More Questions on Harshavardhana Empire
- 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. During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fahien visit India?
A)Samudra Gupta
B)Chandra Gupta-I
C)Chandragupta II
D)Kumara Gupta
Answer: Chandragupta II
- 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. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
A)Vagabhatta
B)Bhanugupta
C)Aryabhatta
D)Varahamihira
Answer: Aryabhatta
- Q. Who was called India’s Napoleon because of his victories?
A)Chandragupta
B)Skandagupta
C)Brahmagupta
D)Samudragupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Varahamihira is
A)A space shuttle
B)An astronaut
C)A power station
D)An ancient astronomer
Answer: An ancient astronomer
- 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. Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra?
A)Skandagupta
B)Chandragupta-I
C)Kumaragupta
D)Samudragupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
A)Hungarians
B)Arabs
C)Hunas
D)Turks
Answer: Hunas
- Q. Where was the introductory capital of Harsha?
A)Kannoj
B)Paryag
C)Thaneshwar
D)Mathura
Answer: Thaneshwar
- Q. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
A)Chandragupta - I
B)Sri Gupta
C)Ghatotkacha
D)Kumaragupta - I
Answer: Sri Gupta
- Q. Who was the court poet of Harsha-vardhana?
A)Ravi Kirti
B)Bhani
C)Banabhatta
D)Vishnu Sharma
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. Which one of the following coins was issued in silver during the Gupta period?
A)Nishka
B)Kakini
C)Rupyaka
D)Dinar
Answer: Rupyaka
- Q. In the Gupta period, the largest number of coins were issued in
A)Silver
B)Gold
C)Copper
D)Iron
Answer: Gold
- Q. Which was the oldest University?
A)Kanauj
B)Gandhara
C)Nalanda
D)Vaishali
Answer: Nalanda
- Q. The Gupta Saka was founded by
A)Chandra Gupta, the Second
B)Chandra Gupta, the First
C)Samudra Gupta
D)Kumara Gupta
Answer: Chandra Gupta, the First
- Q. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Vikrarnaditya
D)Skand Gupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- 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. Whose reign in Indian History was called the Golden Age of India?
A)Maratha Empire
B)Mughal Empire
C)Gupta Empire
D)Maurya Empire
Answer: Gupta Empire
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