gupta & post gupta period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (d)

The correct match list is:

1. Aryabhatta — Invention of the digit zero.
   • They widely used it in calculations, astronomy and astrology. Zero was spread by Arabians to Europe and thereon it was spread all over.
2. Bhaskaracharya — Time is taken by the earth to orbit the sun.
   • The famous Hindu mathematician, Bhaskaracharya, in his treatise Surya Siddhanta, calculated the time taken for the earth to orbit the sun to nine decimal places (365.258756484 days). Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations was – Time taken by earth to orbit the sun (5th century): 365.258756484 days.
3. Budhayana — Calculation of the value of Π (Pi)
   • The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem.
4. Gyandeva — The game of snakes and ladders Zero was invented in India by Indian mathematicians dating as early as the 5th century.
   • The game of snakes and ladders is most popular in almost all houses and across all countries of the world. The credit for the game should go to the 13th century Marathi saint-poet composer Gyanadev, Jnanadeva, also known as Jnanashwar. When the saint invented the game it was called Mokshapat.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

Samudragupta granted permission to Meghverma the ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddhist temple in Gaya. Kittisirimegha of Sri Lanka, a contemporary of Samudragupta, erected with the permission of Samudragupta, a Sangharama near the Mahabodhi Vihara, chiefly for the use of the Singhalese monks who went to worship the Bodhi tree.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Rajaraja I the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first. Rajaraja began his career by the conquest of the Chera country. He defeated Chera king Bhaskara Ravivarman, whose fleet he destroyed in the port of Kandalur. He also seized Pandya Amara Bhujanga and captured the port of Vilinam. By his campaign against the Singhalees he annexed northern Ceylon, building a number of stone temples in the Ceylonese capital Polonnaruva.