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

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

Sudraka’Mrichhakotikam is a ten-act Sanskrit drama attributed to Sudraka an ancient playwright generally thought to have lived sometime between the second century BC and the fifth century AD whom the prologue identifies as a Kshatriya king and a devotee of Shiva who lived for 100 years.

The play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayani during the reign of the King Palaka, near the end of the Pradyota dynasty that made up the first quarter of the fifth century BC.

Answer: (c)

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: (d)

Answer: (c)

Kumardevi, the queen of Govindachandra Gahadavala, constructed Dharmachakrajinavihar at Sarnath. Kumaradevi, the Buddhist queen of the great Gahadavala king Govindrachandra of Kashi (CE 1114-1154).

All the halls and apartments of the monks have disappeared. This monastery had two gateways towards the east, there being a distance of 88.45 m between the two. At the westernmost edge of the site, a distinct covered passage leads to a small medieval shrine.