gupta & post gupta period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (a)

As mentioned by Hiuen Tsang, 10,000 students were studying in the Nalanda University. Founded in the 5th Century AD, Nalanda is known as the ancient seat of learning. 2,000 teachers and 10,000 students from all over the Buddhist world lived and studied at Nalanda, the first Residential International University of the World.

A walk in the ruins of the university takes you to an era, that saw India leading in imparting knowledge, to the world – the era when India was a coveted place for studies. The University flourished during the 5th and 12th century.

Answer: (c)

Umed Singh was the patron of the Kota School of Painting. The Kota school of painting is one of the finest examples of this technique. Kota paintings are known for their depiction of nature and hunting scenes. Painting comprises a very integral part of the Rajasthani culture.

Woven into these splendid visuals are images of everyday life of the olden times. The development of miniature paintings has been one of the most important contributions of Rajasthan to Indian art.

Answer: (b)

The North Indian dynasties that confronted the Rashtrakutas were the Pratiharas and the Palas. The Pratiharas are believed to be the clan of Rajputs. The greatest ruler of the Pratihara dynasty was Mihir Bhoja. He recovered Kanauj (Kanyakubja) by 836, and it remained the capital of the Pratiharas for almost a century.

The Pratihara dynasty started well under the ruler Nagabhatta-I. Though initially, he had hiccups with the Rashtrakutas, he was able to leave behind a strong State comprising Malwa, parts of Rajputana and Gujarat

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

Gautam was the founder of Nyaya Darshan. The system is based on Nyaya Sutras of Gautam who is supposed to have lived around 3rd BC. This system investigates into both physical and metaphysical subjects by the syllogistic method.

Thus, it includes metaphysics as well as the science of logic.