harshavardhana period MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Gahadavalas levied Turushka-danda. Gahadavala dynasty rule of the district is proved by the discovery atKudarkot of a copper plate grant dated in the reign of Chandradeva.

Chandradeva founded the Gahadavala dynasty at Kanyakubja after defeating a chief named Gopala of the Tuar clan. His jurisdiction extended over nearly all of what is modern Uttar Pradesh including this district.

Answer: (d)

Vikramshila Mahavihar was established by the ruler of the Pala dynasty. Pala Dynasty was the ruling dynasty in Bihar and Bengal in India, from the 8th to the 12th century. Called the Palas because all their names ended in Pala, “protector”.

The Palas rescued Bengal from the Chaos into which it had fallen after the death of Shashanka, a rival of Harsha of Kanauj. The founder of the dynasty was Gopala.

Answer: (b)

Rajashekhara, the author of ‘Karpurmanjri’ was the teacher of Mahendrapala I. Rajashekhara was an eminent Sanskrit poet, dramatist, and critic. He was the court poet of the Gurjara Pratiharas. He wrote Kavyamimamsa between 880 and 920 CE.

The work is essentially a practical guide for poets that explains the elements and composition of a good poem. The fame of Rajashekhara rests firmly on his play Karpuramanjari, written in Sauraseni Prakrit.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

The pose ‘Tribhanga’is the favourite posture of Lord Krishna. We have often seen Lord Krishna standing in tribhanga posture before his cow ‘Kamdhenu’ or whenever he is playing his flute. He is often called Tribhana Murari.

Answer: (a)

Mahavastu is not a work on architecture. Mahavastu is a more refined version of Vastu Shastra. Vastu Shastra is a very old subject that didn’t have a proper procedure to apply the beneficial wisdom in modern lifestyle.

Due to a lack of proper research and documentation of results, it has never been possible to give it a scientific working procedure.