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

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

The correct chronological order is:

Rashtrakutas of Deccan, Banja of Gujar—Pratihara dynasty, Hindushahi of Punjab and Kabul, Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani.

Rashtrakuta dynasty, Hindu dynasty that ruled the Deccan and neighbouring areas of India from about 755 to 975 CE. Gurjara—Pratihara dynasty, either of two dynasties of medieval Hindu India.

The line of Harichandra ruled in Mandor, Marwar (Jodhpur, Rajasthan), during the 6th to 9th centuries CE, generally with feudatory status. The line of Nagabhata ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj during the 8th to 11th centuries.

The Chalukya dynasty was a powerful Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th century CE. During this period, they ruled as three related, but individual dynasties. The earliest dynasty, known as the "Badami Chalukyas", ruled from their capital Vatapi (modern Badami) from the middle of the 6th century. Pulakesin II (609 – 642) CE.

After the death of Pulakesin II, the Eastern Chalukyas became an independent kingdom in the eastern Deccan.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

The correct chronological order is:

Lagadh, Aryabhatta, Varahamihira, Brahamgupta The author of the treatise "Dzhetisha-Vedanga" ("Jyotisavedanga"), written between 450 and 350 BC. This work is a guide to determine the time for execution of the Vedic sacrificial.

"DzhetishaVedanga" preserved in the revised and corrected, which used Rigvediyya-Brahmins Aryabhata the Elder to distinguish him from a 10th-century Indian mathematician of the same name, he flourished in Kusumapura—near Patalipurta (Patna), then the capital of the Gupta dynasty.

Varahamihira also called Varahamira or simply Varaha, was one of the most celebrated scientists in South Asian history, having made substantial contributions to virtually all branches of the arts and sciences. Brahmagupta was the foremost Indian mathematician of his time.

He made advances in astronomy and most importantly in number systems including algorithms for square roots and the solution of quadratic equations.

Answer: (d)

Samudragupta is also known as ‘KavirajaLichchhavi Dauhitra’. 'Samudragupta was a man of many-sided genius, who put to shame the preceptor of the Lord Gods and Tumburu and Narada and others by his sharp and polished intellect and Chorlaskill and musical accomplishment. The Allahabad inscription, composed by the court poet Harisena in praise of Samundragupta's spectacular victories, lists the names of kings and countries defeated by the Gupta ruler.

During Samudragupta's reign, the Gupta empire became one of the largest in the East. Its fluence spread and close ties were established with many other stages. This assessment made by the court poet of old has considerable influence on many modern scholars who tend to idealise Samudragupta and described him as did Vincent A.

Smith as (as the Indian Nepoleon) an outstanding individual possessed of remarkable qualities.