gupta & post gupta period quiz set 7 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

In 5th century AD, the famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-hein visited India. Travelling through central Asia and northwest India, Fa-hien reached northern India and then visited the holy Buddhist sites located in the Ganges valley: Kapilavastu, the birthplace of Buddha; Bodhgaya, the site of Buddha’s enlightenment; Sarnath, where Buddha preached his first sermon, and Kushinagara, the place of Buddha’s nirvana.

Answer: (b)

Nivartana was a land measure containing 400 square poles of ten cubits each, according to the Lilavati.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (c)

Kumarsambhavam an epic was composed by Kalidasa.The Kumarsambhavam is widely regarded as one of Kalidasa’s finest works, a paradigmatic example of poetry. The style of description of spring set the standard for nature metaphors pervading many centuries of Indian literary tradition.The period of composition is uncertain, although Kalidasa is thought of as having lived in the 5th century AD.

Answer: (b)

King Samudragupta patronised a number of scholars including Harisena. The court of Chandragupta II was adorned by the celebrated Navratnas. Kalidasa remains the foremost among them. His master-piece was the Sanskrit drama Shakuntalam. It is considered one among the ‘hundred best books of the world’. He wrote two other plays - the Malavikagnimitra and Vikramorvasiya.

His two well-known epics are Raghuvamsa and Kumarasambhava. Ritusamhara and Meghaduta are his two lyrics. Visakadatta was another celebrated author of this period. He was the author of two Sanskrit dramas, Mudrarakshasa and Devichandraguptam.

Sudraka was a renowned poet of this age and his book Mrichchakatika is rich in humour and pathos.