More Questions on Harshavardhana Empire
- Q. The university which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was
A)Taxila
B)Kanchi
C)Nalanda
D)Vallabhi
Answer: Nalanda
- Q. What was the extent of Harsha’s empire?
A)The whole of India
B)The entire Indian subcontinent
C)The entire Deccan region
D)A part of northern India
Answer: A part of northern India
- Q. Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhan’s period was
A)I-tsang
B)Fa-hien
C)Nishka
D)Hiuen Tsang
Answer: Hiuen Tsang
- Q. Varahamihira is
A)A space shuttle
B)An astronaut
C)A power station
D)An ancient astronomer
Answer: An ancient astronomer
- Q. Which was the oldest University?
A)Kanauj
B)Gandhara
C)Nalanda
D)Vaishali
Answer: Nalanda
- Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Vaishnavism
D)Tantra
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. Gupta Dynasty was famous for
A)Imperialism
B)Art and architecture
C)Revenue and land reform
D)None of these
Answer: Art and architecture
- Q. What was Chandragupta-II also known as?
A)Skanda Gupta
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Vikramaditya
D)Rama Gupta
Answer: Vikramaditya
- Q. The title ‘Indian Napoleon’ has been attached to
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Chandragupta-I
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was
A)Ashoka
B)Kanishka
C)Bimbisara
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Harshavardhana
- Q. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by
A)Sudraka
B)Banabhatta
C)Sri Harsha
D)Gunadhva
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. Who was the court poet of Harsha-vardhana?
A)Ravi Kirti
B)Bhani
C)Banabhatta
D)Vishnu Sharma
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
A)Pulakesin-Il
B)Pulakesin-I
C)Vikramaditya-I
D)Vikramaditya-II
Answer: Pulakesin-Il
- Q. In the Gupta period, the largest number of coins were issued in
A)Silver
B)Gold
C)Copper
D)Iron
Answer: Gold
- Q. The official court language of the Guptas was
A)Prakrit
B)Pali
C)Hindi
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Sanskrit
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Guptas is NOT true?
A)Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
B)They ruled mainly over parts of north and central India
C)The judicial system was far more developed than in earlier times
D)Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce decreased
Answer: Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
- Q. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
A)Buddhism
B)Jainism
C)Shaivism
D)Bhagavatism
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued between the three contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj. Which of the following was not a party in the struggle?
A)Rastrakutas
B)Gurjar Partiharas
C)Palas
D)Paramaras
Answer: Paramaras
- Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
A)Vagabhatta
B)Bhanugupta
C)Aryabhatta
D)Varahamihira
Answer: Aryabhatta
- Q. The Gupta king who assumed the title of ‘Vikramaditya’ was
A)Samudragupta
B)Skandagupta
C)Chandragupta-II
D)Kumaragupta
Answer: Chandragupta-II
- Geography
- History
- Indian Culture
- Indian Economy
- Indian Politics
- Indian Railway
- Sports
- State