 CE), it is located about 50 km east of Bhagalpur and about 13 km north-east of Kahalgaon raiway station on Bhagalpur-Sahebganj section of eastern railway. The area is under the protected jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India(ASI).

Correct Option: A

Vikramshila Mahavihara was one of the two most important centers of Buddhist learning in India during the Pala dynasty. Established by king Dharmapala(783 to 820 CE), it is located about 50 km east of Bhagalpur and about 13 km north-east of Kahalgaon raiway station on Bhagalpur-Sahebganj section of eastern railway. The area is under the protected jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India(ASI).