Practice Quiz set 4 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Adhaka is the smallest measure. Equal attention is given to the measurement of time, based on the device named the Nalika, being the time taken for one Adhaka of water to flow out of a pot through a hole of the same diameter as that of a wire 4 angulas long, made from 4 masas of gold.

A Chaitya Hall at Karle was built largely by the donation of the Yavanas. The Chaitya at Karle is, by far, the largest of the cave temples.

It is situated at Karle in Pune district of Maharashtra. It is said to have been sculptured between 100–125 AD. It is cut off of solid rock to a depth of about 124 feet.

It is 40 metres long, 15 metres high and 15 metres broad. Inside, there are 37 octagonal pillars of remarkable beauty.

The correct chronological order is:

• Chandragupta-I,
• Samudragupta,
• Chandragupta-II,
• Skandagupta Ghatotkacha (C. 280–319) CE, had a son named Chandragupta.

In a breakthrough deal, Chandragupta was married to Kumaradevi, a Lichchhavi—the main power in Magadha. With a dowry of the kingdom of Magadha (capital Pataliputra) and an alliance with the Lichchhavis, Chandragupta set about expanding his power, conquering much of Magadha, Prayaga and Saketa. Samduragupta was not only a warrior but also a great patron of art and literature.

The important scholars present in his court were Harishena, Vasubandhu and Asanga. Chandragupta II, the Sun of Power (Vikramaditya), ruled until 413. He married his daughter Prabhavatigupta to Rudrasena II, the Vakataka king of Deccan, and gained a valuable ally. Skandagupta is generally considered the last of the great rulers. He defeated the Pushyamitra threat but then was faced with invading Hephthalites or "White Huns", known in India as Indo-Hephthalites or Hunas, from the northwest.

He repulsed an Huna attack C. 455. But the expense of the wars drained the empire's resources and contributed to its decline. Skandagupta died in 467 and was succeeded by his son Narasimhagupta Baladitya.

Kalidasa was called Shakespeare of India. Numerous works have been attributed to his authorship. Most of them, however, are either by lesser poets bearing the same name or by others of some intrinsic worth, whose works simply chanced to be associated with Kalidasa’s name, their own names having long before ceased to be remembered. Only seven are generally considered genuine.

The correct match list is:

• The Chalukya dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties.
• The Kalachuris, also known as the Haihayas, were an ancient people known from the Epics and Puranas from 249 or 250 AD. Several branches of the Kalachuris were settled in different parts of northern India. In the latter half of sixth century AD, they ruled over a powerful kingdom comprising Gujarat, northern Maharashtra, and later than some parts of Malwa.
• The Paramara. Their ancient capital was Chandrawati, situated 4 miles away from Abu station. This vansha evolves out from the Agni Kunda of Yagya on the Abu mountain." ParajanMarithiParmar" means "Vansha which defeats the enemy" hence it is called Parmar.
• In 973—1192, Chahmans of Sakambhari (Ajmer – Rajasthan)