Question

D. State True or False.
1. The last great king of the Gupta dynasty was Samudragupta.
2. Nalanda developed as a centre of learning.
3. Harshavardhana was the last ruler of the Gupta dynasty.
4. Megasthenes wrote about the untouchables.
5. Aihole was an important centre of trade.

Answer 1

Answer:

the ans is as follows:-

1. False ( Skandagupta)

2. True

3. False ( Vardhana Dynasty)

4. False (Indika)

5. True

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Answer 2

1. The last great king of the Gupta dynasty was Samudragupta - False.

Samudragupta was the son of Chandragupta I. He was one of the greatest monarchs in ancient India and second greatest ruler of Guptas. The last great king of the Gupta dynasty was Skanda Gupta.

2. Nalanda developed as a centre of learning - True.

Nalanda University was constructed by Kumaragupta. It was one of the famous educational institutions in ancient history. Like Taxila, Nalanda University provided education to thousands of students.

3. Harshavardhana was the last ruler of the Gupta dynasty - False.

Harshavardhana was second son of Prabhakaravardhana. He was the one of the greatest rulers of North India. Harshavardhana belonged to the Pushyabhuti dynasty. Taneshwar was the capital of Pushyabhutis.

4. Megasthenes wrote about the untouchables - False.

Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta. He wrote Indica which gives details of Mauryan empire. Megasthenes did not mention about slavery and untouchables in his book.

5. Aihole was an important centre of trade - True.

Aihole located in Karnataka served as capital for Pallavas and Chalukyas. It was an important centre of trade during these rulers. Aihole is famous for temples. Aihole inscription located at Aihole describes about Pulakesin II.

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