gupta & post gupta period quiz set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

The king was just in his administration and punctual in discharging his duties. He made frequent visits of inspection throughout his dominion. The day was too short for him. Taxation was also light and forced labour was also rare.

One-sixth of the produce was collected as land tax. Hiuen Tsang condemned the trials as barbarous and superstitious. Harsha’s army consisted of the traditional four divisions - foot, horse, chariot and elephant.

The number of cavalries was more than one lakh and the elephants more than sixty thousand. This was much more than that of the Mauryan army. The archive of the Harsha period was known as nilopitu and it was under the control of special officers.

Both good and bad events happened during his time had been recorded.

Answer: (c)

King Dhanga after living for more than hundred years drowned himself in the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna. The Candellas, whose kingdom comprised mainly Bundelkhand, were feudatories of the Pratiharas.

Among the important rulers was Dhanga (reigned c. 950–1008), who issued a large number of inscriptions and was generous in donations to Jain and Hindu temples. The most beautiful town was Khajuraho (Kharjurvahaka).

It was a well-planned and develop the town of Chandelas, where they decorated the most beautiful monuments. Still, there are many ponds and tanks with temples. The most develop fort was Kalinjar and Ajaygarh, those are still decorated with many tanks and ponds, and many temple ruins are there.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

Kumargupta took strong steps to stop gambling in his state. As because of gambling, there were various crimes spread in society.

For that, he appointed some persons in different regions to give a report of illegal acts.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

‘Ramayanam’ the Tamil version of the great epic Ramayana was made by Kamban. Ramavataram, popularly referred to as Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by Kamban during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki's Ramayana in Sanskrit, the story describes the life of King Rama of Ayodhya.

However, Ramavataram is different from the Sanskrit original in many aspects – both in spiritual concepts and in the specifics of the storyline.