More Questions on Harshavardhana Empire
- 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. 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. Where was the introductory capital of Harsha?
A)Kannoj
B)Paryag
C)Thaneshwar
D)Mathura
Answer: Thaneshwar
- 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. When did the first Huna invasion take place?
A)458 AD
B)358 AD
C)558 AD
D)658 AD
Answer: 458 AD
- 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. 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. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Vaishnavism
D)Tantra
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor?
A)Kumaragupta
B)Vikramaditya
C)Harshavardhana
D)Kanishka
Answer: Harshavardhana
- 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. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
A)Vagabhatta
B)Bhanugupta
C)Aryabhatta
D)Varahamihira
Answer: Aryabhatta
- 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. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?
A)Nandas
B)Mauryas
C)Guptas
D)Cholas
Answer: Guptas
- Q. Harsha was defeated by
A)King of Valabhi
B)Sasanka
C)Bhaskarvarman
D)Pulakeshin II
Answer: Pulakeshin II
- Q. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Vikrarnaditya
D)Skand Gupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Which was the oldest University?
A)Kanauj
B)Gandhara
C)Nalanda
D)Vaishali
Answer: Nalanda
- Q. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
A)Buddhism
B)Jainism
C)Shaivism
D)Bhagavatism
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. Varahamihira is
A)A space shuttle
B)An astronaut
C)A power station
D)An ancient astronomer
Answer: An ancient astronomer
- 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. Which one of the following coins was issued in silver during the Gupta period?
A)Nishka
B)Kakini
C)Rupyaka
D)Dinar
Answer: Rupyaka
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