gupta & post gupta period quiz set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

Ballalasena assumed the title ‘Nihsankasankara’. According to Sena epigraph, Ballal was an author. He wrote Danasagara in 1168. And in 1169, he started but did not finish writing Adbhutasagara.

In Adbhutasagara, it was mentioned that Ballalsen conquered Mithila while Vijaysen was still alive. Besides he introduced the practice of Kulinism.

Answer: (a)

The evidence of water tax is provided by the inscriptions of Gahadavalas The Gahadavalas occupy a very important place in Indian history. They ruled for over a century (AD 1089-1097), over a vast region of North India, which extended from the western bank of Yamuna in the west to Patna, Monghyr and Bodhgaya in Bihar in the east.

It extended from the foothills of the Himalayas in the north to Baghelkhanda in Madhya Pradesh in the south.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

Kailashnatha temples do not belong to the Cholas. King Rajasimha, of the Pallava dynasty, built this Shiva temple in the early 8th century. It is an early structural temple, built of sandstone, and partly renovated in recent times.

The modest scale of the temple, and the closeness of its enclosing wall, lend a feeling of intimacy to the surroundings. Kailasanatha contains in embryo many of the features of the rapidly emerging South Indian style: gopuras, pilastered walls, a pyramidal Shikhara, and a perimeter wall enclosing the complex.