gupta & post gupta period quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Bakhtiyar Khalji destroyed the Nalanda University in 1202 AD. The prince of perverts – Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji – is a blot on the human race. And yet the town of Bakhtiyarpur in Bihar, close to the site of his cruel depredations, bears his name.

Bakhtiyar Khalji holds a pride of place because, unlike the other Muslim marauders, he was not content with destroying the areas he traversed.

Answer: (a)

Bayana was the biggest hoard of the Gupta era’s coins. The collection and study of coins is known as Numismatics.

The bayana hoard of coins was discovered by A.S. Altekar. Mr Altekar, the person who had hoarded the coins might be a collector himself since most of the Gupta dynasty coins spanning 200+ years were found together in a single vessel.

The Bayan is the place in Rajasthan.

Answer: (b)

Samudragupta is depicted as playing on a flute on his coins. It was played with the strings being kept parallel to the body of the player, with both hands plucking the strings, as shown on Samudragupta’s gold coins.

Early literary sources of an ancient instrument called the Saptatantree Veenaa (7-string Veenaa) seem to coincide generally with the type of instrument represented on the coin.

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: (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: (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.