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Questions Related to the vardhans

In the poem 'Meghdoot', Yaksha is exiled by King _______ for having neglected his duties.

  1. Kuber

  2. Vikramaditya

  3. Samudragupta

  4. Chandragupta


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Meghdoot' is a poetic creation of Kalidasa and is one among his very famous works. Yaksha is exiled by King Kuber for having neglected his duties. In this situation, the yaksha stops a passing cloud and persuades it to carry a message of love to his wife who lives near the Kailash mountain. He describes the beautiful scenery on the route to his wife's place. Even today this poem is famous all over the world. It has been translated into all the Indian languages and major languages of the world. 

King Harshavardhan patronized ______.

  1. Jainism

  2. Buddhism

  3. Sikhism

  4. Judaism


Correct Option: B

Who among the following used to hold a religious assembly at Prayag every five year?

  1. Ashoka

  2. Harshvardhana

  3. Kanishka

  4. Chandragupta Vikramaditya


Correct Option: B

Which of the following works of Kalidasa gives information about the Andhras?

  1. Sakuntala

  2. Malavikagnimitra

  3. Meghaduta

  4. Kumarasambhava


Correct Option: B

Which of the following Sanskrit plays were written by Harshavardhan?

  1. Nagananda

  2. Ratnavali

  3. Priyadarsika

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

When did Harshavardhan send a mission to China, which helped in establishing the first diplomatic relations between China and India? 

  1. 641 C.E.

  2. 675 C.E.

  3. 678 C.E.

  4. 695 C.E.


Correct Option: A

___________ traveller Hieun Tsang visited Nalanda.

  1. Chinese

  2. Japanese

  3. Korean

  4. Singaporean


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Chinese traveller, Hiuen Tsang, visited Nalanda and stayed for some time. He has given a detailed description of this place. There were stupas, chaityas, viharas, rest houses, steps here and there to sit and rest awhile, meditation rooms, lecture rooms, and many other structures reveal the glory of this place. The Gupta kings and Harshavardhana have been the famous patrons of this place. An accidental fire destroyed many texts at Nalanda. 

Harsha was defeated by _____.

  1. Sasanka

  2. King of Valabhi

  3. Bhaskarvarman

  4. Pulkesin II


Correct Option: D

After the decline of the Guptas, which of the following cities of North India emerged as the centre of political gravity of North India?

  1. Ajmer

  2. Kannauj

  3. Ujjain

  4. Delhi


Correct Option: B

After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued between the three contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj. Which of the following was not a party in the struggle?

  1. Gurjar Partiharas

  2. Rastrakutas

  3. Palas

  4. Paramaras


Correct Option: D