gupta & post gupta period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 31

Expansion of agricultural land took place on the largest scale in which period ?

a) Mauryan age

b) Post-Mauryan age

c) Gupta age

d) Pre-Mauryan age

Answer: (c)

Expansion of agricultural land took place on the largest scale in Gupta age.

The degeneration of the Vaisya’s (the third, or trader caste), which had begun earlier, intensified during this period.

Because of advanced agricultural techniques and developments in handicrafts, the condition of the Sudra’s (the fourth, or menial caste) improved and there was no great difference between a poor Vaisya and a prosperous Sudra.

Question : 32

The Sultan Ganj Buddha Statue in Bronze belongs to

a) Mauryas

b) Guptas

c) Harsha

d) Kanishka

Answer: (b)

Question : 33

Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer by from the codes given below the lists:

List I List II
A. Fa-Hien 1. Indian had no sense of history
B. Alberuni 2. There was no provision of death sentence
C. Heiun Tsang 3. Indian yield more than fairness
Required Codes: A B C

a) 1 2 3

b) 1 3 2

c) 2 1 3

d) 3 2 1

Answer: (c)

Fa-Hien – there was no provision of a death sentence. Alberuni — Indian had no sense of history. Heiun-Tsang — Indian yield more than fairness required. Both Fa-hien and Hiuen Tsang had seen several stone structures built by Ashoka in Pataliputra.

These structures were intact when Fa-Hien stayed in the city for three years to learn Sanskrit during 399 and 415 AD. Aleruni (973 – 1048 and Firdausi), "commissioned" by Mahmud of Ghazni to produce his monumental commentary on Indian philosophy and culture Kitab fi tahqiq ma li'l-hind. "In his search for pure knowledge, he is undoubtedly one of the greatest minds in Islamic history.

" RomilaThapar calls him "perhaps the finest intellect of central Asia ... His observations on Indian conditions, systems of knowledge, social norms, religion ... are probably the most incisive made by any visitor to India."

Question : 34

Which of the following places was known as Mahodaya?

a) Kannauj

b) Ujjain

c) Pataliputra

d) Allahabad

Answer: (a)

Kanauj was known as Mahodaya. Kannuaj remained a focal point for the three powerful dynasties, namely the Gurjara Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakutas, between the 8th and 10th centuries. The conflict between the three dynasties has been referred to as the Tripartite struggle by many historians.

Question : 35

List-I List-II
(Dynasty) (State)
A. Kadamba 1. Odisha
B. Kharvela 2. Karnataka
C. Chalukya 3. Bengal
D. Pala 4. Gujarat
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 1 3 4

b) 2 1 4 3

c) 1 2 4 3

d) 1 2 3 4

Answer: (b)

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