Question

Charaka, commonly known as the king of physicians of the 1st century AD lived during the reign of _____?
A) Kanishka
B) Harshvardhan
C) Chandragupta
D) Rajendra Chola

Answer 1

Hint: This king was a famous ruler of the Kushan Dynasty who lived during the 1st century. This ruler introduced gold coins under his tutelage.

Complete answer:
Chakra is regarded as the "Father of Indian Medicine". He lived during the reign of Kanishka, the king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.Now let's see the options:-
Kanishka- Chakra lived during the reign of King Kanishka in the 1st century AD therefore it's the correct option.
Harshvardhan- He was an Indian emperor who ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE therefore it's the incorrect option.
Chandragupta- Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Mauryan Empire in ancient India and his reign was from 321 BCE to 297 BCE which was much before the reign of Kanishka, therefore its the incorrect option.
Rajendra Chola- He was a Tamil Chola emperor of South India and his reign was from 1014 CE to 1044 CE, therefore it's the incorrect option.

Hence the correct answer is option A.

Note: The term Charaka is a label said to apply to "wandering scholars". According to his translations, health and disease are not predetermined .The pre-2nd century CE text consists of eight books and one hundred and twenty chapters. It describes ancient theories on the human body, etiology, symptomology and therapeutics for a wide range of diseases.