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

Answer: (c)

The famous Kailash temple is located at Ellora. The Kailash temple is notable for its vertical excavation—carvers started at the top of the original rock and excavated downward.

The traditional methods were rigidly followed by the master architect which could not have been achieved by excavating from the front.

Answer: (b)

Karnaswarna was the capital of Sasanka.HiuenTsang gives a graphic description of Karnasarna, which acquaints us with the locality and its people. According to him, “the country was well inhabited and the people were very rich.

The land was low and moist, farming operations were regular, flowers and fruits were abundant, the climate was temperate and the people were of good character and were patrons of learning.” This description indicates the prosperous state of the country.

Answer: (a)

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: (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: (d)

Rajendra I was the Chola king and under his reign, Brihadishwar temple of Tanjore was constructed.

The world’s first complete granite temple, the Brihadeshwara temple is a distinctive example of temple architecture during the Tamil Chola dynasty (ca. 3rd cen. BCE-1279 CE).

This temple was originally built during the early 9th century CE by Rajaraja Chola I and dedicated to Shiva.