gupta & post gupta period quiz set 15 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements and mark the option that is true.

1. Vishwarup wrote a commentary known as Balasera on Yavjnavalkyas Smriti.
2. Pratipada Panchika, a commentary on Kautilya’s Arthashastra, was written by Bhattaswami.
3. Vijananeshwar wrote a commentary on Manu Smriti.

a) (i) and (iii)

b) All of the above

c) (i) and (ii)

d) None of the above

Question : 2

Assertion (A):
The nomination of Rama Gupta as the successor of successor of Samudra Gupta is said to have been forced by the Sabha, a representative organization of the Gupta period?
Reason (R):
In the Gupta period, the issue of succession to the throne was unilaterally decided by the Sabha. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?

a) Both A and R arc true and R justifies or explains A.

b) Both A and R arc true, but R does not justify or explain A.

c) Only (A) is true.

d) Only (R) is true.

Question : 3

Emperor Harsha had shifted his capital from Thaneshwar to

a) Delhi

b) Rajgriha

c) Prayag

d) Kannauj

Question : 4

Which one among the following cities was the best producer of silk cloth under Gupta reign ?

a) Murshidabad

b) Pataliputra

c) Varanasi

d) Ghazipur

Question : 5

Which book is considered as the Gupta equivalent of Kautilya’s Arthasastra?

a) Amarakosa

b) Nitisara

c) Malavikagnimitra

d) Mudrarakshasa

Question : 6

The famous Travelogue ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ is linked with

a) Al Biruni

b) Hiuen-Tsang

c) Fahien

d) Megasthenes