Indian History

Sculpture of Kanishka at Mathura Government Museum / Image Source Kanishka was the founder of the Shaka Era (A.D. 78), one of the most widely spread Indian systems of dating. It was during the time of Kanishka that Buddhism began to spread to Central Asia and the Far East. According to a tradition preserved in China, the Fourth Buddhist Council was held under the patronage of Kanishka in Srinagar. In this fourth council the Sarvastivadin doctrines were codified in a summary, the Mahavibhasa . The convening of the Fourth Council led to the division into two broad sects, namely the Mahayana (great Vehicle ) and the Hinayana (lesser Vehicle).  Kanishka’s greatest contribution to Buddhist architecture was the Kanishka Stupa at Peshawar (now in Pakistan). He was a patron of Buddhist art of Gandhara .

1. The famous Atala Mosque in Jaunpur was built by the rulers of which dynasty? (a) Sharqi dynasty (b) Tughlaq dynasty (c) Khilji  dynasty (d) None of the above.  Answer-(a) Sharqi dynasty Atala Mosque in Jaunpur was built by Ibrahim Shah Sharqi (1401-1408) Atala Mosque was built on the site of a temple at Atala Devi, demolished by Firuz Shah Tughlaq in 1376.  Khalis Mukhlis Masjid, The Jhanjhari Masjid ,  Lal Darwaza mosque are other famous mosques in Jaunpur.  Jama Mosque, built by Hussain Shah Sharqi, is the largest mosque in Jaunpur. 2. The correct chronological order in which the following monuments belonging to the Delhi sultanate period were built: (a) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Alai Darwaza, Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Tomb of Sikander Lodi (b) Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Tomb of Sikander Lodi, Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Alai Darwaza, (c) Tomb of Sikander Lodi, Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Alai Darwaza (d) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Tomb of Shah Ruk