gupta & post gupta period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (c)

Senas considered themselves ‘BrahmaKshatriya’. Brahmakshatriya or Murdhabhishikta is (d) a term applied in Hindu Varna division to people who have a Brahmin father and a Kshatriya mother; or (a) a term that applies, in the Hindu Varna division, to a Brahmin who pursues royalty, and hence concurrently adopts the Kshatriya Varna. According to Manusmriti, such people are treated equally to Brahmins.

Parasurama is a classical example of a Brahmakshatriya.

Answer: (a)

Rath temples of Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of Narasinghvarman I. There are about nine monolithic temples at Mahabalipuram.

They are the unique contribution of the Pallavas to Indian art. The monolithic temples are called locally as Ratha (chariot) as they resemble the processional chariots of a temple. The five Rathas, the best of all monolithic temples, are hewn out of a huge boulder.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

Harsha organized a religious assembly at Kanauj towards the close of his reign. He invited representatives of all religious sects. It was attended by 20 kings, 1000 scholars from the Nalanda University, 3000 Hinayanists and Mahayanists, 3000 Brahmins and Jains. However, violence broke out and there were acts of arson.

There was also an attempt on the life of Harsha. Soon, it was brought under control and the guilty were punished. On the final day of the Assembly, Hiuen Tsang was honoured with costly presents. Hiuen Tsang mentions in his account about the conference held at Allahabad, known as Prayag.

It was the one among the conferences routinely convened by Harsha once in five years. Harsha gave away his enormous wealth as gifts to the members of all religious sects.

Answer: (d)

The seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by the Pallavas. Interestingly, it is documented in “Carta Cartalana”, a 14th century Spanish world map as “Setemelti” referring to “Sette Templi”, the obvious reference to the Seven Shore temples, of which only one exists today.