Post Gupta period/Vardhana Dynasty (550AD-647 AD)
1.Who deciphered th Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts ?
(a) Piyadassi (b) Colin Mackenzie (c) Alexander Cunnigham (d) Sansanka
Ans.b
2.Which of the following was NOT composed by Harshavardhana
(a) Harshacharitra (b) Ratnavali (c) Priyadarshika (d) Nagananda
Ans.a
3.In whose court was Chinese embassy sent by “T” ang emperor ?
(a) Rajraja I (b) Rajendra I (c) Harshavardhana (d) Prantaka I
Ans.c
4.Which of the following ruels checked Harsavardhana’s expedition in South India ?
(a) Pulkesin I (b) Pulkesin II (c) Vikramaditya I (d) Vikramaditya II
Ans.b
5.The Rock –cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the Patronage of the—–
(a) Chola Kings (b) Pandya Kings (c)Pallava Kings (d) Satavahan
Ans.c
6.Which one of the followings inscriptions mentions Pulkesin II’S military success against Harshavardhan ?
Ans.b
7.Who was written the “Harshacharita”
(a) Kalidas (b) Banabhatta (c) Vishnugupta (d) Parimalgupta
Ans.b
8.Two great religious Conference were held by king Harshavardhana at—
(a)Kannauj and Prayug (b) Prayag and Thaneshwar (c) Thaeshwar and Vallabhi
Ans.a
9.Who sent Hieun-Tsang as an envoy to Harsha’sCourt ?
(a) Tai Tsung (b) Tung-Kuan (c)Ku Yen-Wu (d) None of these
Ans.a
10.Where was the capital of Sasanka ?
(a) Samatata (b) Tamralipta ) Karna Suvarna (d) Lakhnawati
Ans.c
11.Assertion (A): Harshavardhana convened the Prayag Assembly Reason (R) : He wanted to popularise only the\ Mahayan form of Buddhism. Codes :
(a) Both A and Rare true and Ris the correct explanation of A (b) Both Aand Rare true but Ris not a correct explanation of A Golfschoenen (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true
Ans.a
12.Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on theNarmada river by—
(a) Pulkesin I (b) Pulkesin II (c) Vikramaditya I – (d) Vikramaditya II
Ans.b
