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Post Gupta Period Multiple Choice Questions

  1. The title “Paramasaugata” was adopted by ___?
    (A) Bhaskar Varman
    (B) Shashanka
    (C) Rajya Vardhana
    (D) Harsha
    Answer: (C) Rajya Vardhana
  2. Who among the following is the author of ‘Harshacharita’ ?
    (A) Banabhatta
    (B) Hiuen Tsang
    (C) Harshavardhan
    (D) Bhaskarvarman
    Answer: (A) Banabhatta
  3. Who among the following was the founder of Pushyabhuti Dynasty ?
    (A) Pushyabhuti
    (B) Prabhakar Vardhan
    (C) Aditya vardhan
    (D) Harshavardhan
    Answer: (A) Pushyabhuti
  4. Who was the brother-in-law of Harshavardhan ?
    (A) Grahavarmana
    (B) Banabhatta
    (C) Devgupta
    (D) Bhaskarvarman
    Answer: (A) Grahavarmana
  5. Who assassinated Grahavarmana, the brother in law of Harshavardhan ?
    (A) Shashanka of Gauda
    (B) Kirtivarman
    (C) Chandragupta
    (D) Narsimhavarman
    Answer: (A) Shashanka of Gauda
  6. Who wrote Kadambari?
    (A) Chankya
    (B) Banabhatta
    (C) Charak
    (D) Radhagupt
    Answer: (B) Banabhatta
  7. What was the other name of Harshavardhana?
    (A) Siladitya
    (B) Harshaditya
    (C) Bhaskarvarman
    (D) Vishnuvardhan
    Answer: (A) Siladitya
  8. Which among the following play is/are written by Harshavardhan ?
    (A) Nagananda
    (B) Ratnavali
    (C) Priyadarshika
    (D) All of these
    Answer: (D) All of these
  9. Which of the following Chinese traveller came to India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
    (A) Hiuen-Tsang
    (B) Fa Hein
    (C) Nicolo Conti
    (D) Both A & B
    Answer: (A) Hiuen-Tsang
  10. Who defeated Harsha Vardhana on the banks of river Narmada in 630 A.D.?
    (A) Pulakesin II
    (B) Mahendravarman I
    (C) Pulakesin I
    (D) Kirtivarman I
    Answer: (A) Pulakesin II
  11. Which of the following Chinese emperors was contemporary of Harshavardhana?
    (A) Taizong
    (B) Wu Zetian
    (C) Ruizong
    (D) Xuanzong
    Answer: (A) Taizong
  12. During reign of Harsha, the Kannauj assembly was held to publicise the doctrines of which of the following sects?
    (A) Mahayana
    (B) Hinayana
    (C) Theravada
    (D) Svetambara
    Answer: (A) Mahayana
  13. Who among the following wrote ‘Nagananda’?
    (A) Banabhatta
    (B) Simhanada
    (C) Pulakesin II
    (D) Harshavardhana
    Answer: (D) Harshavardhana
  14. Who was the father of King Harshavardhan ?
    (A) Prabhakara Vardhana
    (B) Bhaskar vardhan
    (C) Jaivardhan
    (D) Mahavardhan
    Answer: (A) Prabhakara Vardhana
  15. Which of the following is the period assigned to reign of Harshavardhana?
    (A) 600 – 650 A.D
    (B) 606 – 647 A.D.
    (C) 500 – 550 A.D.
    (D) 550 – 600 A.D.
    Answer: (B) 606 – 647 A.D.
  16. Who among the following defeated Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada?
    (A) Pulkesin I
    (B) Kirtivarman I
    (C) Pulkesin II
    (D) Vikramaditya I
    Answer: (C) Pulkesin II
  17. Hieun Tsang, had visited the court of which among the following rulers?
    (A) Harshavardhana
    (B) Chandragupta Maurya
    (C) Asoka
    (D) Pulkesin II
    Answer: (A) Harshavardhana
  18. Every five years, Harshavardhana used to donate all his possessions at an assembly at which among the following places?
    (A) Ujjain
    (B) Banaras
    (C) Prayag
    (D) Kannauj
    Answer: (C) Prayag
  19. Bhandi was a chief secretary of which among the following Indian Kings?
    (A) Samudragupta
    (B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    (C) Harshavardhan
    (D) Skandgupta
    Answer: (C) Harshavardhan
  20. During the period of Harshavardhana the fields were watered by the pots which were called Ghati yantra. The writing of which among the following authors records this?
    (A) Hiuen-tsang
    (B) Subhandhu
    (C) Dandin
    (D) Banabhatta
    Answer: (A) Hiuen-tsang
  21. At which among the following places, Harshavardhana established a large Buddhist monastery?
    (A) Nalanda
    (B) Pataliputra
    (C) Vaishali
    (D) Nasik
    Answer: (A) Nalanda
  22. Who among the following has been described by Banabhatta as “a lion to the Huna deer’?
    (A) Harshavardhana
    (B) Prabhakarvardhana
    (C) Grahavarmana
    (D) None of the above
    Answer: (B) Prabhakarvardhana
  23. Who has written the biography of Harshavardhana?
    (A) Banbhatta
    (B) Harsha Himself
    (C) Kalhana
    (D) Kalidasa
    Answer: (A) Banbhatta
  24. Who among the following wrote Priyadarshika?
    (A) Prabhakarvardhana
    (B) Banabhatta
    (C) Harshavardhana
    (D) Yashovardhana
    Answer: (C) Harshavardhana
  25. Who among the following has been mentioned as Maharajadhiraja and a Lion to the Huna Deer by Banabhatta?
    (A) Harshavarshana
    (B) Prabhakarvardhana
    (C) Yashovardhana
    (D) Grahavarman.
    Answer: (B) Prabhakarvardhana
  26. Which of the following works credits ‘Pushyabhuti’ as the founder of the Vardhana dynasty ?
    (A) Harshacharita
    (B) Banskhera Inscription of Harsha
    (C) Yuan-Chwang
    (D) Kadambari
    Answer: A) Harshacharita
  27. The “Siddhimatrika” script was one of the forms of writing Sanskrit in ancient India. This script, which made Sanskrit works known in China and Japan was developed during the times of ___:
    (A) Kanishka
    (B) Harsha
    (C) Meander
    (D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    Answer: (B) Harsha
  28. The Chalukya king, Pulakesin II defeated Harshavardhan on the banks of which river?
    (A) Narmada
    (B) Kaveri
    (C) Niranjana
    (D) Rijupalika
    Answer:     (A) Narmada
  29. Who was the founder of Chalukya Dynasty ?
    (A) Vishnuvardhan
    (B) Pulakesin I
    (C) Kirtivarman I
    (D) Pulakesin II
    Answer:     (B) Pulakesin I
  30. Who was the author of Aihole Inscription ?
    (A) Ravikirti
    (B) Hiuen Tsang
    (C) Bharavi
    (D) Dandin
    Answer:     (A) Ravikirti
  31. Which Chalukyan ruler set up it capital at Vengi ?
    (A) Vishnuvardhan
    (B) Mahendravarman
    (C) Kakusthavarman
    (D) Pulakesin II
    Answer:     (A) Vishnuvardhan
  32. Who among the following Chalukyan king sent an ambassador to Persian king Khusrau II ?
    (A) Pulakesin I
    (B) Pulakesin II
    (C) Kirtivarman I
    (D) Vishnuvardhan
    Answer:     (B) Pulakesin II
  33. What was the ruling period of Chalukyas of Badami ?
    (A) 500 – 550 A.D.
    (B) 550 – 650 A.D.
    (C) 543 – 757 A.D.
    (D) 545 – 700 A.D.
    Answer:     (C) 543 – 757 A.D.
  34. Which among the following chalukyan king performed ‘Ashwamedha yajna’ ?
    (A) Pulakesin I
    (B) Pulakesin II
    (C) Vishnuvardhan
    (D) Kirtivarman I
    Answer:     (A) Pulakesin I
  35. By whom Pallava King Mahendravarman-I got defeated?
    (A) Pulakesin II
    (B) Vikramaditya II
    (C) Yajnavarman
    (D) Pulakesin I
    Answer:     (A) Pulakesin II
  36. Which of the following inscriptions mentions the name of Kalidasa?
    (A) Allahabad pillar inscription
    (B) Aihole inscription
    (C) Alapadu grant
    (D) Hanumakonda inscription
    Answer:     (B) Aihole inscription
  37. The ancient places of Badami, Dwarasamudra and Warangal are related to which of the following dynasties?
    (A) Chalukyas, Hoysalas, Kaktiyas
    (B) Cholas, Hoysalas, Kaktiyas
    (C) Pallavas, Hoysalas, Kaktiyas
    (D) None of the above
    Answer:     (A) Chalukyas, Hoysalas, Kaktiyas
  38. Aihole is called the cradle of Indian temple architecture. Which among the following dynasty is related to the construction of magnificent temples in Aihole?
    (A) Chalukya
    (B) Chola
    (C) Chera
    (D) None of the above
    Answer:     (A) Chalukya
  39. Aihole Inscription is ascribed to which of the following rulers?
    (A) Pulkeshin II
    (B) Rudradaman
    (C) Kharvela
    (D) Ashoka
    Answer:     (A) Pulkeshin II
  40. Who was the founder of Chalukya dynasty of Badami?
    (A) Pulakeshin I
    (B) Kirtivarman I
    (C) Mangalesha
    (D) Pulakeshin II
    Answer:(A) Pulakeshin I
  41. Who among the following referred to as Satyashraya, Vallabha and Dharmamaharaja in inscriptions?
    (A) Pulakeshin II
    (B) Pulakeshin I
    (C) Vikramaditya I
    (D) Vinayaditya
    Answer:(B) Pulakeshin I
  42. Who was the first ruler in South India to issue gold coinage?
    (A) Pulakeshin II
    (B) Pulakeshin I
    (C) Vikramaditya I
    (D) Vinayaditya
    Answer:(A) Pulakeshin II
  43. Which of the following Chalukya ruler’s reign the famous Virupaksha Temple (Lokeshwara temple) and Mallikarjuna Temple was built?
    (A) Vikramaditya I
    (B) Vinayaditya
    (C) Vijayaditya
    (D) Vikramaditya II
    Answer:(D) Vikramaditya II
  44. Who was the last ruler of Chalukya dyansty of Badami and also known as Rahappa?
    (A) Kirtivarman II
    (B) Vikramadiya II
    (C) Vijayaditya
    (D) Vinayaditya
    Answer:(A) Kirtivarman II
  45. The Tamil translations of Mahabharata were done during which of the following Chalukya ruler’s reign?
    (A) Rajaraja Narendra
    (B) Vimaladitya
    (C) Shaktivarman I
    (D) Jata Choda Bhima
    Answer:(A) Rajaraja Narendra
  46. Who authored the Sanskrit encyclopaedic text Manasollasa touching upon such topics as polity, governance, astronomy, astrology, rhetoric, medicine, food, architecture, painting, poetry and music?
    (A) Someshvara I
    (B) Someshvara II
    (C) Vikramaditya VI
    (D) Someshvara III
    Answer:(D) Someshvara III
  47. Which of the following Chalukya king of Kalyani patronised Kannada grammarian Nagavarma II, who wrote Kavyavalokana, Karnataka Bhashabhushana and Jagadhekamalla II who wrote Sanskrit Sangithachudamani on music?
    (A) Tailapa II
    (B) Satyashraya
    (C) Jagadhekamalla II
    (D) Vikramaditya V
    Answer:(C) Jagadhekamalla II
  48. Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest in arts of
    (A) Pallavas
    (B) Cheras
    (C) Pandyas
    (D) Chalukyas
    Answer:(A) Pallavas
  49. Pallava dynasty Ruled between
    (A) 3rd century – 8th century AD
    (B) 4th century – 9th century AD
    (C) 5th century – 10th century AD
    (D) 6th century – 11th century AD
    Answer:(C) 5th century – 10th century AD
  50. Capital of Pallava dynasty was?
    (A) Badami
    (B) Madurai
    (C) Guntur
    (D) Kanchipuram
    Answer:(D) Kanchipuram
  51. Initially Pallavas served as feudatories to ?
    (A) Satvahana Dynasty
    (B) Cheras Dynasty
    (C) Pandyas Dynasty
    (D) Chola Dynasty
    Answer:(A) Satvahana Dynasty
  52. Pallava ruler Narasimhavarman occupied ?
    (A) Badami
    (B) Vatapi
    (C) Madurai
    (D) Kanchi
    Answer:(B) Vatapi
  53. The Pallavas captured Kanchi from the ?
    (A) Cholas
    (B) Cheras
    (C) Pandyas
    (D) Chalukyas
    Answer: (A) Cholas
  54. Pallava means
    (A) Mighty
    (B) Fast
    (C) Kind
    (D) Creeper
    Answer:(D) Creeper
  55. All the early Pallava royal inscriptions are in
    (A) Prakrit or Sanskrit language
    (B) Prakrit or Tamil language
    (C) Tamil or Sanskrit language
    (D) Tamil or Telgu language
    Answer:(A) Prakrit or Sanskrit language
  56. Mahendravarman I was initially a patron of the …….Faith
    (A) Buddhist
    (B) Jain
    (C) Hinduism
    (D) All of these
    Answer:(B) Jain
  57. The earliest examples of Pallava constructions are ?
    (A) Bricked Wells
    (B) Bricked temples
    (C) Palaces
    (D) Rock cut temples
    Answer:(D) Rock cut temples
  58. Which of following are true?
    Telugu traditions know of a certain Trilochana Pallava as the earliest Telugu King
    b. After the Kalabhra upheaval the long struggle between the Pallavas and Chalukyas of Badami for supremacy in peninsular India began
    c. In the early centuries of the Christian era the Pallavas founded their colonies in Sumatra
    (A) a and b are correct
    (B) c and b are correct
    (C) a and c are correct
    (D) All are correct
    Answer:(D)
  59. There was a long struggle between the Pallavas and the ………. for the supremacy over the Tungabhadra-Krishna doab
    (A) Badami Chalukyas
    (B) Cheras
    (C) Pandyas
    (D) Gupta Dynasty
    Answer: (A) Badami Chalukyas
  60. birudas means ……….. during Pallava period
    (A) Dances
    (B) Palces
    (C) Titles
    (D) Food
    Answer:(C) Titles
  61. Who among the following rulers belonged to Pallavas of Prakrit Charter?
    (A) Virakurchavarma
    (B) Nandivarma
    (C) Mahendravarma
    (D) Narasimhavarma
    Answer:(A) Virakurchavarma
  62. Who was the founder of great Pallavas?
    (A) Nandivarma
    (B) Sivaskandavarma
    (C) Simhavishnu
    (D) Parameswaravarma
    Answer: (C) Simhavishnu
  63. Who was the son and successor of Simhavishnu?
    (A) Narasimhavarma I
    (B) Narasimhavarma II
    (C) MahendraVarma I
    (D) Nandivarman
    Answer: (C) MahendraVarma I
  64. What was the period of rule of Mahendravarma I?
    (A) 689-699 AD
    (B) 600-630 AD
    (C) 678-687 AD
    (D) 699-718 AD
    Answer:     (B) 600-630 AD
  65. The saint Appar lived in the court of
    (A) Parameswaravarma
    (B) Krishna
    (C) Dhruva
    (D) Mahendravarma I
    Answer:     (D) Mahendravarma I
  66. Who was the son and successor of Mahendravarma I?
    (A) Sivaskandavarma
    (B) Simhavarma
    (C) Narasimhavarma I
    (D) Virakurchavarma
    Answer:     (C) Narasimhavarma I
  67. The Chinese pilgrim Hieun-Tsang visited the court of Narasimhavarma I in
    (A) 678 AD
    (B) 765 AD
    (C) 712 AD
    (D) 642 AD
    Answer:     (D) 642 AD
  68. The famous poet Bharavi was lived in the court of
    (A) Narasimhavarma I
    (B) Parameswaravarma
    (C) Nandivarma
    (D) Narasimhavarma
    Answer:     (A) Narasimhavarma I
  69. Who wrote ‘Mattavilasa Prahasanam’?
    (A) Mahendravarma I
    (B) Narasimhavarma I
    (C) Virakurchavarma
    (D) Simhavishnu
    Answer:     (A) Mahendravarma I
  70. Which of the following were the titles of Mahendravarma I?
    (A) Mattavilasa
    (B) Vichitrachitta and Chitrakarapuli
    (C) Gunabhara
    (D) All the above
    Answer:     (D) All the above
    Post Gupta Period (Notes+MCQ)
  71. What was the capital of Pallavas?
    (A) Tanjore
    (B) Ellora
    (C) Kanchi
    (D) Madhurai
    Answer:     (C) Kanchi
  72. What was the title of Narasimhavarma?
    (A) Avanisimha
    (B) Deviputra
    (C) Simhasena
    (D) Vatapikonda
    Answer:     (D) Vatapikonda
  73. Mahendravarma was defeated in the hands of
    (A) Pulakesi I
    (B) Pulakesi II
    (C) Vikramaditya
    (D) Vinayaditya
    Answer:     (B) Pulakesi II
  74. The battle that took place between Mahendravarma and Pulakesi II
    (A) Manimangali
    (B) Pullalur
    (C) Koppam
    (D) Tallakota
    Answer:     (B) Pullalur
  75. Pulakesi II was defeated and killed in the hands of
    (A) Narasimhavarma I
    (B) Nandivarma
    (C) Aparajitavarma
    (D) Simhavishnu
    Answer:     (A) Narasimhavarma I
  76. The pallava king who restored Manavarma, a Singhalese refugee
    (A) Mahendravarma II
    (B) Narasimhavarma I
    (C) Parameswaravarma
    (D) Vishnugopa
    Answer:     (B) Narasimhavarma I
  77. Who built the city of Mahabalipuram?
    (A) Nandivarma
    (B) Aparajitavarma
    (C) Simhavarma
    (D) Narasimhavarma I
    Answer:     (D) Narasimhavarma I
  78. Who had the title of ‘Mamalla’?
    (A) Parameswaravarma
    (B) Simhavishnu
    (C) Narasimhavarma I
    (D) Hastivarma
    Answer:     (C) Narasimhavarma I
  79. Mattavilasa Prahasana was written in
    (A) Tamil
    (B) Malayalam
    (C) Kannada
    (D) Sanskrit
    Answer:     (D) Sanskrit
  80. The Chalukyan king who defeated Nandivarma and captured Kanchi?
    (A) Vikramaditya II
    (B) Vinayaditya
    (C) Vijayaditya
    (D) Vishnugopa
    Answer:     (A) Vikramaditya II
  81. Who was the last Pallava ruler?
    (A) Nandivarma
    (B) Aparajita Varma
    (C) Simhavarma
    (D) Narasimhavarma II
    Answer:     (B) Aparajita Varma
  82. The Chalukyan ruler who defeated and killed Aparajitavarma?
    (A) Adirajendra
    (B) Rajadhiraja
    (C) Aditya I
    (D) Vijayaditya
    Answer:     (C) Aditya I
  83. Which of the following were the famous ports during the period of Pallavas?
    (A) Mamallapuram
    (B) Nagapatnam
    (C) Kaveripatnam
    (D) (A) and (B)
    Answer:     (D) (A) and (B)
  84. Who built Seven Pagodas or Seven Rathas at Mahabalipuram?
    (A) Mahendravarma I
    (B) Narasimhavarma I
    (C) Parameswaravarma
    (D) Aparajitavarma
    Answer:     Narasimhavarma I
  85. The famous poets who lived in the court of Pallavas
    (A) Bharavi and Dandi
    (B) Aswaghosha
    (C) Vasubandu
    (D) Bana
    Answer:     Bharavi and Dandi

One Line Questions on Post Gupta Period

  1. Who was the first famous ruler of Vardhana dynasty?
    Answer: Prabhakar Vardhana.
  2. Where was the capital of Prabhakar Vardhana?
    Answer: Thanes war.
  3. Who killed Rajyavardhana?
    Answer: Devagupta’s friend, Shashanka, the king of Bengal.
  4. Who were the most successful and the greatest ruler of Vardhana dynasty?
    Answer:
  5. Where was the capital of Harshavardhana?
    Answer:
  6. Which’ ruler of the south defeated Harshavardhana?
    Answer: Pulakesin II.
  7. On the bank of which river Pulakesin II defeated Harshavardhana?
    Answer: Narmada river.
  8. Which Chinese pilgrim visited India during the Harshavardhana reign?
    Answer: Hiuen-Tsang.
  9. Who was known as “The prince of pilgrims”?
    Answer: Hiuen-Tsang.
  10. For how many years Hiuen-Tsang stayed in India?
    Answer:     15 years.
  11. In which university of India Hiuen-Tsang studied during his stay in India?
    Answer: Nalanda University.
  12. For how many years Hiuen-Tsang stayed in the court of Harsha?
    Answer: Eight years.
  13. In which book did Hiuen-Tsang record his experiences in India?
    Answer: Si-Yu-Ki.
  14. Which Sanskrit plays have been written by Harshavardhana?
    Answer: Ratnavali, Nagananda and Priyadarshika.
  15. Which famous learned scholars were in the court Harshavardhana?
    Answer: Banabhatta and Subandhu
  16. Which famous books Banabhatta has written?
    Answer: Harshcharitra and Kadambari.
  17. Which book gives a biographical work on Harsha’s life?
    Answer:
  18. Who was the most renowned court poet of Harshavardhana?
    Answer:
  19. At which place Harshavardhana used to hold religious assemblies after every five years?
    Answer:
  20. At which place did Harshavardhana hold a special religious assembly to honors Hiuen-Tsang?
    Answer:     Kannauj in 643 AD.
  21. Of which religion Harshavardhana was the follower?
    Answer: He was the follower of Mahayana Buddhism, Shiva and Vishnu. .
  22. During which period India was known in China as the country of Brahmins?
    Answer:
  23. Which was the most popular language during the reign of Harshavardhana?
    Answer:
  24. Who is known as the last Hindu ruler in the history of India?
    Answer:
  25. What was the main occupation of the people during the reign of Harsha?
    Answer: Agriculture and domestication of animals.
  26. What was the main source of revenue during the reign of Harsha?
    Answer: Main source of revenue was the tax on land.
  27. At which rate the tax on land was collected during Harsha’s period?
    Answer: One-sixth of the total produce.
  28. Whether sati system prevailed in India during Harsha’s Period or not?
    Answer: Yes, sati system prevailed during this period.
  29. How many years did Harshavardhana rule?
    Answer: From 606 AD to 647 AD.
  30. Who was the founder of Parsi religion?
    Answer: Jarathrus’ttra.
  31. What was the famous religious book of Parsi religion?
    Answer: Jend-Avesta.
  32. Where was the famous Stupa of Borubudura?
    Answer: In Java.
  33. What was the importance of silk route in ancient times?
    Answer: The most important trade route between China and West Asia in ancient times was known as silk route.
  34. In which country is the Vishnu temple of Ankoravata?
    Answer: In Cambodia.
  35. In which style the Vishnu-temple of Ankoravata is built?
    Answer: Dravida style.
  36. What was the medium of instructions in Nalanda University?
    Answer: Sanskrit.
  37. Who was the Vice-Chancellor (head) of Nalanda University when Hieun-Tsang visited?
    Answer: Shilbhadra.

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