- A. Chandragupta I
- B. Sri Gupta
- C. Vishnu Gopa
- D. Vishnugupta
(b) Sri Gupta
- A. Kalidasa
- B. Amarasimha
- C. Harisena
- D. Dhanvantri
(c) Harisena
- A. Mehrauli
- B. Bhitari
- C. Gadhva
- D. Mathura
(a) Mehrauli
- A. Charaka
- B. Sushruta
- C. Dhanvantri
- D. Agnivasa
(b) Sushrutal
- A. Sasanka
- B. Maitraka
- C. Rajavardhana
- D. Pulikesin II
(a) Sasanka
- A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A.
- C. A is correct but R is not correct.
- D. A is not correct but R is correct.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- A. Statement I is wrong but statement II is correct.
- B. Statement II is wrong but statement I is correct.
- C. Both the statements are correct.
- D. Both the statements are wrong.
(a) Statement I is wrong but statement II is correct.
- A. Srigupta – Chandragupta I – Samudragupta – Vikramaditya
- B. Chandragupta I – Vikramaditya – Srigupta – Samudragupta
- C. Srigupta – Samudragupta – Vikramaditya – Chandragupta I
- D. Vikramaditya – Srigupta – Samudragupta – Chandragupta I
(a) Srigupta – Chandragupta I – Samudragupta -Vikramaditya
- A. 1. is correct
- B. 2. is correct
- C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
- D. Both 1 and 2 are wrong
(a) 1. is correct
- A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- B. Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- C. A is correct but R is not correct
- D. A is not correct but R is correct
(b) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
- A. Statement I is wrong but statement II is correct
- B. Statement II is wrong but statement I is correct.
- C. Both the statements are correct.
- D. Both the statements are wrong.
d) Both the statements are wrong
Reign of
Fahien
Huns
Land tax
Sanskrit
Vishnugopa
Harsha Vardhana
Thaneswar
True
False
False
False
False
The title Kaviraja was given to Samudragupta.
He was a great lover of poetry and music.
In one of the gold coins, he is portrayed playing the harp (Veenai)
At Nalanda University Buddhism was the main subject of study.
Other subjects like Yoga, Vedic literature, and medicine were also taught.
The divine theory of Kingship meant that the king is the representative of God on earth.
He is answerable only to God and not to anyone else.
Mining and metallurgy were the most flourishing industries during the Gupta period.
The most important evidence of development in metallurgy was the Mehrauli Iron Pillar installed by King Chandragupta in Delhi.
This monolithic iron pillar has lasted through the centuries without rusting.
A Bhaga, Hiranya, and Bali were three kinds of tax collected during Harsha’s reign.
The books authored by Harsha were Ratnavali, Nagananda, and Priyadharshika.
Prashasti is a Sanskrit word, meaning communication or in praise of.
Court poets flattered their kings listing out their achievements.
These accounts were later engraved on pillars so that the people could read them.
Samudragupta was a great general and he carried on a vigorous campaign all over the country.
He defeated the Pallava king Vishnugopa.
He conquered nine kingdoms in northern India.
He reduced 12 rulers of southern India to the status of feudatories and to pay tribute.
He received homage from the rulers of East Bengal, Assam, Nepal, the eastern part of Punjab, and various tribes of Rajasthan.
Classification of land during the Gupta period.
Kshetra – Cultivable land
Khila – Wasteland
Aprahata – Jungle (or) Forest land
Vasti – Habitable land
Gapata saraha – Pastoral and
Sresti: Sresti traders were usually settled at a standard place.
Sarthavaha: Sarthavaha traders caravan traders who carried their goods to different places.
From the earlier tradition of rock – out shrines, the Guptas were the first to construct temples.
These temples, adorned with towers and elaborate carvings, were dedicated to all Hindu deities.
The most notable rock-cut caves are found at Ajanta and Ellora, Bagh, and Udaygiri.
The structural temples built during this period resemble the Dravidian style.
Kalidasa’s famous dramas were Sakunthala, Malavikagnimitra and Vikramaoorvashiyam.
Other significant works were Meghaduta, Raghuvamsa, Kumarasambava and Ritusamhara
Harsha himself was a poet and dramatist.
Around him gathered the best of poets and artists.
His popular works are Ratnavali, Nagananda and Priyadharshika
is royal court was adorned by Banabhatta, Mayura, Hardatta, and Jayasena.
(a) the availability of gold mines in the kingdom
(b) the ability of the people to work with gold
(c) the prosperity of the kingdom
(d) the extravagant nature of kings.
(c) the prosperity of the kingdom
- A. walls of caves
- B. ceilings of temples
- C. Rocks
- D. papyrus
a. walls of caves
- A. renaissance in literature and art
- B. expeditions to southern India
- C. invasion of Huns
- D. religious tolerance
(a) renaissance in literature and art
The invention of zero and the consequent evolution of the decimal system was the legacy of Guptas to the modem world.
Aryabhatta, Varahamihira, and Brahmagupta were the foremost astronomers and mathematicians of the time.
Aryabhatta, in his book ‘ Surya Siddhanta’, explained the true causes of solar and lunar eclipses.
He was the first Indian astronomer to declare that the earth revolves around its own axis.
Dhanvantri was a famous scholar in the field of medicine.
He was a specialist in Ayurveda.
Charaka was a medical scientist.
Susruta was the first Indian to explain the process of surgery.
Dandanayakas and Maha dandanayakas.
Samudragupta and Kumaragupta I
Surya Siddhanta
Samudragupta
Allahabad Pillar
Shiva
The Nalanda
- A. Kumaragupta I
- B. Skandagupta
- C. Vishnugupta
- D. Ghatotkacha
(d) Ghatotkacha
- A. Yasodharman
- B. Attila
- C. Mihirakula
- D. Toromana
(d) Toromana
- A. Allahabad
- B. Kasi
- C. Ayodhya
- D. Prayag
(d) Prayag
Prayag
Xian
Kumaradevi
Surpluses
serfs
Chandragupta, I married Kumaradevi of the famous and powerful Lichchhavi family.
With the support of this family, Chandragupta eliminated various small states and| crowned himself the monarch of a larger kingdom.