gupta & post gupta period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

Chachnamah provides a vivid description of Sindh. The Chachnamah was written by Kazi Ismail. Kazi Ismail was appointed the first Kazi of Alor by Muhammad Kasim after the conquest of the Sindh. It was translated into Persian by Muhammad Ali bin Hamid bin Abu Bakr Kufi in 1216 CE from an earlier Arabic text.

At one time, it was considered to be a romance until Mountstuart Elphinstone’s observations of its historical veracity. The original work in Arabic is believed to have been composed by the Sakifí family, the kinsmen of Muhammad bin Qasim.

Answer: (d)

The Lingaraja temple built during the medieval period is at Bhubaneshwar. The Lingaraj temple – the largest of these is an outstanding specimen of the Orissa style of temple building.

It is about a thousand years old. Bhubaneshwar, Konarak and Puri constitute the Golden triangle of Orissa, visited in large numbers by pilgrims and tourists.

Answer: (a)

During the Gupta Period, gold coins were called Dinaras.

The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called Rupaka.

Answer: (a)

The decline of the Gupta Empire was followed by a period of political disorder and disunity in North India. It was only at the beginning of the seventh century A.D. that Harshvardhana succeeded in establishing a larger kingdom in north India.

The chief sources for tracing the history of Harsha and his times are the Harshacharita written by Bana and the Travel accounts of Hiuen Tsang. Bana was the court poet of Harsha.

Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese traveller who visited India in the seventh century A.D. Besides these two sources, the dramas are written by Harsha, namely Ratnavali, Nagananda and Priyardarsika also provide useful information. The Madhuban plate inscription and the Sonpat inscription are also helpful to know the chronology of Harsha.