RISE AND DECLINE OF GUPTA EMPIRE
EXTRA QUESTIONS
SHORT QUESTIONS
1.What
information do we get about the Guptas from their coins?
A ) The Gupta coins inform us about the
titles and the sacrifices carried out by the
Gupta rulers.
2. Name the Gupta ruler who was known as
Maharajadhiraja.
A)Chandragupta I was known as
Maharajadhiraja.
3. How did Chandragupta I consolidated
his place as a ruler?
A) Chandragupta
I consolidated his place as a ruler through matrimonial alliance.
4.Name the inscription that provides information on the reign of
Chandragupta I.
A) Mehrauli Iron Pillar inscription.
5. Name the Chinese traveller who visited India during the reign of
Chandragupta II.
A) Fa-hsien.
6.Who was the first known Gupta Ruler ? Who was the first ruler of
the Pushpabhuti dynasty?
A) Prabhakaravardhana was the first ruler of Pushpabhuti dynasty.
7 Name the important sources that help to reconstruct the history of
Harshavardhana era.
A) Harshacharita and the travellogues of Hsuan Tsang are the important
sources that help to reconstruct the history of Harshavardhana.
8. Why did Harshavardhana drove out Sasanka from Kanauj?
A)Sasanka killed Harshavardhana’s brother and brother-in-law therefore,
to take
revenge of the assassinations Harsha drove out Sasanka from Kanauj.
9.Why did Harshavardhana organize religious assembly at Kanauj?
A) Harshavardhana organized religious assembly at Kanauj to publicise the
principles of Mahayana Buddhism.
10.What was Samudragupta
also known as? .
A)Samudragupta was also
known as Kaviraja.
11. Name the horse
sacrifice performed by Samudragupta.
A) Asvamedha
12). During which
Gupta Kings reign did the Chinese traveller Fa -hsien visit India ?
Answer:Chandragupta II
13.Which King of the
Gupta Dynasty was called the Napolean of India ?
Answer:Samudragupta
14. Mention three authors who wrote about Harshavardhana.
Answer: Banbhatta,
Ravikirti, Huan Tsang
15. Who was the court
poet of samudragupta?
Answer Banabhatta
16.Who was the court poet
of Harshavardhna?
Answer Harisena
17.Who was the greatest
king of Chola dynasty?
Answer Pulekesin II
18.The reign of which
empire is known as the Golden age of Indian history?
Answer Gupta Empire
19. Who
replaced the Hun invasion?
Ans. Skandagupta replaced Hun dynasty.
20. Who wrote the Allahabad Pillar Inscription?
Ans Harisen, the court poet of Samudragupta.
21.
Give any one example of Metallurgical skill achieved during the Gupta Age.
Ans Iron Pillar at Mehrauli.
22.Harsha
belongs to which dynasty?
AnsPushyabhutis
of Thaneswar.
23.When
did Hiuen Tsang come to India?
Ans In
AD 630.
Long Question Answers
24.
Briefly describe the conquests of Samudragupta.
Ans )Samudragupta, son of Chandragupta I, was
the greatest ruler of the dynasty. - In the north, he defeated four powerful
kings and numerous smaller kings.
-He
defeated 12 rulers of the Deccan and far south. Samundragupta did not annexed
this kingdoms because he felt that it would be difficult to control them from
north.
-He
defeated many kingdoms of the east such as Nepal, Assam and Bengal. The rulers
had to accept his suzerainty and pay him a tribute.
- He also defeated the tribal republics in
Punjab and Rajasthan.
25.Who
was FaHien? Why is his visit important to us?
Ans) FaHien was a chinese pilgrim. He came to
India to study the Buddhist scriptures.
-His visit is important to us as he wrote a
detailed account of his stay in India and also about the different aspects of
life under the Guptas.
-His
account is a valuable source of information about the Gupta Dynasty.
26.Give
a brief account of administration under the Guptas.
Ans) The king was the head of administration.
-All
Gupta kings took grand titles to assert their supremacy. A council of ministers
assisted the king in administrative matters.
- The
empire was divided into provinces each headed by a prince. Princes were assisted
by Kumaramatayas.
Provinces
were divided into districts or vishayas. Smallest administrative unit was
village.
-Gupta
administration was fully decentralized.
27.
Discuss the achievement of the Guptas in the field of art and architecture.
Ans Gupta kings built many temples.
-
Temples were simple structures, often consisting of just one room and image of
deity. Famous temple like Dasavatara Temple (Deogarh) near Jhansi, at
Bhittargaon Temple are beautiful.
-Various monasteries were built like in
Ajanta, covered with paintings, depicting events from life of Buddha.
- The art
of sculpture scaled new heights. Statue of the Seated Buddha from Sarnath is
one of the finest example.
28. Shortnote on Literature and Science during
Gupta period.
Ans ) Gupta kings were patrons of Sanskrit
literature. Greatest poet of the period was Kalidas(meghaduta, Ritusamhara).
-Other
famous writer are Sudraka(Mrichchhakatika), Vishakhadutta(mudrarakshasa),
Vishnu Sharma(Panchatantra).
-Many
dictionaries were translated into different languages and compiled.
- The
study of all branches of science particularly astronomy, mathematics,
metallurgy and medicine flourished under the Guptas.
29. .Some
historians refer to the Gupta period as the ‘Golden Age of Indian history.’
Explain.
Ans The Gupta age was a very important period
in the history.
- It
was characterized by peace, prosperity, a spirit of religious tolerance and was
marked by tremendous progress in different field.
-Hence
Gupta period is known as the Golden Age of Indian history.
30)
Discuss Harsha’s contribution to the promotion of education.
Ans)
Harsha encouraged learning. He donated the revenue of 100 villages as financial
support to the Nalanda University.
- Due
to Harsha’s patronage, Nalanda prospered and became a popular centre of learning.
He himself was a scholar and wrote three plays in Sanskrit that are Ratnavalli,
Priyadarshika and Nagananda.
-His
court had scholars such as Banabhatta and Subandhu.
31.
Harsha made Kanauj his capital. Give Reason.
Ans Because Kanauj being centrally located,
helped Harsha to administer his empire better.
-Moreover,
Harsha wanted to keep the power-Centre of the empire away from the northwestern
borders, where the Huns were a constant threat.
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