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| Q. |
In which state was the Nalanda University located in India? |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Bihar | |
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Explanation: Nalanda was an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India. It was a Buddhist center of learning from the fifth or sixth century CE to 1 197 CE. Nalanda flourished between the reign of the Chakraditya (whose identity is uncertain and who might have been either Kumara Gupta I or Kumara Gupta II) and 1197 CE, supported by patronage from the Hindu Gupta rulers as well as Buddhist emperors like Harsha and later emperors from the Pala Empire. |
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