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205. The Poona copper plate inscrip­tion belongs to
(a) Kuinaradevi
(b) Prabhavati
(c) Dhruvadevi
(d) Devichandraguptam
206. In Aryavarta, Samudra Gupta
defeated all but .
(a) Rudradeva, Achyutta, Nandin (b) Balvarman, Chandravarman (c) Ganpati Naga, Chauraman (d) Nagasena, Partyanta
207. The term 'Sarvadvipavasia' on the
Allahabad pillar refers to
(a) Hindu colonies in South-East
Asia
(b) Hindus in Maldives and
Andaman-Nicobar
(c) Buddhist monks and monas­
teries in Afghanistan and cen­
tral Asia
(d) close relations of foreign colo­
nies with India
208. Who of the following Gupta rul­ers defeated the Huna ruler, Mihirakula?
(a) Skanda Gupta
(b) Buddha Gupta
(c) Narasimha Gupta
(d) Yasoqharman
209. Which of the following statements is not true about the Gupta rule? (a) The Guptas introduced the
divine origin of kingship in India.
(b) Horse archery became promi­
nent in military tactics.
(c) Land taxes increased in num­
ber.
(d) For the first time civil and
criminal law were clearly
defined and demarcated.
210. Which was not one of the three obligations of the vassals of the
Guptas who lived on the fringe of
the empire?
(a) They offered homage to the
sovereign by personal atten­
dance at his court.
(b) They paid tribute to him. (c) They presented to him daugh­
ters in marriage.
(d) They obtained charters for
ruling in their areas.
211. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the Gupta society?
(a) The brahmanas claimed many
privileges.
(b) There was a decline in the
number of untouchables as
compared to earlier periods.
(c) The tribal chiefs were given a
respectable origin.
(d) The position of the shudras
improved.
212. That Samudra Gupta was a mu­sician is testified by
(a) Fa-Hsien
(b) certain coins
(c) Kalidasa
(d) Prayag Prasasti
213. From which of the following ports did north India trade with South­East Asia?
I. Ghantashala
II. Kadara
III. Kaveripattinam
IV. Tamralipti
(a) I, II and III
(b) I, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) I and IV
214. Which of the following is/ are dramas by Kalidasa?
I. Meghaduta
II. Ritusamhara
III. Vikramorvasi
IV. Raghuvamsa
(a) I and III (b) III only (c) I, II and IV (d) III and IV
215. Which of the following is incor­rectly matched?
(a) Maitkaras-Valabhi
(b) Maukharis-Kanauj
(c) Sasanka-Vatapi
(d) Pushyabhuti-Thaneshwar
216. What was/were Hsuan-Tsang's aims in coming to India?
I. Study at Nalanda
II. Ambassadorial mission from
the Tang emperor Tai Tsung of China
III. Collect Buddhist texts from
India
IV. Study the political system in
India
(a) I and II (b) I, II and III
(c) II and IV (d) I and III
217. Which of the following statements
are true with regard to
Harshavardhana?
I. He defeated the Gauda ruler,
Sasanka.
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II. He ruled Kanauj without tak­
ing up any. royal insignia.
III. Harsha was defeated by the
Chalukyan ruler Pulakesin II.
IV. He did not maintain any for­
eign relations.
(a) I, II and III (b) I and II
(c) I and IV (d) II, III, IV
218. Which of the following is false
with regard to the administration
of Harsha?
(a) There was a council of min­
isters.
(b) The state was divided into provinces (bhukti). which were again divided into districts (vishaya),
(c) Taxation was very high.
(d) The criminal law was severe.
219. Which of the following was not written by Harsha?
(a) Kadambari
(b) Ratnavali
(c) Nagananda
(d) Priyadarshika
220. Which of the following are true with regard to Pulakesin II?
I. He defeated Harshavardhana,
the ruler of Kanauj
II. His brother Kubja-Vishnu­
vardhana founded the king­
dom of Chalukyas of Vengi
III. He had friendly relations with Khusrau II, king of Persia, who received an Indian en­voy in 625. A.D.
IV. It was during his reign that the celebrated Chinese pil­
grim, Yuan Chwang, visited
his kingdom in 641 A.D.
(a) I, II and III (b) I, II and IV
(c) I, II, III and IV (d) I and II
221. Which of the following works was composed by Ganga King Durvinita, father-in-law of Pulakesin II?
(a) Chudamani
(b) Subdavatara
(c) Harake/i-Nataka
(d) Malavikagnimitra
222. Who founded the Western
Chalukyan branch of Kaly~ni?
(a) Taila II
(b) Jayasimha I
(c) Kubja-Vishnuvardhana
(d) Vijayaditya
223. The Chalukyas of were suc­
ceeded by the Rashtrakutas.
(a) Vengi (b) Kalyani
(c) Badami (d) Anhilwara