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

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)

Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur on an inspection tour in the Middle East in World War II. The Kachwaha are a Suryavanshi Rajput clan who ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in India, such as Dhundhar, Alwar, and Maihar, while the largest and oldest state was Amber, now part of Jaipur. The Rashtrakuta dynasty was a prominent ancient power flourished in India between the sixth and the tenth century AD.

During this timeframe, the Rashtrakuta empire was spread across a large part of the Indian subcontinent. The Parmar dynasty was an early medieval Indian royal house that ruled over the Malwa region in central India.

The most significant ruler was Bhoja I. The Sisodias are Suryavanshi Rajputs claiming descent from Lord Rama through his son Lava. They were known as the Ranas of Mewar, which was a princely state under the British Raj.

The earliest history of the clan claims that they moved from Lahore to Shiv Desh or Chitor in 134 AD. They established themselves as rulers of Mewar in 734 AD, ruling from the fortress of Chittorgarh. They trace their descent from BappaRawal (ruled 1734–1753), eighth ruler of the Guhilot dynasty.

Answer: (a)

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.