Q1. The following were famous scholars in ancient India
I. Ashvaghosh
II. Nagarjuna
III. Vasumitra
IV. Buddhaghosa
Which of them was/were contemporary of Kanishka?
(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) I, III, IV
(c) I, II
(d) I, II, III
(UPSC Prelims 1983)
Answer: (d) I, II, III
Explanation: Ashvaghosh, Nagarjuna, and Vasumitra were contemporaries of Kanishka, contributing to Buddhist philosophy and literature during the Kushan period. Buddhaghosa lived later, making him not a contemporary.