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MCQs

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Question 71. Which book is considered as the Gupta equivalent of Kautilya’s Arthasastra?

Amarakosa
Nitisara
Malavikagnimitra
Mudrarakshasa

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Answer: Option B. -> Nitisara
Answer: (b)

Question 72. The famous Travelogue ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ is linked with

Al Biruni
Hiuen-Tsang
Fahien
Megasthenes

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Answer: Option B. -> Hiuen-Tsang
Answer: (b)

Question 73. Which one among the following cities was the best producer of silk cloth under Gupta reign ?

Murshidabad
Pataliputra
Varanasi
Ghazipur

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Answer: Option A. -> Murshidabad
Answer: (a)The Gupta Empire was ruled by members of the Gupta dynasty from around 320 to 550 AD and covered most of North-central India, Gupta Empire (never included Pakistan); and what is now western India and Bangladesh. The time of the Gupta Empire is referred to as Golden Age of India in science, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy.

Question 74. The guild organization described in the Mandsore inscription of Kumaragupta was known as

Dantakara
Tantuvaya
Tailika
Kulika

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Answer: Option B. -> Tantuvaya
Answer: (b)The guild organization described in the Mandsore inscription of Kumargupta was known as Tantuvaya. This inscription informs us that he was a feudatory of the Gupta emperor Kumargupta I. It was during his reign, a temple dedicated to Surya was constructed by the guild of silk-weavers at Dashapura in the Malava Samvat 493 (436 CE). This temple was renovated in 473 CE by the same guild.

Question 75. Consider the following statements and mark the option that is true.

Vishwarup wrote a commentary known as Balasera on Yavjnavalkyas Smriti.
Pratipada Panchika, a commentary on Kautilya’s Arthashastra, was written by Bhattaswami.
Vijananeshwar wrote a commentary on Manu Smriti.

(i) and (iii)
All of the above
(i) and (ii)
None of the above

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Answer: Option C. -> (i) and (ii)
Answer: (c)

Question 76. Which of the following statements is/are true about the land charters of the post-Gupta period?

In some land grants, taxes and powers of administration are explicitly delegated in a positive manner.

Some charters specifical y transfer peasants and artisans living in a village and also cultivators occupying a piece of land.

Some charters give the beneficia y the right to evict the existing peasants and induce new ones.

One important element in the land donation records is the list of offi - ers, either with both proper names and functional designations or only with designations.

Select the answer from the codes below:

(i) and (iii)
(i), (iii) and (iv)
(i), (ii) and (iv)
All the above

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Answer: Option D. -> All the above
Answer: (d)

Question 77. Assertion (A):
The nomination of Rama Gupta as the successor of successor of Samudra Gupta is said to have been forced by the Sabha, a representative organization of the Gupta period?
Reason (R):
In the Gupta period, the issue of succession to the throne was unilaterally decided by the Sabha. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?

Both A and R arc true and R justifies or explains A.
Both A and R arc true, but R does not justify or explain A.
Only (A) is true.
Only (R) is true.

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Answer: Option C. -> Only (A) is true.
Answer: (c)

Question 78. Emperor Harsha had shifted his capital from Thaneshwar to

Delhi
Rajgriha
Prayag
Kannauj

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Answer: Option D. -> Kannauj
Answer: (d)

Question 79. The founder of Nyaya Philosophy was

Kanad
Jaimini
Kapil
Gautam

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Answer: Option D. -> Gautam
Answer: (d)

Question 80. Which of the following statements is not correct?

Economy tended to become increasingly agrarian as trade and commerce declined in the post-Gupta period.
A fairly large section of peasantry emerged due to transformation of Sudras into peasants.
The mode of paying interest on mortgaged land in the form of labour services had become fairly common.
The flourishing agrarian economy raised the living standards of peasants.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> The flourishing agrarian economy raised the living standards of peasants.
Answer: (d)