Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding king Harshavardhana?

Options:

Harshavardhana ruled nearly about 1400 years ago

Xuan Zang spent a lot of time at Harsha’s court

Harshavardhana’s court poet was Harishena

Harshacharita is a biography written on Harshavardhana

Correct Answer:

Harshavardhana’s court poet was Harishena

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3- Harshavardhana’s court poet was Harishena

Banabhatta was the court poet of king Harshavardhana. Banabhatta wrote Harshvardhan's biography Harshacharita in Sanskrit.

Harshavardhana ruled nearly about 1400 years ago. Xuan Zang spent a lot of time at Harsha's court. Harshavardhana’s court poet was Harishena. Harshacharita is a biography written on Harshavardhana.

Harishena was the court poet of the Gupta Emperor Samudragupta. He composed the famous Allahabad Pillar Inscription, which provides valuable historical information about Samudragupta's conquests and achievements.