Chapter 10  NEW EMPIRES AND KINGDOMS

1. Take a look at the following comment on Samudragupta.

1. On the Ashokan pillar in Allahabad, there is a large inscription concerning Samudragupta.
2. Kalidas composed Samudragupta’s inscription as a Kavya.

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2. Consider the Gupta dynasty’s timeline.

1. Chandragupta I
2. Chandragupta II
3. Samudra gupta
4. Sri gupta

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3. Take a look at the following comment on Samudragupta.

1. Harishena was a poet and a minister at Samudragupta’s court.
2. Prashastis is a type of inscription that is unique.

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4. Take a look at the following comment on Samudragupta’s prashasti.

1. According to Samudragupta’s prashasti, he was an educated and accomplished poet.
2. According to Samudragupta’s prashasti, He is compared to the gods.

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5. Take a look at the following statement about prashasti.

1. The prashasti was written in a combination of long and short sentences.
2. prashasti, a Sanskrit term that means “to laud.”

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6. Take a look at the following comment on Samudragupta.

1.Samudragupta defeated the monarchs of Aryavarta and

incorporated their kingdoms into his empire.

2.After being defeated, the rulers of Dakshinapatha surrendered

to Samudragupta, who subsequently permitted them to rule anew.

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7. Take a look at the following statement.

1. The ruler’s ancestors are mentioned in the majority of prashastis.
2. Kumara devi, Samudragupta’s mother, belonged to the Lichchhavi gana.
3. Chandragupta was the first Gupta dynasty emperor to use the magnificent title of maharaj-adhiraja.

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8. Match the following.

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9. Take a look at the following statement about Kushanas.

1. Harshavardhana’s biography, the Harshacharita, was written in Sanskrit by Banabhatta.
2. Fa Xian spent a lot of time at Harsha’s court.

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10. consider the following statement regarding

“he was not the eldest son of his father, but became

king of Thanesar after both his father and elder brother died.

His brother-in-law was the ruler of Kanauj and he was

killed by the ruler of Bengal. He took over the kingdom

of Kanauj, and then led an army against the ruler of Bengal.”.

It is talking about whom ?

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11. Take a look at the following comment about Harshavardhana.

1. In the east, he was successful, conquering both Magadha and Bengal.
2. He was unable to defeat Pulakeshin II, a ruler from the Chalukya dynasty.

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12. Take a look at the following statement.

1. Kanchipuram served as the Pallava kingdom’s capital.
2. The Chalukyas had Aihole as their capital.
3. Aihole became into a religious centre, with several temples.
4. The Chalukya capital, Aihole, was an important trading centre.

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13. Take a look at the following statement.

1. Pulakeshin II was the most well-known Chalukya ruler.
2. Harishena, Chalukya’s court poet, composed his prashasti.

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14. Consider the following statement about the administration of Samudragupta’s kingdoms.

1. Important administrative positions were passed down through the generations.
2. Like his father, the poet Harishena was a maha-danda-nayaka, or chief judicial officer.

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15. Consider the following remark about the southern kingdoms’ assemblies.

1. The Pallava inscriptions indicate a number of municipal assemblies.
2. In locations where the landowners were not Brahmins, the ur was a village assembly.

Select the incorrect response.

16. consider statement regarding

“Abhijnana Shakuntalam, is the story of the

love between a king named Dushyanta and

a young woman named Shakuntala..”.

Who wrote the story

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17. Consider the following statement about the kingdom of Vikramditya.

1. The king and the majority of the brahmins are depicted as speaking Sanskrit.
2. Prakrit is used by women and males other than the king and Brahmins.

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18. Take a look at the following statement.

1. In honour of Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni, Harishena composed a prashasti.
2. The rulers of Aryavarta paid Samudragupta tribute.

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19. Take a look at the following statement.

1. During the Pallava dynasty’s reign in south India, local assemblies were in place for several centuries.
2. The Pallavas’ capital was Aihole.
3. The Gupta emperors ruled over significant centres such as Taxila and Madurai.
4. In Dakshinapatha, there were twelve rulers.

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