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

Answer: (b)

Medhatithi is famous for his commentary on Manusmriti. Medhatithi is one of the oldest and most famous commentators on the Manusmriti, more commonly known as the Laws of Manu.

The Manusmriti text is a part of the Hindu Dharmasas tradition, which attempts to record the laws of Dharma.

Answer: (b)

Rajasekhara’s marriage to Avantisundari is an example of ‘Anuloma-marriage’. During the Vedic Age, inter-class marriages used to take place in the form of Anuloma marriage.

Anuloma marriage is a social practice according to which a boy from upper Varna/caste/class can marry a girl from lower varna/ caste/class.

Answer: (d)

Nalanda was the centre of higher education during the Gupta period. Nalanda, situated near Rajgriha in Bihar, was probably the highest seat of Buddhist learning. It was established as a Buddhist monastery probably during the reign of Kumargupta I (414–445 A.D).

A Buddhist tradition says that Sakraditya established this centre of learning. It was spread over an area of 1.6 km × 0.8 km. It had about 1500 professors and 10,000 students. Such eminent people as Panini, Jivaka and Chanakya are said to have studied there.

Answer: (a)

Explanation: Sri Gupta and Ghatotkacha were called Maharajas. Much information was not available about their rule. The next ruler was Chandragupta I who strengthened his position by a matrimonial alliance with the Licchavis.

He married Kumaradevi, a princess of that family. This added to the power and prestige of the Gupta family.

Answer: (b)

Rajashekhara has mentioned the river Narmada as the dividing line between Aryavarta and Dakshinapatha. Sanskrit literature names as the dividing-line between Aryavarta or the Uttarapatha and the Dakshinapatha,

i.e. between northern and southern India, sometimes the Vindhya mountains, sometimes the river Nerbudda (Narmada, Narbada) which, flowing close along the south of the Vindhya range, empties itself into the Gulf of Cambay near Broach, in Gujarat.

Answer: (a)