MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Fill in the blanks:

Answer :

(a) Rajyashri was the sister of ___________.

(b) Grahavarman was the ruler of ________________.

(c) The capital of the Vardhanas was ____________.

(d) Banabhatta was the court poet of _____________.

(e) Harshvardhana was a great ruler of the _________ dynasty

Question No. 2

True or False:

Answer :

(a) Harsha ascended the throne at the age of 17 years.

(b) Su-yu-ki is a book written by Fa-Hien.

(c) Fa-Hien visited India during Harsha's time.

(d) Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese pilgrim.

(e) Harsha called the Kanauj assembly to honour himself.

Question No. 3

One word answer:

Answer :

(a) A woman whose husband is dead.

(b) Chinese word which means 'Records of the western world'

(c) Increasing strength.

(d) The act of acceding, coming to an office.

Question No. 4

Match the following columns:

Answer :

Question No. 5

Answer the following questions in short:

Answer :

(1) Who was Hiuen Tsang?

(2) Who was Rajyashri?

(3) Who was Grahavarman?

Question No. 6

Answer the following questions in detail:

Answer :

(1) Why did Harshavardhana shift his capital?

(2) Why did Harsha not extend his empire to the Deccan?

(3) What were the conquests of Harsha?

(4) Harsha was a great scholar. Explain.

(5) What did Hiuen - Tsang write about Harsha's society?

(6) What were the military campaigns of Harsha?

Question No. 7

Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words:

Answer :

(1) How did Harshvardhana become the ruler of Kanauj?

(2) With which countries did Harsha have diplomatic relations?

(3) How do we know that Harsha was a great patron of learning?

(4) Why is Harshavardhana called the 'Indian Hatim'?

Question No. 8

The first ruler of the Gupta dynasty who adopted the grand title of maharaj- adhiraja was _________.

Answer :

Samudragupta

Chandragupta

Skandhagupta

Question No. 9

The dynasty of the Vardhanas ruled at ________.

Answer :

Thanesar

Tamil Nadu

none of these

Question No. 10

Prabhakar Vardhana had _____ sons and one daughter.

Answer :

three

two

four

Question No. 11

_______ was a great patron of art and literature.

Answer :

Harsha

Sati

Banabhatta

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