gupta & post gupta period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21

How many students were studying in the Nalanda University as mentioned by Hiuen Tsang?

a) 10,000

b) 8,000

c) 15,000

d) 12,000

Answer: (a)

Question : 22

Who of the following Rajput rulers gave donation for the reconstruction of a mosque?

a) Bhoja Parmar

b) Prithviraj III

c) Jaisingh Siddharaj

d) Mihir Bhoja

Answer: (c)

Rajput rulers Jaisingh Siddharaj gave a donation for the reconstruction of a mosque. Siddhraj is said to have ascended the throne of Patan after the death of his Father Karandev. Patan’s condition was worse in the last days of Karandev.

The successors from his grandfather Bhimdev’s first wife Bauladevi tried their best to acquire the throne from child Jaysingh. His mother Minaldevi, Maha Mantri Santu and Munjal Mehta initially played a great part to deter the internal revolt and in establishing his rule and stability to Patan in Gujarat.

Question : 23

Which one of the following was a land measure in Gupta period?

a) Karsha

b) Nivartana

c) Vimsopaka

d) Dharaka

Answer: (b)

Nivartana was a land measure in the Gupta period. Different land measures were known in different regions, such as Nivartana, Kulyavapa and Dronavapa. The importance of irrigation to help agriculture was recognized in India from the earliest times.

According to Narada, there are two kinds of dykes the bardhya which protected the field from floods and the Khaya which served the purpose of irrigation.

Question : 24

List-I List-II
A. Chandragupta 1. 232 - 185 BC
B. Bindusaar 2. 269 - 232 BC
C. Ashoka 3. 321 - 297 BC
D. Brahdrath 4. 297 - 272 BC

a) A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1

b) A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 1

c) A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4

d) A - 2, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4

Answer: (a)

Question : 25

The officer responsible for the safe custody of land records during the Gupta period was known as

a) Karanika

b) Samaharta

c) Shaulkika

d) Dhruvadhikarana

Answer: (a)

The officer responsible for the safe custody of land records during the Gupta period was known as Karanika.

This is the Dhruvadhi-Karanika (otherwise called Dhruvasthanadhikaranika) the officer-in-charge of the Dhruvas,’ the last term being applied till recent times in Kathiawar and Cutch to denote persons who superintended the collection of land-revenue by the farmers on the king’s behalf.

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