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

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: (b)

Answer: (c)

Vishnugupta was the last ruler of the imperial Gupta family. Vishnugupta was one of the lesser-known kings of the Gupta dynasty.

He is generally considered to be the last recognized king of the Gupta empire. His reign lasted 10 years, from 540 to 550 CE. From the fragment of his clay sealing discovered at Nalanda during the excavations of 1927–28, we came to know that he was the son of Kumargupta III and the grandson of Narsimhagupta Baladitya.

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: (c)

Rajput rulers Jaisingh Siddharaj gave a donation for the reconstruction of a mosque. Siddhraj is said to have ascended the throne of Patan after the death of his Father Karandev. Patan’s condition was worse in the last days of Karandev.

The successors from his grandfather Bhimdev’s first wife Bauladevi tried their best to acquire the throne from child Jaysingh. His mother Minaldevi, Maha Mantri Santu and Munjal Mehta initially played a great part to deter the internal revolt and in establishing his rule and stability to Patan in Gujarat.

Answer: (a)