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

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

Out of eighteen rulers of the family, at least one-third were women. This statement is applicable to Bhaunakaras. In the course of the 16th and 17th centuries during the Sultanate of Women, women of the imperial Harem had an extraordinary influence on the politics of the Ottoman empire.

Many of the Sultans during this time were minors and it was their mothers, sometimes daughters of the sultan as Mihrimah Sultan, leaders of the Harem, who effectively ruled the empire. Most of these women were of slave origin.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (c)

Brahmanism had two branches – Vaishnavism and Saivism. Most of the Gupta kings were Vaishnavaites. They performed Aswamedha sacrifices.

The worship of images and the celebration of religious festivals with elaborate rituals made these two religions popular. Religious literature like the Puranas was composed during this period. The progress of Brahmanism led to the neglect of Buddhism and Jainism. Fahien refers to the decline of Buddhism in the Gangetic valley.

But a few Buddhist scholars like Vasubandhu were patronized by Gupta kings. In western and southern India Jainism flourished. The great Jain Council was held at Valabhi during this period and the Jain Canon of the Swetambras was written.

Answer: (d)

Vegbhatta was the author of a famous Ayurvedic text Ashtanghriday. The science of chemistry, due to its Vedic antiquity might have been first recognized in India, as a separate discipline. Alchemy and the science of medicine gave rise to the study of chemistry in India.

The ancient masters as mentioned in connection with chemistry are:

• Patanjali,
• Bhavya Dattadeva,
• Vyadi,
• Svacchanda,
• Damodara,
• Vasudeva,
• Charaka,
• Sushruta,
• Harita and
• Vagbhata.

Ancient Sanskrit documents about the advanced chemical science find the expression in activities like the distillation of perfumes and fragrant ointments.

It is also found in activities like manufacturing of dyes and chemical preparation of pigments and colours and polishing of mirrors.

Answer: (b)