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Questions : The Kosala king who was defeated by SamudraGupta

(a) Mahendra

(b) Udayan

(c) All the above

(d) Kalashoka

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

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Question : 1

Who among the following issued coins with seated Lakshmi on one side and ruler’s name in Devanagri on the other?

a) Mahmud Ghazni

b) Jainul Abidin

c) Akbar

d) Mohammad Ghori

Answer: (d)

Mohammad Ghori issued the coins with seated Lakshmi on one side and ruler’s name in Devanagri on the other. These were revived by Gangeyadeva the Kalachuri ruler who issued the ‘Seated Lakshmi Coins’ which were copied by later rulers both in gold as well as in debase form. The Bull & Horseman types of coins were the most common motif appearing on coins struck by the Rajput clans. In western India, imported coins like the Byzantine Solidi were often used reflecting trade with the Eastern Roman Empire.

Question : 2

Arrange the following Gupta emperors in the chronological order

  1. Samudragupta
  2. Chandragupta-I
  3. Skandagupta
  4. Chandragupta-II
Select the correct answer from the code given below codes:

a) 4 3 1 2

b) 3 2 1 4

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 2 1 4 3

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Which among the following dynasties is known to have given the largest grant of villages to the temples and Brahamans?

a) Gupta

b) Pratihara

c) Saatvahana

d) Pala

Answer: (a)

Question : 4

Jonaraja, in his Rajatarangini, continued the historical narration of Kalhana upto

a) Sultan Sikandar

b) Sultan Zainul Abidin

c) Muhammad Shah

d) Jayasimha

Answer: (b)

Jonaraja, in his Rajatarangini continued the historical narration of Kalhana up to Sultan Zainul Abidin. Rajatarangini, which consists of 7,826 verses, is divided into eight books. Book I attempts to weave imaginary tales of Kashmir kings into epic legends. Gonanda was the first king and a contemporary and enemy of the Hindu deity Krishna.

Question : 5

Rajashekhara, the author of ‘Karpurmanjari’, was the teacher of

a) Narsimhavarma II

b) Bhoja parmara

c) Yuvarajadeva II

d) Mahendrapala I

Answer: (d)

Rajashekhara, the author of ‘Karpurmanjri’ was the teacher of Mahendrapala I. Rajashekhara was an eminent Sanskrit poet, dramatist and critic. He was court poet of the Gurjara Pratiharas. He wrote Kavyamimamsa between 880 and 920 CE. The work is essentially a practical guide for poets that explains the elements and composition of a good poem. The fame of Rajashekhara rests firmly on his play Karpuramanjari, written in Sauraseni Prakrit.

Question : 6

Fa-Hien’s mission to India was to

a) understand the social position of women during the Gupta period

b) learn about the administrative system of the Gupta kings

c) get full knowledge about the condition of peasants during the period of Gupta kings

d) visit the Buddhist institutions and to collect copies of Buddhist manuscripts

Answer: (d)

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