Who among the following were known as Tocharians? [A] Kushans [B] Shakas [C] Hunas [D] Kalabhras
Answer: [A] Kushanas Notes: The Tocharians were an Indo-European people who inhabited the medieval oasis city-states on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin in ancient times. The Tocharian languages, a branch of the Indo-European family, are known from manuscripts from the 6th to 8th centuries AD. The Kushans were most probably one of five branches of the Yuezhi confederation, an Indo-European nomadic people of possible Tocharian origin.