More Questions on Harshavardhana Empire
- Q. Where was the introductory capital of Harsha?
A)Kannoj
B)Paryag
C)Thaneshwar
D)Mathura
Answer: Thaneshwar
- Q. What was Chandragupta-II also known as?
A)Skanda Gupta
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Vikramaditya
D)Rama Gupta
Answer: Vikramaditya
- 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. Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra?
A)Skandagupta
B)Chandragupta-I
C)Kumaragupta
D)Samudragupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
A)Samudragupta
B)Kumaragupta
C)Skandgupta
D)Chandragupta
Answer: Skandgupta
- 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. 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. 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. When did the first Huna invasion take place?
A)458 AD
B)358 AD
C)558 AD
D)658 AD
Answer: 458 AD
- Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
A)Vagabhatta
B)Bhanugupta
C)Aryabhatta
D)Varahamihira
Answer: Aryabhatta
- 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. 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. Harsha was defeated by
A)King of Valabhi
B)Sasanka
C)Bhaskarvarman
D)Pulakeshin II
Answer: Pulakeshin II
- 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. Which was the oldest University?
A)Kanauj
B)Gandhara
C)Nalanda
D)Vaishali
Answer: Nalanda
- Q. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Vikrarnaditya
D)Skand Gupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- 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. The title ‘Indian Napoleon’ has been attached to
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Chandragupta-I
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Samudragupta
- 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. Who was the court poet of Harsha-vardhana?
A)Ravi Kirti
B)Bhani
C)Banabhatta
D)Vishnu Sharma
Answer: Banabhatta
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