gupta & post gupta period quiz set 8 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

The correctly matched pairs are:

• Madanverma — Chandella
• Vakpati — Parmara
• Chandradeva — Gahadavala

Ascending the throne in about 1130 AD, Madanvarman discarded the passive policy of peace and fought battles to revive the lost reputation of the Chandelas. He was a strong ruler of central Indian territory which included the four strongholds of the Chandelas, viz. Kalinjar, Mahoba, Ajaigarh and Khajuraho. The temples building activity was once again seen in Khajuraho. The Dulhadeo Temple was constructed during his reign, which ended around 1163 AD. Yashovarman II succeeded Madanvarman but had a very brief reign of two years.

Vakpatis Bruder and Nachfolger Sindhuraja Navasahasanka. The dynastic power became gradually consolidated in the period of the first three rulers: Yashovigraha, Mahichandra, and Chandradeva (c. 1089–1103). By the period of Chandradeva, the Gahadavalas had taken control of Varanasi, Ayodhya, Kannauj, and Indrasthaniyaka (modern Delhi) and had expanded throughout...

Answer: (d)

The correct match list is:

1. Aryabhatta — Invention of the digit zero.
   • They widely used it in calculations, astronomy and astrology. Zero was spread by Arabians to Europe and thereon it was spread all over.
2. Bhaskaracharya — Time is taken by the earth to orbit the sun.
   • The famous Hindu mathematician, Bhaskaracharya, in his treatise Surya Siddhanta, calculated the time taken for the earth to orbit the sun to nine decimal places (365.258756484 days). Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations was – Time taken by earth to orbit the sun (5th century): 365.258756484 days.
3. Budhayana — Calculation of the value of Π (Pi)
   • The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem.
4. Gyandeva — The game of snakes and ladders Zero was invented in India by Indian mathematicians dating as early as the 5th century.
   • The game of snakes and ladders is most popular in almost all houses and across all countries of the world. The credit for the game should go to the 13th century Marathi saint-poet composer Gyanadev, Jnanadeva, also known as Jnanashwar. When the saint invented the game it was called Mokshapat.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

Aryabhatta explained that the earth rotates on its axis but revolves around the sun. Aryabhatta was the first to explain how the Lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse happened.

Aryabhatta also gave close approximation for Pi. In the Aryabhatiya, he wrote: “Add 4 to 100, multiply by 8, then add 62000 and then divided by 20000. The result is approximately the circumference of a circle of diameter twenty thousand.

Answer: (a)

Samudragupta organised Ashwamedha Yajana. When a king thought that he had conquered the whole land, he used to let loose a white horse. The horse would roam wherever it liked. If anybody tried to capture it, he would have to fight the king’s army.

If the horse returned home without being captured, it meant that everyone in the land recognized the power of the king. The horse was then offered as sacrifice and killed. The ceremony was called the Ashvamedha Yajana.

Answer: (d)