gupta & post gupta period quiz set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

The Lingaraja temple built during the medieval period is at Bhubaneshwar. The Lingaraj temple – the largest of these is an outstanding specimen of the Orissa style of temple building.

It is about a thousand years old. Bhubaneshwar, Konarak and Puri constitute the Golden triangle of Orissa, visited in large numbers by pilgrims and tourists.

Answer: (a)

During the Gupta Period, gold coins were called Dinaras.

The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called Rupaka.

Answer: (a)

The decline of the Gupta Empire was followed by a period of political disorder and disunity in North India. It was only at the beginning of the seventh century A.D. that Harshvardhana succeeded in establishing a larger kingdom in north India.

The chief sources for tracing the history of Harsha and his times are the Harshacharita written by Bana and the Travel accounts of Hiuen Tsang. Bana was the court poet of Harsha.

Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese traveller who visited India in the seventh century A.D. Besides these two sources, the dramas are written by Harsha, namely Ratnavali, Nagananda and Priyardarsika also provide useful information. The Madhuban plate inscription and the Sonpat inscription are also helpful to know the chronology of Harsha.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

Kalidasa flourished in the time of Chandragupta II (reigned 380–413). A traditional Indian view would have it that he adorned Vikramaditya’s court in the 1st century BC. Although he was especially fond of the Gupta capital city, Ujjain (about 30 miles north of Indore in west-central India), there is no proof that he was born there.

Kalidasa was a devotee of Shiva, but there is no trace.

Answer: (c)