Q.

Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?

A. Bihar
B. Rajasthan
C. Karnataka
D. Assam
Answer» D. Assam
Explanation: Ancient Assam was known as Pragjyotisha in early times and as Kamarupa in later times. It came to be known as Kamarupa during the Puranic times, based on the legend that Kamadeva, the god of love, the Indian Cupid, who was destroyed by the fiery glance ofSiva returned to life there. The first historic reference to the kingdom of Kamarupa is made in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta.
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