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

Answer: (b)

Nivartana was a land measure in the Gupta period. Different land measures were known in different regions, such as Nivartana, Kulyavapa and Dronavapa. The importance of irrigation to help agriculture was recognized in India from the earliest times.

According to Narada, there are two kinds of dykes the bardhya which protected the field from floods and the Khaya which served the purpose of irrigation.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

The officer responsible for the safe custody of land records during the Gupta period was known as Karanika.

This is the Dhruvadhi-Karanika (otherwise called Dhruvasthanadhikaranika) the officer-in-charge of the Dhruvas,’ the last term being applied till recent times in Kathiawar and Cutch to denote persons who superintended the collection of land-revenue by the farmers on the king’s behalf.

Answer: (a)

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: (b)