gupta & post gupta period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (a)

The greatest of the military achievements of Chandragupta II was his war against the Saka satraps of western India. Rudrasimha III, the last ruler of the Saka satrap was defeated, dethroned and killed. His territories in western Malwa and the Kathiawar Peninsula were annexed into the Gupta Empire.

After this victory, he performed the horse-sacrifice and assumed the title Sakari, meaning, ‘destroyer of Sakas’. He gave his daughter Prabhavati in marriage to the Vakataka prince Rudrasena II. The political importance of this marriage lies in the fact that the Vakatakas occupied a geographically strategic position in the Deccan.

This alliance served a useful purpose when Chandragupta-II undertook his campaign in western India against the Sakas.

Answer: (b)

King Samudragupta patronised a number of scholars including Harisena. The court of Chandragupta II was adorned by the celebrated Navratnas. Kalidasa remains the foremost among them. His master-piece was the Sanskrit drama Shakuntalam. It is considered one among the ‘hundred best books of the world’. He wrote two other plays - the Malavikagnimitra and Vikramorvasiya.

His two well-known epics are Raghuvamsa and Kumarasambhava. Ritusamhara and Meghaduta are his two lyrics. Visakadatta was another celebrated author of this period. He was the author of two Sanskrit dramas, Mudrarakshasa and Devichandraguptam.

Sudraka was a renowned poet of this age and his book Mrichchakatika is rich in humour and pathos.

Answer: (c)

Kumarsambhavam an epic was composed by Kalidasa.The Kumarsambhavam is widely regarded as one of Kalidasa’s finest works, a paradigmatic example of poetry. The style of description of spring set the standard for nature metaphors pervading many centuries of Indian literary tradition.The period of composition is uncertain, although Kalidasa is thought of as having lived in the 5th century AD.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)