Who was the founder of Gupta dynasty?

1

(a)

Chandragupta

(b)

Samudragupta

(c)

Shrigupta

(d)

Skandagupta

Harishena was the court poet of

1

(a)

Harsha

(b)

Samudragupta

(c)

Chandragupta

(d)

Banabhatta

The capital of Pallavas was

1

(a)

Raichur

(b)

Kanchipuram

(c)

Tungabhadra

(d)

Ujjain

Ravikirti was the court poet of which of the following kings?

1

(a)

Pulakeshin

(b)

Pulakeshin II

(c)

Chandragupta II

(d)

Samudragupta

Who led the army against the ruler of Bengal?

1

(a)

Harshavardhana

(b)

Pulakeshm II

(c)

Chandragupta II

(d)

Samudragupta

Who was the chief judicial officer in the reign of Samudragupta?

1

(a)

Harishena

(b)

Ravikirti

(c)

FaXian himself

(d)

Samudragupta

Abhijnana Shakuntalam was written by whom?

1

(a)

Dushyanta

(b)

Ravikirti

(c)

Kalidasa

(d)

Harishena

The ruler of Northern India were from

1

(a)

Dakshinanatha

(b)

Chalukya

(c)

Pallavas

(d)

Aryavarta

Iron pillar is located in which of the following cities?

1

(a)

New Delhi

(b)

Sarnath

(c)

Ajmer

(d)

Bulandshahar

Where was the image of the chief deity placed?

1

(a)

Bhitargaon

(b)

Garbhagriha

(c)

Shikhara

(d)

None of these

The Tamil epic, the Manimekalai was composed by

1

(a)

Surdasa

(b)

Kalidasa

(c)

Madhavi

(d)

Sattanar

Who was Aryabhata?

1

(a)

A politician

(b)

An astronomer

(c)

A teacher

(d)

A writer

Which was the capital of Kosala?

1

(a)

Ayodhya

(b)

Kashi

(c)

Hastinapur

(d)

Magadha

What is the literally meaning of Purana?

1

(a)

Text books

(b)

Poems

(c)

Old

(d)

Testimony

Capital of the Pallavas was

1

(a)

Mysore

(b)

Thiruvanathapuram

(c)

Kanchipuram

(d)

Raichur Doab

The _____________and Chalukyas were the most important ruling dynasties in South India.

1

(a)

Pallavas

The kingdom of the Pallavas spread from the region around their capital, _____________to the Kaveri delta.

1

(a)

Kanchipuram

The court poet of Pulakeshin II was ____________

1

(a)

Ravikirti

Harshacharita is the biography of______________

1

(a)

Harshavardhana

The Prathama-kulika stands for the ______________

1

(a)

Chief craftsman

Prashasti is word from hindi language.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Chaulkya kingdom centered around Raichur Doab

1

(a) False

(b) True

Pulakshein II was a pallava ruler

1

(a) True

(b) False

Sabha was an assembly of Kshatriyas.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Military leaders were paid huge salaries.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Name the capital of the Chaulkyas.

1

(a)

Aihole was the capital of Chaulkyas.

Who were Samantas?

1

(a)

Samantas were some military leaders who provided the king with troops whenever he needed them.

What do you mean by Ayurveda?

1

(a)

Ayurveda is a system of medicine based on herbs and plants which cure many diseases. Ayurveda is a major system of medicine practised in India these days.

Name the two important dynasties that ruled Southern India.

1

(a)

The Pallavas and Chalukyas were the most important ruling dynasties in South India

How is Ur different from Nagaram?

1

(a)

Ur was a village assembly found in areas where the landowners were not Brahmins, whereas Nagaram was an organisation of merchants.

What does the description about Samudragupta tell you? And also about how kings fought wars?

3

(a)

Arrange these titles in order of importance: raja, maharaj-adhiraja, maha-raja.

3

(a)

Name a famous man who taught in Prakrit and a king who issued inscriptions in Prakrit.

3

(a)

What changes do you find in the army at this time?

3

(a)

How do you think wars affect the lives of ordinary people today?

3

(a)

What does Samudragupta's prashasti tell?

3

(a)

How were these kingdoms administered?

3

(a)

Harshavardhan's army will visit your village next week. Your parents are preparing for the visit. Describe what they say and do.

3

(a)

What do you know about Prashasti?

3

(a)

Who was Harshavardhana?

3

(a)

Describe some of the main achievements of the Pallavas and the Chalukyas.

5

(a)

Who was Pulakeshin II? Mention his main achievements, as describes his prashasti?

5

(a)

Explain the features of the Prashastis written about Samudragupta.

5

(a)

Explain the administrative system adopted by the kings of the earlier times.

5

(a)

Explain the policies adopted by Samudragupta regarding different rulers.

5

(a)

Mark the following important cities and kingdoms on the outline map of India:
(i) Thanesar (ii) Ujjain (iii) Pataliputra

5

(a)