gupta & post gupta period quiz set 6 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Rashtrakuta constructed the Ellora Kailash Temple. Kailash Temple is situated near the village of Ellora, 30 km from Aurangabad. The temple is considered as one of the most astonishing buildings in the history of architecture.

This is one of the largest 34 excavations at Ellora, which took almost a century. Kailash Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The idol measures 109 feet wide by 164 feet long.

Answer: (c)

Vikramaditya epithet does not belong to Samudragupta. Samudragupta was the greatest of the Gupta rulers, the founder of the Guptas empire, the “Indian Napoleon” by virtue of his military exploits, a diplomat and statesman of the first order, an able and efficient administrator, “the prince of poets”, (Kaviraj) the protector and defender of the poor and the weak.

Answer: (c)

Chola dynasty is meant by Arab writers when they say that the women did not cover their faces with a veil. This clan came to be known as the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta, rising to power in South India in 753.

At the same time, the Pala dynasty of Bengal and the Pratihara dynasty of Malwa were gaining force in eastern and northwestern India respectively. An Arabic writing Silsilatuttavarikh (851) called the Rashtrakutas one of the four principal empires of the world.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

Harsha has been criticised by Kalhana for confiscating the temple. Harsha (r.1089-1111) started out as a capable and noble king. Then ran into financial trouble because of his spending habits, and became an evil person.

For the gold, he started raiding temples and started destroying statues. Harsha never felt like a “Hindu” king per se as there were no people who felt themselves to be “Hindus” in those days.