Question

2. The Prayag prashasti was written in praise of Samudragupta by his court poet __________.
Ravikirti
Banabhatta
Harishena

3. Chandragupta I was the first ruler of the Gupta dynasty to adopt the grand title of __________.
Maharaja adhiraja
Maharaja
Raja

4. __________ led an expedition to western India.
Vikramaditya
Chandragupta I
Samudragupta

5. Harshavardhana became the king of __________ after his father and elder brother died.
Aihole
Thanesar
Kanchipuram

6. Harshavardhana was stopped from crossing Narmada by __________ a Chalukya ruler.
Chandragupta II
Samudragupta
Pulakeshin II

7. The Pallavas and Chalukyas were the most important dynasties ruling in __________ .
South India
North India
Central India

8. The __________ remained the basic unit of administration.
city
capital
village

9. __________ was an assembly of Brahmin landowners.
Ur
Sabha
Nagaram

10. Military leaders who provided the kings with troops whenever he needed were called __________.
Samantas
Bhupati
Gopati

II. State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1. The assemblies in the southern kingdoms were controlled by rich and powerful landowners and merchants.

True
False

2. Aihole, the capital of Pallavas, was an important trading centre.
True
False

3. The rulers of gana and sanghas brought tribute for Samudragupta.
True
False

4. A prashasti was a poem written in Prakrit in praise of the rulers.
True
False

5. Harishena was a nagara-shreshthi or chief banker.
True
False

6. Chandragupta's court was full of learned people like Kalidasa and Aryabhata.

True
False

7. Kings and brahmins spoke Sanskrit while women and other men used Prakrit.
True
False

8. Fa Xian spent a lot of time at Harsha's court and left a detailed account of what he saw.
True
False

9. We know about Pulakeshin II from the prashasti written by Ravikirti.
True
False

10. Banabhatta wrote the biography of King Harshavardhana called Harshacharita in Sanskrit.
True
False

Answer 1

Answer:

3) maharaja adhiraja

4) samudragupta

5) thanesar

Answer 2

2. Harishena

3. Maharaja adhiraja

4. Chandragupta I

5. Thanesar

6. Pulakeshin II

7. South India

8. village

9. Sabha

10. Samantas

True false

1.

2. f

3. f